Quotes About Athleticism

Sophie did something Shaw had never seen a cyclist do. While still in motion she swung her left leg over the frame, leaving her right foot on the pedal. She glided forward, standing on that foot, perfectly balanced. Just before stopping, she hopped off. A choreographed dismount.

The boarding I do is pretty strenuous and because I'm so active I really don't have to work out too often.

I've been barefoot most of my life: either flip flops or barefoot on the pool deck. Although you'd think that would make me a good candidate for barefoot running, that doesn't work with me.

On athleticism, God knows no favor. It seems rather he is in the business of teaching winners how to lose and losers how to win.

I am always in the box, strong, good in the air, and, of course, I like getting stuck in. I play a physical game.

As a stunt girl I've done most varieties of female fight action.

To do all your own stunts, you have to be so strong.

I need to be agile because I do all my own stunts.

That is my style of play, my strength: hold up, playing with my back to goal.

I know what people expect of me - to have the fighting style of going forward and having a lot of action.

My running style was kind of just head-on, because I couldn't dance.

I feel that I have had great matches with Rey Mysterio, AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan, Seth Rollins.

I modelled myself heavily after AJ Styles. I'm a huge AJ mark, so a lot of the things he does and the way he does them are very different as far as the fluidity and just his general athleticism.

Roger Federer is stylish.

I have a great jiu-jitsu game and I'm awesome at submissions.

There was no trick or stunt that he couldn't accomplish with the greatest of ease; we had balancing stunts and all that jazz — nothing he couldn't do. He had absolute unerring control over his body.

The sport of horse racing which, at its best, showcases the majestic beauty of this animal and the athleticism of jockeys, has reached an alarming level of corruption and exploitation.

I'm the best player in the NBA.

That boy could throw a ball through a car wash and not get it wet. (on Warren Moon)

It's (Phil Niekro's knuckleball) like watching Mario Andretti park a car.

You surprise yourself on some balls off the bat. You don't think you have a chance to catch it. And then your natural ability just takes over.

Sampras, por otro lado, parece flotar como si fuera caspa por toda la pista. Philippoussis es como un ejército de tierra grande y terrible; Sampras es más naval, más de la escuela de acercarse con sigilo y rodear al rival. Philippoussis es oligárquico: él tiene su voluntad y busca imponerla. Sampras es más democrático, es decir, más caótico y también más humano.

Women of striking beauty are desired by many men, but only a few men prosper in attracting them. The qualities of kindness, intelligence, dependability, athleticism, looks, and economic prospects are all present rarely in the same person.

I grew up very active, and my parents made me try every single sport there was.