Kevin Anderson Quotes

Maybe I'm quicker. I can take the ball earlier than a big guy.

A lot of guys just punch with their arms; they don't utilize every part of their muscles they can use. I know how to use that, and that's where the power comes in.

The bigger my chest is, the more it gets in the way. It just creates space. It makes me much more efficient if I don't have so much in the way between me and my opponent.

I have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one.

I'm well-versed on the mat, but I can pick up people much bigger than me.

My low center of gravity allows me to defend takedowns a lot better than most people. It's very hard to get to my legs. It's going to be really hard to take me down. There are a lot of positives to being my size.

When I first started training, I guess the fact that I was undersized, it just didn't register initially. Obviously, I knew I wasn't huge and there were some bigger guys in the territories at the time, but I guess I never looked at it as a hinderance.

I think that my size is an advantage, but also my speed.

My strength, by default, is my size over corners and my hands, which I know is in the job description, but that really matters.

When I walked down the ramp and stood in the ring, I made other big guys look small.

The bigger, stronger, faster and meaner my players are, the better I coach.

I looked around and saw my competitors: they're all doing these quads, and at the same time, they're a head shorter than me, they're 10 years younger than me, and they're the size of one of my legs.

By kipping, you are able to generate power from the hip, transfer it through the body, then into your arms, creating a movement that originates in your core and moves to your limbs, and also generates more power.

I believe I can make my advantages in size and reach count.

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

Nick Kyrgios, physically, is a monster. When he is on the court and he runs, he flies. And he has got a massive arm.

It's nice to be able to go against bigger guys and be able to bang.

Big E, he's a strong dude. Ryback's a strong dude. But if you put Batista next to those guys, he was 6'6'', 320 lbs. Those guys are pushing 6'1''-6'2''. But Batista was wide. He was a big old dude. Those guys could beat him in a bench press contest, but I'd rather look like Dave.

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

Although I come from the world of swimming... my strong point is the running race, and it is the one I enjoy the most. It's where I have had a slight edge over my rivals.

I'm proud of my thighs because they've gotten me to where I am today and give me the power that I have to play my best.

If I didn't have quads and hamstrings, soccer would be a lot different for me than it is now. I would be pushed all over the field. My lower body is something that has made me the player I am today, and it makes me feel strong.

Fear is there. Anything can happen at an Olympics. I want to use the experience I gained from Athens and Beijing - the fear, too - and build a me that can't lose. I will do everything to make sure I win a third gold medal in London. That target drives me. I'm bulking up and have more power now. I'll be fighting fit to take the gold back home.

You look at the guys who are winning tournaments, Ronnie, Ding, Mark Selby, Marco Fu - none of them are overweight, they are the slimmer guys on tour.

I've always found people with physical disabilities interesting to watch: how the dynamics of their body work, what makes them move this way or that.