Quotes About Tenacity

You want the players in the locker room to know you as that kid that fights 'til the end, has that never-say-die attitude.

I'm just going to get out there and on court, give it my all and that's what I want to do every day. That's what I want to be known for, and that's what I want other players to know about me, that I'm never going to give up.

You have to go into each match believing you can beat all of the players.

I remember some stories had a very big impact on me, like 'The Little Train That Could,' which is about the importance of not giving up, and 'Little Toot,' about a playful tugboat in the New York harbor.

My favorite players in January aren't those living the charmed playoff life, but the guys who can get up when they're knocked down, who forget the last mistake so they can make the next big play.

It's the playoffs. You find a way to get through.

If there's a loose ball, dive on the floor. If you can take a charge, do that. The playoffs are all about scratching. Whatever it takes.

There are no plays run for your sake as a defender - you just have to want it.

I race to win, not to please people.

Maybe my plodding style has its benefits, I suppose.

I want to get to world No. 1. I want to win multiple majors. Plus, I hate losing - like, I really hate losing.

You finish the damn match, point blank, period. That's it, and I always finish, even if I'm finishing on my back.

I wasn't a point guard. I was a killer.

But just maybe sometimes being even more patient. Even though I thought I did that much better this year, and sometimes, you know, make my opponents play that one extra ball, and just knowing how to play the big points better.

Once you are on court, it doesn't matter the way you look. It doesn't help you win points.

There's no room for being disappointed or for excuses, 'Oh, I had four match points.'

My close friends call me the bulldozer who never says no. I have never not made a film.

I want to do this for a long time; I want people to be saying, 'What is he doing still playing in clubs?'

Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!

I'm committed to the fight game.

I like to compete.

When I'm on the court, I just compete.

I enjoy competing, and I love to get out there, and I feel like I could compete with anyone in the world, and it took me a long time to get like that.

I'm a very competitive girl. In everything I do.