Julius Peppers Quotes

Ageing footballers never lose their commitment; they just lose their pace

I swam my brains out.

If I am on the pitch there is a lot of energy in my body.

I like the physical challenge. It's fun for me.

As long as I have my legs and commitment to the team, then I'll keep playing.

There's nothing like playing. You can coach and you can be around the game, but there is nothing like playing. It's just so much fun.

Some players don't like training and I've seen some players who aren't bothered if they play or not. But I want to play every game. Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game.

Anyway I will go same road because I, I was born in gymnastics. This is my, how to say, my life and my duty.

I tried to play rugby but was never very good.

For all the marathons I've run, including the Ironmans that I've run, immediately after the race, I clean myself up, do whatever I need to do to make sure I'm okay, and I get right back out there, and I cheer people on. Because it's the people who come in late in the race I find most inspiring.

When I'm out there on the field, I'm in a whole different world, you know? It's like, I'm just having so much fun.

Humans are built for endurance, not speed. We're awful sprinters compared to every other animal. We try to run our races as if they were speed races, but they are not. They're endurance races. Even a marathon, the way it's run now, it's not an endurance contest.

Being physical is something I pride myself on.

I like a man who can run faster than I can.

I have no problem with my hips - I can still do the things that I used to do. I can run, I'm just not the fastest person on the field anymore.

In football, day in day out, you always have to show your worth.

I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love.

I've seen myself do stuff on stage that was pretty amazing. I think that would be true for any athlete. Any top athlete will see something that they are very proud of. All my injuries will attest to the fact that besides being a musician, it comes down to being an athlete.

I was doing what I love to do: play baseball. Not going to complain about that.

Because running fast is more fun than running slow.

I don't run like any type of athlete.

I like to run a lot. I like to chase the ball.

I want to play as long as I can.

I will play until I can't play anymore.

I live to be in these matches.