Rod Laver Quotes

Base Ball, to be played thoroughly, requires the possession of muscular strength, great agility, quickness of eye, readiness of hand, and many other faculties of mind and body that mark the man of nerve.

Football is a game played with arms, legs and shoulders but mostly from the neck up.

I couldn't have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility and quickness.

I have good anticipation, and good reaction to the the ball because I've played so many matches in my life.

You have to be that 1 percent or 2 percent better physically so you have more power and energy left than your opponent when you go to a third set.

For me speed and power is the most important thing on the footy field as well as agility which I work on everyday.

You don't just have to be skilled and talented at tennis, but you have to be so physically strong.

I have always been comfortable in possession, but it is tracking and tackling that I have been working on.

You can run in behind someone - one v. one, you're better - so I'm always trying to work on my speed. That's probably one aspect I've worked on the hardest as a player. I want to always improve on everything in my game, but that's one area I really work on.

I've been fortunate that I have good athletic ability, just in general. Quick, strong, able to bounce off players, trying to be strong in winning tackles, and annoying to play against, pretty much.

People say I'm around because I have a lot of heart, but I know all the heart in the world couldn't have helped me if I wasn't physically fit.

I want to continue to expand my game a little more, build my body and work on staying strong so I can play the way I've been playing, and holding my ground the way I've been holding my ground.

Boxing, mixed martial arts and tennis are the hardest sports to train for.

Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning.

As an athlete, I used my speed, agility and quickness to go out and play against the big guys.

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

I would still like to get more athletic and have players that can really cover what's going on in the game.

I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.

I first discovered my turn of pace when I was playing football as a kid.

Tennis is a hard sport. There is a lot of competition all year and you play alone.

I think the two most important parts of any athlete's workouts are his leg workouts and his core training.

Tennis takes care of everything. It requires agility and quickness to get to the ball, core strength to get power into your shorts and stamina to last for an entire match. In addition to toning your arms and shoulders, it's a total body workout for your legs and abs, and works your heart and core unlike any other sport.

A coach once told me there are four factors that determine a players' performance: his tactical awareness, his physical condition, his technical ability and his mental strength.

Being faster would probably make me better at football.

My body is a vehicle for the mechanics of my sport.