Jock Stein Quotes

We see the game as art as much as sport. That helped us nurture not only the game's traditions but to develop its mythology: America's Team, The Catch, The Frozen Tundra.

There are a lot of champions out there, a lot of great guys, but I think that the way I compete and my fighting style makes me perfect for Reebok.

To see my country lose a football match is very hard for someone who has worn the shirt.

There's the gold standard, and then there's the purple-and-gold standard.

Whoever picks me up, I'm going to try and play my best for, to be the best player on the field at any given time.

For those who are genuinely passionate about football, Barca are worthy of admiration.

Great players play all matches.

Good athletes will be there at good competitions, but I don't think about them; I just think of bettering my own time.

I like to be just an athlete, but if I go to competition and compete, I love to be a star, maybe.

I want to be the best player to ever play this game.

I want to be the best player possible.

Dallas was top-notch professional and they wanted to win every game.

I had Lana and she was the number one player on my team

I just try to make sure that when I get there on the floor, I play as hard as I can and try to do everything I can to help the team win.

The kids competed for a full 32 minutes. We want the kids to compete on every possession.

I am still better than lots of players.

I have a much greater ambition to be the best racket player than the best prose writer.

I want to be the top player in the league, and I want to bring my game to another level. I want to play against the opposition's best players-and I want to beat them.

The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body's normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated in the arena of sport.

It just feels good to say we're the best team in the world, with the best player in the world.

It's about how the players play and compete. I know everybody is going to equate that on winning or losing, like they always do, but if we play hard and compete well in the game .. then I think we are building on something.

Not only do I admire Jordan's accomplishments and his phenomenal basketball ability, but also the way he has conducted himself on and off the court. I don't think there will ever be another player to have the same impact on the game of basketball as Michael Jordan.

Let us celebrate the spirit of sport through the National Games

In all of my life, when I was playing sports, I always put 100 percent. I have always given the best.

Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many more like him among today's players.