Quotes about "Sports & Competition"

There are a lot of athletic trends that I don't have. I feel like I have a bigger heart and desire than most people do. ”

Winning Wimbledon in 2011 was a bit of a surprise for everyone, including me. It was like I was in a dream, and I didn't realise what it meant. ”

Winning two Wimbledons is very nice, no matter what. ”

Even if you have won it before, you just want to keep winning the Champions League. Every season, the ambition is to win the competition. ”

Show me a team of the stature of Chelsea, Manchester United, Real Madrid, or Barcelona who is not obsessed with winning the Champions League. If they are not, I'd be surprised why they play in it. ”

In big clubs, you always have competitions for places. ”

There is always a lot of pressure at Chelsea, but we are used to this and have to make sure we keep winning games. ”

Once you're on the pitch, you play for your team, and you want to win. During the year, you can play against friends - you can play against big friends and close friends - but once you are on the pitch, this friendship goes away, and you just focus on winning the game. ”

I enjoyed Jonathan Franzen's 'Freedom.' Would I make that into a film? I think it's better suited to television. That would very much be a dialogue and performance piece, and it would take some very skilful direction - but not my kind of directing. But I thought it was a real literary work. ”

The difference between winning and losing is always a mental one. ”