Alexander Gustafsson Quotes

As a sportsman, you always play to win. Having said that, it's not possible to win every day. There will be days when you will do well and there will be days you won't.

I just take it one fight at a time.

At the beginning, my dream was to become a world-class boxer, but then I stepped into MMA. And when I stepped into MMA, it was to have fun. I reminded myself of what was the purpose, of what was the goal: to have fun.

To go against the Miami Heat is just a blessing. I'm going to go out there and have fun.

I'll focus on my training, no matter who I fight.

I don't worry about none of that stuff. All I care about is fighting. I really don't care about the pound-for-pound list. I just care about winning.

I respect Demetrious Johnson to the fullest. I wouldn't travel the world and find different training partners and coaches to help me defeat this man if I didn't want to win.

Obviously, I'm going to go out there and want to win. Don't get me wrong. But I'm not going to not have fun or not enjoy myself at the same time.

This sport is growing. It's about patience, rather than getting caught up in five in a row, want a title shot, main event. The goal is to put on a great fight and be smart.

I think, for me, I just really want to have fun with every match that I play because tennis is a game.

I'm a mixed martial arts fighter. But at the end of the day, all experience will help. And experience I got from that fight, it will help me to win this fight.

I'm just going to do what I always do: train. And when it's time to fight, I go fight.

You can't afford to lose games. It is always possible that you will not win, but it is the way you play the game.

It's the fight game. I'm ready for everything.

I just try to be the best fighter I can be.

When I played cricket for the West Indies, I never worried. I never really watched anyone else. I had a job to do, and I tried to do it to the best of my ability.

I focus on playing football, and there are many battles you have to think about and which must be won.

When I was young, all I wanted to do was to compete, have fun and travel.

As long as there are games to play it is not over.

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

Tension is the greatest curse in sport. I've never had any tension. You give the best you have - you win or lose. What's the difference if you give all you've got to give?

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

I'm very competitive, but I know when not to be competitive. I know how to have fun, but I know when it's time to get serious. That makes things a lot easier.

If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don't care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.

I like trying to win. That's what golf is all about.