Hal Needham Quotes

I know what my body can do.

Kicks are my forte. I've got strong legs and high kicks. And I've got very good reach, obviously.

Snowboarding requires lower-body strength.

I feel like I'm a very athletic back, and I'm capable of doing more than one thing.

I'm pretty athletic, but I'm not very strong.

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.

When I was younger, I used to wrestle, and I feel that it contributed to my athletic ability because as a wrestler you have to be an all-encompassed athlete. You need stamina, strength, endurance and mental capacity. You also have to learn how to adapt in any situation.

I was always athletic and I could do a lot of things.

I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been very athletic.

Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about.

My coaches have told me my muscles and body structure are perfect for skating.

I'm not super-athletic.

I think I'm a born athlete. My coaches have told me my muscles and body structure are perfect for skating.

I've always been really athletic, which really helped, because when I first started doing the training for Bulletproof Monk, it required so much strength that if I didn't have a base I don't really know what I would have done.

For a gymnast to be successful, she needs to strike a balance of everything within herself. She needs to be graceful, flexible, perform all elements, turns, maintain co-ordination - she has to have all of that. If, for example, she only has co-ordination and nothing else, she will not succeed.

Dancing really teaches you to be aware of your body, and that transitioned well into wrestling.

Hand-eye coordination and reflexes is something I work on more than anything.

My training and ballet background definitely gives me the competitive edge on the ice.

I've learned to climb a tree pretty fast.

If I didn't have quads and hamstrings, soccer would be a lot different for me than it is now. I would be pushed all over the field. My lower body is something that has made me the player I am today, and it makes me feel strong.

Wrestling has made me very mentally strong, conditioned me really well for MMA, and given me phenomenal balance.

I wrestled before rugby league so I always had a pretty good wrestling background, a good base, and that helped with my football. It just meant my balance was always so good; a strong core, good hips and just things like that just really played a factor in how I ran the ball and tackled.

My background in gymnastics, martial arts, and dancing has translated very well in the ring.

Gymnasts are short, stocky, muscular powerhouses.

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