The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five.
At 35 women are at the bottom level of middle age but we can look like we are absolutely in our prime. Even if you're badly out of shape, you can put yourself in good shape in two years, maximum.
I'm a big fan of the game. Seeing these young guys play at the level that they are, I just wish I was 22, 23 years old so I can handle the game the way they do.
You cannot just play tournament after tournament like maybe I did when I was 23, 24 years old.
The only man who can stop Cliff Robinson is Cliff Robinson. The man is unstoppable even at 38.
To me, being in your prime means playing your best and feeling your best, too.
A male athlete's peak, I believe, should be somewhere between 26 and 30.
Professional motorcycle riders that are pretty young because it's a young man's sport. You're like out of your prime if you're in your mid to late 20s. Which is awful but a lot of guys still do ride into their late 20s. I rode. I just didn't do any of the jumps or races.
You don't dominate any sport when you're over 40.
In my day, I, myself, in my prime, in the late-'50s-mid-'70s I was about 270-275. After I broke my neck and I was in the hospital for a month or so, I dropped the weight to about 250 and I kept that weight until I retired.
I don't think it's the worst thing ever to start when you're in your twenties. You're not burnt out, you're going to stick around and most of the best cyclists are in their 30s.
At 18 to 20, I was probably one of the quickest things around, at the peak of my powers.
