Patrick Chan Quotes

Some people don't like competition because it makes them work harder, better.

It's a very competitive thing, pro sports. The hardest thing in pro sports is staying up there.

I think, bottom line, I have to be good enough to make the team. I have to bring something in and beat somebody else out, especially with a smaller roster for the Olympics.

Badminton is a cruel sport.

All you have to do is play better than the other guy and things go well. If you don't play better than the other players then somebody takes your place. Now a lot of guys, in this day and time with the transient nature of the sport, as soon as the competition gets too good, they want out.

All the truly great players have had to demonstrate their importance and value in the most difficult competition of all.

I'm used to going out amongst giants and being the smallest linebacker.

Some days, I feel like being known as a smart players, sometimes clutch.

I can dominate a game at any point.

I've had signs I can play at the highest level.

The Premier League is what it is. Some people will see the intensity and quality as a great advantage for your players: it will make them better. Some will see it as a disadvantage because the players play at such a high level and such intensity, it's difficult for them to drum that up, that intensity, with a very short space of rest time.

Clearly finals are one-off games and they always depend on starting well in order to impose yourself on the game.

I can't name a backup point guard better than me in the NBA.

Whether I'm No.2 or No.3 doesn't matter. Playing time is the most important thing.

I really want to test my athletic ability, my toughness, and my skills against those guys who are in my ballpark size-wise.

I've always thought I played at a high level and played at a fast pace.

It's very frustrating when you don't always get the right kind of rub - you watch tennis and know if you play better than the other guy, you win. But that's the game we play. It can create mini-upsets.

I'm putting in the time to make sure that my body is ready to compete at the top level.

I'm competitive, I'll look to do my job on the field, and that's all that matters.

I'm a superstar. And I move like a superstar in that Octagon, and I expect somebody to move like that when they signed that dotted line with me.

I always thought the best part about sports was the bigger, faster kids who were supposed to be more athletic than me - I always beat.

You always - as a basketball player, as a competitor - that's where you speak most: on the court.

As a soccer player you want to perform, whether it's in front of 72,000 or even 1,000. You always want to be your best because you never know who's watching.

I'm becoming a more complete player where I believe I can compete more week in, week out, especially in major championships.

I have to be scoring goals and playing well to get in the team because, if not, others who are in better form will play.