Alistair Overeem Quotes

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.

The Lakers and the Clippers teams play against each other; friends shouldn't.

I kinda see everyone as competition. I'm a very competitive person. But I think that's good. Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.

Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.

Look around. There are no enemies here. There's just good, old-fashioned rivalry.

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

We all started playing football against our best friends, and I can't remember a moment where, because it was my best friend, I did not want to win against him.

We were brothers off the field, but there was no love lost on it. We fought like cats and dogs. Wes was always trying to strike me out, and meantime, I was always trying to hit a home run off him.

I think it is possible to be friends even if you're competing. You know, there's so many guys in rooms that try to psych each other out, and it doesn't work. It only hinders their work.

Lee is such a brilliant rival. I treasure the opportunities we have to play each other.

There will always be rivalry on the field. Off the field, we are friends, but on it, we have to do our job.

I don't want to fight Urijah. He's the one that got me into the sport.

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

I have found that the players who have played in that game really do have respect for their adversaries.

People can be great competitors on Sunday and mates on Monday.

It's always interesting to be playing against some of my best friends and some of my longtime teammates. You get to see them before the game and after the game and it's always nice to catch up but when the whistle blows it's sort of all business on the field.

I'm a competitive person and it is in my nature to try hard in every match I play. The only time I'm not competitive is when I'm playing against my mom.

I never dislike anyone that I am in competition with. I welcome the challenge. Besides, I get along with just about everyone.

Tennis is such an individual and competitive sport, but it is great being part of a team and getting to know the girls outside of tennis - even though we are all competing for the same thing!

Not everybody can like what I do, and if you feel that somebody is coming up closer to you and starting the rivalry and everything, you maybe change your position to him.

We're all just playing our own game. I don't see it as a rivalry. We're just trying to play our best.

I have competed with a friend over a guy, but I was always the one who would give in. It's not worth it to fight with a friend over a guy.

I don't have any concerns fighting a teammate. It's a sport. To me, it doesn't really mean anything.

It's nice when you can have that battle on the pitch and then there's respect after the game because, ultimately, you are just trying to do your best.

Honestly, I don't like trash talk, because we gonna fight anyways, right? We don't need to trash talk.