Adam Ondra Quotes

I played all kinds of sports when I was young: tennis, handball, basketball, some soccer. I focused on basketball when I was 16 or 17 and then came to the U.S. when I was 20.

Until my senior year, baseball and basketball were my best sports; and even when I was a senior, I still wanted to play baseball professionally. But the family wanted me to go to college, and I guess I agreed with them, or else I would have accepted some of the offers I got.

I want time for my career, my kids, and my partner.

Here at Basel is where I made my first professional steps. I came up and grew up through the FC Basel school.

I've always dreamed of being a professional athlete.

I have been an athlete for much of my life starting at the age of 4.

As a tennis player, or any professional athlete, our career has a shelf life. I don't want to waste any opportunities, I don't want to look back on it when I'm 45 and think I could have done a lot more.

I am coming to the part of my career where I want to play more football.

I went to a lot of college camps when I was younger... You just admire those players because they're at a higher level than you at that time.

Before I was a manager, I was a player for 11 years.

I played rugby until I was 15, 16 and I eventually had to say, 'No, I have to choose one' and it was obviously going to be football, I miss playing rugby a lot.

Of course that's Ajax development, giving young players a chance.

We are making strides in educating our athletes.

Having a father as a football and a baseball coach, I grew up around college baseball players, college football players, like, I just knew sports my whole life.

I never had the college experience, so I have raised my girls to be more work-oriented and motivated to be financially independent.

When I look back at my career, I want to say I accomplished certain things and ran certain times.

When I was younger, I thought I would finish in my mid-30s because that is normal for most players.

I played football in college and what I really wanted to do was be a football coach.

I always enjoyed the training part of baseball. I went to play college baseball and decided it wasn't for me.

I wouldn't say I would have won a lot more tournaments if it wasn't for video games but I think I would have given myself more opportunities to go further in other events.

When you have a son in football like Anton, it will always be deemed as if he got the prop up and given the contract, no matter how hard he works. So much so that when he was offered a deal at Chelsea, I advised him not to take a professional contract.

There's still times I wish I could throw on the black and gold singlet and go out there in the Hearnes Center and wrestle for the Missouri Tigers. I miss that and I miss the stuff about college wrestling.

I played three years as a junior.

I haven't played tennis since 2006, and tennis is one of those sports where if you don't play, you don't get paid.

I haven't always made all of the right decisions from a career perspective, but things worked out in the end.