Tony Fernandes Quotes

Every player feels differently about playing football. We are all different people. I am the type who wants to win all the time. I hate to lose.

I'm the type of player, I want to win a game.

The Williams girls compete extremely hard on court because they hate losing - it's just that they haven't played an awful lot of tennis over the years.

Some of the best lessons that I've ever learned are on a ball field - basketball, football, baseball, golf. And I learned great lessons from my coaches - being on time, being mentally tough, having some discipline, and being part of a team.

I never really thought of myself as a captain. I always thought of myself as a guy trying to win games, a guy who could look back and have no regrets.

It is difficult to single out any one player, as I aim to give my best against every single player that I have played so far against.

You can't let emotions get involved with what the common goal is: to win. At the end of the day, that's what it's all about.

Every play I give max effort because it can make the game.

If any player in the world tells you he doesn't care about what the opponents do, he is lying.

The biggest thing I think is, 'It's OK to care. It's OK to want to win and to be that team. To be upset when we lose.'

I'm not going to play with a filter anymore; I'm going to play the game I need to play to be a great player for my team.

I've always been one to kind of, I've always wanted to be the guy. I watched, my favorite player growing up was LeBron. One thing I noticed with him was, it's always on him at the end of the game.

I go into every game like I'm playing at school!

If I'm tired, I'm coming out. I won't do that to my teammates and stay on the field when I know I'm not going to be able to do it.

Once you're a player, you always have a little bit of that in you.

What I want out of tennis is not necessarily just winning.

Somebody tell the damn players to start playing like old school.

You do not play hockey for good seasons. You play to win the Stanley Cup. It has to be the objective.

If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.

If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don't care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.

Cricketers are made to feel that they are very special. That is okay as long as cricketers realise they are only as good as their last innings.

I have a problem with players who don't take the loss personally. At a professional level you should - it's our job, it's our livelihood, it's who we are at this level. Every loss should be taken that personal.

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

I'm competitive. I'd love another chance to be part of a Stanley Cup championship team. That'd be awesome.

If there is one thing that all players have in common it is that winning, competitive gene; the ability to overcome obstacles and fight for what you want from your career.