Athletic Engagement Quotes

If you want experiences to make you a better person, then you play two or three sports.

It is important that I get to play football.

For me, as much fun as it is to watch wrestling is, actually wrestling is what struck a chord with me.

Being involved in sports, you think less about how your body looks and more how it performs.

I have never thought of participating in sports just for the sake of doing it for exercise or as a means to lose weight. And I've never taken up a sport just because it was a social fad. I really enjoy playing. It is a vital part of my life.

I want to stay involved in athletics; I want to encourage kids to take part and try to grow the sport.

I personally love kicking off. It gives me another chance to get on the field.

You need to go near to the people and actually sensitize them about the sport - specifically running. If athletes can go near their fans, many people would develop a love for running.

My workout was playing other sports and I always played tennis, football, basketball, threw a baseball - I was always doing something to keep me active. That's how I kept my body going.

I want to be involved in soccer some way.

I believe it is right when not only me, but also my colleagues - the prime minister, ministers, deputies of the State Duma - when they, like today, for example, participate in two marathons, when they visit football matches, when they themselves take part in sport competitions. That is how, inter alia, millions of people start feeling interest in and love for fitness and sports. I believe it is extremely important.

I've always been really comfortable around athletics, I've just never been comfortable playing anything.