Bethanie Mattek-Sands Quotes

The cooperation of NASCAR - or any other system, it turns out - persists only when everyone believes he has the opportunity to win.

There's no doubt about it that my participation in sports allowed me to compete in the business world in a very gender-neutral way.

Women play just as hard as guys do. We're just as competitive.

I'm persuaded that sports is the one place where the rules are pretty well set out, where fans are equal. And if you got game or you're a good official, you make it here, whether you're white or you're black.

On the field, everyone is equal.

I think everybody ought to be allowed to be engaged in athletics at whatever level the audience will accept.

Going out and playing football or baseball with the boys, when I was a tomboy, was a great way to learn about winning and losing, and most girls didn't have that experience.

I feel like I'm more a fan of tennis rather than it being men's or women's. I enjoy watching doubles as well when it's on. I think that there are certain players that I enjoy watching on the men's and women's side. There's some players that I don't enjoy watching on both sides.

I've always been one of those folks who think competition is actually a good thing. And if we're going to preach it as a party, we need to practice it.

I was a firm believer that every cricketer needs to get a fair chance.

I'm a lock-up defender and I believe strongly in my defense, so I don't need to take cheap shots at guys to get an edge.

The men I've played are all respectful and gentlemen towards me. I've never really had a problem. In the past a lot of people would go: 'We're playing a woman.' But now they're thinking: 'We're playing a good player.'

I don't agree that there are big teams and small teams in the Premier League. There are just a lot of good teams.

It doesn't matter who you play - you can win against anyone; you can lose against anyone.

I'd like to play in every game, like everybody else.

Playing football can be damn harsh, but every day is a fight for equality.

Most people should be given a chance to compete in the Olympic Games.

We're really greedy when it comes to titles. We want every championship - the women's title included.

When I was 6 years old, I played on a coed indoor team. We were called the Cosmos. And then, after that, when I was 7, I played on an all-girls club team.

I don't see why I should be happy scoring a goal against an opponent on a much lower level than we are.

Cricket is a sport girls can play and be successful in irrespective of their background.

I think if you are champ, you shouldn't choose your opponents.

It's a very competitive world out there. The competitive spirit is fine within limits. But it shouldn't drown the sheer joy of the game being played. It's natural to want to win. But to me, it's not natural to want others to fail.

Everybody at the Olympics are almost at level par.

I don't look at it as a man's sport because the women play as well. It's an open sport.