George Jean Nathan Quotes

I was quite excited, but I was sure I wouldn't win the race. I am a realist.

I guess I don't have a grandiose view of the world in general, and I never believe it when someone else has a grandiose moment.

I've never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.

It's wonderful to win, but don't get cocky about it!

My performances have finally caught up with my ego.

Success needs no explanation. Failure does not have one that matters.

The biggest thing I learned from losing? Winning's better.

I don't think I was a failure. I just wasn't a success.

Greatness does not approach him who is forever looking down.

There's no point in playing well and losing.

Positiveness is a most absurd foible. If you are in the right, it lessens your triumph; if in the wrong, it adds shame to your defeat.

I love victory, but I love not triumph.

Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right.

A win is a win, regardless of how you look at it.

I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist... or maybe even a pessimist.

Maybe during the last sprint, sometimes you can lose, sometimes you can gain.

If I had an ego as big as the Eiffel Tower, would I have won this many collective trophies? I know people like to talk about it. And O.K., I am not going to answer every story. But maybe I will let my collective trophies speak for themselves. I don't know many other footballers who have won as much. Do you?

It goes back to my childhood. I never expected not to win. It's about winning. Winning's fun.

I think I fail a bit less than everyone else.

I might not come home with hardware, but I'm winning.

I would say that I am a jaded man beyond most expectations, but, like everyone else, I still have hope.

I've had plenty of big hits and plenty of big misses.

I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet.

Failure is unfortunately as common as success.

Everybody wants to win, but everybody doesn't win.