Marcus Allen Quotes

The things that people do now in sports, you can't even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what human beings can do in the highest level is amazing.

I like to think I'm pretty smart with what I was able to do academically, but whenever I get on the field I turn into the Incredible Hulk and I am unstoppable.

You see somebody on a football field make a great, athletic 70-yard run, but the athleticism is immeasurable. It's undoubtedly athletic, but compared to somebody else who did something else, how do you compare it? That's the great part of track and field. It's a test, but with results that you can compare to others.

When you are playing regularly, you feel a lot sharper on the pitch.

I want to try to have fun as long as I can and play football at a high level. I do not know how long that will go on.

In 2003, being Virginia Player of the Year was an amazing feeling because I think that was the moment I realized I could actually, really go far in my sport, and I was actually, really good at something. At that moment, I knew that I could play at a high level.

I can dominate a game at any point.

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

When I'm healthy and competing, I'm just a different type of player. That's the type of player everyone fell in love with.

Being a great physical athlete is wonderful, and you need it at this level to be able to train and prepare accordingly. But the closer it comes time to perform, the ratio switches. When you're in camp, it's 90 percent physical and 10 percent mental. But as you get to fight night, it's the opposite.

I think when I move well, that's the key for my best tennis.

If I am at 100 percent fitness, I do not fear any competition for places in the first 11.

Although I come from the world of swimming... my strong point is the running race, and it is the one I enjoy the most. It's where I have had a slight edge over my rivals.

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

I think there is definitely a physical peak for people, and it's probably a little bit later than most people would believe.

The 1500 m. record was considered impossible to break.

I am an all-around player. I'm like LeBron James. I can drive, I can shoot, I can pull up. To be honest, you can't game-plan against me.

In the pursuit of a championship and beyond, I'm determined to take my performance, on and off the field, to the next level. I'm confident that MET-Rx and their great lineup of sports nutrition products is the perfect partner to help me do just that.

There have been other players of a similar build and stature to myself - slim, if you like - who have come here and shown a physical resilience in the way that I hope to as well.

The thing about Brock has always been, who can push Brock to a level where you actually get to see the best of Brock Lesnar, because very rarely have people ever gotten a chance to see that. I mean, really, who can keep up with him? This is not wrestling hype: he's a once-in-a-lifetime athlete.

I always felt capable of playing at the highest level. The biggest disappointment is that I've had a lot of injuries.

The number of really good athletes is decreasing. People don't want to work as hard anymore and they complain. In the future, there probably won't be as many good athletes because they won't work as hard. The world is getting lazy.

I obviously know how good I was, and people refer to the modern game being tougher.

To say a player is past it at 29, 30 isn't right.

I felt like the best player on the court every night in college.