Physical Sports Quotes

I was always a fan of wrestling, right from the time I was nine or so. But eventually I decided I wanted to do professional wrestling myself, not just watch.

It's kind of mind-blowing what some of us adaptive athletes can accomplish as far as physical sports.

The NFL, as compared to the NBA, it's so physical and so emotional almost every play.

Running is for animals. You need a brain and a ball for football.

War of attrition, war of wills. That's what the Stanley Cup playoffs are - more intense, more physical and more prolonged than the playoffs of any other sport.

I grew up playing everything from rugby, football, baseball, volleyball, bike races and boxing. I tried martial arts, loved to ride horses and I'm the youngest of three brothers, so it was a fiercely competitive family.

I wanted to play football, and my football coach told me if I wanted to be a football player, I should wrestle. That's why I started to wrestle.

In football, contact is normal, especially in England.

What attracted me to wrestling was the entertainment factor. I loved watching how into the show the fans get, and also how physical it is.

It's not just the cheerleading thing I have a problem with, it's the whole jock enchilada. I'm all for a good game of basketball in teh driveway or a killer bike ride. But when there's tackling and grunting involved-- no thanks.

My uncle played rugby, and my dad played football, and they used to argue which game was the roughest - and everybody agreed rugby was. It's a great team sport, and to be successful, every person has to play in the same level.

I used to play football at school, and I enjoyed really physical sports, but I now try to avoid any sports that might build up different muscles. That might have a negative impact on my archery.

You know, Slams are tough. It's the most physical, in my opinion. You're playing three out of five.

Playing defense out here against grown men is physical.

As a kid, I loved contact sports, especially American football and boxing.

I played rugby league, I probably played for about 10 years I think, and I wrestled before then. I did about a year of wrestling, and I think I got a bit tired of the tights, so I started to play football with the mates. I used to be a front rower, the big guys up front. I used to be 97 kilograms, which is like 210 pounds, or something like that.

Coming from Australia and playing rugby, you just think that soccer is a bit soft, but I'll tell you what - it's not. It's rough as guts. It's great.

I'm a huge Rugby Union fan, which is a bit like American football - but tougher.

Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable for delicate boys.

In football, every play, play after play, there's that physicality. Football players only play once a week, so they must really need to rest. That does kind of tell you how physical the sport is. But in hockey, you have the boards. I just couldn't say which is more physical.

There are some guys you definitely would not want dating your sister - especially hockey players.

The Premier League is a physical league if you want to compare it to other leagues.

Whoever says basketball ain't a contact sport definitely lied.

Irish national teams are usually very physical.

I played team handball when I was a child. It is a very brutal sport.