I never did work in the off-season, and I never did play winter ball or anything else. I think it was good for me to get away after a full season... In those days, I don't think anyone ever got too complacent.
Football is pretty much played 16 times a year, where training is kind of a year-round thing.
One of the strangest things that used to happen at half time was that you'd come in, and you would have to sit down and be quiet. Get your drink, your energy bars or whatever, and sit down.
Normally I don't sleep much during a Test match.
My motto is, you have to get in a sport a day.
I play basketball probably four to five days a week when I'm back home.
As football players, our bodies know exactly what time of year it is and what we need to be doing.
It wasn't always easy getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to the rink. Sometimes I wanted to just go back to sleep.
Mondays I sleep. I go in at ten, do my lift, watch the game from the day before. Tuesday is off, but I go in, lift, watch film. Then I have French toast with my sister.
When we're traveling for games, I always go down and have breakfast with the team - that's a must.
When I was playing week-in week-out, I was playing 46 games a season, and there's nothing better than playing every week.
Before British title fights, I've played football on a Saturday before; it's silly as it is.
I haven't forgotten how to play football. But I need to play each weekend.
Really, it's not harder to train for them because once baseball starts you play everyday almost.
It's hard when the season ends and you're not waking up no more for practices, games. You're not in your routine no more.
For me, it's different every year. Some years, it takes me a while to feel comfortable again, to feel like I'm ready to go. Other years, it clicks real fast. Sometimes, it just takes one game or one swing to feel like, 'OK, I'm back.'
I love rock music, dance music, so it depends on my mood. But I mainly listen to dance music before going out on court.
I'm not really a big 'working out' person, but I definitely like to do cardio when I do. I guess I run sometimes, drink green juices once a week.
Only players can understand what it's like, travelling and playing every three days, it gets on top of you.
So, I'm on the satellite every Sunday, no matter where we are, with the Rams. Turn on the satellite; got to watch the Rams.
Sometimes you're playing two or three times a week.
I don't really listen to music before the game. I mean, I play it in my car on the way to the arena, but I don't really listen to music before the game. I'm usually working out or lifting weights.
It is so boring when you have seven days without a game.
In Argentina, I trained in the mornings, and I played a lot of golf.
I try and play 2 or 3 times a week to stay on my game.
