Ivan Rakitic Quotes

Base Ball, to be played thoroughly, requires the possession of muscular strength, great agility, quickness of eye, readiness of hand, and many other faculties of mind and body that mark the man of nerve.

I would still like to get more athletic and have players that can really cover what's going on in the game.

I came from Long Island, so I had a lot of experience at the stick. I played in junior high school, then I played in high school. The technical aspect of the game was my forte. I had all that experience, then I had strength and I was in good condition.

I am very fit and by playing sweeper I can control the speed of the game.

I am the finest defensive player in the game.

I'm a football player. I believe I'm just as tough as anybody else. I try not to play like a wide receiver.

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

As far as I can judge, English football is not for everybody. You need to have the lungs for it, you need to have the strength for it.

I like to play against strikers and think that, from my size alone, I'm more of a central defender.

I grew up playing in lots of physical battles against lots of players. It's something I enjoy. I'm a big lad myself, so I feel I can handle myself in a battle.

Strength is never a negative. The stronger you are, the more you're able to defend. The more physical you are, the better you are. The top teams in the NBA are the most physical teams, too.

I can be a tennis player, a golf player, and even a soccer player.

I may not be the most athletic, but I understand the game.

Every league has its own culture, its own identity, and its own type of football. It's very physical in England, but technical skill comes to the fore in Spain, where everybody wants to play beautiful football. The standards are very high in Germany, too; the teams are physically strong, very disciplined, and very well organised.

Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning.

I'm a runner from sports. I've been a runner, but I wasn't a cross-country runner or anything like that. I played a lot of soccer growing up.

Football is a game played with arms, legs and shoulders but mostly from the neck up.

You would not want me on your football team.

I used to play football for Real Madrid, and to be on stage for two hours, I can tell you it takes the same amount of strength.

I'm definitely not a football player, but I can play one for a season.

I first discovered my turn of pace when I was playing football as a kid.

Squash is my passion, and it is in my blood.

I played a lot of sports and it's the plays in basketball that weren't worked out that are the ones that are just fantastic that you remember. We don't know the power that's within our own bodies.

My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.

I might not be a great athlete, but I think I'm a real good football player.