Millie Bright Quotes

Wrestling is a hard sport, but it's only a sport.

When I'm out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I'm doing.

Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.

I'm not just a footballer; I'm a top athlete, and we have to be at the top of our game.

Guys are bigger, stronger, just like in singles, serving bigger, returning better, and more athletic for sure. I think from my standpoint, just spending more time in the gym has enabled me to hang in there.

I grew up playing in lots of physical battles against lots of players. It's something I enjoy. I'm a big lad myself, so I feel I can handle myself in a battle.

I was always into sports, and as a sportsperson, you need to be fit to survive and play from start to finish.

College lacrosse can be pretty brutal at times, so that definitely helped me with the toughness. It's a fast-paced game, so that helped me kind of translate over to the game speed of playing in the NFL. I think just the one-on-one aspect of trying to beat the guy in front of you definitely helped me as being a receiver.

There is a physicality where I had to become a bit bigger to face bigger players.

I focus on playing football, and there are many battles you have to think about and which must be won.

When I was younger, I used to wrestle, and I feel that it contributed to my athletic ability because as a wrestler you have to be an all-encompassed athlete. You need stamina, strength, endurance and mental capacity. You also have to learn how to adapt in any situation.

I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.

If there is one abiding theme in the gym, it's the withering work in the ring. Those not fit do not survive.

Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones.

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.

Let's just say I'm a physical guy.

To play in the men's tournaments I have to keep getting stronger and get more distance.

They'd better be physically tough when they start pulling on their football pants.

Lets be honest: I'm an athlete, not an entertainer as much. So as an athlete, I am a guy who likes the physical confrontation of the football field. I like playing nose-guard; I like having two 350 pound guys trying to rip my head off.

What our kids learn to do is fight. So when you watch a Devin Booker, you look at Tyler Ulis - they fight.

I think the main thing about football is confidence.

Being tough is probably the biggest thing that NFL players are known for, having that kind of toughness.

It gives me a lot of confidence to play with my feet, and I have to be focused for 90 minutes.

I just used to bank on my athleticism.

Every now and then you have to be a little nasty, a little aggressive on the floor. That's part of being a basketball player.