Jordan Burroughs Quotes

Sometimes, quite out of the blue, sport will throw up a tender moment, when hostility ceases and an opponent is acknowledged.

Of course after the fight you want to make sure that you're okay and so is the other guy, it's a brotherhood in there, so you want to make sure everyone is okay after the war is over.

Respect is the first requisite to good fellowship.

You try to do the best for your club, and you also create relationships and friendships - with Neymar, my relationship is really strong.

When you're around a sport awhile and sort of get to know everybody, you start to appreciate people more instead of just seeing a number and a sponsor and a competitor.

Michael Phelps is a good friend of mine, so I'm very supportive of him.

And George Brett. I think most people know that George and I have become pretty good friends over the years.

I had a really good feeling about that match. You know, they are good friends, and Chris had to feel really relaxed because of being out there with Tiger.

I like to be bought flowers and taken out for dinner. I like a man to be a gentleman. I don't like to be treated as if I am brainless. I like to be respected and to give respect.

Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected.

I used to love watching him as a player, so it is a joy to play alongside him. I might take the mickey out of him, but deep down I have so much admiration for him.

Look around. There are no enemies here. There's just good, old-fashioned rivalry.

Sometimes, I'm just a fan of the guy, and we'll switch jerseys.

So many athletes who have been close to me have been everything to me.

The old Dodgers were something special, but of my teammates overall, there was nobody like Pee Wee Reese for me.

There is a lot of warmth and fellow-feeling whenever I have spoken to Virat. It's not that we get a chance to speak a lot, but from time to time, he would drop in a message, and I would do the same.

Tito Ortiz and I, in that short time that we worked together, we created a very nice connection. We became a family. I learned many things from him as he must also have learned from me. We talked as friends, and a good friend always wants your best.

I can't do anything better than Pat White. I love that dude. Was an honor to be on his team in college.

Bottom line, I have nothing but respect for Peyton Manning... He was always a great teammate to me; he's still a great friend to this day.

I'm all about having a good time and respecting my teammates.

I have a lot of respect for Brock. I was down in OVW with him, and I was there a few months before he came. We all knew he was coming, but when he came, he was humble and a fun guy to be around.

I was lucky to play with guys who were not only good players, but great people.

I like most of the guys in the sport. They're my friends. We're not going to mistreat the fighters. I wouldn't mistreat a friend and so I won't mistreat my fighters.

I have good friends at Chelsea. I talk sometimes with Eden Hazard, Gary Cahill, Cesc Fabregas but with all of them they are my good friends and they are good guys.

That's what is cool about football: you build life-long relationships.