Martina Navratilova Quotes

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.

All we have is our talent. That's what's great about the division, you can see things that 125-pound guys can do that some other guys can't. All we have is our skill.

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

I feel that my talent is in the ring.

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.

I had strong legs that would have made me a good sumo wrestler and I used that to my advantage, but my home runs were achieved by technique.

I'm not the most delicate - I'm not the most graceful person, and I like playing a sport where being not delicate and not graceful is actually a good thing.

Wrestling is a team sport, and an individual sport all rolled into one.

Technique is the basis of every pursuit. If you're a sportsman or you're a singer or a swimmer, well that comes under sport but you have to develop a basic technique to know what you're doing at any given time.

Ice-skating is a dangerous proposition and tennis is going to be something I'm probably not very good at.

I just used to bank on my athleticism.

The thing about kicking is, it's not as competitive as other positions, but I feel like I am a competitor.

The spectacular catches are the ones that you remember detail for detail. The ones with two hands, it's kind of routine.

I do a lot of things well, I'm very athletic, I play against guys who are also very athletic.

I haven't just got a fight IQ - and I'm clever. I've got that power. I've got that movement. I've got that timing.

Snowboarding requires lower-body strength.

I really want to test my athletic ability, my toughness, and my skills against those guys who are in my ballpark size-wise.

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

You have to be an athlete. A sense of timing is vital. So is dedication. Being a stuntman calls for qualities usually associated with being a dancer.

Football was easy because I knew what I was doing, and it was in my control.

I'm a great player. I play fast; I'm a great tackler.

I've got a lot of power in my kicks.

I just love how fluid football has to be, how much time and energy it takes to practice and then taking it to the field and executing in a game situation.

I played a little basketball. Some football in junior high.

As an athlete, I used my speed, agility and quickness to go out and play against the big guys.