James Spithill 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.

Well, of course a boxing match is hard because boxing isn't set for you to do good. You have to force your will upon someone, but dancing you don't have to force your will. It should be a lot easier because if I make a mistake I don't get hit.

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

I might not be a great athlete, but I think I'm a real good football player.

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

There's a lot of ingredients go into being a good tennis player.

Roddick has good presence on the court and has so much adrenalin.

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

Football is a tough game. It's a tough game for tough people.

You have to adapt and find your niche, in terms of the type of player you can become, both on and off the pitch. I always knew I'd have no chance against a 1.90m, 90kg defender in a duel, so the key is to avoid these situations altogether. You have to pick your space and time.

I have more respect for amateur wrestlers, especially collegiate ones, than anyone else. It's a gutsy sport with no real payoff except for knowing that you were better than someone else. It doesn't have big crowds, it doesn't have big money, but it is fun going one on one.

The only thing I'm good at is boxing.

I'd rather be an athlete than a fighter, an athlete is going to go there and figure out the ways to win, see the holes in the game.

It's about who holds their nerve under pressure.

I'm a football player. I believe I'm just as tough as anybody else. I try not to play like a wide receiver.

The thing about kicking is, it's not as competitive as other positions, but I feel like I am a competitor.

I know people say you have to be big and strong to play in the Premier League, but you cannot just judge a player by their size. You have to look at their other qualities, too.

It takes a very tough man to play defensive line at any level of football, but to be able to do it on a Division 1 level, or a professional level, it takes that intensity, that aggression, and you have to be tough.

People didn't question my knowledge, my throwing ability or athleticism; they questioned my ability to stand in and take a hit. So to be able to answer those questions on a week-to-week basis has been pretty cool.

We prided ourselves at Oregon, where teams said they were going to try to beat us down and try to manhandle us, and maybe in the first quarter they were running with us, but it was just, 'Let's see how they are come the fourth quarter when they're tired, and they've had 70 to 80 plays coming at them non-stop.'

In a game I'm, like, 'Rubber Man' or something but, off the pitch, I'm the least flexible person you could imagine.

I just wanted to become a better player at everything - someone who is a real tough matchup to guard.

I like a match that shows strength, stamina, scientific technique.

Miesha is a great athlete, really tough. I know that.

As far as what it takes to play football, I've got all it requires.