Quotes About Victory

Winning is definitely contagious.

For me, it's about trying to do everything I can to help us win. Try to bring that energy every night, try to make it as contagious as possible and try to win a game.

If he's averaging 25 points and I can contain him to 17, then I've won the battle. If he averages 12 assists and I kept him to seven, I'm winning the game.

That's one of the reasons I decided to come to Boston - to contend and win a championship, especially with the history of the Celtics and what they stand for.

I want to have a chance to contend.

I believe if I beat 'Jacare' I'm going to be a contender for the title shot.

I expect to win. I've never been content with anything I've ever done.

You don't want to end up with a huge tally of runs after eight games but with your team out of contention.

You bring a car out, you're going to win any dunk contest.

All my life, everything has been a contest.

My mother had sent my picture for a TV contest seeking anchors, and I won.

First time I ever sang was in a contest in Louisiana when I was 9. And I won yodeling.

I was awful my first time. I was so shy eating in front of people. It was so awkward. But my next contest, I brought a bunch of my family out, and I won that one. I remember I almost barfed because my mom, at the end of the contest, she yelled out, 'Do it for Mama!' Everybody laughed. It was one of the closest I've ever been to barfing.

The 2009 World Championship Duck Calling Contest, I won.

Because of my style, I always make hard work of my contests.

If you're a competitor, this is what you want. You want all of the games to have meaning, context and to be the best competition.

If you continually lose the big one, people look at you as being a loser.

You obviously want to start the season out with a big game and to follow it up by continuing to get better.

The contract stuff will work itself out. If we keep winning, those kinds of things all work themselves out in time.

Everybody wants to get the MITB contract; that usually means at some point they will become champion. That's a big deal; that's what everybody strives for.

I don't know if anybody can sign a contract to fight me and feel confident that they can beat me.

Whether you want more money, whether you want more fame, whether you want more attention, whether you want a bigger house, whether you want a bigger contract, whatever it is you want, you have to win your next fight. That's it.

I learned that in senior football it's about managing the game. People are playing for contracts and playing for careers, so when you're 1-0 up or 2-0 up, you have to see the game out.

As long as I bat well and as long as contribute to the team's win, I will be happy.