Nate Holland Quotes

You obviously want to start the season out with a big game and to follow it up by continuing to get better.

When you're in a sport like speed skating where the clock gives you the results, there is always a faster goal or a personal best to beat.

I'm getting better with each bout and looking to close out 2014 in style.

Competition is something that brings you to the next level because if you have no competition, and you know you are starting week in, week out, it takes a little bit of the quality.

It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.

Competition on anything is good, because it makes everybody better.

When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.

I know a lot is going to be on our shoulders, especially the way we're starting games out. We have to start faster; I have to be sharper from the start, and I will be. And I'm confident that if we can get this thing started out a little better each week that we can get on that roll and be tough to stop.

One of the things we recognized coming out of 2015 is we had to get more and more high-level competition.

I'm focused on going out and winning ballgames. Focused on getting better with the team every week.

I went 59.9 sec. when I was 18 and thought, 'Hmm, that was fast - let's see how much faster we can go and what the rest of the world can do to keep up.'

We've talked before what is important is week in, week out, getting wins and getting better.

If you can do your thing on a big stage, it helps, but then to do it against guys that are older than you still gives me confidence that all the hard work I'm putting in is really working and I just got to keep getting better.

The field is fantastic, great runners, so the best you can do is stay in control, pace yourself well, and then utilise it when you can do better.

Every tournament I play in I fancy my chances of winning, so hopefully I can get through the first few rounds, find a bit of form and kick on.

My coaches and I always stress getting better and working on all aspects, so I'm ready to fight and take it to the next level.

Tactics have changed a lot, but the standard is getting better.

It's very good to know when you're being lapped on the racetrack, 'cause you've got to put your foot down on the pedal and get going.

When you train a massive club or little third division outfit, when you go out to play football in any situation, it is always about winning.

That's what tournament football's all about. It's about finding your feet in the first game, finding what works, and gaining confidence.

For me, whether we win or lose, every match is giving me a lot of information about how to improve.

What's a priority is going out there and winning ballgames every week.

Why can't I beat AJ Styles? I beat AJ Styles in the past before.

If you're not getting better, you're getting worse.

The one way of getting better is by practising - both on and off the pitch.