Frank Gore Quotes

If I can force my winger backwards, it just comes down to who's fitter, and I like to think I'm pretty fit.

What I've been telling everyone that loves Carolina football is that we are going to put a team out there that, number one, is in good shape. We're going to be fit, we are going to be able to play the whole game and we're not going to poop out.

Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.

A gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics is what I'm looking for. I have to pace my training in such a way that I'm at my best in Rio, and when I'm in form, no opponent can come in my way.

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 used to training 10 to 12 sessions a week, so I have the physical and mental endurance that comes with being an athlete.

Once I've got my legs under me and I'm fit and healthy, I'm a hard, hard man to beat.

I'm fit, but I need to get even more fit to compete with these guys every week.

I'm not just a footballer; I'm a top athlete, and we have to be at the top of our game.

I try to be as fit as I can, eating well and sleeping well, because I know how intense it is here in the Premier League, especially when you play big games like Liverpool or Tottenham.

The intensity of the Premier League is incredible. The levels of fitness you have to reach just to survive in it is absurd.

I do a lot of things well, I'm very athletic, I play against guys who are also very athletic.

You win the physical battle first, and then you win the football. If you try to do the football first and not the physical stuff, that doesn't work.

I wanna get myself in such good shape that no matter how much I push myself in a fight, I know that the other guy is gonna be a little bit more tired.

I train and prepare for every contest the same so I can compete to the best of my abilities.

I want the young guys to say, 'How old is this guy that's blocking me every play?'

As a player, you have to assess how fit you are and look at your performance graph - how long you are delivering. Take Imran Khan's case: he played till 39.

The more matches I play, the better I feel on the pitch.

The NBA is 95% mental and 5% physical, so it's more in my favor now with me being older.

I need eight weeks, train hard, last one week make weight, and go to the war. Because when I go to the war, I have to know I am ready or no.

I train with young guys in the offseason just to be honest and keep myself sure, to let myself know if I'm ready or will I be ready.

For my whole career, I concentrated on that cycle of games from August to May and being mentally and physically ready.

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

I feel like five rounds is nothing for me.

I was definitely nervous for the combine. You train for three months to go out there and perform for three days.