David Luiz Quotes

It's important to take every game seriously, whatever the competition is.

When I step on the field, it's on. I know it's time to go to work.

A successful competition for me is always going out there and putting 100 percent into whatever I'm doing. It's not always winning. People, I think, mistake that it's just winning. Sometimes it could be, but for me, it's hitting the best sets I can, gaining confidence, and having a good time and having fun.

When we're doing everything we can to win, it's very fun.

Whenever you're playing on the pitch, you have to step up to the plate and perform.

I just want to play well, and I want to win.

When I'm on the pitch, I just want to give as good a performance as possible.

Each game is important.

Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined or focusing too much. Success is measured by what we have done to prepare for competition.

It's all about work when you reach up, tap in and step on that field. You don't mess around when you go through that gate.

Coaching is easy. Winning is the hard part.

I'm very competitive, but I know when not to be competitive. I know how to have fun, but I know when it's time to get serious. That makes things a lot easier.

You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way.

Play so that you may be serious.

Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical fitness and mental prowess.

I like trying to win. That's what golf is all about.

As soon as I hear the word 'competition' I get serious and start doing everything that I can do.

I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.

I'm very serious about what I do. I practice every day for three hours. I work on my scales; I work on my tone. But otherwise, I like to have fun.

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

It's good fun, yes, but when we play, we take it seriously and want to do well.

I knew what my times were and how my practices were progressing and how close I was to the goals I had set for the year. I swam hard. I always swam hard. If I didn't, I knew I would pay for it either the next day or the next meet.

You don't have to follow what most players do by going to the top school. You can do anything at any school you're at, as long as you're focused and you work hard.

When I grew up, my father taught us the value of hard work. He wanted us to enjoy ourselves, but he also wanted to know what it took to be successful. He coached a lot of our sports teams growing up. We weren't very good, but we learned about hard work and enjoying life and your teammates.

What are we out at the park for, except to win?