Sage Northcutt Quotes

I want to play the game hard. I want to ram it down your throat, put you into left field when I'm going into second base.

You always have to put pressure on an opponent.

When I get the opportunity to get the ball, I've got to destroy my opponent.

What you end up doing is you try to match your guy's strength against a place they can be successful. They're doing the same thing against us. Sometimes they have the edge, sometimes you have the edge.

Whatever the offense dictates to allow me doing what I or this offense needs to do to win games, I'm going to do it.

We want to go 100 miles per hour and cause confusion for the defense. It can be a lot of fun.

I was never the most technical; I was never the best at one aspect at this sport, but what I was always good as was negating people's strengths and putting them in terrible situations where they're uncomfortable.

Win at all cost. That's why I love playing the game.

I try to exploit things against everybody; that's part of the game: beat the guy that guards me while you're beating their team.

It's always my plan to knock out my opponents.

The No. 1 thing is you want to be able to win the game, and we're going to do whatever we have to do to win the game.

I'm going to outplay you. That's the mentality I have, and you should want to outplay me.

Just got to win games. You've just got to find ways to win games.

If you play a match, then you got to give it all to beat the opponent; there is nothing like playing against a great or a non-great player. I treat them all as opponents and aim to beat them.

At the end of the day, it's me versus you, and I'm trying to get you out. If I can throw you six curveballs in a row and get you out, I'm going to do it all day.

You have to know your opponent and take him out of his game.

I need to take fights, and I expect to win all my fights, whether it's higher ranked or lower ranked.

Playoff basketball isn't about who scores, stats or putting numbers up on the board. It's just about winning at the end of the day. When you play a game in a series, it becomes chess. It becomes who can outsmart the other team.

Every time I step on the field, it doesn't matter who we're playing, I want to get an interception.

When I'm training, I cater a little bit to my opponents.

It's best to keep a strategic fight and try to win because the level of the sport is so high.

If we are running sprints, I want to beat everybody by 10 yards. If we are playing checkers, I want to win: I'm pretty good at checkers, and I'm trying to get on chess.

You have to win every battle. Every small metre counts, and you have to win your duels. Then you will see you will win the game.

If you give a good player time, he can kill you.

I help my team win. That's overall what I do best. If you watch me play, I'm usually going to be on the winning team. Whether it's scoring enough points or rebounding enough or guarding the best player on the other team, I'm gonna do what it takes to win.