Philipp Lahm Quotes

I'm more in that Rafa Nadal high-energy high-octane mold out there. I wear that emotion on the court. That's how I play my best tennis. People either like that or not. And I can't change that: that's who I am on a tennis court.

I get mad quick and and go off at the handle quick.

Maybe sometimes I don't look like that I'm really enjoying being on the court and playing tennis, but inside, I'm really enjoying it.

If you don't have the personality or character to compete and to challenge Manchester United at Old Trafford, or at home, you have less chance to win the match.

People used to talk to me about that and say, 'Rom doesn't play with passion.' I do, but I don't show it too much because in my mind, I'm a guy that thinks a lot about how to win the game. Sometimes I let the emotions just come now, and it helps me.

Successful competitors want to win. Head cases want to win at all costs.

When I come into a tournament, I'm expecting to win. That's my philosophy. I can't go to a tournament thinking, 'I'm going to get my ass kicked today, so I might as well leave.'

We shall play every game to the hilt with every ounce of fiber we have in our bodies.

I don't have anything against Canadians or Australians.

I may be Irish, but I'm not stupid.

My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match.

Make Winning an Attitude.

Seve wore his emotions on his sleeve. You could see how much the guy cared about winning.

One thing we did well the whole tournament was keep fighting. And no matter what happened the point before, missed opportunity, missed easy shot, we just played the next point and blocked it out of our mind. That's why we're the champs.

I just try to win the match by fighting for every point, and running down every ball.

I learned how to win by losing and not liking it.

A champion hates to lose even more than she loves to win.

There's one thing I don't ever think about: losing ... Instead, I think about how I'm going to win, and how I can do it the quickest way.

You need to have that edge, you need to have that confidence, you need to have that absolute belief that you're - you're the best and you'll win every time.

It's never just a game when you're winning.

Instability of temper ought to be checked when it disposes men to wander from one scheme to another: since such a fickleness cannot but be attended with fatal consequences.

I don't like to lose. I don't expect to lose.

It is always in my mind still that I can crush anybody. That's not an issue. But I think that is the same for most athletes. If you don't believe you can win tournaments anymore, then you can't do it.

I just bring the determination to win.

I can be very reactionary. It's a gift and a curse.