Bethanie Mattek-Sands Quotes

I want to play football until my body says, 'You can't run anymore: you're dead.'

It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go.

I was always really inspired by watching the older girls competing, just seeing other Olympians do great things, and I just really wanted to be a part of that whole experience. And to be able to represent USA was always a goal of mine.

If I'm going to be working out two hours a day, I may as well have a goal... and I'm pretty competitive by nature. A triathlon is a new fun thing.

When you get off five or six months, and you're not competing as an athlete, you want to get back out on the field.

I want to play my best tennis and see how far I can go.

We have to get to a point in this country where our top players are seeking out the most challenging environments.

In Serie A if you have an exceptional physique and you train very well you can destroy any opposing defense.

I wanted to be a pro athlete. I knew that.

It's crazy because it's a British record and a personal best, but I wanted that 2 m. I cleared the 1.97 m. first attempt with space, so I think I could have done a little better.

The double sessions are tough. The manager wants us to get fit, wants us to work hard. And that's because the Premier League is so tough. We need it. Something we have to do.

I try to score in every game, and I don't feel sorry for anybody.

In 2012, I thought that maybe I could be an Olympic gold medalist. It just came from sitting home and being injured and watching the Olympics on the TV.

I get to work out with Eli Manning and NFL guys daily, couldn't ask for anything more.

I want to be the best cricketer I can be for my country. If I work hard, the main aim for me is to be the world's best bowler.

My earliest memory of the Olympics was watching the 1996 Games in Atlanta. I remember everyone being so excited to watch. Seeing the American athletes on the podium, I saw myself. I knew that that was what I wanted to do. I wanted to be one of those athletes on the podium representing their country and bringing home medals.

I really love to play physical. That's when I feel like I'm at my best... I seek it out.

It is not easy to participate in the 21 km. marathon. It takes a lot of energy, determination, and will power. It takes months to train to reach that mark with a proper diet chart.

If I can push myself up to the 2018 World Cup, then I'll go on. After that, I'll close the door and stop playing football.

I'm training at Phase 1 Sports in Las Vegas, and it's a very high-end training facility for a lot of top-level athletes. I have been able to add a lot of power and the endurance to keep that power going. I've always been powerful, but the muscle conditioning I've been able to add has been a tremendous amount of help.

I just want to be one of the greatest players to play. That's my mind set. That's how I approach the game.

We are training as hard as all athletes in other countries.

I have always said that great players must always play for the great clubs.

I wanted to be a world champion of some sorts since I got into the industry, when I was 15 years old, and I was able to do that.

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