Ryne Sandberg Quotes

All I cared about in tennis was winning.

I'm aware that not everyone approved of how I played, but I don't think any apologies are in order. Early in my career, I decided that it was worth it to do whatever was necessary to earn the extra split second it takes to make a pass or shoot the puck.

Put me there on the pitch if you want to see how much it means to me or how hungry I am to win more medals.

My target is to give everything, and only if we win the trophies will I be relaxed.

Essentially, I am a dreamer. I've dreamed all my life. When I started, I dreamed I'd be Champion because it is a sport that is all about the people who win the most, and I have a fear of not winning.

I don't care how small the game. I want to win.

I love scoring - even in training.

But there was no question in my mind that I was gonna still go for it. I was still going for the win. I wasn't skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that's probably what got me there.

I'm a sports junkie, and I am interested in athletic will - how you exceed the expectations of your own performance when it counts to deliver something beyond yourself so that you can win.

I always had that, even when I was a kid in a go-kart or when I was playing soccer or tennis: that need of winning. It was there all my life, and it's still there now.

I've got to have a bet going in order to play my best.

I'm just hungry to win.

Whatever the offense dictates to allow me doing what I or this offense needs to do to win games, I'm going to do it.

My mentality is that I play football to win. You have to do everything you can to win. The most important thing is that you leave nothing out there on the pitch.

I never think: 'If I crash, I'm going to hurt myself.' I might think: 'If I crash, I'm not going to win.' Everything's about that finish line.

When I do something, I want to win. If I lose, I feel bad.

Win at all cost. That's why I love playing the game.

I think something that has separated me from the rest of the competition - maybe it's just my way of thinking - I don't necessarily go into fights just wanting to win but to actually dominate. So when I don't feel like I dominate, sometimes I feel like a loser, I guess, you know, maybe in that perspective.

I'm a guy that loves to win. There's nothing else to me but the feeling of winning.

I find that after every win, there is a new surge in motivation because it feels so good. I am addicted to winning. That sounds terrible, but it is true you are addicted to that feeling.

It's very important for the mentality of the players to always try to be a winner, to try to win as many titles and games as you can.

I need to be playing well, be involved in the game, and taking matches by the scruff of the neck.

In professional sports, you live in the moment, and that's what I love about it.

I've got that aggressive, winning attitude.

I'm the type of player, once I get in there, I'm locked in. I'm trying to win.