Anthony Yarde Quotes

Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy.

I love to win; but I love to lose almost as much. I love the thrill of victory, and I also love the challenge of defeat.

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.

We'll try and be very aggressive, we'll try and speed up and change gears, and we'll see who's going to win.

As a decathlete, you take pride in saying, 'The elements, I'm not going to let them affect me. It's just the 11th event. Another thing you have to fight through.'

Seeing bigger guys doesn't scare me at all. It just makes me want to compete against those guys. Bigger or smaller guys - it doesn't matter.

The guys that I beat in the 'Super Six,' every one of those fights was tough, even if I did dominate some.

It would be an honour to knock out Botha.

Luis Sanchez will definitely bring a challenge, and I know he will try to bring the fight to me.

Against Bermane Stiverne, they said he was going to be the toughest test, but I passed that with flying colours.

It's fun down there to actually go up against a 7-footer and you know you're undersized and you know people are telling you that you can't guard this guy, you can't do that. I take it as a challenge.

If I am going to race, I will put everything on the line.

I don't fear hostile atmospheres. In fact, that added pressure serves as an incentive for me to give my very best performance on the pitch.

There are ups and downs; that's part of tennis. But I'm up for the challenge.

Victory Consistently, train all year to be the enemy's misery!

I had no taste for defeat - much less victory - without a fight.

Confronting and overcoming challenges is an exhilarating experience. It does something to feed the soul and the mind. It makes you more than you were before. It strengthens the mental muscles and enables you to become better prepared for the next challenge.

I was raised to face any challenge.

I want to be better than five guys. I was that way when I used to box, I was that way in any sport. I want to compete with five other guys. If I beat five other guys, I'd like to see if I can beat six.

That's the mentality - don't just play it, win it.

I'm a tough guy, and I like pitching in tough games.

Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog.

Obviously I would have loved to have won, but I have had a good run every match.

If I go down, it's never easy. At least my opponent knows they have to go to the end of the earth to take me out no matter what the circumstances. I do try to compete. Even if it's not your best day, I just try to walk off the court knowing I gave 100,000 percent.