Johny Hendricks Quotes

Playing at the top level in the Premier League - that's where I strive to be.

We know the window of boxing don't last long. We want to try to get everything we can in this window and beat everyone we can.

I am almost 30 so I am approaching this one as if it will be my last Olympic Games. I want to put out 110 percent to make sure that I am up at the top.

I think most players would love, at one stage in their career, to say, 'I've been No. 1 in the world.'

Well, it's still another two-day competition, so it's really important to show that you're ready. Every meet is really important right now. You've got to keep showing you can hit.

You obviously want to start the season out with a big game and to follow it up by continuing to get better.

There is a tremendous amount of pressure when you are a world No. 1 with everyone behind you trying to knock you down. But I always believe you should be enjoying the pressure at the top. It is a case of being able to relax and keep playing the game that got you there in the first place.

Like I said, when you have to play against a great player every night, that defines who you are if you can compete on that same level night in and night out.

I think the big thing is you really have one chance to do this... to play hockey for a living, you have one chance at your career, and you have to take full advantage of it.

We're focusing on producing top, great athletes for the Olympics.

My best tennis at my peak was when I played a lot of matches.

Nobody can walk on a track and beat me unless they have an extraordinary day and I have a bad day, which I keep from happening.

That's what I want to do, to go out and perform back to the levels I know I'm capable of, the levels you can produce with consistent games and to win football matches.

All I do is fight, consistently, the best guys in the world, and sure, I've lost a couple here and there, but I've certainly won the majority of my fights. There are those who pick and choose opponents and try to pad their record along the way, but I've never done that.

Goals? I've achieved the main ones of winning the World Championship and being world number one.

I only had an A game... no matter where I was.

It is important to start winning international tournaments early and get that mentality into you. Then, hopefully, you can take it on to the world stage.

Everyone is at their best against the champions.

In the Premier League, you always have to be at your best. You get forced to get the best out of yourself.

Important in a big tournament is how you start. With a great match at the start, you can distance yourself from the unrest from outside. And it increases the respect among opponents.

You can be one inch from the national team and the opportunity to make so much money and a life out of it. That's why people hang on so long.

I'm putting in the time to make sure that my body is ready to compete at the top level.

I have no doubt in my abilities that I can beat any of the top ten guys. Once I'm focused I know I can beat them.

When I'm healthy and competing, I'm just a different type of player. That's the type of player everyone fell in love with.

When you're at world championship level, you're fighting other guys who are at a world championship level.