Art Hoppe Quotes

I love tennis with a passion. I challenged Boris Becker to a match once and he said he was up for it but he never called back. I bet I could make him run around.

If you're playing against an aggressive side, you need to play an aggressive game.

No one has ever bitten me, and I've never bitten anyone on the court.

We all know what my game is, to play hard. Not dirty, but play hard.

Every time I step onto the field, whether people like it or not, I'm not trying to play dirty - I'm just playing tough.

When we were playing, it was rough and tough. Even superstars like me fouled out a lot.

I think any player would say that they want their coaches' respect, they want their teammates' respect, and they want their opponent to respect them.

I like to bump people, to feel me getting into somebody's jersey. I'm just different. I like contact, like physical play, like pushing and holding. But I'm not dirty.

I'm against the fighting. But sometimes when you're trying to help your team, trying to win the games, there are moments when you need to get a little aggressive.

I think you can win in the NFL without being a 'bad boy.'

To show respect for the opponent is to go and kill with every single action. That is the way you show it. You need to be aggressive. That is how I understand football.

I want to show in a violent sport like our sport, you don't need to hurt anybody in order to win.

In the past, you might have said, 'This player is technically not good - let's prey on her.' But now, the game is professional in most countries - you can't just play on that.

Show me a good sportsman and I'll show you a player I'm looking to trade.

I was thinking that if I hit his nuts, maybe he would serve like a woman.

I'm getting tired of saying hello to Stan Smith and not getting any reply. I'm cocky and confident and maybe I'm too bullheaded sometimes, but I think I have some fan and player support. I know what the others say, but I'm not that obnoxious. I am not a punk. I'm 5' 10", 155 pounds. I've got broad shoulders and I can pack a punch. Most of these guys are windbags anyway. If they ever try anything with me, I'll be to the net fast.

I lost to a better player who played some courageous tennis and deserved to win.

You will never see players from City surround the referee.

I would never, ever intentionally hurt a player contractually.

A football match should be decided by an action of play. Not some contrived process whose end result is to mark a fine player such as Bossis, Baresi or Baggio for the rest of his career.

Play fair, be prepared for others to play dirty, and don't let them drag you into the mud.

You can't hit my team in the groin and expect me to smile about it.

I won't be fining players for getting sent off.

That's how it is with the English: if you score against them you're a good player; if you don't, you're not.

Paul Scholes was always unbelievably talented. Quiet. And dirty. When he got his tackle right, it was a great tackle. But when he got it wrong, he could kill someone. He was so talented and a player I feel honoured to have played with.