Sports Longevity Quotes

Fighters can fight into their 50s. Why not?

I'm all for players extending their careers, and I'm all for trying to be as healthy as possible for the playoff run.

I do not forecast playing until 38 or 39.

Hopefully I can play until I'm 40.

Playing until I'm 40 is definitely a possibility.

I don't think longevity gets enough credit when you're talking about a player.

The UFC brand is going to be here for a long time.

I got into pro ball at 18 and played until I was almost 39, non-stop.

Getting past 30 as a sportsman, the end could be just around the corner.

There's no reason why a player is done at 33, 34. They train better, they eat better, they drink better. This isn't the old days when everybody sat around and drank beer.

What I'm doing with my body and with my golf game, I'm trying to extend the longevity of my career.

The Senior Tour is a good concept, although frankly I'm not astounded at its continued success. It gives a lot of guys an opportunity to extend their careers.

I never thought I would be the oldest quarterback in the National Football League at one point, not in a million years. I never thought I would play as long as I did, either, seventeen years from start to finish, with stops in Houston, Minnesota, Seattle, and Kansas City.

I've been in WWE for 22 years, and that's a long time, and I still think I perform at a high level.

If the Indy Racing League didn't have the Indianapolis 500, do you think it would have lasted more than six months? No chance.

I want to be playing into January for the rest of my career, God willing.

I have a lot left. There's only four or five good centers in the league and I'm in that number. ... I've been in it for 17 years but I've missed three years because of injury. If you do the math, I've still got three years left. You got that?

I know what I need to do to keep my body in shape to last 162 games.

Mark Hughes played until he was nearly 40 at a decent level, and I think I can do the same.

As long as you keep your body healthy quarterback is a position where you should get better as you age.

You know, it's hard to say what's going to happen in the future. But, if I stay healthy, I think I'll probably play until I'm about 40.

There are only a certain amount of years you can play this game, and it's even a lower amount for a running back.

I want to play good football for a long time.

You want to play as long as you can. The old, unwritten rule: If you make it to the NBA, you play as long as you can - and you play one more year.

My first major championships was in 2005, which makes me feel ancient. I'm really proud of playing in all the tournaments, yet I can have all the caps in the world, but there's no point if you don't have a gold medal.