D. B. Sweeney Quotes

We do not kick a man in the stomach after we’ve licked him.

When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there's no way you could be a good winner.

First off, it's wonderful how much people are supporting me and felt I should have stayed in the competition.

There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game.

Football has to work really hard to put a smile on people's face and not to be so focused on the question of money. Everything is in danger of losing its soul if you're always going to sell out to the highest bidder.

But, as always, Mr. Rooney would come over and shake your hand and congratulate you on a good game, no matter what the situation was.

Sparky Anderson taught me this a long time ago: 'There's three ways you can treat a person. You can pat 'em on the butt, you can kick 'em in the butt, or you can leave 'em alone.'

It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that.

Cheer for your teammates, regardless of whether they're fast or slow, veteran or neophyte, varsity or JV. Or rally the spirits of someone who's had a bad performance. Also, encourage stragglers during tough workouts; jog back to 'pick up' a runner who's behind during a long run.

This ultimate fighting stuff is something I don't agree with. Once a man is down, you have to let him have a chance to prove how good he is.

I don't like to kick people when they're down. I like to kick people when they're up.

We play fair and we play hard. If we win the game we win, if we lose the game, we lose.

As far as starting or not starting, that means more to some players than others. And if it means more to someone else, I think you should let them start and just go out there and do your job when it's your turn.

Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

I never a saw a game without taking sides and never want to see one. There is the soul of the game.

From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly, so that you will come to know the value of justice. I hope that you will suffer betrayal because that will teach you the importance of loyalty. Sorry to say, but I hope you will be lonely from time to time so that you don’t take friends for granted. I wish you bad luck, again, from time to time so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand that your success is not completely deserved and that the failure of others is not completely deserved either. And when you lose, as you will from time to time, I hope every now and then, your opponent will gloat over your failure. It is a way for you to understand the importance of sportsmanship. I hope you’ll be ignored so you know the importance of listening to others, and I hope you will have just enough pain to learn compassion. Whether I wish these things or not, they’re going to happen. And whether you benefit from them or not will depend upon your ability to see the message in your misfortunes.

Whether a player has played one match or a hundred, we should give him respect for what he has achieved and leave it at that.

You always need to have the highest respect for your opponents. If you see them fighting, you know you have to give something extra.

I'm the type of person that, when it's my time in the spotlight, I'll do my duty in the spotlight. When it's not, and it's another person's time, I'll go away.

I don't want any QPR fans to feel I am short-changing them.

We definitely don't want to get in others' way while we're competing.

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 know the English fans will treat players as they deserve, and I'm not worried about that in the slightest.

I put the good playing and game first, and money, prizes are secondary.