Me thinks he's off his rocker
He eats just one meal a day and says he is in better shape than when he played football in his early 20s.
At 48 and about to take part in his second mixed martial arts pro fight, Herschel Walker says he wouldn't mind giving football another shot.
"Who knows. I told everyone, at 50 I may try for football again to show people that I can do that," he told a media conference call Monday. "Because I want to be the George Foreman of football and come back and do that one more time
The former NFL star says there is no doubt in his mind he could play football today. And if asked, he would listen.
"If I can fit it in my schedule, yes I would do it," he said. "I 100 per cent guarantee today I could help a football team out."
The former running back, who believes his time in the 40-yard dash is "better than a 4.5," says his team of choice would be either the Minnesota Vikings or more likely the Atlanta Falcons.
Walker won the Heisman Trophy in 1982 at the University of Georgia before playing pro football from 1983 to 1997 with the New Jersey Generals of the USFL and the Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants of the NFL.
He is due to fight 40-year-old heavyweight Scott Carson (4-1) on Saturday at a Strikeforce card in San Jose, Calif. The main event sees Nick Diaz defend his Strikeforce welterweight title against Brazilian Evangelista Cyborg.
Walker made his MMA debut in January 2010, defeating Greg Nagy via third-round TKO. A cut suffered in training has delayed his second bout until now.
Walker holds a black belt in taekwondo and has trained in Muay Thai and Kenpo karate.
A 1992 U.S. Olympian in the two-man bobsled, Walker is training at the renowned American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose.
Walker stressed Monday that he is still a novice fighter but wants to compete and improve. He also wants to be an ambassador for the sport.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker says the MMA media has been hard on Walker sometimes -- "and it's just because of who he is ... He's a legendary sport figure in the United States and draws a lot of attention."
Coker acknowledged he too was "apprehensive" when he first talked to Walker 18 months ago about competing in MMA. But that changed after watching him train in wrestling, kickboxing and jiu-jitsu at AKA.
"He did very well in all three of the disciplines. But the one thing that amazed me was that he wasn't tired after sparring for 15 minutes, five minutes straight with a one-minute rest against all these guys, he wasn't tired. He was in great shape.
"He's just been working his whole life and never stopped. ... His work ethic is unbelievable."
Walker says he eats one meal a day -- salad and soup.
"Most every nutritionist in the world has told me 'You can't do that. You can't do that.' And my thing is 'Guys, I've been doing this for over 20-something years," Walker said. "It's not something that I just started doing because I've was turning into an MMA fighter. I was doing it when I was playing football. And it works for me. I'm not going to say it's going to work for everyone else."
Walker, who counts the Renaissance Man Food Services among his business portfolio, says he eats around 8 or 9 p.m. and doesn't have anything else the rest of the day other than water or perhaps juice.
"I've been doing one meal a day since I was about 18," he said.
Walker maintains his body has got used to it, since he used to skip breakfast and lunch to get to school early or work and study.
Notes: Walker is picking the Pittsburgh Steelers to beat the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl.
At 48 and about to take part in his second mixed martial arts pro fight, Herschel Walker says he wouldn't mind giving football another shot.
"Who knows. I told everyone, at 50 I may try for football again to show people that I can do that," he told a media conference call Monday. "Because I want to be the George Foreman of football and come back and do that one more time
The former NFL star says there is no doubt in his mind he could play football today. And if asked, he would listen.
"If I can fit it in my schedule, yes I would do it," he said. "I 100 per cent guarantee today I could help a football team out."
The former running back, who believes his time in the 40-yard dash is "better than a 4.5," says his team of choice would be either the Minnesota Vikings or more likely the Atlanta Falcons.
Walker won the Heisman Trophy in 1982 at the University of Georgia before playing pro football from 1983 to 1997 with the New Jersey Generals of the USFL and the Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants of the NFL.
He is due to fight 40-year-old heavyweight Scott Carson (4-1) on Saturday at a Strikeforce card in San Jose, Calif. The main event sees Nick Diaz defend his Strikeforce welterweight title against Brazilian Evangelista Cyborg.
Walker made his MMA debut in January 2010, defeating Greg Nagy via third-round TKO. A cut suffered in training has delayed his second bout until now.
Walker holds a black belt in taekwondo and has trained in Muay Thai and Kenpo karate.
A 1992 U.S. Olympian in the two-man bobsled, Walker is training at the renowned American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose.
Walker stressed Monday that he is still a novice fighter but wants to compete and improve. He also wants to be an ambassador for the sport.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker says the MMA media has been hard on Walker sometimes -- "and it's just because of who he is ... He's a legendary sport figure in the United States and draws a lot of attention."
Coker acknowledged he too was "apprehensive" when he first talked to Walker 18 months ago about competing in MMA. But that changed after watching him train in wrestling, kickboxing and jiu-jitsu at AKA.
"He did very well in all three of the disciplines. But the one thing that amazed me was that he wasn't tired after sparring for 15 minutes, five minutes straight with a one-minute rest against all these guys, he wasn't tired. He was in great shape.
"He's just been working his whole life and never stopped. ... His work ethic is unbelievable."
Walker says he eats one meal a day -- salad and soup.
"Most every nutritionist in the world has told me 'You can't do that. You can't do that.' And my thing is 'Guys, I've been doing this for over 20-something years," Walker said. "It's not something that I just started doing because I've was turning into an MMA fighter. I was doing it when I was playing football. And it works for me. I'm not going to say it's going to work for everyone else."
Walker, who counts the Renaissance Man Food Services among his business portfolio, says he eats around 8 or 9 p.m. and doesn't have anything else the rest of the day other than water or perhaps juice.
"I've been doing one meal a day since I was about 18," he said.
Walker maintains his body has got used to it, since he used to skip breakfast and lunch to get to school early or work and study.
Notes: Walker is picking the Pittsburgh Steelers to beat the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl.
So nonchalant about it. Like it's another day at the office. "Yeah let me check my schedule". lol
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