When cerebral processes enter into sports, you start screwing up. It's like the Constitution, which says separate church and state. You have to separate mind and body.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When we're playing, when we're really, really going... you're just in the moment. You're not thinking about yesterday, tomorrow, or anything else. The brain gets out of the way. Your body just does what it knows how to do, and it's just... it's like a religion.
I'm a Christian who happens to be an athlete, not the other way around.
Sports are in my soul. That's what drives me.
Don't let anyone turn you into a slave. You're a slave if you let the media tell you that sports and entertainment are more important than developing your brain.
To me, discipline in football occurs on the field, not off it.
Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand.
Sports is a bunch of people gathering around, watching something that they're not actually connected to - they're just emotionally connected.
We knew sports was important to us and our family, but there are priorities in life.Obviously, faith is foremost; how we did in school is important. If we didn't handle that business then there were no privileges.
In my opinion, the power of the mind in sport is vital. If you can overpower those physical risks mentally, you can get your body round it physically. I've made my body do things because of my mind that it shouldn't have been able to do.
Sport develops your brain. It helps your learning. It's not an add-on at the end of the day.