Javier Zanetti Quotes

I trained well this week but I think it will take some time until I recover my best rhythm in this specialty.

I train hard every day in the gym and on the pitch to show what I can do on a match day.

When you play, of course you want to win, but the most important thing about pre-season is improving your fitness.

I'm putting in the time to make sure that my body is ready to compete at the top level.

As an athlete, my health has always been important to me.

Training is such a vital part of preparation for a game, you really do train to play. It tops up your ability, like sharpening a carving knife. You can get away with not doing it for a while, as long as you have reached a certain standard of fitness.

Fitness of a top-class squash player is very important, and talent only can't do the job. They have to get training regularly for at least eight hours a day so that they could put some good show in a two-hour match.

I think I feel fortunate to have been very well educated in terms of strength and training while I was at school at Stanford, and I think our strength coaches here on the Colts do a great job. A big part of being able to withstand hits is making sure that you've got a good base.

I'm a go-hard type. It's in my DNA. I physically prepare my body as if I'm a trained athlete. After the shows, I sit in an ice tub and do a hot dip, cold dip, and sometimes I sit in a hyperbaric chamber to rejuvenate my energy.

Our goal is, train harder and more physical than any program in the country.

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.

These cricketers work so hard, be it training schedules or their diet.

I train a lot. After training sessions, I like to stay with some balls and some goalkeepers - they help me a lot, too.

I don't need to practise. The only thing I need to do is build up my match fitness.

By the time the season's over, I'm ready to get back in the weight room and start training as far as getting stronger.

Carwin, he seems like he trains for five one-minute rounds. That's his championship fight, apparently.

I have to thank the coach for looking after my fitness and allowing me to feel my way into the tournament.

Even when I was training alone, just me and one of United's fitness coaches, I loved going onto the field, doing sprints, being at the training ground.

I work hard in training to be ready.

You do your best with the realization that nothing gets you in ring-shape better than being in the ring.

I didn't know what it meant or what it took to be healthy and be prepared for 82-plus games... Injuries come with sports. I know that. But you can be prepared, get your body as prepared as it can be through practice and weights.

You know me, I play basketball. I just try to take care of that part, make sure I'm ready coming into the workouts. Make sure I'm ready, sharp, things like that.

In the modern game, players need to train harder than they did in my day.

The moment an athlete doesn't train, things start to get a bit rusty.

I'm looking to get in the best shape possible for London and not worrying about rivals.