Julius Peppers Quotes

I've seen a lot of athletic juggernauts throughout high school, college, even the NFL who can't play the game.

People told me I was more of a soccer player, not a football player.

Shaq wasn't talented - he was just strong. I was talented, but I wasn't strong.

The way he was playing, he probably could have scored on Jesus.

I have zero hand-eye coordination - zero - so I've never been good at softball, basketball, golf, things like that, but I'm really strong and I have really good endurance so I can go forever - I'm a tough girl.

I found out early in life that I could hit a baseball farther than most players, and that's what I tried to do.

I couldn't throw, run, hit, or hit for power.

I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind.

I've met and sketched most of the great athletes from the past five decades and their movement, grace and energy have kept me captivated over the years. That's what the ancient Greeks first saw and that's what caught my interest.

I didn't have to play rugby that well, and I didn't have to play cricket that well, because I had this voice.

As far as natural ability, I was always athletic.

It is funny to me that because I can run, because I'm athletic, people tend to see that as my only asset.

I felt like I was better at football than I am in basketball.

To this day, with all of these muscle-bound guys, nobody hit the ball further than Mickey Mantle, with his natural strength.

When you go from Division II to the NFL, you're amazed at how good these guys really are.

I have inherited pace from my dad, and in terms of the physical side with the balance, I have inherited that from my mum.

I feel I'm athletically superior to most of the guys I go against.

The thing about Brock has always been, who can push Brock to a level where you actually get to see the best of Brock Lesnar, because very rarely have people ever gotten a chance to see that. I mean, really, who can keep up with him? This is not wrestling hype: he's a once-in-a-lifetime athlete.

My father is strong in his legs, and I think I get that from him. I am stronger there than in my upper body, but that is what gives me a low centre of gravity. It makes it harder for opponents to get me off the ball.

I obviously know how good I was, and people refer to the modern game being tougher.

Always that's a goal with everybody who plays a pro sport is to get stronger and faster and work on things that you lack.

As a child, I could beat most kids in sprints, but overall, wrestling was the most natural sport for me. In fact, I was a pretty good high school wrestler. I was unusually quick and strong.

Being thick isn't an affliction if you're a footballer, because your brains need to be in your feet. And Beckham works hard, he's brave and he crosses a ball superbly. He treats a football like he does a wife, lovingly, with caresses.

My strength is my distance. I can swim two-and-a-half soccer fields on one breath.

He can play. He can shoot. He can dribble. He can pass. He's a great player. Period. No question about it. And if anyone thinks Dirk is not a great player, I'll punch them in their face.