Steve Mariucci Quotes

My thing of not playing offensive tackle is the health issue. I don't want to be that big. That could end up not being good for your health.

The older you get, the easier it is to get injured. But what I've learned the hard way is that the more excess weight you have, the more likely you are to get injured doing everyday things.

I'm very confident my health isn't going to allow me to be a good player, especially in the spring.

Every action has a consequence. It may be good for strengthening. And I have no doubt that lifting a lot of weights can get you stronger. I just don't know if lifting stronger weights can keep you healthy, or it can keep you doing your job better, especially for a pro athlete.

Out of high school, I was, like, 202-205 pounds. My rookie season, I was, like, 245; my second year, I was 255. My third year, I got up to like 272, and I tore my ACL. I don't know if my weight was part of the cause of that, but I got hurt, so I just tried to re-evaluate my situation.

Being overweight and obesity are major risk factors for many chronic diseases for South Dakotans of all ages. When people are overweight or obese, they have more health problems and more serious health problems, in addition to higher health care costs.

It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight.

I come from a family that loves to eat, not exercise. Being fat made even walking hard.

I think George Foreman must have gained about 350 lbs and is slow as ever.

If you walk down the street, within five minutes you will see someone who is morbidly obese or obese.

I still represent for overweight adults and kids, but I am also now painfully and personally aware of the health issues.

A lot of wrestlers put on 30 to 40 pounds after they finish wrestling. Some have heart attacks because of the weight. I made working out my hobby.

I don't work out or watch what I eat - but I need to start so it doesn't catch up to me.

In college, I wasn't losing weight the right way. Sometimes, I would just... not eat in order to get my weight down. You can't do that in the NBA - there are too many games to do it that way.

I have a very strict philosophy that if you're not working out, you're getting fat.

Looking back in hindsight, I really stunted my growth as a fighter by constantly cutting weight all the time.

I think the U.S. has ultrasensitivity about weight loss.

I definitely gain weight, and I'm not naturally thin.

I noticed the more muscle I put on, the more cushion and padding I had, the better my performances were getting. I decided I could be this little, stick-thin thing out there and be hurt all the time, or I could show my athleticism, and if it comes with a little bit of weight on the side, it is what it is.

I go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.

I didn't worry too much about staying in shape once I'd stopped dancing. You get to the point where you just burn out and have to give your body a chance to heal.

I fought well at 155, but I don't think I ever came close to my best at 155. I think I'll get to my best at 170 pounds.

I don't know why we have this shame about obesity, but it's kind of a good thing that we have this shame about obesity - we shouldn't accept the fact that everyone is obese.

We spend millions on fitness each year, yet we seem to get fatter.

Sometimes I log more than my fair share of hours on my tush - behind my desk, in the car, in front of the TV. And all that sitting can turn even the tightest buns into rice pudding.