Steve Yzerman Quotes

It's a fast game, and you've got to play fast.

I'm not the fastest guy or the quickest guy.

I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the air, fast down, and from the ground, fast up.

It's definitely a necessity to make split-second decisions when you're doing gymnastics because things don't always go perfect.

People have no idea how hard football is, absolutely no idea. It's all about pace. You can say, 'Yeah, you've got speed of thought' - but you've got to have a little bit of a zip.

I'm able to be able to achieve certain things that others aren't - whether it's a reaction time or the idea of a coffee that's about to be spilled and I'm able to grab it before anyone else or whatever it is.

Don't let the ball hit you. Catch it or get out of the way. And if you get out of the way, that's when you have to stop playing.

The game of football requires attention constantly. If you miss one play, you can miss a lot of action - unlike some other sports.

I think that's the type of game I'm better at - faster paced, just moving the ball more around.

I like to jump around, and it takes a long time for people to catch up to me sometimes.

Being in midfield, in general, you don't have a lot of time to think, and in the Premier League, that's even less of the case. You just don't have time to think.

Sproles has the quickest feet I've ever seen out of any player.

When you get older, the first thing that starts to go is reflexes, and reflexes are important for any person, especially an athlete - to react to something in a time when something is going on, and you can't be a second or two behind.

Swift was the race, but short the time to run.

Things happen fast. That's this league. You can't slow down, because it's going.

I have made a lot of progress, above all in speed, reflexes, and experience.

I haven't just got a fight IQ - and I'm clever. I've got that power. I've got that movement. I've got that timing.

Things can move so fast that you don't have time to catch your breath or think about the next move.

Snowboarding requires lower-body strength.

With F1, it's really a combination of many things. You have to have good endurance, good strength in certain muscles, you need to be fast, have good reactions and good decisions. It's not as simple as one thing. You need to be a complete athlete.

I've always thought I played at a high level and played at a fast pace.

Fighting Manny Pacquiao is like playing a very fast game of chess. He was very fast and sharp. You have to be alert at all times and on your toes. There was a lot of incoming.

The more team speed you have, the better.

I don't think I've ever felt overwhelmed on an ice rink.

I try to pride myself in having really quick feet and being able to set up and throw balls in time.