Bobby Riggs Quotes

The bigger the bet, the better I played.

It is always great to be a position like this, where you play for everything because it is so exciting.

The more money in the game, the more players will try anything to win.

I'm a betting man. I like to gamble everywhere, everything I do.

I just think I play better in the greater scenarios. I just get motivated. I like the big crowds on the centre courts.

It's an addictive thing. It's not so much I like to go win, but it's a rush.

I'm not a betting man.

Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.

There's an inner feeling you get when you get in a situation to do well in a game. It's hard to explain.

Games bring another level out in you. There is no way you can train to the same intensity when you are playing a game. It is just impossible. Your head won't allow you to do it. Because the adrenalin of a game and the importance of it steps it up to another level.

I've been in Vegas. That's where you get into the money thing. Boy, you get greedy in Vegas, you know. That's the only place that you can bet $25, get it up to $500 and refuse to quit.

I'm not the betting kind.

I do not. I don't bet.

Sledging makes things interesting. There are no robots playing. They are humans who want to perform well for the country. So when stakes are so high, emotions will take over. Sometimes sledging gets the best out of you.

Of course for your main rivals, you're going to get extra motivated for it, particularly if you haven't played him for a long time.

I'm always ready to play for money.

Connie Bennett, the guys used to stake her, she was so good.

Important in a big tournament is how you start. With a great match at the start, you can distance yourself from the unrest from outside. And it increases the respect among opponents.

Hollywood is a casino. You have to put your chips on the table and hope for the best.

Rick, I’ll tell you what - ten thousand bucks? Ten thousand dollar bet?

If any player in the world tells you he doesn't care about what the opponents do, he is lying.

I have to cross the line first. Sometimes you can put it as a fear of losing, but actually it's an addiction to winning.

I cannot see a situation when I won't feel pressure to play well and win.

I'm not a gambler and I never have been.

Any time you go into the playoff game everyone's adrenaline is high and tensions are going, stuff like that.