Ryan Lochte Quotes

I've always said the one change that would've been nice is if I'd been a bit faster - like fast enough to be able to run past people instead of just being overtaken all the time!

Being faster would probably make me better at football.

My special thing is my speed. I'm fast.

There are a few moments in every game when I will have to sprint and use my explosiveness to win.

I thought you got faster by running on sleds. That does get you faster, but the most important thing when it comes to speed is getting your technique down. Technique, that's the main thing when it comes to speed.

I work on my speed and strength every day, and I do a lot of work on my first five yards. For a footballer, that's really important.

At my height, I've got to be fast.

One of my assets is my fitness. My fitness around the net and my movement: that's my defense to the power.

I think my acceleration is very good. That's the key for me.

The tag that I was too small and too slow just made me work that much harder. Besides, quickness is more important than flat-out speed. How often does a receiver run 40 yards straight down the field? Not very often. Lateral speed is what counts. How quickly can you get in and out of a cut? I can do that as well as anyone.

I'm a really fast runner. No one can catch me - I'm quick.

Speed is something I always worked on really hard.

I've had a lot of people tell me I'm faster than Tyson.

The more team speed you have, the better.

I'm a great inside and outside runner.

You can run in behind someone - one v. one, you're better - so I'm always trying to work on my speed. That's probably one aspect I've worked on the hardest as a player. I want to always improve on everything in my game, but that's one area I really work on.

I played basketball my whole life. It definitely helps. It translates to going up for rebounds and going up for balls in the end zone. Quick feet. It helps with getting in and out of your cuts. It definitely all translates to football.

I am an athlete in every sense of the word. Athlete, martial artist.

I'm not the fastest guy, but when it comes to agility, getting in and out of cuts and seeing something and going to get it, I do my best to make sure that's on point.

Sproles has the quickest feet I've ever seen out of any player.

Me being a shorter guy, I am pretty quick out of the blocks and can get up to top speed maybe a little faster than some guys.

I was always fast; I was always racing guys that were older than me and beating them, so I always had speed. I was able to make good cuts at a young age, on the side of the house with my dad, going through different plays, working on cuts and stuff like that.

I can still run in a straight line, and I can still throw a punch.

I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been very athletic.

I love basketball players for what they do for their size - so graceful.