Quotes About Athlete

The press often ask me about Messi and Ronaldo and who is the best, but one thing for me is very clear. For me, the No. 1 is Andres Iniesta, because he is my team-mate for Spain, and I can see that he is able to do even more difficult things on the pitch.

I'm energized by this idea that's live television. In the same way as an athlete when they get on the field or on the court, you have to perform in that moment or it's past you and you've missed.

Would I have been a great basketball player? No. But I think I would've been a good basketball player, one of those grinders getting eight to 10 rebounds. I would've been like Kobe and been in the gym five to seven hours a day and never missed a 10-foot jump shot. I would've been a great role player for a team.

Not missing games, miss one game due to injury in my career, and that even hurt me to miss that game, but I just love to get out there and compete, both ends of the ball, and I don't think I'm afraid to take the big shot. If I'm 2-for-15, I'm not afraid to take that shot, make it 3-for-16.

And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever.

When you think about mixed martial arts, you have to think about the entire scope of the athlete.

The problem, as a female athlete, is that you don't want to come across as negative and moaning.

I grew up as a baseball player, and given my modest size, it was always clear that I would end up playing in the infield.

Why any playmaker if you get them the ball early, it helps with their confidence and their mojo and their momentum.

Joe Montana was a guy I enjoyed watching.

Joe Montana was my favorite. I just thought he was the best at the time. He wasn't playing too, too much when I got into high school or anything, but he was just a winning guy and he played very consistent football.

A month before the season I stop putting ketchup on my french fries.

I advocate that schools should put a value on what a scholarship is worth and then pay the athlete monthly.

I love rock music, dance music, so it depends on my mood. But I mainly listen to dance music before going out on court.

Maya Moore is one of the greatest champions in basketball, male or female.

I knew when I met Morgan that she was the perfect girl because she was in college, she was an athlete and we had the same morals and beliefs and I knew that she would be a great mom.

I'm not a big breakfast person, but I try to eat a little something on the mornings I'm going to work out.

The most important thing for any athlete is to know his ability. If you know your ability and have even a little bit of a strong mindset, you can get success, because your ability takes you to success.

Being in a football environment is where I'm most comfortable. I only feel excited and motivated when it comes to crucial, difficult, important matches.

I felt really proud when Simeone said I am destined to reach the level of Messi and Ronaldo. I always want to give my all for him. He motivates me.

I would say that one of the really special gifts about playing an athlete is that it's the best motivation you'll ever have to get in top shape and stay in top shape because you know that you're going to be expected to deliver.

As an athlete, as a person, you are looking for motivation wherever you can find it.

My motivation for tennis has been increasing every year.

Oosthuizen's red spot is a classic example of what's known in sports psychology as a process goal--a technique by which the athlete is required to focus on something, however minor, to prevent them from thinking about other things: in Oosthuizen's case, all the ways he could possibly screw up the shot.