Roman Abramovich Quotes

I always want to play and to win because football's my passion; it's my life. That's why, every time we win, I'm really happy.

Baseball was one-hundred percent of my life.

Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?

I love football; I enjoy it. That's why I've been in this game as many years as I have. I still like it. I get excited about it.

The difference between mediocre, good and great is you're able to have the enthusiasm for prep, to work to prepare to win the same in January that you do in August, when everybody says they're excited.

I love the game, play with passion.

Our goal is to play into late June and don't take the process for granted.

I want to have fun on the pitch in the training sessions and have fun and win during the matches.

We love playing the game. That's why we're here. That's our job. We just want to come out and play every day.

I love playing football every day. I love working hard, I love training, I love the games; I love the challenge. As long as that still applies, I don't see any reason to call time on something that makes me so happy.

All I know is basketball, and I'm sure a lot of guys in the locker room, all they know is basketball. So, they have to enjoy it.

The important thing about a sport is the people who devote their lives to it.

I don't wish I did anything differently. The most important thing to me was to play baseball.

As the days went on, I didn't mind the games. In fact, I looked forward to them. That was the easiest part of all. I couldn't wait to get to the ballpark I'd be the first one there and I was willing to do anything. I think that's why the veterans liked me.

I just want to continue to play great football - that's all that matters. I don't really care about the accolades or any of that.

I love the fans, I love the game of baseball, and I love Cincinnati baseball.

When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.

Everyday there's something that reminds me why I love this sport.

Baseball is not a lot of statistics to me. It's blood and tears.

If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they can talk of nothing else under the sun but acting. It's exactly the same way with baseball players. Your heart must be in your work.

You'll be dedicated and that's what you should want to be in anything in life - whether it's sports or academics or your relationship. It all stems from finding that fun, that thrill, that excitement.

We have to win that game. But we have to win every game, that's the way it's always been.

I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I Love to play.

You get into sports with the idea that you want to win. If you aren't trying to win, what's the point in being involved?

We had no preconceived ideas. We were on this football team to go out and win ballgames and try to win a championship, that's all. To Brian and me, it was no big deal.