Quotes About Competition

It is a childhood dream to be in the World Cup.

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.

Every game at the World Cup is like a final.

I really got into the cricket and staying up late watching the World Cup.

It's a bad feeling, losing a World Cup.

In a World Cup you don't have anywhere to hide.

To be the first player in the world to take part in three successive World Cup finals is very important.

I'm proud to have played 14 matches at the World Cup with the number ten shirt and to have scored eight goals.

For Spain, the more I play, the more goals I score, the more chance I have of making the World Cup and starting games.

It has always been a dream to win either the Olympic gold medal or the World Cup.

Sometimes you decide games, but you can't decide a competition. So, Messi's merit is not undone because he hasn't won a World Cup.

Every player would love to play a tournament like the World Cup at home.

There is always a group of death in any World Cup. And it's a complement in a way to be in a group of death because it means that you're a good team also.

In a year without the World Cup, the national leagues and the Champions League have much more weight.

As a player, perhaps you have the chance to take part in a World Cup or a European Championship twice or three times in a lifetime. Other competitions, you have another match three days later. Here, it's different: we know we're out if we don't win.

When you go to a World Cup, you must be ready to play at any time.

I remember when we were in the World Cup in Australia and I had to win the singles against Tony Payne, best of seven legs, to win it. I was 2-0 down but ended up beating him 4-2.

There are a lot of players competing for that wide attacking role, and if I'm brutally honest, if you aren't playing regularly, you can't get picked. I found that out, missing out on the World Cup.

England is a team that is used to playing in World Cup finals.

India is still searching for its first World Cup title. Australia and England have shown they are able to bounce back from disappointment.

You can't win the World Cup without playing the big boys.

Without a doubt, winning the World Cup is the highest prize in football. It's the peak - the maximum that you can reach.

I played in the 2015 World Cup. I scored in two games; we got to the semi-finals and eventually ended up getting the bronze medal. That was a big turning point in my career, personally, and for English women's football, too.

My goal is to play at the World Cup.