Quotes About Victory

Everyone's talking about Phil Davis and what he did in college. It's an accomplishment to win an NCAA title. I don't want to discredit that. But I believe if I would have wrestled him in college, I would have beat him.

When you speak of the Pat Rileys, the Phil Jacksons, you have to speak of Don Nelson and the success that he has had in the game.

This is what Philadelphia fighters are all about - rising to the occasion - and that's what I've been doing my whole career.

I want to have a lot to do with winning a championship or bringing a championship back to the city of Philadelphia.

I always tried to win. Philly saw that.

In Philly, I had to be a scorer for us to have a chance to win.

I never imagined playing in El Clasico. I used to watch the games and look at photos, and I used to say how incredible to play in it was.

Wrestling is different from other sports. It is not just about physical strength. It is more of a mind game as during matches we have to read the mind of opponents and outwit them.

You beat him verbally. You beat him mentally, and then finally, you beat him physically. That's the three ways to beat a man.

Always, if you win mentally, you can win physically as well.

Yes, yes, I'm very happy that I finally got through this match, beat No. 7 in the world. It's my best win so far. So I'm really happy the way I play today and felt really strong on the court physically, mentally.

You have to be that 1 percent or 2 percent better physically so you have more power and energy left than your opponent when you go to a third set.

Those five Rogers Cup matches were physically tough, and there were late nights, up until 2 or 3 A.M. - how could I fall to sleep after beating some of my heroes?

You love the competitive one-on-one aspect, where you look across the net, and you're trying to beat your opponent. You're doing everything you physically can to win on that day.

Big Brother makes a game where it's competitive, not just a handicap match. Mentally, physically, strategically, emotionally, it's an even match. When you compete 100%, it's a real competition.

Every game is mentally and physically tough but we get through it and it makes you stronger.

I knew Scotty was going to win. At the beginning of the episode, I was like, 'Scotty, are you ready to win?'. I knew he was going to in my heart. I accepted it. I couldn't pick a more perfect person to get second place to. He's my best friend.

All I do is fight, consistently, the best guys in the world, and sure, I've lost a couple here and there, but I've certainly won the majority of my fights. There are those who pick and choose opponents and try to pad their record along the way, but I've never done that.

When I fought against Fedor, no one picked me. But then afterwards, they ask 'Who is Fabricio Werdum?'

I've picked up a few scars during games.

I've been picked on my whole entire life, and I feel like I started the IAmMoreThan campaign on Instagram to try to find other people who have been bullied and totally overcame it and did something amazing with it.

It was the first time I'd picked up a bat and ball in three years, and it turned out to be a breakout season for me. I was named to the All-Conference team and nominated for All-American.

I feel like I've won every year the show has been picked up by Logo because, really, nothing beats a paycheck.

When I picked athletics, I knew I wanted to be an Olympic champion.