Vicente del Bosque Quotes

This is football: one day you win, one day you lose, and there's a very fine line between them.

You learn how to be a gracious winner and an outstanding loser.

I think sportsmanship is knowing that it is a game, that we are only as a good as our opponents, and whether you win or lose, to always give 100 percent.

This is sports. In sports, you win and you lose. That's the nature of sports. You can't get away from that part of it. And if you get too hung up on the losing part, then you miss the boat. The competition part, a game like that, is why you play sports. That is as good as it gets.

When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It's black and white. It's win or lose.

The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.

Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.

As a professional, you're taught from a young age to despise losing. But I began to accept that, in football, you will win some games, and you will lose some games, with draws here and there, too. That's just the nature of the game.

Because, they're only thinking about one team when that game's over. Before the game, they're talking about two football teams. When the game's over, there's only one winner.

A team sport is not very good for me, because I can't take losing.

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.

I'm going to go out and try to be the best player I can be and help the Chicago Bears win.

On the football field, you're still going out to there to win. And if you're not going out there to win, what are you going out there for?

I want to win football games.

The chance of winning a Super Bowl in a city like New York, there's nothing like it. Once you win one, you get that bug to win another one, that edge.

For me soccer provides so many emotions, a different feeling every day. I've had the good fortune to take part in major competitions like the Olympics, and winning the World Cup was also unforgettable. We lost in the Olympics and won in the World Cup, and I'll never forget either feeling.

I like to win; I like to compete; I like to sack the quarterback.

When you're on the court, there is certain things that you would do that you wouldn't do off the court. When you get off, you obviously have to be gracious and a humble person. When you are on the floor, be a team player. Championships are what you are defined by - legacy. Go about things the right way.

We play fair and we play hard. If we win the game we win, if we lose the game, we lose.

We had no preconceived ideas. We were on this football team to go out and win ballgames and try to win a championship, that's all. To Brian and me, it was no big deal.

I love playing the game. I always have. Of course, winning matches makes it much sweeter. The wins and the losses always lead to these big moments, unless you're Serena Williams.

It's never OK to lose a game.

I like to win my challenge. That's English football as well, but I am not a dirty player.

Sometimes football is not just.

The most important thing is to win, it doesn't matter how.