Penny Hardaway Quotes

I think I have a very nice demeanor, but at the same time, when pushed, I will freak out. I have a backbone, but I don't feel like I'm terrible about it.

I'm a sensitive person. I have a kind heart, you know, but I'm a fighter on the court and a competitor in life, so just to understand that and accept that can sometimes be really difficult.

I used to be short-tempered on the field when it came to winning or losing.

I think - you know, I want to intimidate people when I'm on the field. I want people to be scared of me. That's just kind of the nature of who I am as a person and player. But I also know that you have to be emotional. You have to be in touch with your feelings. I think that's important.

I'm aggressive. Sometimes that plays to my benefit, and sometimes it doesn't.

I am quite competitive. In stupid things like card games.

I don't think of Bush as a particularly angry person - if anything, he has a facility for not harboring grudges, for letting things roll off of his back after momentarily bristling.

I do have a lot of fire in me and could use some lessons on how to handle things more calmly.

I'm good at keeping on top of my emotions and not letting them influence the fight.

I'm very violent in the ring. I don't know if it's the Italian temper, I can get very nasty in there. But outside, I'm the easiest-going guy in the world.

If I'm mad or showing my frustration, the whole team's gonna be like that, techs, and people are going to go down. So I just try to keep the even keel. That's why I don't get too high or too low. I've been playing like that my whole life. It's just natural for me.

Anger can be a good thing. It's a mechanism that your brain uses to get you out of situations that are bad for you. But in terms of leading a peaceful life, it is not very productive.

You have to control your anger - you can't be a baby when you lose.

On the pitch, I will always be like that. That's my character, and I will always compete and compete - always. I'm a different guy off the pitch, as you can see, but on the pitch, I will not change.

Most pro athletes are super competitive, super clutch, and they don't want to lose at anything.

Often, we feel helpless in lots of situations in our lives. The way anger gets a grip on us is it seems to be a way to extricate ourselves from helplessness.

I'm competitive when I fight, but I don't get emotionally involved.

I'm not going to lie: I'm a competitive player. I think there's no point playing football if you're not competitive and you don't want to win games.

Of course, everyone knows my history as far as technical fouls, but I don't think you can match the intensity that I bring to the floor.

Yeah, I get frustrated. But I try not to let those frustrations get out into the media or get out onto the court in my play.

As a kid I lost my temper quite easily and tended to look away from the game itself. Now I know how to manage that and get the best out of myself.

I can't control what the other team's gonna feel. I'm just gonna go out there and hoop, and whoever takes it to heart and takes their losses salty, I can't do anything about that.

I listen to my emotions. That's why I react once I get provoked sometimes.

I don't think patient would be the first word that anybody that knows me would describe me as. But I think that's anybody in competitive sports.

Anger is an unnecessary emotion. Loads of stuff in life can trigger it, but what matters is how you react. I choose not to react.