Ron Atkinson Quotes

And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I'm really not that competitive.

I don't care if it's a preseason game or not. You want to win.

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.

It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first.

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

I love competition because I've always run faster when somebody was running next to me.

I think that's one of the first things you'd say if you met me: that I am just nice and smiley. And that's how I might appear when I'm not competing. But I'm totally different when it comes to sport. It's just something that seems to be within me. It's not external or visual. But it's within me.

It's always been there, that competitive instinct... I just want to win.

Every moment, every practice, every game, everywhere; I just love competing. Competition is in my DNA.

Ronaldo is a top player, not only for his goals but also for his personality, as he hates to lose.

I have to win, even if I'm just playing ping pong.

I love winning, I love playing to win. You need some of that to be a bowler. You need to have a hatred for the batsman to make sure you have that real fire to perform.

I am more aggressive than others, being a sportsman.

England have players who can rattle anyone's feathers

England have nothing to lose here, apart from this test match.

Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don't want to be cheated. Ordinary players and average teams want it to be easy

To become a good player, you need talent. To become a great player, you need an attitude like Kohli.

There is a lot of basketball beyond our control, but a player should never let anyone try harder than he does

Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.

The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive

There are rough players and there are dirty players. I'm rough and dirty.

I'm looking forward to playing against Sidney Crosby as much as I am looking forward to playing against all of the other players in the NHL. And there is no rivalry.

Show me a good sportsman and I'll show you a player I'm looking to trade.

They had Jan Venegoor of...whatever you call him.

For me, Lionel Messi is quite clearly the best player ever. It’s a pleasure to put myself against him and when I finish my career it’s something I can look back on and know I’ve tested myself against the very best.