Andre Reed Quotes

#1. Guys get injuries and there's a reason why these injuries happen. A lot of time you're going to get your knee injuries and your ankle injuries, but sometimes if a guy's back is hurting it might be because his core isn't balanced with his back.

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#2. Some guys don't have to work out as hard as other guys do, but if you balance all that together then your longevity is definitely going to be greater. So, I would tell my 20-year-old self not to over-train.

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#3. A lot of times I go to the gym and I see people and they don't know how to work out. There's no routine or anything like that. I saw a guy who I haven't seen in five years and the guy looks the same as he did five years ago.

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#4. When you are younger you tend to overtrain and you don't realize it because you're so high on adrenaline and stuff.

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#5. I think guys overtrain and they burn out. And also just knowing what your body needs. Again, I think rest is really important.

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#6. Your diet has to be number one. If you don't eat the right things, it doesn't matter who you are. Sometimes those foods treat people differently.

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#7. I think as you get older and things don't work as much as they used to, you've got to have a tendency to do what's right for your body.

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#8. Guys are faster, they're bigger and they're stronger. I think that's probably the main thing. And that's not just in football, I think it's in every sport.

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#9. The toughest individual I've ever met in my life is Jim Kelly, number 12.

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#10. I was a gym rat and I always thought that was a part of my success.

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#11. When I came into the league in '85, the regimen for working out was just basic, and as I got older it became more about the core and keeping your body in balance.

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#12. I usually eat anything I want. I'm not a big junk food guy, really.

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