H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes

I don't like to lose. I don't expect to lose.

Play like you're positive on the victory, even though they're leading big now.

There's no sense in going to a tournament if you don't believe that you can win it. And that is the belief I have always had. And that is not going to change.

We're not preparing to lose games.

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.

It doesn't matter who other people are saying the favourite is; I'm still going in to win the gold medal.

I just have to go out there and play the right style of game and believe I can win.

I'm kind of the wrong guy to bet against.

We talk in coaching about "winners" - kids, and I've had a lot of them, who just will not allow themselves or their team to lose. Coaches call that a will to win. I don't. I think that puts the emphasis in the wrong place. Everybody has a will to win. What's far more important is having the will to prepare to win.

When I come into a tournament, I'm expecting to win. That's my philosophy. I can't go to a tournament thinking, 'I'm going to get my ass kicked today, so I might as well leave.'

There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes easily.

I don't go thinking I'm going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I'll do the best that I can.

Success is won by those who believe in winning and then prepare for that moment.

I think I can be competitive. Heck, anybody who can walk to the first tee here has a chance.

I believe that whatever we have, regardless of a trade being done or not, I feel we have a shot. I've just got to believe that we're going to be all right. I've got to just play basketball.

Every time I touch the ball, I think I'm going to go all the way. I think I'm going to score a touchdown. I'm the runner I am because I think that I'm going to go all the way every single time I touch the ball.

A buoyant, positive approach to the game is as basic as a sound swing.

You've got to be confident when you're competing. You've got to be a beast.

When I'm down or maybe when it's close in the match, I feel like I'm still in it. I don't feel like I'm letting down. Mentally, I'm still really, really tough.

So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win.

In the NBA, you win, and you think you're going to win tomorrow. But as soon as you lose, you don't think you're ever going to win again.

The winner's edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner's edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success.

The only pressure I feel is how I can contribute to help my team win the match. Of course, there is always the pressure to score, but then doesn't it eventually help your team win? Frankly, I don't let these things affect me.

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.

You have to go into each match believing you can beat all of the players.