Jake Arrieta Quotes

I have always maintained a high level of fitness, and that is why I am still able to handle the demands of playing in the Premiership. People have always commented on my fitness, and it's something I pride myself on.

I'm getting fitter, and I have more confidence. I feel like I'm getting better every game.

Everyone here at Milan knows that my physical fitness is among the best in the squad; I always stand out in the tests.

I'm not here just to walk two rounds or four rounds and just show up. I want to be able to be competitive, and I truly believe I can still be competitive when I'm playing well and feeling good.

Running was the first thing I discovered that I was any good at.

I have good stamina and good endurance.

Me being in shape allows me to be more mobile and do better things, make bigger plays.

Ray Allen is one of the fittest guys in the league.

I do feel I'm a player who has played well in 2006.

You must be in supreme physical condition. If your body isn't right, you cannot play in the Premier League.

I want my bowling to speak for me. In fact, not only my bowling, my batting, my fielding. Overall, I want my cricket to speak.

I was always into sports, and as a sportsperson, you need to be fit to survive and play from start to finish.

No matter what schemes you have, if you're not in condition to run, you can't succeed.

I think I'm a good athlete.

I need match practice of course, I need minutes in my legs to reach my best form.

Players don't change drastically. Maybe they get more in form if they're a goal scorer, or they get healthier if they've been injured.

If I can score goals, then why not, I think the fans will love to see that. I have a big career looking ahead and I want to impress.

Sometimes fitness is a good thing to have, but you have to recognise that fitness takes you only so far, and skills are the most important thing. Fitness just helps you execute those cricketing skills for longer and more consistently, maybe.

As a scientist, I play in the top league - the Olympics, the World Championships - and I want to be in the lead. As a runner, I set personal goals, and I want to push beyond my own personal limits. I was very happy when I practiced for several months and then reached my goal to run a marathon in 2:50.

I realised I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run.

My fitness is good. I hope to improve it even further during training.

To be a striker you need to be in good shape.

I am stronger than I was last year. I am throwing the ball better now in May of 2013 than I did in May of 2012 - significantly better. I got better throughout the season.

I loved being back out on the pitch. Although I have not been in full training, I felt pretty good.

As long as I'm in great shape, nobody beats me, for sure.