Mithali Raj Quotes

When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do.

I've always wanted to play Test cricket from a young age and that's what you dream about. But you have to make sure you can contribute regardless of the format.

I'll give everything I have to be one of the best players in La Liga.

I am a professional footballer and as long as I'm able to make a contribution, I'll be doing all I can to stay at the top.

Throughout my journey in basketball, I always have someone to talk to in my father. I know how hard he had to work as an athlete.

I have spoken with many former athletes, and they tell me the best time they had was in sports. I listen to them and use their experience in my career.

Football brings you lots of lovely things, but then you have to realise that it's actually a job.

To be a footballer was just a dream, and I don't believe in dreams. I only deal in what is real. To be honest, I've never thought about what I could get out of football or where it would take me. I just wanted to play. I'm the same now.

We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.

I had sacrificed my entire life to play football.

I might not be Shaq, but I can be Kobe, you know?

Football is my profession now. I'm getting married in August... It's a new experience for me as someone just getting out of college. I still have the same attitude about football I always had. I play hard. I enjoy practice. I'd rather be throwing in passing drills than sitting around and watching TV.

Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of the basketball team at Princeton.

I was also very lucky to be a teammate of two of the greatest players to have ever played the game. I learned very early on by playing for Frank Robinson and with Henry Aaron that even the greatest players in the game were just one of the guys.

I learned a lot from my father. I'm very lucky to have a father who was a professional athlete.

As a professional football player, I have known perfectly well from the day I started playing that every day I have to fight for my place.

The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.

My father helped me become a ballplayer and take the good with the bad.

Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.

For a quarter of a century, I've been playing baseball for pay. It has been pretty good pay, most of the time. The work has been hard, but what of it? It's been risky. I've broken both my legs. I've sprained everything I've got between my ankles and my disposition. I've dislocated my joints and fractured my pride.

I was lucky enough when it came to sports and work ethic to be taught some basics that continue to be important.

I played for 30 years, 20 with England and I did it by setting goals.

There were high school coaches such as Charles Boston that took me under his wing and taught me the fundamentals of football. And when I went to college there was Robert Hill who took me there and he showed me what hard work and determination would do if you put forth the effort and you take a little time.

I was fortunate to play for Pete Rose and have teammates like Ken Griffey Sr., Tony Perez and Dave Concepcion. I grew up in the game with a mature attitude. I've always known it was better to be seen and not heard.

I'd love to be in the Hall of Fame one day and win Super Bowl rings, or even one... and stay healthy.