David Alaba Quotes

I run everywhere I go. You wake up, and you do it, and you make the time. I bring my son, Duke, with me on a lot of the runs. I have this great jogging stroller, and he loves it. It's a great time for the two of us. We'll crank out a run, and he has the time of his life.

I keep fit by running after my three boys all day.

I'm a keen runner, so I try to fit in a half hour every other day.

I was always active as a child. My dad tried to place me in every sport imaginable. I had so much energy, he wanted to push me in a direction where that energy was used appropriately to keep me out of trouble and focused while I was in school.

I walk every day with my dogs and force myself to run a bit but I hate it.

The older I get, the less jarring I want my exercise to be, and I find that a long walk is equally as helpful and satisfying as a three-mile jog.

The majority of the time I'm at home with my family, I play football three times a week.

I love to run, but training can be hard, especially with a family and a crazy travel schedule. I often do sprints with my kids, where they bike and I run along side them so we can 'race' each other for a quarter-mile or shorter repeats.

I have a responsibility to my children to be fit and healthy.

I love to walk three to four miles a day if I can.

I love to start the day with a stretch and a few miles of running. It wakes me up and clears my head.

I may not be doing it right, but I love to get on an elliptical and put the kids on FaceTime in front of me and just get after it. They don't even have to talk to me. They just put the phone on and put it in the living room and one will walk by and be like, 'Hey!'

Growing up, I didn't like basketball. I played football and baseball and ran some track.

By showing myself being out with my dog or playing sports, it motivates people to get active.

I'm playing golf. I ride my mountain bike. A lot. I think it's very important for me and other people my age to continue to exercise.

My father got me involved in the game when I was four years old.

Enjoy the little fun things - like taking your kids to school - before they're all grown up.

I try to squeeze in a workout whenever I can, even if it's doing squats with my 7-month-old in the kitchen or jumping on the trampoline with my 5-year-old.

Don't just tell your kids to be active and to get outside and play. Lead by example.

Like most people I can be lazy, so it's nice to have a goal or deadline or reason to work out. I feel better when I get to exercise, or when I'm outdoors. I like to hike, swim and run, and I love to play soccer.

Exercise is important, but exercise in a gym is not important. Go and take a walk outside. Skip the umpteenth coffee date and go for a hike instead. Take the stairs. Walk your errands.

One of the big things I've learned is that there's an advantage to regular low-intensity activity.

My priority is to turn people - especially kids - on to sports and being active so they don't even have to think about it being good for their health. If people participate for the fun of it, and believe me - it is fun, then fitness programs will be much more successful.

I wanted my children to have the same exposure to the water I had. My strongest memories of Northeast Harbor are going in a small Whaler with my dad, looking for osprey.

I enjoy the school run and being a dad. Boxing will always be with me. I like that.