Quotes About Athleticism

My strength was that I am more balanced and calmer than most other riders.

In psychology (okay, Twilight) they teach you about the notion of imprinting, and I think it applies here. I reverse-imprinted with athleticism. Ours is the great non-love story of my life.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

Sport-das ist eine Sache. Aber sportlich das ist jemand, der die Spielregeln beachtet.

He hits it long. His shoulders are impressively quick through the ball. That's where he's getting his power from. He's young and has great elasticity.

He's got everything. He' not a great player yet because he hasn't won any major championships, but it's a matter of time. He's an outstanding talent. I didn't realize how tall he is.

She had wide shoulders, a tight waist flowing into rounded hips, and muscles on her fingers and forearms and neck. I guessed her back was also finely muscled, and her legs. It was muscle that comes from intensive training from an early age, the kind a trapeze artist or free climber or high diver develops. Not something acquired behind a food counter.

To the aesthete it is an art form, an athletic ballet. To the spiritually inclined it is a religion.

Sustained strength is different from short-burst strength. Sustained strength is an athletic attribute particularly prized by wrestlers, boxers, mixed martial artists, football, basketball, hockey and lacrosse players. The common thread is participation in athletic events of long duration where last minute flurries make the difference between winning and losing, between 1st and 8th.