Quotes About Endurance

That's one reason I think the 1,500 is so exciting. You have to be strong, have to be a distance runner. But in that last hundred you are going all out.

You go the whole distance as a player, the last thing you probably want is the coach to say, 'Okay, you've gone this far, I'm going to take you out.'

I don't take time off. If you've been out of a house for six months and then you come back in and you turn the light on, it might explode. It isn't used to be used. I keep my energy going. It's not a shock to the body when I start playing again. I don't have to 'get in shape.'

In the past, I would try to use as little strength as possible because strength will get you tired if you explode too many times. Well, get in shape.

Dance is not endangered - it will always find a way to express itself.

I want to extend my career for as long as I can.

I felt pain every night. After games, it took me a long time to walk to my car, and the driving home, it took me a couple of minutes even to get out of my car and extend my legs and just walk.

In comparison to an able-bodied person, it's incredible, the amount of extra resistance I have, in comparison to an able body.

I have lots of energy, but that doesn't happen like magic. I put in many extra hours in the gym and with the physios.

Sometimes you have faced no shots during 90 minutes, and in minute 91, there is a shot. You always need to be focused, concentrated, and this is what makes you tired, being so focused.

You don't play 162 games without facing some adversity during the course of the year.

One of the factors that has helped me to reach 100 games was not to lose hope.

That's what's important to all of us that work on 'Atlanta,' that people don't see us as a fad.

I'm not going to just fade out, I know.

Some guys have one good year and fade away. I've worked too hard to get here and it's took me too long to just fade away.

I'd rather blow up than fizzle out. I don't want to fade away and go down the leagues.

You should try and fail and not be afraid. Get up again.

My nature is such that even if I failed 9,999 times, I'll attempt for the 10,000th time again.

If all else fails, birdie the last.

Fostering is not for the faint of heart.

It is impossible to run in the whole day bowling at 90mph. If you can show me someone who does it then fair play. But I've not seen any bowler who bowls 90mph do it for a whole day.

I would not complain very much if I didn't feel well. I'd fake it on the court, not show that side of it.

I knew my body could take the battle of everyday training and take the battle of falls and bending in ways that bodies really shouldn't bend.

Fame comes and goes. Longevity is the thing to aim for.