Eddie Alvarez Quotes

Wrestling is something that nothing else can replace for me.

Athletics is in my blood.

But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.

Sports have always been a big part of my life. At school, I played a lot of different sports, and I was competing with other schools. I did everything: running, volleyball, basketball, soccer, Olympic-style gymnastics, and more! My history with sports gave me good concentration, focus, strength, and motivation to stay healthy.

I spent my whole life playing sports and training and pushing myself to the limits.

My whole life, I've been training for something, whether it be baseball or football or wrestling or martial arts.

I want to play as long as possible at the highest level.

If I am on the pitch there is a lot of energy in my body.

Is my ability what it was at, say, 25 or 30 years old? Probably not, but I like to compete. I like to go out and play the game hard.

I do like athletes as they have amazing self-discipline.

Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical fitness and mental prowess.

As long as I'm in great shape, nobody beats me, for sure.

In high school and college, I was an athlete.

Tennis has given me soul.

I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.

My good health, coupled with joy of tobogganing and my desire to be the best, has helped me stay in professional sport for so long.

I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do.

I just wanted to be an athlete.

I really appreciate the sport background because the structure and the discipline that that gives a person is incredible, and it just carries with you wherever you go.

Football rewards the guys that are in great condition.

I don't know whether it's the athlete in me or the passion I have for the game: I always think that I can step back on the field and play.

I wanted to be good at sports, even though I wasn't.

That's why I play basketball. To play a lot of minutes, and to help my team win.

I live to be in these matches.

I've always prided myself on being a football player.