Quotes About Athlete

In the lead-up to fights, I'm very relaxed, very calm.

I'm a very competitive person, but at the same time, as a quarterback, you gotta be poised; you gotta be very poised and patient. I'm pretty loose and relaxed, but I'm also very competitive.

People assume that, as an NBA athlete, you can get access to any kind of sneaker you want, when in reality, it's hard to get the exclusive releases or shoes from the past and feel confident they're authentic.

To win at Augusta and to win The Open Championship at St. Andrews, it's hard to put it into words as a golfer, as an athlete, as a guy - I'm not rich in history, I can tell you that. I'm not a great historian.

Dan Henderson, even when you're close and he hits you from very, very close, you can feel how heavy his hands are. His hands are pretty powerful.

Miocic hits really hard.

I always talk about it like I'm a hitter first and if I'm doing things right and my body's in the right place, I drive the baseball.

I used to be a hitter when I was in high school.

Whenever you see me and I'm hitting ground ball after ground ball, you know I'm not feeling right.

So, my role on an NBA basketball team was the defensive stopper, was to be the most physical player on the team. I love that role. I love contact. I love hitting.

I'm a regular hockey guy.

I'm just a hockey player. I want to play every day.

For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a professional hockey player.

I was a better hockey player than I was a baseball player.

There are pictures of me holding a basketball before I could even walk or talk. I feel like it's something that I've been manifesting since I was a child. It's a dream come true.

I'd rather be an athlete than a fighter, an athlete is going to go there and figure out the ways to win, see the holes in the game.

You don't want to be playing 36 holes on the day before a game.

The holidays are important, but the path I've chosen doesn't take that into consideration. I do what I can to enjoy them, but it's one of the sacrifices of being an athlete.

I used to play as a striker in Holland. I grew up as a striker. That's the position I want to play.

Holly Holm is a heck of an athlete and a heck of a fighter.

Let's be honest: I'm an athlete, not an entertainer as much.

Cristiano is a fantastic player, maybe the best. For me it is a great honour to play with him. You just have to pass him the ball and he does the rest.

I was an all-sport athlete growing up. My dad, I think, hoped I would go to college on a scholarship.

Brad Pickett is one of the coolest guys in MMA and someone I have a huge amount of respect for.