Sports Proficiency Quotes

I was not good at team sports, I have to say. I'm quite good at individual sports, but I was not good at team sports, so I wasn't good at baseball and football.

Football comes naturally to me, but basketball is a challenge, that's why I like it so much.

The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in. I've been shooting it ever since.

Some athletes can master two sports, but most are only good at one.

Stunt performing is a highly structured career path - you have to gain qualifications in six different sports to a high standard. It takes four or five years and costs at least £20,000; a black belt in a martial art from scratch costs a fortune.

Today, at 35, I can throw a small football close to 80 yards - and straighter than I can hit a golf ball.

When I played football, basketball and baseball, I was always a starter. I played baseball as the number three or number four hitter. Playing baseball, I was the third baseman or pitcher. Football, I was the quarterback. I was always versatile. It came to me naturally. It was always easy.

I can pick up any sport pretty quickly - believe me, I know how to throw a football.

When I was growing up, I played a lot of different sports. There was a time when I was playing field hockey, tennis, and soccer at the same time. I was actually quite good at all of those sports.

I enjoyed playing the other sports. I just sucked at them.

I know more about sports than I know about any other subject, unfortunately. I'm embarrassed to admit that.