Rafael dos Anjos Quotes

I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly.

I don't like the idea of competition - maybe because I kept losing them when I was a kid. Maybe it's better to be the one who loses?

It annoys me a little when people try to be positive when I don't play my best. I play to win. I'm like that. I'm like any other player. I'm never happy.

To be able to have winning in your blood growing up, whether it was pounding my little brother or trying to beat my dad in something, or just competing on teams with my friends, it was nonstop.

Athletic competition clearly defines the unique power of our attitude.

I'm a bad loser, but I'm not a good winner either - I like to rub it in people's faces!

I hate losing more than I like winning.

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

I don't like losing at anything, but it's not the end of the world if you beat me.

When there's too many teams that are not trying to win, that poisons the game, poisons the fan experience, and it creates bandwagon fans.

I'm probably one of the most competitive people you'll ever meet. I want to dunk on my nephews. I'll block my 2-year-old's shot to make it hard on them.

It is difficult for young players to learn - because of the great emphasis on records - but, ideally, the joy and frustration of sport should come from the performance itself, not the score. While he is playing, the worst thing a player can think about in terms of concentration - and therefore of success - is losing. The next worst is winning.

I never think about losing. That's why it's so hard to accept a loss.

No matter if I'm playing against the best or the worst, I'm still going to play.

I have never considered any player as my competitor; each one of them is good and talented, and my job is to beat them.

I approach every match with that mindset, that this guy is trying to beat you, and it will change his life if he does.

I just try to make sure that when I get there on the floor, I play as hard as I can and try to do everything I can to help the team win.

Nobody likes to feel like they're on the losing side of anything.

You can always tell the golfer who's winning: he's the one who keeps telling his opponent that it's only a game.

Successful competitors want to win. Head cases want to win at all costs.

Football represents and embodies everything that's great about this country, because the United States of America is built on winners, not losers or people who didn't bother to play.

Even when I played sports when I was little, I played to win. Otherwise, what's the point of putting the pads on and going to practice? I don't understand.

It wasn't enough for Megadeth to do well; I wanted Metallica to fail.

The minute I think I'm getting mellow, I'm retiring. Who ever heard of a mellow winner?

I love winning and any team I'm on, I expect to win.