Michelle Kwan Quotes

I hate exercise.

I'm really focused when I'm working out, so I don't really listen to music. I like to listen to music after, because it's like, 'Yeah! I finished! Let's party!'

I think music can really affect people's emotions and, when I am about to get into a race car, I definitely listen to music with a good beat - that's when you've got the adrenalin pumping. And the time before you go into a race weekend, you have a lot of emotion and adrenalin, and a lot of focus.

The paradox of endurance sports is that an athlete can never work as hard as he wants, because if he pushes himself too far, his hematocrit will fall.

When I feel like exercising I just lie down until the feeling goes away.

As soon as the doctor said I could start training again, I was on the treadmill the very next day. Once I got back into it, I worked out two or three times daily.

I've worked countless hours in the gym, so I feel like I'm already prepared for the game. So when I'm listening to music pregame, it's really just about personal enjoyment.

Especially when I'm in the gym, I get really motivated by hip-hop.

I've always known that sporting people frequently suffer from joint problems because of the repeated strain they put on their bodies to get to the top. But somehow I never thought it would happen to me.

I do think that exercise is important, not only to keep you in shape but also for your state of mind. However, I am not fanatical about it.

I don't listen to music while writing; it seems to me I'm trying to make my own kind of music, and to have anything else going on is just noisy interference.

I have a ballet barre in my gym. I turn the music up so loud that the walls are pulsating, and I go for it for an hour.

It's very hard to maintain focus in the gym.

It looks like a very interesting exercise, but what is the little white ball for.

My workout mantra is 'Break a sweat every day.' Even if it's just for 20 minutes. I'm very disciplined about that.

For a fast bowler, not much stress goes through my body.

I know from personal experience that it is extremely difficult to read while you work out, especially on a Stairmaster.

If I don't have to work, I exercise every morning. It really clears my mind.

I have this ridiculous exercise regime in the summer that I do not deviate from.

Half the struggle is just getting yourself to the gym or getting yourself in your workout gear and ready for action.

I don't like exercising; I'll be honest with you.

I sometimes have to turn off the fan part of my brain when I'm acting; otherwise, it would be terrible.

If you're not a workout person, go there 75 percent fast asleep. Anybody who has ever been in one of my workout classes knows I'm there practically in my pajamas!

It's a terrible thing to say, and I probably shouldn't say it, but I'm a lazy person when it comes to physical exertion. I don't like gyms unless I need to for a movie or a part or a show.

I work out more during a full four hours of a football game than I ever do in my workouts.