I was a beach boy, and I believe I learned my songs from the birds of the Brazilian forest.
When a guy takes off his coat, he's not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!
My whole career, I've been fighting wrestlers. If you look back, all of my fights have been against wrestlers.
I'm focused now, definitely. I absolutely need to show everyone that I'm powerful and strong and can be graceful and artistic, too.
As a veteran, you're a little more poised on that mental side. But athletically, I didn't really think I could get better.
I'm getting more towards that point where I'm ready to kind of pass the torch on and see the next generation succeed behind me.
Of course New York is the Mecca of style in America, but don't knock Phoenix - it's not as big, but there are lots of people with style there.
How many times do you take yourself to the brink of complete collapse? It's not a real fun place to go.
Breaking the world record has always been in the works. I just need the right conditions and I can make it.
I don't want to sit around the house. I want to be out there. I want to go to practice. I want to be in the huddles. That's me.
Most people get excited about games, but I've got to be excited about practice, because that's my classroom.
You just try to be nice to everybody and treat them all the same. Treat them how you would want to be treated.
I think you sign up to win games, and compete, and go out there and lead a team no matter how you can do that.
The casinos brought lots of revenue and jobs to our community. We've seen lots of benefits from those tax dollars.
The likes of Frank Lampard and John Terry at Chelsea, English players with proper status at a club, they're going to be like the dodo bird. Extinct.
Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.
For people who think of chicken as the meat choice of those-who-don't-really-like-meat, brining a bird will be a revelation.
Then I want to beat Anthony Davis' shot-block record, and I want to win National Player of the Year. I definitely plan to put the work in to accomplish those goals.
My mother's families were Mennonites or Anabaptists that came to Minnesota from Russia. They were actually moving around Europe doing diking and lowland reclamation work, and they moved into Minnesota.
You really just have to come in and build the spirit up of your team by working them everyday, showing them examples of what they've done and reinforce their work.
That was the Old Man’s favorite song. “Blow Ye Trumpet.” Them Negroes was far away from the doings on the plaza where the Old Man was to hang, way out from it. But they sang it loud and clear…. Blow ye trumpet blow Blow ye trumpet blow…. Yo...
