Veronica Roth Quotes

Power and speed be hands and feet.

I can still run in a straight line, and I can still throw a punch.

My speed is my greatest asset.

Scouts have always been surprised by the way I'm able to move at my size. How fast and agile I am.

I love basketball players for what they do for their size - so graceful.

I've always had a knack for hitting the mark perfectly. Even when I'm walking or running, I'm very good at not having to look down.

I've never been fast, but I can move well enough to do what I need to do.

I see myself as a pretty mobile big man.

I haven't just got a fight IQ - and I'm clever. I've got that power. I've got that movement. I've got that timing.

Players at the top level are generally more athletic, stronger and more thoughtful. They have a quicker turn of pace but more than anything they're clinical and decisive in their actions.

A lot of people know me for my speed and my flexibility. I like to jump, but I'm not really the best jumper. I'm more of a spinner.

I feel like I'm a very athletic back, and I'm capable of doing more than one thing.

I can move, I'm very shifty and at the same time I'm big.

I played basketball my whole life. It definitely helps. It translates to going up for rebounds and going up for balls in the end zone. Quick feet. It helps with getting in and out of your cuts. It definitely all translates to football.

My qualities are more when I move around and use my speed.

I'm not the tallest or biggest player, so I have to move my body more.

Brooks Robinson is not a fast man, but his arms and legs move very quickly.

I'm not thin, but I'm strong - plus my balance is such that I can navigate a flight of stairs with a basket of laundry and a stack of Pottery Barn catalogs, vaulting over cat-and-dog hurdles, never once spilling my coffee.

Percussion is physical, as most instruments are. The body must function well in order to play the instruments well. Last year I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.

I'm not the fastest guy or the quickest guy.

I like a man who can run faster than I can.

I think I coulda landed on a dime. I really do.

Kicks are my forte. I've got strong legs and high kicks. And I've got very good reach, obviously.

Being faster would probably make me better at football.

When you choose the sword over a gun, just like Green Arrow chooses an arrow over a gun and Catwoman chooses a whip over a gun, you have to be highly skilled and highly trained. I can grab Green Arrow's bow, but I'm not strong enough to shoot it. I can grab Catwoman's whip, but have you ever tried to whip a whip? It's not easy.