I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm not the perfect model of what an athlete should be, mentally or physically.
I was an athlete. And I proved I didn't win just because I was pretty. I was good, too.
I'm not the best athlete.
I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself.
I went from a player who was never fit to a person who actually worked hard to get myself in shape.
I think I might not be the best vertical athlete, but I think I'm quicker than people give me credit for. That was the biggest knock on me coming out of college.
I know that I was put on this planet to be an athlete.
I mean, I like to consider myself a reasonably athletic guy.
At one point that's all I cared about, being a pro athlete. But I realized I wasn't athletic enough.
I wasn't athletic. I played baseball, but I was terrible.