Pete Rose Quotes

The most important thing to me is how hard we go after the ball and take care of it.

However many snaps I play for, when I'm on the field I go 120 percent.

Our teams always play hard.

You got to attack every practice.

I really don't care about stats. I don't care about any of that stuff. I just care about performing each and every weekend and helping my team win ball games.

When I step on the court I'm going to compete. That's one of the reasons I work hard everyday.

I'm going to compete every possession.

I had to make baseball work. I threw myself into it.

Every time I step on the court, I have to give my all.

The shirt doesn't win you the game.

Sports are 90% inspiration and 10% perspiration.

In all of my life, when I was playing sports, I always put 100 percent. I have always given the best.

You have to give 100 percent in the first half of the game. If that isn't enough, in the second half, you have to give what's left.

I want to run every race with a big heart.

I want to give my six hours of serious cricket on the ground and then take whatever the result.

When I'm on the court, I try to play with all my emotion and heart.

What gets me upset about with the newer players is their lack of intensity. They tend to go through the motions a little bit. They don't understand that you've got to practice the way you play.

When you train six to seven hours a day to be the best in your sport, you don't want that to be overlooked. I don't train for my looks.

To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.

I believe you should give 100% on the court, so I chase every ball.

The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can't let yourself be beat because of lack of effort.

Having been a cheerleader, I know all too well what these girls give up to join forces and compete.

Being a competitor, you always believe you can come back. I'll be up at 3 in the morning watching World Cup races in my hotel whether I'm in Asia on a business trip or in New York City and have to get up in 2 hours.

Every time I step on the field, I'm going to give my whole heart regardless of the score.

Total commitment is the common denominator among all successful men and women