Quotes About Sportsmanship

I never would wish technology failing on any sort of opponent or enemy.

I'm always prepared for five, six rounds. I train hard. Sometimes it's over quickly, but you have to be prepared for every round, always respecting your opponent.

I never say bad things about my opponent.

The safety of my opponent was critical to me.

I have to respect my opponent, always, doesn't matter who he is, but I'll get in there and win. That's a fact.

You have to respect the job of the other coach and then stop. He's an opponent: I stop. Finish. I have respect for his job. He must have respect for my job.

I know how good I am, and I know where I can go if I'm in the right mindset and respecting my opponent.

If I ever spat at an opponent, I'd never be able to show my face to my family ever again.

I don't see why I should be happy scoring a goal against an opponent on a much lower level than we are.

Even if you win, or you lose, you have to respect your opponent.

To show respect for the opponent is to go and kill with every single action. That is the way you show it. You need to be aggressive. That is how I understand football.

I can honestly say that every time I go on court, I see the opponent in a competitive way, but not a rival.

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

You have to respect the opponent as much as possible.

I played against Ashley Cole all the time in training. For me, he is the best left-back in the world. He was the hardest opponent and I had him every day in training.

Back in my days, my favorite opponent was Diego Maradona.

There are so many X-factors going on in the ring. You have to protect your opponent. You have to be conscious of what your opponent is going through and make sure they're safe.

The opponent I have most admired during my career is Paolo Maldini.

I have a healthy respect. The fact that I get ready for each opponent shows my respect.

As an opponent, the fiercest bouts were always against Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a fantastic player.

I'm not going to bag on people and make funny jokes about my opponent. I just respect every opponent I go in against.

The most difficult opponent is Neymar.

Shaking hands is meant as a sign of respect towards your opponent.