Quotes About Victory

If I ever get the chance to win a grand slam, I think only then will I feel the feeling of being really, really happy.

It's not easy getting to a Grand Slam final.

Once you move into the second week of a Grand Slam, you know you are getting closer to playing on some of the world's biggest courts.

I think I have best result of Grand Slam in U.S. Open.

I go out there and get my eyes gouged, my nose busted, my body slammed. I love the pain of the game.

It's interesting to see all these guys keep calling me out after they win. I don't know whether it's a slap in the face or just respect. I don't know. I have no idea. I can't tell what to make of it.

I started my career with a loss, getting 'slapped' by life.

Everyone in the UFC is good. If you're at the lowest end or the highest end, you have a chance to get knocked out and put to sleep.

The day I pitched, I would drink either 'cause I was celebrating or I lost and couldn't sleep.

'This guy's a clown! He's just all talk!' I've heard that many times in my career. And then they're sleeping in the middle of the octagon.

I think the whole boxing world was sleeping on me. They were sleeping on me hard.

I haven't let the gold medal out of my sight; it sleeps next to me in bed.

I slept with my gold medal.

I slept like a baby the night before, because I knew that I'd win the next day.

I used to say to my opponents: 'If you let me beat you, I'm going to tell your kids you were beaten by an older man.' When I beat them I would tell them I did it with a slight hamstring problem or that I was only feeling 80 per cent fit.

Despite the name, 'lift and coast' does not mean cruising. You're trying to be as fast as you can, and you're still going through the corner on the limit, but you have to approach the corner slightly differently; otherwise, you won't make the end of the race.

The margin between winning and losing is slim.

When a big club takes the lead at home, then they cannot let it slip and be turned over.

The moment I let fear slip in is the moment that the fights are gonna start getting closer and closer.

There's a lot of big fights potentially out there for me, but none of them are possible if I slip up against N'Dam.

I never let myself forget that our rivals are waiting for us to slip up and feed their hope of catching us.

The first to five, it's anyone's game. You only have to slip up in one leg, they get a break and then you're up against it.

It's about never giving up until your hand is on the wall. I think people who get complacent, who think that they are in front, a sloppy touch, can cost you that elusive medal, just as much as the people who are gunning for you. If you believe you can get there right to the very end, miracles do happen.

Running a fast time is good; it's better than winning. You can win with a slow time. To me, it doesn't mean anything. I like running a fast race more than a slow race.