Quotes About Competition

Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.

I always thought records were there to be broken.

I like to get in my own world. When I'm getting ready for a meet, I always have headphones on, listening to rap music to get myself fired up

Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct.

Not too hard for me to stay motivated when I'm in sport where everyone's trying to knock me out.

Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones.

Obviously in the world of sports, you go through different ups and downs than in normal life. You might be on top of the world playing or you're sidelined with an injury.

I understand the psychology of the sport, especially inside the ring.

Whether it's a friendly match, or for points, or a final, or any game - I play the same. I'm always trying to be my best, first for my team, for myself, for the fans, and to try and win.

Competition is key to developing players. The only practice environment in which you truly develop a player is a competitive arena.

Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy.

Lacrosse is probably the best sport I ever played.

In baseball, you can't kill the clock. You've got to give the other man his chance. That's why this is the greatest game.

Football is like life and I know life.

My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field.

In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best.

Michael, if you can't pass, you can't play.

I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly.

The film looks suspiciously like the game itself!

I started racing go-karts. And I love karts. It's the most breath taking sport in the world. More than F1, indeed, I used to like it most.

The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it. Lesser players play great for a set, but then less.

Sports are a metaphor for life.

Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.

My motto is, you have to get in a sport a day.