Quotes About Sportsmanship

Football is about the team winning the game, it doesnt matter who scores, its who has won after 90 minutes, its 11 against 11. Players understand that.

I like scoring against everybody.

Football is all about scoring goals.

I've just been competitive all my life. That draws from a competitive family. We're all athletes, and we're all trying to win no matter what it is, whether it's Scrabble or basketball.

I get along just fine with Woodley. He's actually showed me a lot things in the past, and I've worked with him in the past training to help him get ready to fight. There's no hard feelings if me and hit had to scrap.

It's like when someone dunks... and they scream. It's all part of the game.

In my first season I took 76 wickets at an average of less than 5 runs.

I want to be back every year. If I don't go, I want it to be because someone else just was having a great season. I want it to at least be a close call.

You have to give it to the Packers. They are a good team. They have a great offense and a great defense.

Michael Vaughan gave me his old thigh pad when he retired. It was in my kitbag for a long time.

I just was in the second round. That's painful, because always is tough to lose, but well, that's sport. You win, you lose.

We used to fight with Pakistan with bombs. Now we are fighting with them on the playing ground.

Everyone in India wants the team to beat Pakistan, just as everyone in Pakistan wants their team to succeed. It's one match where the result matters, not really how you play.

I have the unique distinction of being on the only Olympic team to lose without controversy, and the only Pan Am Games team to lose without controversy.

It was amazing to look across the net and see grown men and the panic in their eyes that they were close to losing to a kid. It was a very empowering moment for me.

I was proud of Papa for his sports.

I played street hockey in Riverside Park when I was a kid. I played goalie. I didn't make the hockey team in college, so I played lacrosse instead. I didn't play hockey again for 20 to 25 years, and then my son became interested in the game. I decided to pick it up again. A friend let me play backup on his team.

That happens on a cricket field. People have a go at each other. That's fair, that's fine. It's called Test cricket. It's not a day in the park.

We want to try and get Joseph Parker, as long as he doesn't run like an Australian chicken.

In front of 40,000 people, you don't really want to drop a catch or misfield. It's part and parcel of the game.

I have always said we are going to play well and we going to play badly. And I have not got issues when people criticise as long as we don't play well. That's part and parcel of the game. I love it and that's how it should be.

Badminton will gain momentum in a big manner after my win in Olympics. More players will participate in the game now.

No one is above the game or the rules that govern it. Respect for the game and the people who participate in it will not be compromised.

I think I am a good running back, but I'm really not that fast. There is only one thing I can do, that is throw a cross-body block. Picture perfect. I love it. Not that good at pass blocking.