Team Competition Quotes

Two years ago, of course, I was just a rookie and listened to everybody. In a way I am still a rookie. I'm only 23 and I'll be surrounded by great players who have played in a lot more Ryder Cups than myself. But the rankings say I am the best player at the moment and so that brings a responsibility.

I think we can keep people off-balance and ultimately we have to go score points, score one more point than the other team.

I've always wanted to play Davis Cup. I love Davis Cup.

I left Barcelona because I believed it was very difficult to have minutes in the first team, as there are very good players.

I'm not really worried about the other 31 teams.

We've got teams and other countries have teams. Right now, we are going to their countries; we're finding the best athletes; we're bringing them to our team. We're training them, we're making them awesome, and sending them back to beat us. We've got to stop that.

Davis Cup helped me a lot. Being in that great atmosphere and having the chance to hit with top 50 guys everyday, being on the practice courts, that gave me a lot of confidence.

With the Selecao, every substitute is a starter in their club teams, so the competition is always top notch.

The Phillies beat the Cubs today in a doubleheader. That puts another keg in the Cubs' coffin.

Our moral sense really evolved to bind groups together into teams that can cooperate in order to compete with other teams.

Most nervous I've ever been is probably the 2007 Walker Cup. I was a little boy playing with these 8 or 9 other guys that were the best amateurs in the country.

That's why I enjoy Davis Cup, and I really enjoyed college tennis. It's very special. You want to go out there and compete your hardest, because you don't want to let anyone down. You want to absolutely give it your all for your team. And that's sort of the mentality I've taken to pro tennis.

To me, it doesn't matter who's out there: NBA basketball is great - if teams are putting out their best players and they're competing to win.

Playing big teams is something I really enjoy - the bigger the team the better.

When I was a kid, I remember playing hockey outside and whenever you did, you thought about playing for Finland vs. Sweden. That's just the way it was.

Remember every team wants to beat Chelsea, probably even more than Manchester United or Arsenal because they believe we have an unfair advantage.

Eleven against eleven they never beat us.

I just love playoff basketball.

Think street, train sport.

Unfortunately I couldn't play as much as I wanted in Los Angeles, because I was playing behind an All-Star.

For somebody as successful in the Ryder Cup as I am, I don't think it's smart to sit me twice.

The NWSL is a great league. It's so competitive from every single team and every single game. They have the right people and they are invested in it.

People want sport that they can go on an afternoon and watch with their kids.

I'm a competitor. I want to be out there real bad, competing with my team.

The Olympics will be great for the growth of golf on a global scale, but my focus right now is on being the best player I can be, trying to win Major Championships and contributing to what will hopefully be a victorious European side at the forthcoming Ryder Cup Matches against the USA.