Marquise Goodwin Quotes

I was on the sideline with a knee injury and when I came back, I wanted to play at the best level I could. And that's the case for a lot of players, they want the chance to play against the best competition.

Speed is more important than endurance in the decathlon.

I was ready in 2008 for the Olympic Games but unfortunately I missed the Kenyan trials with a thigh injury. I watched those Olympics but it was tough to watch. But it was good in the end because a Kenyan, Wilfred Bungei, was the champion.

You can get a big gust of wind, and your Olympics are over.

Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors.

When you're walking into the stadium, you just say to yourself, 'the 100m is the same anywhere, the shot put is the same weight anywhere.'

I competed hard in the heat of the battle, and there were a few occasions where I played my best in the top matches. As for the best ever? I don't think so.

I've enjoyed the challenges of playing in the biggest games.

At the end of the day, only one team wins.

Every great player is more outstanding in the victory, but has more pressure in defeats.

I love it when the best team beats the best players.

If you win a game, everyone is happy, and if you lose, everyone is watching you.

Before, when Bolt was in the race, it was about who's going to get second. You just come and want to watch Bolt run, it's always exciting because you know he always puts on a show.

To be in the Finals and the medical staff is telling me I can't play... it sucks.

It's good to win. Losses aren't good, and draws are O.K.

I know for a fact entertainment is more important than winning.

Track and field has always interested me.

You lose in the Finals, they're all disappointing. Doesn't matter if I'm playing in Miami, Cleveland or on Mars. You lose the Finals, it's disappointing.

I like to be just an athlete, but if I go to competition and compete, I love to be a star, maybe.

Nobody ever wins the National Open. Somebody loses it.

In this league, experience means a lot.

I was born to race and to win.

All you have to do is play better than the other guy and things go well. If you don't play better than the other players then somebody takes your place. Now a lot of guys, in this day and time with the transient nature of the sport, as soon as the competition gets too good, they want out.

I like to let my racket do the talking.

Being Number One isn't everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it's way ahead of whatever's in second place.