Kelley O'Hara Quotes

Honestly, I just try to take care of my body as much as possible: eating, recovery, just making sure that I'm always on top of staying healthy and making sure my body is 100 percent throughout the season.

I think recovery is around the clock. Are you sleeping enough? Are you hydrating enough? Are you stretching? Are you eating well? Pretty much everything that I do is a reflection of how I'm going to feel on the field. I take great pride in getting in an ice bath after training and just taking care of myself.

Resting for me is fitness training.

You have to take care of your body.

Playing professional sports, it's important to eat healthy and take care of your body. In the offseason, rest is really important to me.

St. Benedict said to take care of your mind, body and soul. I swim for an hour every morning, do 15 minutes of Tibetan stretching and breathing exercises, and play soccer with friends four or more nights a week.

I think sometimes the best training is to rest.

I've actually done a really good job listening to my body, relaxing. Some days you train hard, some days you rest a little bit.

When you're tired, it doesn't mean go harder. It means take care of your body.

Your body is a machine. Learn the right way to take care of it.

The best thing you can do for your body is sleep. It's simple. Cater to your body as much as to your mind. Your body, after all, houses your mind. You have to pay attention to your physicality as much as your mentality.

Having hibernation weekends where I just sleep for hours on end. Working out when you have those spare moments. All of that is very important.

Self-care equals success. You're going to be more successful if you take care of yourself and you're healthy.

You gotta take care of you body, get the right treatment, eat right so you're ready to go the next day.

When I was younger you think you know it all and after games you probably just go for some food or sit on your PlayStation. Now I take it a lot more seriously and recover properly because I know I need to give myself the best possible chance to be as fresh and as fit as I can for the next game.

I feel like 2015 is the year of wellness.

The best fitness and training advice has to be: Listen to your body.

For me, fitness is not just about hitting the gym; it is also about an inner happiness and an overall well-being.

I look after my body.

I am an athlete, and I focus more on the issues that concern me: training, perform, eat, sleep.

Nutrition is important, training is important - but so are rest and recovery, massages, acupuncture. Your body is your temple, and you've got to take care of it.

The players who don't look after themselves physically and mentally and enjoy the nights out a bit too much will suffer, the sport is a lot more professional now.

You need to lift weights and do more resistance training. Get more sleep. I'm the first one who's guilty of not doing that, but I work on it, and I'm aware of it. And drink more water. Drink Propel. You have to hydrate. You simply can't perform at the level you could perform at if you're dehydrated. Period.

Even sleep is part of my job because I need a certain number of hours of sleep to be able to train at the intensity that I do. I'm constantly working to keep my body in the best possible shape.

I haven't had many injuries, and I know that's because I take care of my body, and I do the things that I need to do to keep it strong.