Apolo Ohno Quotes

Since childhood, sports has been one of the most important influences in my life.

I have my parents to thank for that, they raised me to be active and play all sports. They taught me the importance of staying healthy, being focused and setting goals in whatever I do.

My parents couldn't handle my energy so they enrolled me in every sport the school was offering. I didn't resent it because I loved sports and picked them up easily.

If I make a change to a young kid to play any sport, not only tennis, instead of spending time in front of the TV or computer, that is good. I want to give them a good example: 'Hey, go out and play and see the world.'

Sports has kept me on the straight and narrow path.

From a very early age, as far back as I can remember, I always played sports.

I learned early on to never walk while I was on the ball field. I ran everywhere I went.

I really appreciate the sport background because the structure and the discipline that that gives a person is incredible, and it just carries with you wherever you go.

I can't remember when I wasn't running around doing some sort of a sporting activity.

Sports have always been a big part of my life. At school, I played a lot of different sports, and I was competing with other schools. I did everything: running, volleyball, basketball, soccer, Olympic-style gymnastics, and more! My history with sports gave me good concentration, focus, strength, and motivation to stay healthy.

I love athletics and martial-arts and competition because it gets me right and puts me in the right place.

My dad put me in boxing because I was this hyperactive kid always breaking stuff.

We have to play football, not concentrate on other things.

If I am on the pitch there is a lot of energy in my body.

There is no life without sport and no sport without competition.

Faith, family, academics and then sports was the order of priorities in my family. My parents really stuck to these principles when raising me and my two brothers. As long as we took care of everything, they let us play as much basketball as we wanted.

It's so important for kids to get involved with sports in general at a young age.

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.

In football, I need full concentration even though I really enjoy it.

My mom devised a plan to get me out of the house and gave me the choice between ballet or skating. She knew both of those sports were time-consuming and would keep me busy with hours of practice.

As a father, I believe that involving children in sports at a young age is generally, a wise proposition. I believe that healthy competition is... well... healthy; that sporting events foster a spirit of teamwork that far surpasses the events themselves; and that active participation keeps children moving and is good for their self-esteem.

If you see in sports at a super high level, people get hurt or have injuries when there isn't that pleasure, the true pleasure of the sport, when they're tired or demoralized or they're not quite focused.

I have been listening to sport and watching sport on the BBC since I was a tiny boy.

I'm a writer, not a professional runner. It's fun and it helps me write. I need powerful concentration.

There's nothing I missed out on. I do everything a normal kid does. My parents keep me grounded. I still play sports. I still go to a rec center every day.