Fabio Capello Quotes

Players don't change drastically. Maybe they get more in form if they're a goal scorer, or they get healthier if they've been injured.

It's up to the coach to decide who is in the best shape to play each match.

Fitness for us on match day is paramount.

Some people have asked me do you think I got David Haye at the right time, but nobody said it was the right time when he weighed in with a six-pack, looking fantastic.

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 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.

You can't play when you're not 100% fit especially at this level.

Sometimes fitness is a good thing to have, but you have to recognise that fitness takes you only so far, and skills are the most important thing. Fitness just helps you execute those cricketing skills for longer and more consistently, maybe.

The key thing with any football player is, what can he do when he gets on the field.

I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training.

My team has been very unreceptive about the fact that I consistently show them that I train slightly differently than they do, that I consistently show them that I am in better shape for ski racing than anyone else on the team.

A coach was managing the Newbury team, and he wanted me to play for his local team, and from there, I did it at district level, and then I got picked for Southampton.

I know that if I am playing at an all-pro level, our defense is playing well.

I've always been in good shape. I just sucked early in my career from a statistical perspective.

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

I was always into sports, and as a sportsperson, you need to be fit to survive and play from start to finish.

You don't get called up to the national team because you tell good jokes, you are funny, you are handsome or because you are Messi's friend. You are called up because you have a role at your given club and you have personality.

I always play players who are fit - even if it means playing out of position.

I go out and put in a load during the offseason so I know what I'm going to be able to do, as long as I stay healthy, when it comes time for the season.

Like an athlete, [dance] is an everyday job. You have to stay in shape - unless you just want to loaf through a couple of hoofing routines. But that just didn't satisfy me.

There are guys who want to look good, and there are guys who want to perform at their best. Being fit is about being able to perform at your best, not necessarily just looking your best.

I know I can still play at a high level.

Fitness is also something I have worked on, especially because I know I have to bowl a lot more if I want to play for the country.

You don't know a player until you coach him.

Here's what I always tell people: It's a mentality that you have to have in the NFL. It isn't about if you have the athleticism. When they bring you in, you've already shown what you can do athletically.