In my opinion Test cricket is the best version of this game. It tests you mentally, physically, emotionally.
Whenever I'm being invited to the New York City Marathon like today, I need to think twice because I know it's a very tough race.
The Tour de France is a wicked sport in the way that it's not just man against man or woman against woman; it's not flesh against flesh. It's flesh against machine.
About once a year, I do these long-distance relays with some friends of mine, and it takes about 27 or 28 hours to complete it.
I'm going to try to jump over people, and I'm going to try to run all day. If my body lets me, I'll do it.
The Eubank fight was my hardest fight.
Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.
When people ask me, "Who was the toughest pitcher you ever faced?", I have to say that there has never been a pitcher who over-impressed me. That's not meant to be a bragging statement. It's just that I get up for good pitchers.
I'm never the biggest guy on the football field.
Army life was rough. Would you believe it, they actually wanted me to pitch three times a week.
Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.
When I was at Oklahoma, I always felt like I had to control the game because we didn't have great scorers. So, I had to figure a way to win.
I loved playing against the Pacers and Reggie Miller. Reggie was a great competitor, and I enjoyed playing against competitors.
As far as golf being athletic, I would say, go try it, let's see how well you do. It's a hard game.
I was a good shooter in college, but it's a different level here in the NBA and I'm working on getting better.
English football is very physical, much more so than Spanish football - I felt it in the first match.
I never played any games like this in Germany, not when you have to fight for 90 minutes. But if I want to be successful in England, I have to get used to it.
Switching to the outfield was the best break I ever got.
As a competitor and an athlete, you love that you get to go back and challenge someone, especially the world champs.
So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
We're looking forward to a great season at the University of California - if we find a way to put cleats on their sandals.
The 1500 m. record was considered impossible to break.
You're wrestling seven days a week for four months straight. It's a great way to learn.
I mean, the hardest thing to do, I think, in the NBA, is to put the ball in the hole.
I was always quite technical as a player, but when you are the size I am, if you are crap in the air, it is going to look bad.
