Footwork Drills Quotes

I learned to run backwards from Muhammad Ali. He told me about running backwards because you try to imitate everything you do in the ring, so sometimes you back up. So you have to train your legs to go backwards.

The things I've worked on in the offseason have mostly been on my footwork and pick-and-roll - using my size and not just always trying to face up and go by a guy.

Training's training; boxing's boxing. Everyone does the same kind of stuff: they spar, they train, they do whatever they do to prepare for fights.

Outdoor tennis plays into my strengths a little better.

Well there's only one way to prepare for playing beach volleyball, and that's by getting in the sand. But offseason is really important because generally I'm staying off the sand and getting my feet under me, and it's really important for my body to know what it feels like to have sound footing under me.

I do a bit of boxing in the off-season to stay fit - it's a different kind of fitness.

I can definitely box on the front foot as well as the back foot. I don't think that's really an issue.

I've been working on my footwork a lot.

I train Monday through Saturday. I usually have fitness training for 90 minutes, then I'm on the tennis court for 3 to 4 hours.

I've learned new footwork patterns that are very unusual. I've learned how to find a lower centre of gravity, and I've found more angles to throw shots.

Once or twice a week, I try to do some kind of boxing. I'm hitting the bags and jumping rope - all that stuff.

I do shadow boxing and use a heavy bag, but I don't spar with anyone.

I do actually use a boxing trainer when I train for stand-up.

Footwork is one of the primary prerequisites to becoming a great player

I can run a good few miles. I box a little.

Once I got to college, I didn't know defensive rotations; my footwork was sloppy. I used to travel every other play.

I run, but boxing conditioning is different, so you have to get used to running in the ring. Boxing movements are very different. Swimming is one of the best because every single muscle is working. I swim a lot. I train very hard at things that mimic boxing. I have to do mostly sport-specific training, such as lots of sparring.

For bigs, we usually have three simple moves - and the hook-shot is one of those moves that's a forgotten art. But it's always been an effective move in our league.

I'm a lot more comfortable in the ring. I'm comfortable catching punches, and defensively, I feel like I've improved a lot. I am banking on my athleticism. I've worked hard on my footwork.

I think my best tennis is good enough to win.

I sucked. It was my first time picking up a basketball. I watched it on TV, but I never knew what to really do with it. I mean, I needed help with everything.

It's not always about reach, it's about footwork, it's being fast, in and out, stuff like that.

I would like to not lose the first set all the time and not get hit off the court.

I don't have the same serve speed as some of the guys, but I have good footwork, and I take the ball early.

The drop shots and lobs are very effective in senior tennis.