Athletic Proficiency Quotes

Everyone's got talent at the level we're at. But being a smart, tough football player - there's a huge premium for that.

I certainly didn't think of myself as gifted. The standards for being gifted in my environment were if you were good in Little League or if you were good in football.

I've always said that there will never be an area that I know better than football.

He can play. He can shoot. He can dribble. He can pass. He's a great player. Period. No question about it. And if anyone thinks Dirk is not a great player, I'll punch them in their face.

I always worry when someone's a good golfer. It's like you shouldn't have time to be good at anything. You should just be a politician and you shouldn't have time to practice golf.

I think when you look at the quarterback position, and this mastery of the craft we talk about, it really is an advanced degree. It's like going to med school, or law school, or getting your PH.D. It really is that type of educational effort, on the field and off the field.

I was in the top 1 percent of football players. Indie guys are in the bottom 95 percent of wrestlers.

and I have mastered the speed and strength which is the armor of the world.

You gotta be the right size, height, speed - all those are a big factor in what position you play.