Kurt Browning Quotes

I didn't know about competition or the Olympics until Peggy Fleming won in 1968. My mother looked after all of the competition stuff. I just skated. I didn't really love competition, but that was the only way to get better. You'd see more talent.

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

But anybody who steps into the lane beside you is the biggest competition because they made it to the finals.

I have been compared to Mao since we were both junior skaters. We've felt the rivalry since then, so we wanted to avoid each other. However, she has been my motivation.

I can't count on both hands how many Grand Prixs I've done and how many world championships I've been to, so I think I've really earned the experience to know that when I step on the ice at nationals and when I step on the ice at the Olympics that I feel completely aware of my environment and what to expect.

I've been around this game for a long time - a lot of plane rides, a lot of bus rides, a lot of pregame speeches, a lot of national anthems.

I'm very much looking forward to giving fans a personal inside look at the amazing players I've gotten to know and compete with over the years.

If you're a competitor, this is what you want. You want all of the games to have meaning, context and to be the best competition.

There's always competition in the national team.

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

Sometimes thinking about the Olympics makes me a little nervous.

I think as competitors, that's why we get into this, to gain respect from the guys who have played the game, and you walk away and they say, 'He was a tough cover - that dude was nice.'

The main reason I'm in this sport is not to run mouths and make posts on Twitter and stuff. It's to compete.

I give everybody respect. There's nobody in the NBA who I disrespect because on any given night, you're liable to get lit up.

Who would I think is the favorite? Well, to be honest, I think the top players. We are all very close, very equal.

I love to compete. I love to be on the field.

I love to be competitive.

I play with great players.

There are some athletes who don't like me.

Any chance we have to skate for another Olympic medal, it's amazing.

I've had many strike partners over the years and usually their aim is to outscore you - and take great pleasure in doing so.

When you're off the court, that's when it's time to talk or whatever you want to do. But once it goes up, it's time to compete.

I feel very good at Atletico, and being here allows me to play in the Champions League.

You live each rivalry in a different way.

When big teams play each other, you automatically want to raise your game. You want to see what level you're at, and you know you have to step up.