Quotes About Sportsmanship

I have sometimes played my best Davis Cup matches away from home when you stay in the moment a bit more. But it is tough when half the crowd are spitting on you.

It is impossible to train and play without spitting.

I have spoken to refs after games, just to ask about something that had occurred during a game. It's always been off the record and I've never had a ref not answer.

I hope he (Babe Ruth) lives to hit one-hundred homers in a season. I wish him all the luck in the world. He has everybody else, including myself, hopelessly outclassed.

I'd probably start charging for medical timeouts. I think we'd all see who really uses them and who doesn't.

If you're losing, just be a man; be a man and lose as a man.

What is the world coming to when you get a red card and get fined two weeks' wages for calling a grown man a wanker?

Joe Louis is the hardest puncher that I've ever seen... He's a good man. Anyone who plans on beating him had better know what they're doing.

I'm not ever going to be a big bat flip guy. I don't really care. But the guy on the mound might care, so that's a risk.

We need to play between the whistles. That's what tough competitors do. They don't run their mouth.

I will be completely honest: when I fought in Manchester, they were very cruel to me. One fan actually spat directly in my face, and he was lucky enough where it hit my mouth.

That's the difference between golf and many other sports. You go to some other sporting events, they just leave you or give you the cold shoulder and move on.

There are certain games where you have to hold your hands up, take your medicine, and move on to the next one.

I have multiple friends on other teams who after a game, they'll tell me the game plan... part of the game plan is to stop you. It's a respect factor.

My mum played darts for the county. But only in the B team.

There is nothing more disgraceful for any sportsperson than to be accused of murky stuff like match-fixing or spot-fixing.

There's a fiercely competitive rivalry between myself and Virat Kohli - but also enormous mutual respect.

The ultimate sports figure. The ultimate competitor. Great person. I consider him my friend. I wouldn't be that good if I was Michael Jordan.

I still see referees officiating based on names on the front and back of jerseys and not based on how the rules are written in the rule book.

We don't want to fight NASCAR.

I like to battle with defenders if I have to. I don't know where it comes from; I am not a nasty guy.

A player should be disparaged if he gives less than his all, if he doesn't give 100%, no matter what shirt he's wearing. Whether it's your national team, your club, or little league. Yes, there are friendly matches, recreational ones, and so on, but sport in its essence is about giving your best.

I play with players in the Brazilian national team who are similar to those at Chelsea - Kaka, Neymar.

When the national team plays there shouldn't be club games going on.