David Goffin Quotes

I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been very athletic.

Because up to sixteen years old you feel gymnastics more. You can show your emotion, grace, like woman gymnastics, not kid's gymnastics. I feel I have good shape, and I can do it elements everything, but, it's not competition for me.

My coaches have told me my muscles and body structure are perfect for skating.

I'm not super-athletic.

A big upper body is not a great thing for tennis, and for me, flexibility is important.

When I play, I play with my feet and with my head also.

You don't just have to be skilled and talented at tennis, but you have to be so physically strong.

Fitness is the key. You need to have strokes and stamina and agility; you need to exercise really well. On-court and off-court are equally important.

I'm a very coordinated individual.

I use Kung Fu. That really helps my flexibility and coordination.

I can't do much about my height, but I can do a lot of things in strength and speed and work on that. I'm going to try to do that the best I can to make me a better ballplayer.

I wrestled before rugby league so I always had a pretty good wrestling background, a good base, and that helped with my football. It just meant my balance was always so good; a strong core, good hips and just things like that just really played a factor in how I ran the ball and tackled.

Maybe it's innate: I have a body built to jump.

I love working out. Dance classes are my favorite.

You are an athlete if you are a dancer.

When I was younger, I used to wrestle, and I feel that it contributed to my athletic ability because as a wrestler you have to be an all-encompassed athlete. You need stamina, strength, endurance and mental capacity. You also have to learn how to adapt in any situation.

I studied martial arts before I studied dance.

I need to be agile because I do all my own stunts.

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

I'm not athletic.

For obstacle racing, you wanna be as light, lean, and fast as possible. So, if I lift a lot of weights, I'm gonna be a little bit heavier, which will make it harder for me to hold myself up.

But, I couldn't live without creation gymnastics.

But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball.

The main thing about Bruce Lee is that, he was a little guy. And you know, his quickness, his aggressiveness, his explosive power, you have to be a great athlete to have all these, his body, his look, you know, all these things have to do with discipline and structure. He was able to go against the biggest guy, regardless of who he was.

I think the two most important parts of any athlete's workouts are his leg workouts and his core training.