Quotes About Endurance

It's not like I can't play football with some injuries.

When you play football, you have to do a lot of running.

I've been through seasons where I've not played a lot of games, and its been difficult due to injuries and stuff like that.

The best mark of a player is to beat him over a long distance.

It's in my blood to be an athlete, to be a hockey player.

Consistency is most important in international level and once you have it, you become a different player.

I'm not a player who's going to come out and hit you off the court. But I can chip away at people.

You want the players in the locker room to know you as that kid that fights 'til the end, has that never-say-die attitude.

Great players play all matches.

I was playing basketball at Lifetime Fitness every day for two hours. Like, I played an hour of basketball before I played David Ferrer in the semi-final.

This is what you do your routine for, so when playoff basketball comes, it helps you stay fresh, sharp, energized, strong - all that.

I'm all for players extending their careers, and I'm all for trying to be as healthy as possible for the playoff run.

Playing the whole season and going through the whole playoffs in 2011 was the hardest 10-month period.

The season is a beast within itself. It's not the quickest race; it's a marathon. In the playoffs - if you're fortunate enough to make the playoffs - that's more like a dash. You have to concentrate on one opponent. When they're done, you have to concentrate on another one.

You always take rest over rust in the playoffs.

Joe Montana had bad games in the playoffs against the Giants and Chicago Bears; that doesn't stop us from considering him as possibly the best.

You don't talk playoffs a few weeks before training camp.

The team that can be consistent - for the most part all year - is going to be the team that is going to get into the playoffs.

You apologize for losing in the playoffs, but you don't apologize for getting in.

It wasn't such a pleasant experience. We went through 14 hours with contractions every two minutes, no epidural, no nothing. Every two minutes, I would pass out. I went to the hospital on Saturday, and Levi was born on Monday.

I am pleased with the fitness that I have.

Joy is something you can experience even when life is not pleasurable. Even in the midst of a long run, when your legs are burning, you can still feel joy.

To make big runs you've got to bat plenty of time.

Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon.