Mats Hummels Quotes

Training is such a vital part of preparation for a game, you really do train to play. It tops up your ability, like sharpening a carving knife. You can get away with not doing it for a while, as long as you have reached a certain standard of fitness.

You do your best with the realization that nothing gets you in ring-shape better than being in the ring.

The advantage doesn't come because you can run more than someone over 90 minutes. The advantage comes when, in the tenth minute, I'm sprinting back and making another guy chase me. By the end of the game, that guy's worn down, but I can still keep going at the same pace.

Our goal is, train harder and more physical than any program in the country.

I have to devote my time and thoughts to training and playing.

Sometimes, when I am not playing in a game, it leaves me feeling very tired when I play in the next one. It is like I haven't trained for a month.

The moment an athlete doesn't train, things start to get a bit rusty.

I never stop working when I'm on stage, and that's my fitness.

You cannot win if you cannot run.

I trained well this week but I think it will take some time until I recover my best rhythm in this specialty.

Number two, we're going to play with a lot of effort. Our guys are going to be in such good shape that fatigue is not going to be a problem. We're going to play with full effort from snap to whistle on every play the entire game.

You have to train hard and be strong while staying flexible and limber, so I'm trying to find that balance.

The important thing is to train well during the week so you perform well physically come matchday.

I've been training quite hard.

You stay sharp. You go back into the gym. You work, put that work in, get that conditioning up, you lift. You pretty much know as a pro athlete what you need to do to get yourself back. But none of that, for me, means as much as playing.

When you play, of course you want to win, but the most important thing about pre-season is improving your fitness.

It's really difficult to climb effortlessly.

There's only way to get in game shape. That's to play in games.

Cross fit, callisthenics, and weight training are a regular part of my workout regime. It's helped me a lot with my stamina, agility, and movement.

I only think of my practice and running as fast as I can.

I do circuit training - different workouts without stopping. I like having that stamina, where I've never been too tired to put on a match or go above and beyond.

We run around onstage constantly for about an hour and 45 minutes, and we know what that can do. You just feel great at the end of the night and when you wake up in the morning.

Even when I was training alone, just me and one of United's fitness coaches, I loved going onto the field, doing sprints, being at the training ground.

Every race is like training and preparation.

I always want to play. It is important to gain match rhythm.