Rasheed Wallace Quotes

People sometimes have a false view of track and field, that it's kind of soft and kind of friendly. And guys aren't necessarily laughing and joking, but everyone's just friendly and 'ha ha, he he.' I just came in and just was like, 'Nah, I don't know what y'all talking about, but every single time I step on the line, I'm trying to win.'

I'm very different on the court than outside.

Yes, I'm the same grumpy Gautam who smiles very less on the field. I go very quiet before going into the match. I guess it works for me, though my team-mates keep telling me it is just a game.

I think I've always had a decent perspective on wins and losses on the tennis court.

What people see on court is another side of me; it's not me.

It is difficult to be yourself on court, as you become very involved in the match and very focused.

Just because I keep getting close and don't win these Majors, I must not panic.

I think preparing every week like it's the most important game in the world makes things a little easier once you get in situations where a lot more people are watching and it might be a lot more important for people outside of the building.

I learned, for me to play at my best, I need to play with an edge.

Some people seem to think football is like theatre and that everyone has to play the good guy. But I think that you transform when you cross the white line: you're not the same person as off it.

Even though I have bad qualities in my personal life, as an athlete, I can turn it on.

It has always been in my make up to play a high percentage of games.

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

I don't really play off nerves. I just want to win.

I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition.

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

I don't know if every player in the Premier League feels hurt when they lose a game. The right sort is very important. I was naive in thinking that everyone was like me.

You want to win everything you are in.

All I cared about in tennis was winning.

It annoys me a little when people try to be positive when I don't play my best. I play to win. I'm like that. I'm like any other player. I'm never happy.

I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.

To be able to have winning in your blood growing up, whether it was pounding my little brother or trying to beat my dad in something, or just competing on teams with my friends, it was nonstop.

You can teach all the other stuff, you know. You can teach shooting the ball, you can teach having a good touch... passing and whatnot, but when you get out there on the field, it's just a mindset you need to go into the game with.

I would say I'm more traditional than I am superstitious. I don't, for example, have to do things ritually before the game in order to feel comfortable going to the game. But I don't think I'm naturally a football player. I don't have that grit and that killer instinct.

Whatever I am, it's natural... I don't have to pretend to be aggressive, don't have to show the opposition that I am on the field. Being aggressive comes naturally to me, helps me perform.