Athletic Resilience Quotes

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

Obviously kicking is very mental and if you do struggle it is a little harder to go out there with confidence, but the good ones, if they miss they can bounce right back and make the next one.

Nobody in football wants to receive sympathy.

The mind is the most important thing of the big picture and no one has a stronger mindset than amateur wrestlers.

I'm fighting against becoming soft. That's the worst thing you can say to a basketball player.

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.

I've dealt with a lot of injuries over the years, and you just learn about pain management and how to keep yourself in the best shape to play on Sunday, and then playing with pain.

I have played with a torn bicep before. I have come back from a torn Achilles before. So I guess it's just in my DNA.

People think of rugby players as being tough but it's another thing to stand in front of someone and get kicked, punched, taken down. In rugby you have two contact sessions a week and you play a game on the weekend.

It's always cool to make a comeback like 45 Michael Jordan did, or like Marshawn Lynch.

When Robben joined Chelsea in 2004 nobody realised how good he was. He was seen as an excellent player rather than a world-class one, and he suffered a lot with injuries. In the years since, he has elevated his game.

I've been catching footballs - I've been a wide receiver since I was 15 years old. And every quarterback I've had, for the most part, threw a pretty hard ball. So I'm not getting away from the calluses.

As a professional athlete, the small print says there could be a trade at some point in your career. Sometimes expected, sometimes not. You have to be able to handle that.

I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don't miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn't that serious in the first place.

There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is.

Great players, they don't get hurt as much as the other players.

Some fighters had blinding speed and reflexes in their heyday but faded badly with age.

I think college tennis makes you tough.

My first season Butch Bouchard accidentally sent me to the hospital for three days with a concussion, but I never backed away from Butch or anyone else after I came back.

It took Dan Jansen, the speed skater, four Olympics to win a medal-a gold one at that!-but he never gave up. I won't, either.

Artificial pitches are just one more condition for us, like sun, wind or snow; we should be able to deal with such conditions.

I'm devastated with the injury but I've proved my heart and skill to everyone by fighting one handed for eight rounds.

Well, of course you question it, especially when you get to this point. I always look at it would I rather not make the playoffs or lose in The Finals? I don't know. I don't know. I've missed the playoffs twice. I lost in The Finals four times. I'm almost starting to be like I'd rather not even make the playoffs than to lose in The Finals. It would hurt a lot easier if I just didn't make the playoffs and I didn't have a shot at it.

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.

Tennis is a funny game; unbelievable highs and the lows are just as low.