Brian Boitano Quotes

I feel like I have grown with the sport.

And there is such a thing as a decathlon high. It's like a rock rolling down hill, picking up momentum. You get better and better.

International rugby is a step up, and this is somewhere you come to get better and improve as a player.

I think badminton has a real legacy with more youngsters taking up the sport. Badminton has done really well in that regard compared to other sports.

There's no doubt about it that my participation in sports allowed me to compete in the business world in a very gender-neutral way.

I think one of the most difficult things for anyone who's played baseball is to accept the fact that maybe the players today are playing just as well as ever.

My chief gifts are - naturally good at all sports with a raw talent for pretty much everything, which if nurtured could develop into improper talent.

In sports, people reach their peak very early. You have to move on. I don't know if I will ever surpass what I did at the Olympics, but I'm still doing the work I always wanted to do.

Kids can have great passion and great ability but if you have the facilities for your particular sport that can give you the inspiration to become a sportsman.

Every sport evolves. Every sport gets bigger and more athletic, and you have to keep up.

We have to get to a point in this country where our top players are seeking out the most challenging environments.

Having my dad play for the Falcons, what it did was really to expose me to a whole bunch of other elite-level athletes, which I think gives me an advantage and allowed me to understand what goes into sports. It is more than going out onto the field and going out onto the ice and competing.

It's crazy because it's a British record and a personal best, but I wanted that 2 m. I cleared the 1.97 m. first attempt with space, so I think I could have done a little better.

I've become more of a climber now - who still keeps that time trial as strong as ever. It gives me such self-belief. I feel a different athlete.

I'm a huge fan of the Diaz boys. I'm a huge fan of what they've done for our sport. I feel like it's not about the rankings anymore. Sometimes the rankings are a little shaky.

I've always tried to be a complete athlete and not limit myself to one position or one sport. It really helped mold my whole football game.

My parents got me into tennis, and it's why I do what I do, and probably why I do it as well as I do it, because I've always had their guidance and their experience and their help throughout my whole life.

Obviously, any player wants to set a record.

If someone said at the end of 2016 that I'd be ranked No.1 in England, have three titles and be ranked top ten in the world at the end of 2017, I would have said probably not.

The idea of developing football and winning trophies at Real Madrid does not fall in line with how I see football.

It's very hard because the sport evolves so fast, changes so fast. So, you have to be there to see the changes that are happening in the moment. That's why I keep training every day. I try to mix myself in all of the academies.

I want to improve every part of my game.

To have five brothers be successful in sports is awesome.

I am the coach, all I do is train the players who are put at my disposal.

Of course, you want to win something and be as successful as possible as an individual player. It is normal to look around and think, 'With what club can I achieve that with?'