Dan O'Brien Quotes

I think the one thing about Kawhi is he literally stays level-headed all the time, he never gives up, he never gets down.

I don't think about my losses. I only think about winning my next fight and preparing for my next fight.

I do not fear the pressure to win because I spent 14 years in England always fighting for a starting spot, and that's what I want to continue doing.

I know what I am, and what I have to do in my profession, so I can handle the pressure. It's the way I think.

You can overcome anything if you don't bellyache.

No excuses and no sob stories. Life is full of excuses if you're looking. I have no time to gripe over misfortune. I don't waste time looking back.

As a sportsman, you always play to win. Having said that, it's not possible to win every day. There will be days when you will do well and there will be days you won't.

After I lost the first set, I was like, 'OK, I need to get help because I can't play this way.'

I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude.

Champions are not the ones who always win races - champions are the ones who get out there and try. And try harder the next time. And even harder the next time. 'Champion' is a state of mind. They are devoted. They compete to best themselves as much if not more than they compete to best others. Champions are not just athletes.

I just go out there and fight for every point, and then we see how far I can go.

I know that I'm going to have to work hard, keep working hard, and not because of this victory think, 'I'm back.' I don't think like that. I'll definitely work hard. Things are not going to be easy. I might lose first round next week. You never know.

As a decathlete, you take pride in saying, 'The elements, I'm not going to let them affect me. It's just the 11th event. Another thing you have to fight through.'

I don't get irrational about it, but I do have a deeply-rooted competitive spirit. Not necessarily towards other people, but towards any obstacle that I set for myself.

To play with pressure is always a good thing. I like to play with pressure.

I just try to show no fear when I go on the field every time.

You don't get to the top in professional sport without being hard and tough, but I do that in my way. I don't shout or scream, but I am determined and I will push harder than 99 per cent of cricketers in training.

If we have a good day and we win, I'll celebrate and enjoy it. If I have a bad day and I lose, I'll be disappointed and then come back the next day and think about the next team.

I do a good job of staying positive and just moving on.

I would like to fight as hard as I possibly can in each and every game and win or lose, leave it at that, and move forward. I know in my heart that that is the mindset I need to be a successful and happy athlete.

I always come on the ground with a smile on the face, but inside, I'm always ready to fight and try to give as much as I can.

Keeping my focus on what's important - inside the Octagon and out - is never lost on me.

Determined cheerfulness is something I happen to do very well.

A lot of people say they're competitive, and they think that means they scream and yell when they lose. I'm not like that. I don't scream and yell. I just win. At anything I do, I win.

I don't talk that much when I do well and I try to talk even less when I'm not doing well. All that really matters is the next game and helping us win.