Chris Wilder Quotes

My main thing is I'm going to compete on every play, try to be focused on both ends of the court. That said, I'll always bring my excitement, my swag, to the game.

My on-court temperament is totally to just win and destroy.

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.

Each match I play is the most important one yet.

Every game I've ever played, regardless if it was pre-season or Super Bowl, meant the same to me, and I laid it all on the line.

Because you can't do anything halfway, you've got to go all the way in anything you do.

If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don't care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.

If you find my aggressive and dominating play dirty, then that's your opinion. But I would assume most people want someone who is going to do anything and everything within the lines to win for their team, because I know I would.

As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I'm going to play.

What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration and the will to win.

Every player feels differently about playing football. We are all different people. I am the type who wants to win all the time. I hate to lose.

To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it's digging deep, it's doing whatever you need to do to help a team win and that comes in a lot of shapes and forms.

I think it was the preparation and every thing Lombardi represented, you know, about hard work and that every game was important. So when you get to the real important games, you were ready to go.

The only one I feel pressure from is myself to go and give my all for every match and, obviously, I'm a competitor.

Win or lose, I'm going to leave everything on the mat. That's what gold medalists do.

The best way I knew how was to give 110% and want it more than them, and walk on the court and every moment of the match feel like it was the end of the world, in a sense. So that worked for me in a lot of ways. There were times that it hurt me, but for the most part, it helped me.

We gotta play hard and leave it all out there. Dive for lose balls, take charges, just do whatever it takes to win the game.

You have to win your place every day and train at 100 percent always.

You must play with the same intention: to win the game and give everything you have.

To take what I have, they're going to have to have more than skill and technique. It's a lot of heart, a lot of determination. That's just who I am. I'm not messing around out there. I'm not giving it away.

Give your 100 per cent. Whether you are working or with family and friends. Even if you are sleeping, you should give it your 100 per cent.

I've always played hockey to win, not to get shutouts.

Whenever I play against Arsenal - and this is just a personal thing - I go up and think 'let me whack the first one, then we will see who wants it.'

I try to score in every game, and I don't feel sorry for anybody.

You can say what you want about Carlos Tevez, but when he plays, he plays to win, and he plays for his team-mates.