Fedor Emelianenko Quotes

I live to be in these matches.

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

If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?

Athletics is in my blood.

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.

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

Everything I do is for a gold medal for this country.

I'm naturally fired up. I'm naturally excited to play each and every time I lace the shoes up.

Sports is my life, and I live for it.

I play cricket with passion. I just want to win games for the country.

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.

Sports is my passion.

I played sports in high school and in college.

In football, I need full concentration even though I really enjoy it.

But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.

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.

I trained myself to perform on the field.

Athletes are very cool to me.

In high school and college, I was an athlete.

I knew what my times were and how my practices were progressing and how close I was to the goals I had set for the year. I swam hard. I always swam hard. If I didn't, I knew I would pay for it either the next day or the next meet.

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.

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've been an athlete and competitor my whole life, and there's nothing more that I get off on than competition.

I get paid to play football and show everything I've got.