Quotes about "Sports & Competition"

The 2006 World Cup was the summer I came to United so the England thing was kind of ongoing. Getting to the World Cup was massive but it wasn't until I got to United that I had that feeling that winning was a possibility. ”

I do not take winning things for granted. ”

Outside you get credit and praise and it makes you feel good, puts a spring in your step, but really the ceiling was the manager. If I was playing at Old Trafford and felt as though I was contributing and winning things, that was enough for me. ”

Over the season you have waves. It is very hard to go through the whole season at the same standard and winning games in the same way. ”

To me, 'Educating Rita' is the most perfect performance I could give of a character who was as far away from me as you could possibly get and of all the films I have ever been in, I think it may be the one I am most proud of. ”

I am often asked which of my films has come closest to my own ideal of performance, and I always answer, 'Educating Rita.' ”

I'm forever testing myself. As a person and as an actor, I have no sense of competition. ”

For me, the performance was always playing different people. And so when I got older, was no longer the romantic leading movie star, it became more and more interesting for me, the characters I played, you know? ”

I mean, the competition is really created by the buzz around the Emmys. It's a totally subjective thing. ”

As a Republican, I am all for competition. ”