Amelie Mauresmo Quotes

A life of a sportsperson is approximately 14-15 years long and fatigue will be a part of it, but they have to manage that.

You play 162 days, and you play every day, or you try to play every day, and it's going to take a toll on your body. But that's what we're out here for. We're out here to play.

As an athlete, you are literally programmed to endure a specific amount of pain.

Obviously, matches and all that stuff takes its toll on your body and so forth. But as you get sort of a bit older, a bit wiser, and a bit more experienced, you know also how to handle it.

People think footballers are all like robots - we can control everything on the pitch. But your heart is beating 200 times a minute; it's very, very physical.

I am still pushing the edge of what my body can do.

All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.

Your body's really only meant to compete at the highest levels of combat sports for a few years.

There's no doubt about it; playing football and how tough it is on the body afterwards.

Even when you're being safe, eight hours of choreography makes you look like you've been through a war. It's hard. It's like playing hockey for eight hours.

When you know you can run forever on court, you're not worried that you can play three sets. I think this is really important for your confidence.

Where the marathon starts is after 30 kilometers. That's where you feel pain everywhere in your body. The muscles are really aching, and only the most prepared and well-organized athlete is going to do well after that.

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

There's going to be wear and tear on your body; that's just the nature of the sport, no matter if you're a rookie or if you're 10 years deep in the league.

To try to be a professional athlete and work out when you're not sleeping right, you're traveling day to day, not to mention the bumps and bruises in the ring, and you're trying to eat right - it's a very, very challenging job.

When you play against older players, it's always a challenge physically and mentally.

I cant remember the last time I went in the ring feeling whole. The pain is something you learn to live with. Some guys don't and they don't last.

I can feel my body is starting to get tired, all that training, which I've been doing three or four times a week since I was eight, and recovery is taking longer.

That's what you do all the hard work for, to play in situations that put your body through gruelling times. If you're not up to it, pull out.

I love doing action films that do challenge me physically. I feel it's my job to keep my stamina up and be as physically fit as possible, so that I can just jump in and do it. It takes its toll sometimes and it's hard work, but I love that.

There are a lot of men playing great tennis well into their thirties.

WWE was far more tougher than working for a film where you could take a shot and go and rest in the trailer, but for WWE, one had to exercise, eat well, fight, and even deal with injuries.

Anyone can have a good day, but you have to be able to perform on a bad day.

It's our job to make sure the players are ready to play at a high level. Part of that is making sure that the emotion is in check.

I have never needed operations, I have had niggles the same as any other golfer after putting his body through 17 years of travel and a heavy playing schedule. I think I'm actually in pretty good shape considering the amount of hours spent hitting balls and sitting on an aeroplane.