Quotes About Competition

Winning has become too important in all sports, with too many commercial rewards.

Everybody wants to play in Europe, and if you're in the rhythm of playing a game every three or four days, sometimes you can play better, even though it's harder at the end of the season.

I'm no different than anyone. If you get more games, you're in the rhythm; that gives you confidence.

It's very difficult, when you're in and out of the team as a player, to get any sort of rhythm.

Stephane Richard is far more attuned to the market than Didier Lombard.

I've played with and against great players. I've been with Viv Richards, Richie Richardson and played against Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jaque Kallis and Virat Kohli is up there with the very best.

I do best when guys come at me. Stylistically, the Ricky Hatton fight is the best fight for me.

Coming out of high school, Ricky Town was the dude. He was going to SC; I was going to UCLA. He was No. 1 in the country; I was No. 2.

I would love to fight Ricky Hatton.

Get rid of the Continental Cup. Get rid of it, make more league fixtures.

It was hard for me to take competitive eating serious at first. When I made people happy, I became addicted to that. It's been a fun, fun ride.

When I won my first Tour, the second-placed rider was some 18 minutes behind.

I earned more than other riders, but even in my best year I never grossed more than about $300,000.

Pageants are already ridiculous and sad, I think.

Back in our day and era, you had to have your potential and be ready to play right away. Everybody was talented.

Someone takes the challenge with me, I'm going to take it right back.

The crowd also sets you up for success. When you're playing in front of 8,000 the pressure is on, right? People are watching.

I think when I start thinking about results, I stop playing the right way because I start getting too nervous.

Most of the time, I'm playing right-handed players, so it's a little easier to adjust going back to a righty.

I know from watching other players that they have great games by getting to the line and getting to the rim.

Going to the rim, you either get fouled or get an easy two.

I was going nine times a week. You get to a point where you don't really know who you are. You're running on high octane, and you'll take all comers in every arena because there was no police. Every arena, you'd take on everybody that would come in the ring.

We pretty much have barnburners with every team. There's always new teams, there's always great teams, and you always want to be in the ring with the best.

I've always wanted to be in the ring with 'Taker.