Quotes About Sportsmanship

The physical part of football has always been a massive part of my game so I can cover the ground during games.

I come from the sport of wrestling, where there's nothing but respect on the mat.

It can be difficult playing friends. But you also have to know that it's a match, and this is what you do. And you do your best.

I support the French team - I go to all their matches - but I don't want to use sport for politics. That's not good for sport or for politics.

You're going to lose some matches, you're going to have some bad weeks, for sure. It's part of sport.

I was great mates with Muttiah Muralitharan, dating back to the days when we both played together at Lancashire.

What we expect from our drivers, as team mates, is that they show respect for each other and allow one another enough room on the race track.

I've never been in a situation where winning was the only goal, that no individual stat mattered.

I'm more mature. I respect more the game as I should.

For me, I just like to play respectable football.

The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.

If I break your ankles you need to be over here with me... retired.

I don't like the word 'revenge' so much in football.

I love playing O'Sullivan. It is a bit of a role reversal from when I used to play Alex Higgins.

I would love to fight Ricky Hatton.

There's a lot of talented guys, but there's not a lot of guys that play the game that right way.

I'm just trying to go out there and play the game the right way and lead by example.

I want to play the right way.

I always like to stay even-keeled and just play the game the right way.

I just try to play the right way.

I play the game the right way.

I think when you play the right way, you get rewarded and throughout my career it's been that way.

I didn't get along with most of the players I played against, but the one guy I did get along with was my greatest rival, so it can be done.

Of course we have respect for the rival.