Yadier Molina Quotes

As you get older, and this is a young man's game, and people say, 'Well, there's no way I can keep up running the way I'm running; there's no way my arm is going to stay as strong as it is.' It's the challenge of trying to stay in my tip-top shape year in and year out so I can keep playing the way I want to play.

Every time an older player gets toward the end of their career, they're always talking about 'I feel better now than I did 10 years ago.'

Your body's really only meant to compete at the highest levels of combat sports for a few years.

As long as I am able to compete physically with the younger players, I am going to play.

If you look after yourself and are willing to adapt - there is no reason why you can't play at the top level until your late 30s.

Fighters can fight into their 50s. Why not?

There are a lot of men playing great tennis well into their thirties.

I haven't had a cramp since '99. That was my only time, in Davis Cup, when I was panicky. I was young. I'm very proud of that. Never pulled out. Never had cramps. Never lost very much because of fitness, especially later on in my career where I knew I've put in the hard work. I've done that. I've been very fortunate and clever as well to understand how I need to work, when I need to work. So I'm very happy to have stayed injury free for so long. I hope I can still maintain a few good years on the tour. I really hope so.

Is my ability what it was at, say, 25 or 30 years old? Probably not, but I like to compete. I like to go out and play the game hard.

Even Rod Woodson will tell you his best year he had as a professional was when he was 36 years old. If you think about why, you're much wiser.

I've had one very bad ankle injury but otherwise I've been incredibly lucky with my fitness. I've worked hard at it and I've always been fit even compared to other players. That sustains you through various parts of your career, but I am 36.

I am 26 and, and I don't recover as fast as I have in the past.

The thing about getting older is the injuries. You just get injured more often. You take time off, you come back, you get injured again and you never get in shape.

All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.

Rugby takes its toll.

Golfers who play a lot of courses often encounter short ledges or retaining walls, and I always had fun hopping down from them. I could jump off something six feet high and land like a cat, no problem. Well, today I can't jump off anything higher than two feet without it just killing me.

What I'm doing with my body and with my golf game, I'm trying to extend the longevity of my career.

The reality is, I'm not 24 or 34 anymore. Things are going to be different when I prepare for and when I compete in an athletic endeavor.

I still love the game. I still feel like I'm a 25-year-old. I really still love the game and feel as enthusiastic about the game as I ever have felt about it.

I believe that, as an athlete, how you got to the age of 42 makes a big difference. I have learned about my body; I haven't gone off only talent until I was 42.

When it comes to sports, it requires a lot mentally and physically.

Would I still be playing at the top level at the age of 37 years if I had any weaknesses?

I want to play until I'm 38.

The key for me will be to play as long as I can and hopefully to be physically like Roger when I'm 36.

You don't see too many attacking flair players continuing until their mid-30s at a high level.