Athletic Durability Quotes

The more versatile you can be, the longer you'll be in the NFL.

My whole career, I've never had no serious injuries or no surgeries.

The difference between the good players and the great is how long they stay in their prime.

Fighters like Bernard Hopkins can go on because their style is not based on reflexes and timing.

I have been dealing with back problems since 1995 when I was with the Blackhawks, and I've only missed part of one season because of it. That was last season in Toronto.

I want to be the guy that can go out there and go at least seven, eight innings every time out.

I never had any major surgeries or anything like that. I've had a few career-threatening injuries, but I bounced back from them.

There's a lot of guys who can bowl 150 km/h when you give them the ball when they're fresh in the morning, but can they do it late in the afternoon when it's boiling hot and they're bowling their 20th over for the day? I want to be able to do that and I want to be the only guy who is able to do that.

Jay Cutler, he's a fine quarterback, but I think at times he gets a little nicked up.

I got my career started late so, even though I'm getting older, I don't have as much wear and tear on my arm. I feel good. I really do.

Put the right pitching mechanics together with good health, and there's nothing surprising about lasting a long time.

Evan Bourne is just like me. Hopefully, he can pick out his offensive moves, because he's got so many, and he's so incredible to watch. I just hope he takes the advice of all of us who have been around a little bit longer and he can tone it down. That way, he can last a lot longer.

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

I still feel like I've got a lot of great football in front of me and the way that I've taken care of myself better the last few years. I think is going to put me in position to be able to play really well late in my 30s and even in my early 40s, possibly, if they'd like to keep me around that long and I can still play a little bit.

Not every time someone gets hit these days with a kick, they don't necessarily take a flat-back. Maybe less flat-backs add time to a career, but if they miss some of it, it just seems like you're done.

I want to be like the athletes who seem stuck in time. When you see them at 50, you say they probably can still run like a champ.

When you play for 20 years - and really, I never had to miss a game due to injury - that's not just good protection. That's good luck.

I'd love to be a NASCAR driver because they're, like, in their forties and fifties.

Teams are going to try to hit me because they think I can't take a hit. I think I've proven over my career that I can.

Yep. And I noticed how slowly he went down each time, too. (When asked if he noticed how slowly Earl Campbell got up after each play.)

I think any of the older guys you can poll throughout the NBA, they're super-regimented. Because as long as that body lasts, your mind should be better; your shot should be better. But the reality is, at some point, your body does break down - you do get older - so it's just, how do you prolong that as long as possible?

I can't keep playing 10-11 months a year and keep being sharp after 15 years of international cricket.

I only missed nine Premier League games from a possible 228 between August 2004 and May 2010.

I just feel like I try to get out of each game healthy.