Joseph Parker Quotes

Michael, to me, he was an assassin. He was one of those guys that prepared himself extremely well and was relentless in his attacking. And there are a few guys who have that mentality. I think Kobe Bryant has that type of mentality, and LeBron has that type of mentality.

I'm a sports junkie, and I am interested in athletic will - how you exceed the expectations of your own performance when it counts to deliver something beyond yourself so that you can win.

I think competing gets overlooked sometimes. The competitiveness that you bring to a game and an at-bat, it can go a long way. It really can.

Most pro athletes are super competitive, super clutch, and they don't want to lose at anything.

Great players always play with a chip on their shoulder no matter if they have a reason to or not.

I'm just competitive. It doesn't matter what it is. I want to win.

For sportsmen or women who want to be champions, the mind can be as important, if not more important, than any other part of the body.

You can teach all the other stuff, you know. You can teach shooting the ball, you can teach having a good touch... passing and whatnot, but when you get out there on the field, it's just a mindset you need to go into the game with.

I think, when I'm on the court, I become with a killer instinct - a real Scorpio.

I'm just super competitive. Squash, tennis, water skiing, computer games... Even if I played you at pool, I'd have to win.

I thrive on physical confrontation. It's a competitive juice in me. I'm always going to have that in the back of my mind. So whether I'm 49, 59, 69 or 109, I'm always going to think that I can go out and compete.

We try to pride ourselves in having a chip and being hungry every game.

You don't have to like me as a person - I understand that I can get on people's nerves with the antics I do in the ring. This is not a popularity contest. I'm trying to do whatever I can to win the fight.

I never think: 'If I crash, I'm going to hurt myself.' I might think: 'If I crash, I'm not going to win.' Everything's about that finish line.

When you get on the floor, you've got to think you're the best player. Everybody does that.

A lot of people say they're competitive, and they think that means they scream and yell when they lose. I'm not like that. I don't scream and yell. I just win. At anything I do, I win.

I'm the type of player, once I get in there, I'm locked in. I'm trying to win.

The idea is to go out there and win in a dominant fashion. That changes people's minds, the way they're thinking about me, and lets people know I'm here to contend for a title.

Learning how to compete is one of the most important things that an athlete can do. You can train as well as you possibly can and go compete and completely choke.

If you play a final and win it, you get that feeling to win trophies, and you want to win more and more and more.

I set the bar high, and I'll do anything, whatever it takes to win. I care more about this game than most people ever will. When you mix a lot of those things with a winning mentality, it's a good thing to have as a franchise quarterback.

If it was true that I just cared about the money, then my whole attitude would be different. I want to win every game, and I want to go out a winner.

To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. When you can't make that commitment, they don't call you a champion anymore.

At least 80 percent of the success of the football team is determined by the fight and spirit that they put into their play.

Once you get the nod, your mentality totally changes. It's like a heavyweight fighter-you win the title and that's it, you don't want to look back and you don't want to change. That's the way I feel and I'm looking to keep the job.?