David Beckham Quotes

I walk an 11-minute mile without huffing and puffing.

In many ways, I feel I'm still as physically fit as I was 20 years ago because I've always been athletic.

Everyone here at Milan knows that my physical fitness is among the best in the squad; I always stand out in the tests.

Energy is connected to physical fitness. One of the reasons I stayed at the top so long is that I was tremendously fit. At 36, I was fitter than most opponents ten years younger.

When you want to be a good player in next years worldcup you wanna be in good shape to appear strong at the tournament.

I just want to be in the best shape I can be. Not to stand on that start line and say: 'Oh my God, I have this injury and that injury.' I just want to be able to go out and race.

We wanted to be in great shape, we wanted to be able to cope with zero gravity, we wanted to be able to cope with accelerations and decelerations and so on. So all of us trained so that we were probably in the best physical condition we had ever been in up until that point.

I would like to be as fit as I've always been. I've been blessed with good health, I've been blessed with stamina. Particularly for those great classical roles, you need an Olympian stamina. I, fortunately, have that.

I loved being back out on the pitch. Although I have not been in full training, I felt pretty good.

I have good stamina and good endurance.

I have always maintained a high level of fitness, and that is why I am still able to handle the demands of playing in the Premiership. People have always commented on my fitness, and it's something I pride myself on.

I don't feel like anybody can be in top-notch football shape when you first get out there, and that's what training camp is for, and that's why it's a long process.

I am not going to box unfit, obviously.

Bayern have always been quite successful in European competition, but the competition is not a wish concert: you always have to be fit.

As a player, you want to play for your national team - if you're fit, you play; if you're not fit, you don't play.

I don't need to practise. The only thing I need to do is build up my match fitness.

I haven't always been into fitness. But I noticed that when I'd be on stage playing a show, I could hardly make it through the fifth song without having to take a breather.

The only way you can get match fitness is by playing games.

You must be in supreme physical condition. If your body isn't right, you cannot play in the Premier League.

I just hate being out of shape.

I am of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions.

I'm always training to be quite honest, but there are those moments when you're a little more out of shape than you should be.

I guess the worst thing you feel in a fight is being out of shape.

The World Cup is always difficult, you need to come physically prepared.

If I am at 100 percent fitness, I do not fear any competition for places in the first 11.