Pau Gasol Quotes

I like to think I'm pretty smart with what I was able to do academically, but whenever I get on the field I turn into the Incredible Hulk and I am unstoppable.

The bigger, stronger, faster and meaner my players are, the better I coach.

I am aggressive only on court.

I don't have any ill will towards any of my opponents. I understand we are the highest calibre of athlete in this sport, and we will both go and give it our all. But I don't want anyone to misinterpret what I am saying: when we step into that octagon and we touch gloves, I am going to break his face.

Many athletes are seeking new and novel ways of pushing their limits, and the challenge of running back-to-back races is certainly one way to test the boundaries.

Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

With athletes, it's never fully understood the level to which we push ourselves. Especially in an endurance sport.

Being properly prepared is one of the biggest assets in business and in athletic competition.

You've got to be confident when you're competing. You've got to be a beast.

No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.

Let's just say I'm a physical guy.

I have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one.

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.

You need to possess more than a little nastiness to play basketball at the highest level.

It's good when you're out there on a tennis court. There's nowhere to hide. It's all you, tactically, physically, mentally.

Would I still be playing at the top level at the age of 37 years if I had any weaknesses?

No matter who I'm playing against, they're going to say that I'm one of the toughest guys they play, for sure.

I added a new strength training regimen in my training, and I feel like I've become a much stronger, more dynamic athlete. That makes me much more dangerous against anyone.

I think you have to have a bit of an anger-management issue, to be honest with you. Usually, slot guys are a lot smaller and quicker, but at the same time, you have to go in there and block linebackers and safeties, and so you have to be aggressive.

I trained alongside full-grown men at college and worked with some great male keepers. It helped me 100% with speed of play, speed of reactions, and strength. The mindset they gave me was invaluable.

I like to stand right in front of my opponent. I think it makes for an exciting fight.

It's not about tippy-tappy, namby-pamby football. It's a battle, and we have to be ready for it.

In BMX, you need an inner mongrel, something that's a point of difference in the female category.

A lot of people tell me I have to trash-talk more, but I got here with my fists, fighting, not with my mouth.

Guys are bigger, stronger, just like in singles, serving bigger, returning better, and more athletic for sure. I think from my standpoint, just spending more time in the gym has enabled me to hang in there.