Dominic Thiem Quotes

I wasn't 'gifted' in the way that Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns or somebody like that is gifted, in that they got the physical attributes and so forth.

I think that my size is an advantage, but also my speed.

For me, speed isn't anything I ever practiced. It's all in the genes. Plus, my mom gave me a lot of vitamins when I was small.

I don't believe there is such a thing as a 'born' soccer player. Perhaps you are born with certain skills and talents, but quite frankly it seems impossible to me that one is actually born to be an ace soccer player

One of my assets is my fitness. My fitness around the net and my movement: that's my defense to the power.

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

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

Being faster would probably make me better at football.

My coaches have told me my muscles and body structure are perfect for skating.

You have to be wired a certain way to be a professional basketball player, and the way my body grew, something happened genetically that allowed me to become a lot more explosive.

I was captain and should have set the example. I would lift a minimum of weights. Mine was natural physical strength. I always thought quickness and agility were much more important.

If I was bigger I might not have had the same skill set as I do, the speed.

My speed is something that has made a difference to my whole career. When I've felt quick and I'm moving well, it makes a huge difference to my entire game. When I feel a bit slower, I end up doing a lot more defending. When I'm a bit quicker to the ball, I feel I can attack a lot more.

If you talk about natural ability, I think Apollo's probably the most naturally gifted athlete of the new era.

I've always been fast, it's God-given talent. I just try and use that to my advantage, but I'm learning more and more positionally so I don't have to rely on my pace so much.

I think when you're running through a hole and you're hit in certain, different ways, you have to be able to move and change and make people miss.

I see myself as a pretty mobile big man.

I think playing the 5 is an advantage for me. I'm much quicker than a lot of the other centers in our league.

My special thing is my speed. I'm fast.

I have an advantage over most big guys - I'm quicker and faster.

The more team speed you have, the better.

Some people are born fast.

Forwards are either too tall, and I'm too quick for them, or guards are too small, and I shoot over them.

I think that's one of the things that intrigues people the most: my defensive versatility. My movement and mobility is something that piques everybody's interest.

Even if I'm not a big guy, I have good footwork, I'm fast on the court, and I see the ball really early.