Kurt Warner Quotes

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

I think, at 32, you are past your prime as a footballer.

I can say I am playing some of the best football of my career at 31. So maybe I can play better as I get older.

A male athlete's peak, I believe, should be somewhere between 26 and 30.

I think now what you're seeing is guys that are in the peaks of their careers anywhere from 27 to 35 years old, seems to be when they play their best hockey.

I think there's nothing sadder than a pro athlete who plays past his prime.

Getting past 30 as a sportsman, the end could be just around the corner.

People turn professional and they are not running as fast as they did in college because it is a lot different, but I wanted to make sure that I didn't have that kind of transition and always stayed on top.

I only started playing top football when I was 17 and a half.

For every LeBron James that jumps onto the scene, or every Derrick Rose that does really well in year one, you have a lot of others that take time to transition. Those guys are just brilliant in their own way, but a lot of other guys need a little help along the way.

I have progressed well since switching my training to Loughborough, and I feel I still have another 30% of progress left in me before my peak.

The footballer's career is very long and staying on the top for many years is always very difficult.

I am a professional footballer and as long as I'm able to make a contribution, I'll be doing all I can to stay at the top.

No matter what contract anyone is on it is important you are playing football. It is a short career and you have to earn a living but at the same time playing football is the best way to get better contracts anyway.

In every sector of business, it's really hard to build something where you can get on a good run. In sports, it's even harder because you only have a small window for an athletic career.

There is one thing on which most athletes and experts seem to agree. If you want to be an elite athlete, good nutrition at a young age is an important place to start.

I don't believe you could be a 39-year-old quarterback in the NFL and eat cheeseburgers every day. I want to be able to do what I love to do for a long time.

In my very first NFL game, I completed my first pass to Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk.

I do not forecast playing until 38 or 39.

Every year it happens. When I'm not putting up big numbers, I start hearing it - that I'm too old, that time finally has caught up with me.

I've always said given a chance, with me being 100 per cent and none of the niggling injuries I always seem to pick up now and then, that I can compete with anyone in the league who is challenging in my position.

My only regret is that I didn't play for Howard Wilkinson earlier. I would have achieved more and played even longer if I had.

Coaches from Celtic actually came to my door but I wasn't interested. I thought I'd get lost in the system. I wasn't ready for it.

You don't see too many attacking flair players continuing until their mid-30s at a high level.

You want to achieve the most you can in the short period you have in your career as a professional footballer.