Patrick Bamford Quotes

It's important for me to be aggressive and not defer.

For me, aggression means not to be shy and to do what your mind tells you.

I've been brought up to be polite and I'm not very confrontational, but even I have walked away from situations and thought, 'If only I'd said or done that.' Well Mr Hyde says and does that.

I'd always rather be a jerk than a loser.

I still wanna keep my aggressive ways and let my skills be on display.

I've got to come out and be aggressive. I've got to be a different Roy Hibbert than I've been.

I don't feel like I have to be nice and apologetic all of the time. I'm trying to be strong and fierce.

You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. I mean, some people do live in fear. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life.

I think you kind of have to put yourself out there.

I learned that you can constantly improve, and that you should not be shy about your views, and about the direction that you believe is right.

You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just knuckle under, and things that might have been memorable will be lost.

I think if a woman is feeling aggressive, she should be aggressive and not hold back.

You've got to be a little vicious. You've got to be narcissistic. You've got to be on fire about your career.

I've always known what I've wanted, but I used to be shy about expressing that in regards to my career. So I've become a lioness. If something's happening that I don't necessarily feel comfortable about, I will speak my mind. Or if I want to do something, I go for it.

I am not bragging - it may sound like it - but there was nobody in this business that had the aggression and had the body that I had - nobody!

I try to lead. I do not follow.

I know what to do to go for it and just take the game in my hands.

If I am putting myself out there and taking some of these risks, then I want to do it properly.

For me, when I came in, I was always worried about making the other guys happy and giving them the puck and almost giving them a little too much respect. It can take away from your game a little bit.

When I first joined with Murphy, I had to make a character change. I wasn't confident in myself about that at all, but I remember my mom telling me that once something clicks with me... I had to... come in and kick the door down and let everyone know who I am.

Don't assume that opportunity will come to you. Put yourself forward when there is an opportunity.

Whenever a play is called I'm going to be who I am. I'm going to be aggressive.

You don't always come off the way that you want to or look the way you want to. I go out there and just act up and become the evil villain, and I'm calling guys out and stuff. It seems to have worked. I'm getting the fights I want.

Guys always get jealous or envious of an opportunity, but they never wanna walk out to the mound and point to the crowd and tell them where they're going to hit the ball. I will. I'll call my shots.

Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose.