Opponent Respect Quotes

I've never been on the road and got cheered for, or even one of my teammates get cheered for by the opposing team.

I never wanted anybody to think that I deliberately hurt opponents. The vast majority of players are the same.

Respecting your opponent is the key to winning any bout. Hold your enemy in contempt and you may miss the strategy behind his moves

If I ever spat at an opponent, I'd never be able to show my face to my family ever again.

I would never discredit the sport or my opponent by reading my injury list before or after the fight. I've always thought it's a very underhanded thing to do, and it's a very cowardly thing to do, to come out and say, 'I'm hurt,' particularly if you win a fight.

I respect my opponents, I learned that from life. I used to think I would step in there, throw one punch and the other girl would go down and not get up again. Everytime I thought that, I lost.

Friends, I will disown and repudiate any man of my party who attacks with … vile, foul slander and abuse any opponents of another party.

Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.

A backheel is good if it works, not if it disrespects the opponents.

Even if you win, or you lose, you have to respect your opponent.

Sportsmanship is making sure you have respect for the guy you're playing across from.

That's what we really mean by being feared on the football field. And not actually the player that fears him, it's the offensive coordinator that fears him or the running backs coach.

I don't bash my company. I don't bash my opponents. I don't miss weight.

I'm not a trash talker. I respect my opponents.

You don't have to go and criticize your opponents, how bad they are and so on. It is a contest of ideas. I got my ideas, you got your ideas right. We will let Singaporeans decide.

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

You have to respect the opponent as much as possible.

You are there to score goals, and doing so shows respect for your opponent, it demonstrates that you are taking him seriously.

I even believe if you're killing a team, you shouldn't stop. You should respect your opponents enough to play 100 percent the whole time. And by the same token, if you're getting killed by the other team, you should never quit.

I don't want my fans to shout any insults at my opponent.

We're the most experienced team in the league. I think we got a little too happy, running our mouths, jumping up and down, looking at the Heat dancers and all of that stuff. We had to step it up and show them what we're all about.

You have to respect your opponent.

We have to be humble and respect our opponents who are stronger than us.

I don't do nervous, really. You always have to respect your opponent, respect the game of football, and be 100 per cent focused.

If you really want a true confrontation, you treat your opponent with respect.