And although he still has a long way to go, Denzil Perkins, 5, seems to be on the right track.

The St Joseph's Primary student is interested in every sport under the sun - athletics, gymnastics, soccer, golf, swimming, boxing, you name it.

"I just love all sports," he said.

His favourite sport however, is running with his sights on the 100m sprint in particular.

With not many years of practice behind him, Perkins already has a list of achievements behind him.

"I'm the current club record holder for the five-year-old boys' 60m hurdles," he said.

On top of that, Perkins also holds the club record for 70m and 100m sprints, as well as the title of 2009 Sub Junior Club Champion.

While he has already achieved what a lot of adults may not, Perkins is still looking into the future.

"I want to be a professional footballer," he said.

But in the more immediate future, Perkins said he wanted to continue to improve his athletic ability and gain more personal bests.

"I want to break more records and to eventually represent the club at other athletic meets," he said.

His latest achievement was receiving six gold medals and a bronze at the 2009 Leichhardt Gymnastics Competition.

He was also the overall winner for the Men' Artistic Gymnastics Level O Under.

While he said that he did like to make personal bests, Perkins said the best thing about sport was making friends and having friends.

Perkins' mum and dad are the main influences in his sporting life, but he has many idols in the arena.

"I like Matthew Bowen, Scott Prince, Jonathon Thurston, Darren Lockyer and Billy Slater," he said.