Dickey Betts Quotes

You have to be an athlete. A sense of timing is vital. So is dedication. Being a stuntman calls for qualities usually associated with being a dancer.

I'm pretty athletic, but I'm not very strong.

I'm not thin, but I'm strong - plus my balance is such that I can navigate a flight of stairs with a basket of laundry and a stack of Pottery Barn catalogs, vaulting over cat-and-dog hurdles, never once spilling my coffee.

I've always been an incredibly physically capable human being. I've always had good control of my body, walk a hundred feet on my hands, jump off rock wall and do a back flip into the sand. That's always been who I am.

Skateboarding teaches you how to take a fall properly. If you try to kickflip down some stairs, it might take you thirty tries - and you just learn how to take a tumble out of it without getting hurt.

Kicks are my forte. I've got strong legs and high kicks. And I've got very good reach, obviously.

I just used to bank on my athleticism.

If I didn't have quads and hamstrings, soccer would be a lot different for me than it is now. I would be pushed all over the field. My lower body is something that has made me the player I am today, and it makes me feel strong.

I feel like I'm a very athletic back, and I'm capable of doing more than one thing.

I know what my body can do.

Gymnasts are short, stocky, muscular powerhouses.

With speed skating, it's like doing one-legged squats over and over again, with that one leg absorbing more than 80 percent of your weight. It takes an enormous amount of strength, and you're in such a weird position.

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

I had strong legs that would have made me a good sumo wrestler and I used that to my advantage, but my home runs were achieved by technique.

Scouts have always been surprised by the way I'm able to move at my size. How fast and agile I am.

But you do have to start young as a dancer if you're going to achieve the physical skills necessary.

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

Being faster would probably make me better at football.

I'm moving around; doing stuff. I can walk. I can even run.

You've got to do it all, the physical as well as the skilful.

My body is a vehicle for the mechanics of my sport.

I was an athlete growing up. I was a wrestler, I played football, so I can take a fall. I actually wanted to be a stuntman when I was kid, so I would practice falling down the stairs. It's just something I like to do.

I can walk on my hands.

I think I'm a born athlete. My coaches have told me my muscles and body structure are perfect for skating.

It's very easy to walk on a wire if you spend a whole lifetime practicing for it.