R. Madhavan Quotes

I'm a receiver. I'm not a bodybuilder.

Lifting weights is obviously important, because you want to be strong and fast and all of that, but it's not one of those things you gotta go and try to bench as much as you can every day. A bench press isn't going to help you throw a 15-yard out or a deep comeback. It's not about that. It's about training right.

Just because I don't show six-pack abs doesn't mean that I don't have them.

The thing about abs is if you hit them daily, you feel more put-together.

Of course I want to look well and fit - and as an athlete, I want to look strong.

I've been doing a lot of strength and stretch work to get stronger.

I do work on a little bit of weights just to get my power up.

Now my goal is to be strong. I get two classes in a week, and they'll be either barre or reformer Pilates.

No one should ever bring my muscular build up and think it is going to have something to do with my output in the fight.

Building strength is very important, but there are many ways to do that.

I have to improve on my speed endurance, and I am working on it.

I've picked up a lot of muscle weight. I have to be a physically strong guy.

I knew I wasn't soft. I knew I could play on this level and I knew that being in the paint was just a physical position that I wasn't strong enough for. I wanted to get myself strong enough where I could be dominant down there.

I've always been round, strong, and muscular.

I need to improve my physical play and get as big and strong as I can.

You don't have to be built like Karl Malone to be strong. There are thinner guys who are really strong. Kevin Durant, who I used to work with, has real strength to his body.

Weight training and working on being explosive helped me gain a few yards of pace. Even when I was small, I was stocky. Even if people pushed me, I managed to stay on my feet.

I'm trying to be in the best shape of my life. I'm getting stronger and more athletic to help rebound and to guard bigger opponents.

I heard the other day that I'm the skinniest power forward in the league. I might be the skinniest, but I'm damn sure not the weakest.

The physique will show in the punches.

I remember when I was young, before we started lifting and working out, I looked like I was bench-pressing other humans. I looked different than other girls. I had to be OK with the fact that I had a strong physique, no matter if people looked at me in an accepting way or not.

I'm strong, but my arms are skinny; they're never going to get big and bulky like a football player.

I love to do lunges because I don't want my butt to start sagging. I say that to my trainer all the time; he thinks I'm nuts.

I am not the fittest guy, I don't have biceps and six-pack abs.

I want to continue to expand my game a little more, build my body and work on staying strong so I can play the way I've been playing, and holding my ground the way I've been holding my ground.