Cyclists, I work with a number of cyclists. They are great athletes; they are great aerobic athletes. If you ask them to hit a baseball or golf ball, they can't do that.
I was never the big leaper, the dunker, the long and athletic kid who looked the part of a traditional basketball star. Truth be told, I wasn't even considered a top guard coming out of my recruiting class.
I can't play football forever.
Do I lack speed? Yeah, but a lot of guys lack speed.
I try to be a smart quarterback. I'm not the fastest or the best athlete, but if I can know what the defense is doing and stick to my job and what needs to be done I can make the plays needed to move the ball and score.
When I was younger, there was a sort of stigma attached to my stamina. My dad took me swimming one day and I just was no good at it, so my dad said, 'Your stamina's bad.'
That's probably the biggest difference from a hamstring to different injuries. You can play through pain with other injuries. But as I found out quickly with a hamstring, if you're feeling any pain, eventually, it's not going to work.
I couldn't shoot and I couldn't score in high school. All I could do is dunk and play defense.
I didn't have any natural instincts toward heading. It cost me lots of opportunities to score.
I think one has to understand that there are stages in life, and that the life of an athlete has its limits. It's short, and then it stops, and sooner or later you have to accept that.
I always wanted to be an athlete. Then when I realized that I can't run very fast, jump very high, or catch anything, I thought, 'Maybe if this doesn't work out, I can be an actor.'
It's kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL
As a player, you can't express ideas and opinions as easily as when you're doing a ballgame.
If you've got hips, you can't be a gymnast or dancer. That ruled me out.
If I can't hit at a high level, I won't play, and I know there comes a point where my body won't be able to do that.
At one point that's all I cared about, being a pro athlete. But I realized I wasn't athletic enough.
As a kid, I was so short, it was tough for me to keep up with the taller guys. I always had quick feet, but I just didn't have any power, really, as a kid.
I'm a guy of 92kg. I haven't got the physique of someone who can work back and then sprint up front again throughout a match!
I knew my chances of playing beyond college were extremely slim. You just don't see too many 5-foot-10 quarterbacks out there.
There are some people saying I'm a tweener - not tall enough for a power forward and not fast enough for a three. But I feel like if I go out there and play hard, it will eliminate all that.
I think I am a good running back, but I'm really not that fast. There is only one thing I can do, that is throw a cross-body block. Picture perfect. I love it. Not that good at pass blocking.
I grew up, and my body was not like a Spanish player. I was tall. I had a powerful game; my arms were long, so I'm like, 'No, you can't play like Spanish players.'
You have to be realistic. I'd love to be more famous, have lots of people supporting me, people knowing my name, but I need a tennis racket or a golf club or to play football. Being a female, I don't stand a chance.
I have zero hand-eye coordination - zero - so I've never been good at softball, basketball, golf, things like that, but I'm really strong and I have really good endurance so I can go forever - I'm a tough girl.
I didn't have outstanding numbers coming out of college and I'm not 6'6 with 230 lbs.
