Quotes About Competition

I have always enjoyed bowling in England because there is some swing around, which is my strength.

I'm not someone who looks to swing the ball away majorly.

When you get strike one, strike two, you're putting pressure on them to swing at your pitches.

I've done it before where I get guys banging their bat on the ground after their second or third at-bat because you just have so many different combinations to try to get him to swing and miss.

The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one.

Few players hit the swinging forehand volley as often, or as well, as Maria Sharapova.

Little old University of Houston jumping up, swinging with the big boys, and that's something to take pride in. I'm happy for our fans, I'm happy for our alumni, but more importantly, I'm happy for our players.

The top golfers in the world are like Formula One cars when it comes to their swings.

That's how baseball works. You put some good swings on the ball and it goes out of there.

Augusta is different, there is so much knowledge, course knowledge, that you build up through the years, that definitely swings the pendulum in the favour of the experienced player.

And I'm completely into the idea of being a dad. If the opportunity arises for us to switch roles and let Helen get back into competition, then yes I'd take on the role of a stay-at-home dad. I'd be all over it.

Playing against Messi, as I've said before, is as tough a test of your concentration as any in football. At any moment, he can take the mickey out of you. Physically, it is demanding, but mentally even more so. You cannot switch off.

Giving consumers the power to keep their phone numbers when they switch carriers has been great for consumers and businesses alike.

Some people say it is relaxing to fish. But not with me. I simply cannot switch off my competitive instincts.

I'm a big gamer, so I love my PlayStation to switch off from triathlon.

I'm about great competition. That's why I can have a great smile beforehand and connect with the crowd, and then, when I get in the ring, I flip that switch.

I'd never switch to man-to-man unless we were able to play good man-to-man. Ever.

One of the great things about cricket, and certainly something that I found helpful, was that as soon as you step over the boundary rope you can switch off everything that is happening off the field and focus solely on what is happening out on the pitch.

You have to be sharp, you have to be ready. You have to have guys that can push you in terms of these high-level fights or otherwise you're going to get out to these fights and your opponent has been pushed and they are ready to compete. If you have not been pushed and you're not ready, you can't just turn that switch on that night.

People get confused with athletes, especially ultimate competitors. They think they are the same on and off the field. Once you see me on the field, I am a different person. I have a switch I can flip on and off.

I see other teams playing aggressive, attacking football, they are games I switch on and watch. They are the football teams I want to produce.

There's Kenyan guys who last year or two years ago were running for Kenya, and then they switched to Qatar and Bahrain and other countries. Yes, I do have a problem with that.

When you play in the Champions League, you are switched on - very, very smart and focused on every situation.

You can't feel your way into an Ashes series, you have to be switched on from ball one. That's just me in a nutshell.