Petra Kvitova Quotes

I feel when somebody has been playing cricket for a long time, he creates a separate identity for himself.

I missed the final of the World Championships in 2009, but I told the coach I would break the world record in 2010. Which I did. Then in 2011 I won the World Championships and now in 2012 it is the Olympics. That is how I have been working.

I am happy to have played a match and break the rhythm of daily training.

I remember before the Olympics, I was asked, 'What do you think you're going to do in the Olympics?' and I said, 'I'm hoping I'm going to win a medal, and, if possible, it's going to be a gold one.'

No one put pressure on me to go to the Olympics; once I'd got the qualifying mark, I just couldn't say no.

Every year, I strive to be the best defensive player in the league.

For every athlete, it is very important to be able to engage in their favorite thing, give all the best in training, performing in competitions, defending the honor of the motherland.

I played my first game of adult cricket at about eight or nine when the fifth team were short and picked me to field and bat at No 11. From then I just got the bug and wanted to play as often as possible.

I had Lana and she was the number one player on my team

The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body's normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated in the arena of sport.

I like to be just an athlete, but if I go to competition and compete, I love to be a star, maybe.

She [Serena Williams] played some great shots, but so did I, and that was the only difference.

Playing USA Softball has been more to me than I ever imagined possible.

When you win 20 games in a row and then lose four, people ask you, 'What happened?'...That's the beauty of sports.

I have always been fascinated by the values of sport and loved its rituals; in fact, since ancient times sport has been a byword for top physical prowess and spectacular athletic performance.

Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.

I got to ninth grade and there was wrestling, and I went, 'Wait a minute, this is fun.' Basically, it was a chance for a small kid like me to get a chance to wail on another small kid. I went, 'I love this.' The discipline of it was great. Plus, I really started to be good at it.

If I didn't even stand a chance of winning races and competing for the title, I don't think I would be that interested in continuing my career.

To compete at the Olympic Games, I dreamed of any medal, but frankly speaking, I wanted a gold one.

I don't see anyone playing in the major leagues today (1982) who combines both the talent and the intensity that I had. I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.

For me, Lionel Messi is quite clearly the best player ever. It’s a pleasure to put myself against him and when I finish my career it’s something I can look back on and know I’ve tested myself against the very best.

I haven't lost a war. No one got killed. I just lost a tennis match.

I'm in Cleveland. I enjoy myself. I enjoy going out and competing at highest level for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

I'm not paid to be a role model. I'm paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.

I'm looking forward to seeing some sexy football.