Do I lack speed? Yeah, but a lot of guys lack speed.
I have no athletic skills whatsoever. I'm just literally incompetent.
When I was younger, there was a sort of stigma attached to my stamina. My dad took me swimming one day and I just was no good at it, so my dad said, 'Your stamina's bad.'
I had spindly little ankles, and growing up in Canada, I couldn't skate. I was no good at any sports so was very much a pariah through those adolescent years.
The University of Notre Dame does not redshirt, and I endorse that policy completely. I am very much in favor of redshirting, but not at Notre Dame. But there's no doubt about it. It puts us at a huge disadvantage.
Being a 6-foot-tall tennis player is not great for a girl's social life.
I tend to do well against big 4s who are real skilled because I'm tall, lanky and athletic.
As a kid, I was so short, it was tough for me to keep up with the taller guys. I always had quick feet, but I just didn't have any power, really, as a kid.
I grew up, and my body was not like a Spanish player. I was tall. I had a powerful game; my arms were long, so I'm like, 'No, you can't play like Spanish players.'
I had good skills, but my lack of size and speed kept me a little behind the best kids in the other sports. Golf offered a more level field. I would have rather played other sports, but golf picked me.
I have zero hand-eye coordination - zero - so I've never been good at softball, basketball, golf, things like that, but I'm really strong and I have really good endurance so I can go forever - I'm a tough girl.
We should not fool ourselves. We are not one of the world's top teams any more.
I realized early on in my life that I couldn't hit the curve or throw the 50-yard post pattern, so talking about it would be my way in.
I was obviously never good enough to play at a top level, or even anywhere close to that, if I'm being honest. That's the reality.
Most kids in Africa don't start playing basketball until they are 13 or 14 years old. This puts them at a disadvantage because they lack the instincts and must work harder to develop the skills and habits formed at an early age.
I was always smaller and slower than everybody else, so I had to figure out other ways to be successful. Some people can survive on their athleticism; I had to survive on my brain.
It is difficult for me to accept that I only sit on the bench in the league.
I was born asthmatic so came into boxing with deficiencies.
I'm not as athletic as some guys, so I have to counter that with a tremendous brain that thinks the game.
I'm a mismatch at the four, so a lot of times, I have slower guys on me, and I can exploit that.
