Bobby Lashley Quotes

My parents had very high expectations. They expected me to get straight A's from the time I was in kindergarten.

I'm not normally content with what I do unless I win.

Parents who press their children to succeed do so in hopes of preparing them for an adulthood of high achievement.

I had a lot of stats in college, and they didn't count for wins. So whatever it takes to win football games is the goal that I set.

I don't like to participate at anything and not finish first.

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

I try to win every match, and then we see at the end.

If you're fighting for any other reason than wanting to be the best in the sport, then you're not going to make it.

At the end of the day, I play to win, and otherwise, I wouldn't be good at my job.

I grew up in a very high-achieving family. I have a brother who's a Harvard-educated cardiothoracic surgeon. My other brother is a two-time Olympian, fifth-round draft pick for the Philadelphia Eagles, and an entrepreneur and philanthropist.

I put pressure on myself and feel pressure from my fans to not only win but to look great doing it.

If you play at a world-class team like Chelsea, you have to perform every day.

Being a player for a big team like Barca, you have to be very strong.

I always feel I need to do well regardless of the level of the band.

I play to win. If I have great numbers, that's great. Obviously you feel good about it, but still, I'm playing to win.

I am dying to be a world champion, a single's world champion.

I played the way I did it because I knew it was effective. My intention was to win always, not to gain applause.

There's so many levels. You can rise on the day to win a national event or a world title but the level you need to rise to win an Olympics Games is another one altogether.

There's no doubt what the goal in Boston is. There is no grey, it is black and white. You're going to try to win the whole thing every single year.

It doesn't matter if it's cards, doesn't matter if I am racing home from dinner or something, I just want to be the first to do it. That's just kind of my mentality. That's been my mentality for a long time. It's kind of the way I was raised.

I wouldn't say I'm a victim of high expectations. The expectations are going to be there.

Being the No. 1 pick isn't that important to me.

If you're in big-time situations all the time - like for me, high school was big-time situations, college, big time situations - you adapt.

Playing in a team like Barca, you always feel pressure. The demand is to win everything, but this is good for you as a footballer: it makes you play better.

I always try to get the best result out of it, I'm not there to just sit second or sit third. I'm a winner, and I want to win every single race, and I will always go for it.