Derek Brunson Quotes

I had a chat with my dad and decided that sometimes you've just got to look like you're fighting. So I started putting myself about a bit more, showing a bit more aggression in training.

Guys always get jealous or envious of an opportunity, but they never wanna walk out to the mound and point to the crowd and tell them where they're going to hit the ball. I will. I'll call my shots.

The meek may inherit the earth, but they wont get the ball from me.

I'm a very spontaneous person. If someone aggravates me, I'm going to go after them. I wake up every morning, and I say, 'What bad guys should I go after today?'

I've learned that I have to be more aggressive in that position, when I'm leading the match.

I am not bragging - it may sound like it - but there was nobody in this business that had the aggression and had the body that I had - nobody!

I believe 168 is my division and I'm willing to take on all-comers.

When I first joined with Murphy, I had to make a character change. I wasn't confident in myself about that at all, but I remember my mom telling me that once something clicks with me... I had to... come in and kick the door down and let everyone know who I am.

I've got to come out and be aggressive. I've got to be a different Roy Hibbert than I've been.

To tell the truth, I could beat anybody in the world.

You create your opportunities by asking for them.

I love going one-on-one with someone. That's what I do. I've never lost. It's a whole different game, just to have them right in front of you and be able to do whatever you want.

You might as well go through life the way you want to. If what you want is to be engaged and forceful, to 'lean in,' well, do that.

I mean, I'm very, very competitive.

I think if a woman is feeling aggressive, she should be aggressive and not hold back.

I just never wanted to be too much in the background. I always wanted to be a part of things.

Everyone is coming after me now. Fine, let them keep on coming. I'm the fastest man in the world, no doubt.

I will be dictated to by nobody. I'm the man. And if anyone can prove me wrong, their chance is inside a boxing ring. You don't like it, change the station.

I love to dance, so I'm definitely always the first one out on the dance floor. And when it comes to guys, I don't get shy. So if I wasn't with a date, I wouldn't have a problem going up to a guy and just saying, 'Are you gonna dance with me?' Trust me, it'll work for you too! Guys like it when you aren't afraid to make the first move.

There are a lot of great fighters in this sport, but they just don't bring what I bring to the table.

For me, aggression means not to be shy and to do what your mind tells you.

I try to lead. I do not follow.

It's about taking the game to the opposition, always believing in yourself.

With MJ and Kobe, what you get is you get people who is talking trash to you and backing it up.

If you want to win the game, you have to be aggressive.