Mark McGwire Quotes

It would be a pleasure to play against England. They are one of the top teams.

It goes way, way back when we were under Sweden's rule. We always think they are better than us. We played against them so often for so many years. Every country has one opponent they want to beat and for us, it's Sweden.

Equalising performance between teams runs completely counter to the idea of F1 and would be very unfair for us.

American athletes, especially distance runners, are at a big disadvantage against the rest of the world. We're expected to live by all the rules, like not being able to coach, but still train and make our own living.

I'd be champ already if it wasn't for the cheaters.

There are two teams against whom my energy is always very high: India and Australia.

I loved playing against the Pacers and Reggie Miller. Reggie was a great competitor, and I enjoyed playing against competitors.

When I was a kid, beating England was incredible; it always had greater repercussion than beating anyone else.

Kicking's kicking. Pressure's pressure. You beat other guys just to get drafted.

I've never really considered myself a wrestler. I always considered myself an entertainer, but I always wanted to be better than the guy next to me.

When you play the Oakland Raiders when you're the Kansas City Chiefs, you know they're going to come out with that mentality that they're going to win. They're going to come out fighting. It's a rivalry game.

I let the dunks speak for themselves.

I like to play against Juan Monaco.

That happens on a cricket field. People have a go at each other. That's fair, that's fine. It's called Test cricket. It's not a day in the park.

I just like going against the Redskins, I guess.

It will be nice to play against Australia. It's a great country, and football is getting bigger and bigger.

In every position on the field, there's really strong competition.

I love the derby because of the banter and rivalry. If you live outside of Manchester, you can take it out of context sometimes, where you can think it's all hate, and I don't think it is.

There is a battle between me and Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei. We always do our best.

I had a chance to play against the USA teams when I was a player. I wasn't on any USA team but scrimmaging against them and playing against them was a highlight.

Those are the ones you look forward to: going against a great, talented player, someone who's going to be in this league for a long time, who you're going to be seeing for a long time. Get a chance to go out, compete, and just have fun. Those are the fun match-ups.

I played Roger so many times and it's always a tough match.

It's a good thing isn't it, having competition? I enjoy it.

Athletes are going to tease each other. Football players want to be baseball players. Baseball players want to be football players. Basketball players want to be baseball players, and vice versa.

Obviously during practice there's a competitive nature if you're on opposite teams.