Klay Thompson Quotes

I'm adding moves to my post game. I'm really working on staying low. I'm working on my strength overall, especially my legs. That's going to help me defensively as well.

Inner-thigh strength is important, and not just for appearance sake. If you enjoy - or have always wanted to try - ice skating or roller blading, strong inner thighs will come in handy.

Being faster would probably make me better at football.

I spent the whole first year of my career just on my legs. If you have good legs under you, then you can punch. Anybody can stand and throw their hands and look like an idiot. If you actually want to learn how to punch, you have to work on being balanced on your legs and feeling your legs under you. Feel the ground.

All fighters run. The constant motion prepares you for being in the ring. And running strengthens your legs. Punching power comes from your lower body.

I've learned new footwork patterns that are very unusual. I've learned how to find a lower centre of gravity, and I've found more angles to throw shots.

I have excellent balance. That's a learned behavior.

The players who tend to make the difference are often great dribblers. Some are very fast; others have a repertoire of moves and feints. These players need to have great technique in order to be good dribblers. But I'm not a good dribbler.

How to you use your lower body is a big thing you got to be able to use in the NBA.

From the ground, I'm pretty solid from both sides. My form really helps me a lot and my backend complements it.

With speed skating, it's like doing one-legged squats over and over again, with that one leg absorbing more than 80 percent of your weight. It takes an enormous amount of strength, and you're in such a weird position.

Have you noticed that whatever sport you're trying to learn, some earnest person is always telling you to keep your knees bent?

People think skating would translate very easily to dancing, but it really doesn't. Dancing is a lot of fun and not as dangerous as being on the ice.

One of my assets is my fitness. My fitness around the net and my movement: that's my defense to the power.

I love basketball players for what they do for their size - so graceful.

How hard can it be to walk up and down in a straight line? You just need to put one step in front of another; most people do it all the time. What's the worst that can happen? You fall over. Sometimes that happens to non-models, too; it wouldn't be the end of the world.

I'm going to focus on speed, doing little things like my turns and my starts - just speed.

I personally think skateboarding is harder because it has so many moving parts. With snowboarding, your feet are strapped to your board.

When I played the game, you played with your feet. And the game was about finesse. Movement.

Balance has never been my strong suit.

Riding uses so many different muscles. I ride two to three horses a day, and I ride almost every day when I'm not working or traveling. You use your legs, your arms, your back. It's a very complete sport.

When I'm on the field, the trick I like to do most are stepovers. For me, it's a simple, beautiful dribble that also has a point.

If I have my feet under me, I'm a much better passer.

Running with your hands behind your back is so hard.

More than anything I prefer the ball on the floor. I think I play my best football on the floor. There is a delicacy to this big giant.