Quotes About Performance

There are times when I'm watching an NFL quarterback struggling to get through the game, and I get bitter to some extent.

Actors always have opinions.

On 'Think Like a Man,' they got the best out of me because they allowed me to bring my own cadences and opinions to the character that I was playing. I think we got the best of that particular character.

You can be as good as you want with your feet, but when you're making mistakes, the opinions will change immediately.

Football doesn't depend just on your brain. It's not like on a computer. It depends on your body, too, and sometimes you are tired. Sometimes the opponent closes the space very well and marks you very well. Football depends on many things, not just on you.

The higher the opponent for me, the more that I shine.

It's always positive to have more of the ball than the opponent, but you have to do something with it.

You have to make lots of birdies and give your opponent no chance.

Man, anytime the ball goes through the basket. It doesn't matter if it's a jumper or a drive. Any time the ball goes through the basket, and it's going through consistently, it's demoralizing for any opponent.

The bigger my chest is, the more it gets in the way. It just creates space. It makes me much more efficient if I don't have so much in the way between me and my opponent.

Even when my opponent hits a very good shot, I don't just want to get it back. I want to get it back so they have difficulty. And then I can control the point.

I believe the UFC knows what they're watching and looking for, so I always try and put on a great show for everybody watching and try to go out there and finish my opponent and do something exciting. I believe a lot of people come out to watch me and see me perform.

I always fight better when my opponent's angry.

As a competitive athlete, you always want to come out on top and give your best work. So whether it's my sister or any other opponent, I'm competitive.

People who are great at what they do, they do it the same way no matter who the opponent is.

I always played my best when I respected my opponent and was a little scared of them because they could beat me. Every game I played in college, that was the case.

You always have to put pressure on an opponent.

You are there to score goals, and doing so shows respect for your opponent, it demonstrates that you are taking him seriously.

I've often said it's not just the level of your opponent: it's can you handle wearing the shirt and playing for England?

You don't want your opponent to score. You don't want your guy to score and once you get better at it, you get used to it, it becomes a mindset. You just try to do it every game.

Honestly, I've not looked too deeply into my opponent, he's just another fighter. From my side, I've just got to win and win in style.

I just want to be as good as I can be with any opponent I have and hear everyone say 'that was her best match ever.'

The moonsault - I climb to the top rope and back flip onto my opponent. It's very effective but can be risky if my opponent moves out of the way.

If I can hit a couple shots early, the opponent guards me in a different way.