Jamal Murray Quotes

When there's people on the other side of the room trying to wipe out your life and things are stacked against you, you can get nervous.

Competition is always there.

Everyone is out there to beat me, so I go up against every single player to have a battle.

For my entire Duke career, people were gunning for us and hating us and wanting us to lose, so I got used to that right away. Every team is going to give you their best shot. Everyone wants to beat you.

I'm competitive, and I think everybody knows that if you're talking trash, you're gonna get a reaction out of me.

I grew up in a rough neighborhood, so I fought a lot. Even when I was wrestling, if I lost a match, I always thought, That guy would never beat me in a fight.

I love being put into situations which are competitive and tough and challenging.

That's it, cupcake. You're going down.

It's great to have an enemy. Sharpens your senses.

Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

I'm always challenged by someone.

It's always good to go against your friends, especially when you come out victorious.

I don't get nervous in any situation. There's no such thing as nerves when you're playing games.

I'd go at anyone. I took all of my brothers' bull. It made me who I am.

Every soccer player can be on the edge, at the limit, be the bad guy. We have to get used to it. Sometimes I am one of those.

As a competitor, you have to learn pretty quickly how to deal with pressure.

Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it.

I embrace my rival, but only to strangle him.

I thrive on physical confrontation. It's a competitive juice in me. I'm always going to have that in the back of my mind. So whether I'm 49, 59, 69 or 109, I'm always going to think that I can go out and compete.

I prefer to work when there are people against whom I have to struggle.

Everyone wants to fight me. It's a long list.

To play with pressure is always a good thing. I like to play with pressure.

I like to take on athletes who have issues with me.

We're competitors.

Competition exists everywhere.