Jo Durie Quotes

The dynamic has really changed in the U.S. Americans believe they can be competitive, that they can win medals.

I'd go fishing and always pretend I would catch the biggest fish. I'd stay out there for hours after everybody else left until I caught something. When I shot baskets, I was always the coach and star player and always made the winning shot.

You want everyone to be great and funny. I'm not saying I'm great, but I'm funny.

With Australians we're saying we're going to win before we start playing and pretty much keep on saying that.

There's no sense in going to a tournament if you don't believe that you can win it. And that is the belief I have always had. And that is not going to change.

We need to go into every game believing we are going to win.

I want to make sure I always show off my smile and have a positive attitude the whole time, whether it's during a performance, practice, or doing an interview.

I think I should win every tournament I enter.

I'd rather play bad and win than play good and lose.

My attitude is to win.

That attitude, that persona I carry is something I've always had with me. I mean, that's what made me successful, especially in football, and is making me successful now.

I am a winner, and I always look to win.

It goes back to my childhood. I never expected not to win. It's about winning. Winning's fun.

I believe that whatever we have, regardless of a trade being done or not, I feel we have a shot. I've just got to believe that we're going to be all right. I've got to just play basketball.

We rely more on enthusiasm than actual skill. Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically and people will like it more.

You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground.

Obviously I'm not 21 anymore, but I think I can still throw with anybody.

Athletes are used to battling. The public would never learn their names if professional athletes had not shown courage at an early age. They learn they can overcome, but sometimes this becomes a false sense of security that leads them to the edge.

I've always believed my success in the entertainment business is an inevitability. You have to believe that; you have to be an optimist.

I met Tiger Woods, and I looked in his eyes - and I saw Derek Jeter. They don't have to tell people they're good. They just prove it by the way they love the competition.

Sometimes I can be misunderstood. I'm really competitive.

When I'm down or maybe when it's close in the match, I feel like I'm still in it. I don't feel like I'm letting down. Mentally, I'm still really, really tough.

I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that.

Optimism is the foundation of courage.

I'm a prideful person when it comes to competition.