Tristan Thompson Quotes

It's basketball. At the end of the day everyone wants to win, and that's really the reason why we play is to win.

I have short goals - to get better every day, to help my teammates every day - but my only ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship. It's all that matters. I dream about it. I dream about it all the time, how it would look, how it would feel. It would be so amazing.

I love hitting the ball, controlling the ball. And yeah, even the roar of the crowd. I enjoy the roar of the crowd probably less than some players and more than some. But I'm not out here to be a celebrity.

I want to be an NBA all-star and help my team win. That's what it's all about, is winning. I'm a competitor... People said a lot about me being selfish and stuff like that. Getting into the league, I can't wait to shut that down. I'm a guy who wants to play and to win and love my teammates.

I live for competition. It makes my life complete.

My old coach used to say that if you were in it for the match, if you were in it for the trophies, you were in it for the wrong reasons.

I want to score in every game and win things. That's the most important thing.

Win or lose today I am proud of the way my boys have played in the tournament.

As a young athlete, it was first about having fun; then it was about winning.

I probably went into sports with a sense of competitiveness and came out of it even more competitive.

I believe in competition.

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else. This is the nature of man and the name of the game.

I'm a competitor. I like to win games. I like basketball and I like to win games.

Kids always think about being the MVP.

Winning isn't all that matters.

We're all trying so hard to win each of these World Series events and the standard now is phenomenal but it's great that everyone's pushing each other.

As a competitor, you're always taught that you want win championships. You want to put yourself in the best place to do that.

My ambition is to win some trophies. That's why I am playing football.

I just want to go out there and do whatever I can to win the game.

It's important to keep winning games.

In the end, every coach wants the same - that's to win.

You play football to go out there and win - that's the bottom line.

I want to be on a team that's got a chance. That's what's fun. That's what you play the game for.

I get a huge excitement from seeing the other guys cross the line. It really is a team game rugby, so if we are getting points on the board I am still very happy.

Coaching is competitively addictive. It just gets in your blood, especially if you win.