Quotes About Excellence

The World Cup is a tournament that practically does not allow errors, especially in the final.

The fact that the games were so close was a tribute to the level of skill in the World Cup.

It's special when you win the World Cup, the league, everything.

Only when I saw I could be the first one to win five world cup races in a row did I get some extra motivation to go for it. And after winning five, I said to myself, 'Why not win them all?' The icing on the cake was the World Championship at the end.

Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldn't bear the thought of not being perfect or letting people down.

If you want to win the World Cup, you need to play against the best national teams in the world.

As a rugby player, you strive to be an All Black, win a World Cup, and win a Super Rugby title.

Training has always been top level. No matter if it's at a World Cup or not, training's been really good and at a high level.

To be the best in a tournament like the World Cup is a success for me personally.

I won't win a World Cup, and I won't win the Olympics, but I'm sure I can compete with the best, and that's what I want to show.

Messi is always compared to Maradona, but he needs to win the World Cup because if you don't win the World Cup, you can't be up there with the very best.

I want to win the World Cup. I want to be the world's number one.

Winning is the most important thing at a World Cup.

We have to be playing near-perfect football to go and win a World Cup.

In a tournament like the World Cup, you have got to be on top of your game every game.

What can you say about Messi? A guy who has won five Ballon d'Ors, four Champions Leagues and has scored 97 goals in a year. There is no need to win a World Cup to certify that talent.

In a World Cup you always intend to compete with the best.

I have a clear goal: the greatest possible success, the World Cup trophy.

You need superhuman performances at the World Cup.

You always want to see the best players in action at a World Cup, and the players always want to measure themselves up to the very best.

The teams that have won the World Cup, I've looked at them as the No. 1 team in the world.

I'd love to see a global competition other than the World Cup.

For quality and excitement the Champions League is better than the World Cup.

Messi is the best player in the world. If he wins a World Cup, he will be the best player ever.