Aleister Black Quotes

I'm not the strongest, I'm not this amazing wrestler, but I believe the skills I've honed over a period of time - my stand up, my takedown defence, the way I position myself on the ground - I just believe I can be the full package.

As far as what it takes to play football, I've got all it requires.

I've always been an incredibly physically capable human being. I've always had good control of my body, walk a hundred feet on my hands, jump off rock wall and do a back flip into the sand. That's always been who I am.

You've got to do it all, the physical as well as the skilful.

I did wrestling in high school; that helped, as far as technique goes.

You watch some of the stuff Cesaro does in the ring; with his size, the way he moves around the ring, the moves he hits, the way he picks up guys twice his size. It's just a different level.

Wrestling isn't like ballet; it's not about practicing a routine. You need to focus. You need to concentrate. You need to know your craft.

They're elite athletes. They're amazing athletes. That's why I love football. I mean, it's incredible to me to see them go out for an unbelievable pass and actually make the catch. It's just an amazing game of athleticism and skill. They're different; there's no question. They're huge, they're fast, and they're all these wonderful things.

I like a match that shows strength, stamina, scientific technique.

Wrestling encompasses hard work, dedication, sacrifice, and determination - there's just nothing like it in any sport.

God has blessed me with the ability to play football.

Wrestling has made me very mentally strong, conditioned me really well for MMA, and given me phenomenal balance.

Many people focus on my power and talk about my power, but I have many more qualities in the ring. I like to surprise everyone.

You would think that wrestling has so much to do with being aggressive and having a big ego, and it's exactly the opposite.

What's cool about wrestling is that you do find yourself working with very talented and very versatile opponents.

I'm pretty athletic, but I'm not very strong.

Base Ball, to be played thoroughly, requires the possession of muscular strength, great agility, quickness of eye, readiness of hand, and many other faculties of mind and body that mark the man of nerve.

Well, of course a boxing match is hard because boxing isn't set for you to do good. You have to force your will upon someone, but dancing you don't have to force your will. It should be a lot easier because if I make a mistake I don't get hit.

In football, I need full concentration even though I really enjoy it.

When I was younger, I used to wrestle, and I feel that it contributed to my athletic ability because as a wrestler you have to be an all-encompassed athlete. You need stamina, strength, endurance and mental capacity. You also have to learn how to adapt in any situation.

There are a lot of similarities between dancing and wrestling. The costumes are the same, the spandex and all that, but you have to be light on your feet to do both, and you have to remember choreography.

Football is my base; that's where I learned to be tough. I was a strong safety, and that's what I do: I hit people. The mentality is football, the wrestling is precision.

Kicks are my forte. I've got strong legs and high kicks. And I've got very good reach, obviously.

I came from Long Island, so I had a lot of experience at the stick. I played in junior high school, then I played in high school. The technical aspect of the game was my forte. I had all that experience, then I had strength and I was in good condition.

I have a dance background. I have an athletic background.