Clint Dempsey Quotes

Somehow, people act like I have no competition, but the thing is, the competition is so good that it forces me to be better than I even thought was possible.

We just want to outdo ourselves every time we come back somewhere.

You enjoy that as a player, though, going up against the best, just try and see how you stack up.

Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people.

America is competitive. We compete with each other every day.

If you want to be in the top teams, you know you have competition in your place.

I'm always trying to stay above the rest, and that's by doing the extra work.

You always want to play with the best.

For me, if I had a magical match that I was so proud of, and I had to work the same person after that again, it was always about topping that last thing and being the best.

It is cliched, but you have to beat the best to be the best.

It's always good to be competitive.

I want to be regarded as the best guy in the world, and I want to beat the best guy in the world.

I'm old school, man. I think, if you want to be the best, then beat the best guys.

I have to prove every week that I'm the best.

I like to compete in everything I do.

I don't think anybody wants to be mediocre.

I want to beat the best guys.

I try to be the best and give the maximum so that people can say I'm among the top players.

I do not chase after the records.

You've got to look for tough competition. You've got to want to beat the best.

Some pitchers want to be known as the fastest throwers that ever lived. Some want to win 30 games in one season. Some want to pitch a no-hitter. All I want to do is the best I can, day after day. In other words, I want to prove I am the best.

Records are made to be broken.

It's very easy when you have someone in front of you that you can chase. You want to be No. 1 but now I feel like I have to play well because everybody looks at you as a best golfer. So that's why I put more pressure on myself.

We're involved in racing because there's that element of competition. But there's that desire to push yourself beyond the natural comfort zone and the boundaries that are preset if you like, and to be better than the rest.

We are better than anyone, ain't we? Except for the Eagles, the Eagles are better than us.