Edward Hoagland Quotes

We all started playing football against our best friends, and I can't remember a moment where, because it was my best friend, I did not want to win against him.

It's always hard to find the best friends in the locker room because we are all competing against each other - but the real friends you are going to definitely find off the court because we are competitors in between.

We were brothers off the field, but there was no love lost on it. We fought like cats and dogs. Wes was always trying to strike me out, and meantime, I was always trying to hit a home run off him.

People can be great competitors on Sunday and mates on Monday.

It's always interesting to be playing against some of my best friends and some of my longtime teammates. You get to see them before the game and after the game and it's always nice to catch up but when the whistle blows it's sort of all business on the field.

I feel like that's the nature of being a young guy - competition brings people closer. That's how I bond with people.

I'll miss the competitive side and the camaraderie of being around the players and competing each and every day.

I don't have any close friends that are my competitors. I think that's just the nature of being a sprinter.

There's nobody you'd rather beat than your good friend.

In summer, my Sundays are often taken up with cricket. I play with a bunch of other over-competitive and overenthusiastic guys who I have known for a very long time.

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

I played against a lot of guys, a lot of good players, and I remember those guys. They're friends now. They weren't then. You wanted to beat them.

Male bonding is the idea of having the confidence to say, 'I'm going to take you down.'

When you are playing, you play as rivals. When off the field, we are friends. I feel that's a good thing. That's the beauty of IPL.

There will always be rivalry on the field. Off the field, we are friends, but on it, we have to do our job.

I do not hate them or anything. I have a lot of respect for Real Madrid, but I always want to beat them.

Keith Jardine pushes me the hardest because we're in the same weight class and we get competitive with each other, we make sure we're in shape and ready to compete.

I can honestly say that every time I go on court, I see the opponent in a competitive way, but not a rival.

Obviously during practice there's a competitive nature if you're on opposite teams.

I love playing against my friend D-Rose.

I love practicing with the guys.

There is no such thing as friends on the field.

My favorite part about playing basketball is a chance to play with other people, be in that team atmosphere and have a chance to compete and win every day.

It's exciting to play against old teammates, old friends.

I will always be someone who wants to do better than others. I love competition.