Manny Montana Quotes

Tennis was always there for me, which was lucky. I would go play baseball, basketball, football, hang with my brother, do whatever, and at the end of the day I'd come back and say, 'Hey, Mom, would you hit 15 minutes worth of balls with me?'

Basketball is my favorite sport, and I'm also a very passionate football fan.

We're in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League.

If you qualify for a World Cup and expect to get an easy group, you are in the wrong sport. It doesn't work like that.

I tried golf for a while, but I wasn't very good at it, so I didn't play a lot of golf. I enjoy all sports, not just football. I like basketball, baseball, and I got into the World Cup. So really, sports in general are my life, and football specifically.

I work out a lot, but I like to do action sports. A lot of surfing, mountain-biking.

I'm into outdoor sports like hiking, windsurfing, water-skiing.

I enjoy snorkelling, water sports and paragliding.

I go down to Newport and Huntington a lot. It's more crowded than where I grew up on Phillip Island, but I think it's helped me adjust to life in America - getting into the water as much as I can.

My father was a soccer player. All my friends played basketball though, so I stuck with basketball.

I play a lot of sports. I played football for 12 years, I like tennis, I surf, I snowboard, and I ski. I always like to do an activity.

I played team sport as a kid and loved it. I played basketball and football throughout high school into college in the intramurals and I loved it. There was nothing like a team.

I'm the oldest in my family, and I grew up with brothers, so we would be on the front lawn every day playing football, whether it's tackle or tag.

I grew up in Imperial Beach, surfing and going to the beach - my son plays baseball at the park.

The thing about kicking is, it's not as competitive as other positions, but I feel like I am a competitor.

As a competitor, you want to pitch against the elite guys and really good guys.

I'm looking forward to playing against LeBron.

Whenever you play football, you will always have something to prove.

My brother and I had Henrik Larsson posters everywhere.

It's always complicated to play against Italy.

The reason why I got into mixed martial arts is the competition: I'm a competitor. I wouldn't be doing this for anything else but competition. I want to take out the best.

I'm accustomed to pressure. It's what we, as players, live. If you don't want pressure, then football is not for you.

I was a competitor as a football player and I'm a competitor as a coach.

The World Cup is a tough tournament.

I focus on playing football, and there are many battles you have to think about and which must be won.