Alex Bregman Quotes

Often in football a game is really balanced and one small detail will make the difference between winning and losing. We try to find the detail that makes the difference for us.

Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.

If you never concede a goal, you're going to win more games than you lose.

You never lose a game if the opponent doesn't score.

In an individual sport, yes, you have to win titles. Baseball's different. But basketball, hockey? One person can control the tempo of a game, can completely alter the momentum of a series. There's a lot of great individual talent.

Winning that first game was so important; my mother always said that the first game of the second set was the chance to keep it going if you were ahead or change things if you were behind.

The season is a beast within itself. It's not the quickest race; it's a marathon. In the playoffs - if you're fortunate enough to make the playoffs - that's more like a dash. You have to concentrate on one opponent. When they're done, you have to concentrate on another one.

What I liked was to set the tone - set the pace for the team. I know when we're starting the game, I can get on and steal a base, then a guy bring me in. Then we're in the lead and in a good position to win. That was the most exciting thing - to help the team.

Early goals make us more confident and energetic for the rest of the game.

Every game is its own thing in the playoffs. When you're in them long enough, you understand. If a playoff series goes six or seven games, it's like a rollercoaster. Your emotions are so up, then they're so down. 'You can't do anything right! Then everything's going your way!'

What I really lick my chops for is when you get the offensive rebounds at the end of the third quarter, fourth quarter. That really just sucks the life out of the opponent. You can see it in their face, especially when you're on the road, it just takes the whole energy out of the arena. That's what I live for.

After going through the playoffs, you definitely get a sense for how important it is to go through it at least once before you win.

Scouting is important. You just want to know whom you are playing against and how to play them well within the team's defense.

We know from experience that anything can happen in games against strong opponents; nuances can make the difference.

There's nothing that can teach you about the playoffs besides going through it.

Nine times out of 10, if you win the game, it starts with the turnover battle.

Would it be great to intercept Peyton? No question about it.

My approach to the game has been the same at all the places I've been. Vanilla. The sure way. That means, first of all, to win physically. If you got eleven on a field, and they beat the other eleven physically, they'll win. They will start forcing mistakes. They'll win in the fourth quarter.

I realize now that there's a strength in dunking that I can use to my advantage. When you dunk all the time it isn't as demoralizing to the opponent, but when you dunk at a key moment in the game you can use it to change the momentum.

You have to remember that you only want to use your dunks at the right time. If you do it at the right time, you can wake up everybody and change the whole momentum of the game. It can get the crowd up, get your teammates up. It can wake up yourself, too, if you're not shooting well.

I think sometimes, you have to pick your spots about when a game gets intense or when the game's outcome is pivoting in that moment.

I think we have to be very sensitive to our need to compete, moving forward, and a lot of that is tied to tax policy.

Sometimes money isn't the determinant. But it sure as hell makes a huge difference. Nobody is saying "Well, thank God we don't need to raise money any longer." It's a very, very big deal to have money, and it is a very, very big deal to have more than your opponent.

Systems don't win, players do.

Your competitive advantage must be perceivable, promotable, and something the market will pay for.