Al Horford Quotes

You've gotta respect everybody. If they race hard against you, you've got to race hard against them. It's very simple; if there's respect both ways, there's no problem.

It's not always about winning. If you can, really, just show people - If they're being awful, be less awful.

Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well.

Buy a steak for a player on another club after the game, but don't even speak to him on the field. Get out there and beat them to death.

I have developed a Samoan mentality. You have to be a gentleman everywhere but on the field.

Do not completely defeat your opponents. Leave your opponents some dignity with which to walk off the field. They have been elected by some people and you have no right to dismember them… When you do that, you lose all semblance of leadership.

There shouldn't be any true malice towards your opponent.

If you are an educated man, you respect your opponent, his team, and all those people around; then you are truly a human being.

There has to be everything, but above all respect. Sometimes you cross the barrier of respect for many things - because you do not want to let the rival be, for being the eternal rival.

If you are a great guy with your competitors, with your colleagues, it is always good, even on the race track and off it.

I respect all my opponents.

It's a challenge, but every single German or Canadian I want to beat, I still have to love them. That means competing the way God wants me to compete and helping my opponents if they have a need.

We respect all our opponents.

I try to respect everybody around me, especially at speedway races.

People just deserve to be treated with kindness.

Don't judge a person on winning or losing.

Take care that no one hates you justly.

My parents would always say, 'It doesnt' matter if it's a guy picking up the garbage or the President of the United States, treat everybody as you would want to be treated.

You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.

The teams who play against us don't give us any gifts, but we were too kind.

Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions.

Treating people fairly and with civility is not a bad thing... It would be good for our country if political leaders actually took that to heart.

I think we need to treat everybody with dignity.

Being nice and competitive are two different things.

My kids have played sports all their life, and one thing I've tried to teach them when you lose, you try to be a gentleman about it.