Long Quote by Nico Hulkenberg

At the beginning of the season, you're still getting your fitness levels up, and those first few games are quite tough.

— Aaron Ramsey

The challenge, every year, when March came around and the new offseason started, was to plug yourself into the routine and understand that it's…

— Morten Andersen

It's much easier when you start the season on a positive note and not have to fight from behind.

— Nikola Vucevic

Once our season finishes in November, a lot of players maybe take a couple of weeks off and start training for the next year.…

— Kevin Anderson

You always look forward to the start of the regular season. It's like opening presents on Christmas morning.

— J. J. Redick

The start of the season is always an exciting time. You're getting everything off the ground, establishing a style of play, a system.

— Tom Thibodeau

You're going to work out and try to maintain the strength you gain in the offseason, and then you work to gain after the…

— Jacob deGrom

We have a tough schedule this summer, so I have to plan my schedule wisely if I want to be able to last throughout…

— Kim Clijsters

I think it's always important to get off to a good start early, and especially with a younger team that hasn't been together that…

— Danny Ainge

It's just a really long season and practice is really important, but being fresh on Sunday is really important, too.

— Nick Bosa

I want to be consistent from the first day of the season to the last.

— Adrian Beltre

I think sometimes in preseason it's hard to get into a rhythm, but you have to work through that and try and find out…

— Mac Jones