Quotes About Competition

We've got a great team sport, but we harp on about individuals. It's a bit contradictory.

The reality is this: Fighting isn't a team sport; it's an individual's sport.

Men's competitive team sports focus on the balance between individual achievement and team achievement with the emphasis on team achievement.

I would never tell anybody to give up hockey - the great sports we have here - basketball, lacrosse - rugby coming into its own - we've got so many great team sports, and I say hold on to them.

I've been playing team sports since I could walk... so anything sports-related story is always fun for me.

I think I'd probably shine really well in a team sport, but as everybody knows, I don't handle politics very well. A lot of team sports has a lot of politics. Individual sports, it's all about me.

That's why I play basketball. To play a lot of minutes, and to help my team win.

All I can do is play as hard as I can play, make as many plays as I can make and try to help my team win football games.

Everybody wants to be on the field and show what they're capable of and help their football team win games.

Just think about the game. Think about playing great, having a great time. Helping my team win.

I'm just playing my game and trying to help my team win. Whatever happens, happens.

I just want to be in there at the end of the game to try to help the team win. The last six minutes of an NBA game is where you make your name, so hopefully I'm in there trying to help my guys win.

To be able to pitch in the postseason is great, and to be able to go out there and throw the ball well and help your team win is a great feeling.

I pursued to have my team win as much as we could.

Defense is so important for helping your team win games and for the game in general.

It was never about trying to make the All-Star Game. It's about being back at that high level to help a team win.

You want to go out there and compete and go deep in ball games to help the team win.

I'm naturally competitive, and I always want to win and always want to help our team win. So I always want to be on the field.

If I'm chosen for the Asian Cup, then I must help the team win. That's the bottom line.

People might call me a liar for this, but I want a fast teammate, I think for two reasons: it's always going to get more out of yourself, and it's always going to be a more true evaluation of where you stand.

As a competitor, you want to be out there. It's always tough to watch others play and know you've put in the time, you've put in work. But at the same time, you have to support them. You're a teammate, and you have to be the best teammate you can be and go out and continue to better, and hopefully you get an opportunity.

For me, the best defender I played against was Carles Puyol. He was my teammate, too, but my rival many times. Also, Roberto Ayala, the Argentinian centerback.

I love scoring for the fans, for the team, for myself. That's not to say that I won't pass if I see a teammate in a better scoring position. But I like to score.

I don't have any concerns fighting a teammate. It's a sport. To me, it doesn't really mean anything.