Roberto Firmino Quotes

There was this point in my life where I thought that I was not fit enough to do a full 90 on the field. I got up at maybe six o'clock in the morning, went running, then just kept doing laps.

I trained myself to perform on the field.

I am much more wired to be an athlete than anything else. I understand the 'hard work = payoff' equation in sports. I run marathons and I box. And that's my Puerto Rican flag hanging in Freddie Roach's Wild Card Boxing gym. I gave it to him. My last N.Y.C. marathon time I ran in three hours flat.

Basketball has given me so many opportunities, and it's something that's opened the world to me and allowed me to travel really all over the world.

I thought that basketball and soccer were hard. And then I went to track practice. It's just running and running and running. And my event was the 400 hurdles. I ended up qualifying for state. But looking back on it, track was hard.

My training has always been really tough. I've always worked hard. I've always been very committed to my training and focused on my workout.

Training is my drug. I'm going to be the best I can in and out of the water - train right, eat right - and that is the way it should be.

I run the most for every team that I play for. That's because I ran so much when I was younger.

There is something about the ritual of the race - putting on the number, lining up, being timed - that brings out the best in us.

My father made me who I am. He gave me a basketball and told me to play with the ball, sleep with the ball, dream with the ball. Just don't take it to school. I used it as a pillow, and it never gave me a stiff neck.

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.

I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.

In football, I need full concentration even though I really enjoy it.

You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.

When you step on the treadmill, make a commitment. Do, say, 3 miles a day. And don't get off until you finish. It doesn't matter what speed you're going. Just don't get off.

My cousin Simon Bor, the champion of Los Angeles, convinced me to concentrate on running.

I was not a very good football player when I started out.

I do like athletes as they have amazing self-discipline.

I consider a day without running a crappy day.

No matter what I'm doing, I'm training. I'm training every day and I think that's something I won't lose - no matter what I do, no matter what event I'm at, I always find a way to train. It's just something that I love to do.

I have been training since 8th grade, but it has to do with listening, more than practice.

I want to see a player on the football field. I want to see what kind of teammate they are, what kind of leadership qualities they have. I want to see how aggressive they are, how much fun they have playing the game.

I thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner.

I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.

I dream about running all the time.