If I see someone doing a new sport, I usually like to throw myself into it, and I never look at it and think, 'That's something I can't do.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If somebody wants me to do something I've never done, I can do it more easily because of all of the years of sports I've played.
First of all, what happens is, when you're good at something, you spend a lot of time with it. People identify you with that sport, so it becomes part of your identity.
I've been an athlete and competitor my whole life, and there's nothing more that I get off on than competition.
I can't do any competitive sport myself!
You really don't do anything else in your life; it's a very little bubble that you grow up in. And you have to live in that bubble because of the intensity of the sport.
I love competing in everything that I do, and I try to express that, but I try not to rush it.
I compete in a sport on an individual basis, but I have never done it for me.
I don't know whether it's the athlete in me or the passion I have for the game: I always think that I can step back on the field and play.
I don't want to be competing in a sport where I feel that I'm here not on my talent and my hard work but because of a piece of equipment.
I just think in order for someone to understand my game, they have to watch me more than once, because I'm not going to do anything that's extra flashy or freakishly athletic.