Ryan Hall Quotes

I try to enter every match or every event with the same attitude, because to me, they're all as important as each other, and you're only as good as your last fight.

I just want to give my best in London, I want to cross that line and see a personal best on the clock then I will see what position I am in.

My whole feeling in terms of racing is that you have to be very bold. You sometimes have to be aggressive and gamble.

But anybody who steps into the lane beside you is the biggest competition because they made it to the finals.

To be teammates in Formula One actually means you are first rivals, not really mates.

In playing or managing, the game of ball is only fun for me when I'm out in front and winning. I don't give a hill of beans for the rest of the game.

When you're in a sport like speed skating where the clock gives you the results, there is always a faster goal or a personal best to beat.

When I'm racing, I'm thinking about my own race. I'm not thinking about anybody.

I always played my best when I respected my opponent and was a little scared of them because they could beat me. Every game I played in college, that was the case.

I can dominate a game at any point.

There's always competitors out there, one way or another.

Of course I want to score more goals in the Champions League. But I never want to compare myself or be compared to Lionel Messi.

I mean, who doesn't love one-on-one match-ups?

The field is fantastic, great runners, so the best you can do is stay in control, pace yourself well, and then utilise it when you can do better.

Winning races is very difficult - actually, it's not: you just have to qualify in front, and then it's much easier, from what we've analysed!

Before I was going into tournaments and just hoping I would win one match. But now I'll go into tournaments expecting to do well and if I bring my best game I know I can win them and beat all the big players.

I only care about winning and putting points on the board.

That's what I'm focused on, having that perfect race.

Why can't I beat AJ Styles? I beat AJ Styles in the past before.

Once I go into these fights, and we have to go through the ringer to prepare for them, and we know I'm not 100 percent going in, winning is the most important thing, and dominating is the most important thing, and that's what we've been doing.

We've definitely been in a few positions where it's come down to the end of the race and we've been able to close the deal, and we've definitely been in position where we've lost a few.

How many points, how many races you can win, how many times you be on the podium. That's the name of the game.

I think my first World Championships, I handled it well. My goal, just like any other meet, was to come out and win.

Put me in the game, and my team will win 9 times out of 10.

Nothing goes through your head when you're playing except who you are playing against and what you can do to affect the game.