You never know who will win and I think that is the great thing about this league (as a player) because it gives you a lot of hope that this could be your year.
To let somebody get 30 points on you, and you feel good because you got 35 on them, that's not good for me, you know what I'm saying? If I get 35, I want him to get 12 or 14 because that means I've done something. I've done my job. I went out there and played hard and did what I had to do.
Americans love a winner. Americans will not tolerate a loser. Americans despise cowards. Americans play to win all of the time. I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor will ever lose a war; for the very idea of losing is hateful to an American.
A competitive athlete is painful to look at; trying hard to become an animal rather than a man, he will never be as fast as a cheetah or as strong as an ox.
The mentality is always to win.
I think you play this game to be remembered, to win championships.
It's easier for me to get ready for a game on the road because you're expected to lose when you play away from home. That's a challenge to right there and that perks my competitive juices.
I will give my soul every game.
You may have enemies whom you hate, but not enemies whom you despise. You must be proud of your enemy: then the success of your enemy shall be your success too.
It doesn't matter who other people are saying the favourite is; I'm still going in to win the gold medal.
You can't take a vacation from speed. I probably could have taken more time off and not driven in all the different disciplines, but I wanted to drive, drive and drive.
I am proud of being a bad loser. Bad losers are winners. That is the way it should be.
The competition for World Cup places is massive, and you can't just rest on what you've done in the past or anything like that.
I'm a competitor. I'm going to compete each and every day to get better.
My game is hard work and pride. On the all hard-work team, I'd pick myself five times.
It killed me being on the bench and watching my teammates play. I wanted to be out there helping them win. But that gave me more motivation.
Every time I'm on the court, I think I'm the best player. That's the mind-set a lot of players should have.
The day I'm not improving will be the day I hang up the racket.
A lot of people in the NBA don't even take the game serious or take the same approach that I do.
We're FC Bayern, and we'll always send out a competitive team.
I take a good feeling away from what football brings.
I love winning. Maybe it's more that I hate losing?
I love sports, and I'm a hugely competitive person.
This is definitely a playoff team. There's no question about that. It's just a matter of how much we want it.
I can honestly say that every time I go on court, I see the opponent in a competitive way, but not a rival.
