Brian Roberts Quotes

I never think about records. I focus on my race and try to get onto the podium consistently. It's hard enough to do that.

You don't protect Mark McGwire. The only way to protect him is hit 70 homers yourself.

When you've won a gold medal and you're at the top of your sport, everyone's trying to beat you. I find that incredibly motivating.

Making it to the NFL is a huge accomplishment. Making it in the NFL is a huge accomplishment, but I haven't done that yet. No matter how many games we've played, it's still hard to figure out when you've made it in the NFL.

The biggest thing is winning. No matter what percentage, no matter what my numbers say in the sense of points, assists, rebounds and steals, it's always been about winning.

The main lesson I learned from 2015 is that a World Cup doesn't define a player's career.

I play this game to be the best tight end I can possibly be and win as many football games as I possibly can.

I've always gotten a kick out of leading my team in assists.

Put me there on the pitch if you want to see how much it means to me or how hungry I am to win more medals.

I don't want to be one of those guys who is just there. I want to be a guy that's on a team that makes it and be an All-Star and has a chance to always win an NBA championship.

I'm trying to win every single week. I'm not trying to come out and just win the majors. I'm 23. This is my first full year.

I thought if I could play 10 years in the league, it would be a great career more than I could ever hope for in my wildest dreams.

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.

Being captive to quarterly earnings isn't consistent with long-term value creation. This pressure and the short term focus of equity markets make it difficult for a public company to invest for long-term success, and tend to force company leaders to sacrifice long-term results to protect current earnings.

He that would run his company on visible figures alone will in time have neither company nor figures.

If I don't do what I need to do to win, I won't win, no matter who is on the other side of the net.

He (Mickey Mantle) should lead the league in everything. With his combination of speed and power he should win the triple batting crown every year. In fact, he should do anything he wants to do.

Playing sports has always been my greatest pleasure. I don't smoke, I hardly drink alcohol. Sports helped get me into the presidential palace. My first position in the union was that of sports secretary.

I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.

To be an enduring, great company, you have to build a mechanism for preventing or solving problems that will long outlast any one individual leader.

Why shouldn't he break Ruth's record? He's got more power than Stalin.

Nobody will finish above us in the league. It wouldn't surprise me if we were to go unbeaten for the whole of the season. The challenge now is to dominate English football for a long time.

If I don't get five [titles], I won't be happy with myself as a basketball player. I don't know how you guys will feel about me.

I don't think we'll shoot 76 percent in a half ever again. That's crazy.

You take a team with twenty-five assholes and I'll show you a pennant. I'll show you the New York Yankees.