Lyoto Machida Quotes

You earn the respect of your peers that you play against, and they don't trash talk you.

I consider myself to be respectful, and I believe this is a main value for sports.

Respect your opponent, just make them respect you more.

I never dislike anyone that I am in competition with. I welcome the challenge. Besides, I get along with just about everyone.

I have found that the players who have played in that game really do have respect for their adversaries.

A lot of the players are very complimentary about each other; they embrace at the end of matches because the level of the tennis has been so good. I think that's something that tennis has got to be proud of.

I've always seen the Olympics as a place where you could act out your differences on the athletic field with a sense of sportsmanship and fairness and mutual respect.

You have to respect all your competitors.

I think competitiveness is taken in a different way by different people. I'm not a yeller and a screamer, a jumper and a pusher.

I'm not going to bag on people and make funny jokes about my opponent. I just respect every opponent I go in against.

I think if you show respect on the track to each other, and you do clean overtaking moves, then they get respect for you.

We will respect all our opponents, as we always do.

I don't really have a bad memory of anyone I've played against.

You have to respect the opponent as much as possible.

Some guys play so straight, and that may be their thing; like, a lot of guys are good playing like that. I can't play like that. I have to flair out. I have to yell. I gotta scream. I gotta talk trash - that's how I get myself going.

I'm not a trash talker. I respect my opponents.

I root for good, clean basketball.

It's never over until we're shaking hands at the net. Then you've either won or you've lost, and - either way - you look them in the eye and say, 'Well played, mate.'

You can be rivals out on the pitch, but respect is the most important thing.

I'm not one to call people out, if you look at my history in the fighting game, I've never called anyone out.

I respected opponents as well as teammates and coaches.

I can not express more the importance of treating your teammates, opponents and coaches with the utmost respect.

You have to have respect on the pitch.

I don't like disrespecting other teams.

I'm not a mean player. You'll notice I never pick on a player who has a number above 30.