Venus Williams Quotes

If all goes well and my body reacts well, and I feel I have a good high level to compete amongst the best then I'll come back and play.

I don't know how many years I can still play. I have to listen to my body and see how it feels.

I was the type of guy that used to get up in the morning and go out and just out run everybody on the field without stretching or warming up or anything.

Our job as pros is to walk a very fine line: be the best but stay healthy so you can continue to progress and be at the top. You can't push the sport and yourself if you're always hurt.

In this league, it's all about being close to 100 percent on game day.

I want to play at a good level for as long as possible and just stay healthy.

You don't want to get too far ahead of yourself; you just want to take care of your body and make sure you're doing the right things to give yourself a chance to get through the season.

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

Athletes peak for the Olympic Games and can take months to get back up to that level.

What I'm doing with my body and with my golf game, I'm trying to extend the longevity of my career.

For different roles, my condition and training and diet does alter. Depending on the role, it will really dictate the type of training I do.

As athletes, we love to say, 'Just one more; I'm going to figure it out on this next one.' It's tough to pull back the reins and do what is smart physically, listening to your body and always ending a workout or session feeling like I could have done more.

I believe that, as an athlete, how you got to the age of 42 makes a big difference. I have learned about my body; I haven't gone off only talent until I was 42.

Before I got injured, football was very easy, I didn't have to work out.

Just knowing how the body works and being athletic means it's easier to stay athletic while working a different job.

We have all the money in the world but do not realise how important the body is. A player on average has a seven year professional career, 10-15 if everything goes right. You have to do everything possible to be at your maximum.

It's not easy, but I play with my body, and I can feel how important it is to get 100 percent fit to play. This is an important thing to play in the Premier League.

All good players have to do that, to learn how to get better throughout the season. Just really work on my body. Just try to stay healthy and be stronger. Just try to get bigger.

Anyone who's been the Olympic trials before is a veteran.

I want to play until I'm 38.

My range is from wherever the coaches won't have a heart attack.

We took the handcheck out of the game to give guys like Steph Curry more freedom. Why didn't we say, 'Just get in the weight room and get stronger?'

I just want to go out and compete. Plus the main thing is, at 55 I need a good amount of time to prepare just to make the weight cut. At 70 I can just take fights as they come and just compete as much as I want.

Triathletes can push themselves quite hard, and I have seen people collapse on a barrier or pass out on a bike.

I know what I'm capable of doing. I just want to stay fit and healthy and let my football take care of itself.