Lee Cattermole Quotes

I had a temper when I played junior golf and had my clubs taken away for slamming them on the ground. I learned very quickly that I didn't want my clubs taken away from me.

There's a line, players usually don't cross it and coaches usually don't cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had 'em. I'm not proud of those.

I will never go into a game aggressive because I will cost my team the victory if I am reckless. If I have got a personal vendetta with someone, or I don't like the way someone has done something to me in the game, I am just going to have to get over it.

Sometimes people say things on the field that they might regret, but they should stay on the field.

I used to fly off the handle in everyday life, but I'm a little calmer now.

I have thrown chairs, but only during football matches. Generally, I am well-behaved. I do not like to make people angry.

I have to work hard to be punctual, to not lose my temper, take direction and be told what to do - and most of all listen rather than talk.

It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else you're doing.

Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute.

I am not the first player to have sworn on TV and I won't be the last.

I don't like losing but I've mellowed. I maybe have a short fuse but it goes away quicker now.

When I was a kid, the people that used to push other people around, if someone whacked them, then they wouldn't be pushing people around again. But you can't really do that with adults.

I don't have a temper. There's no fist through the walls.

I was a basket case, you know? When I got mad, I threw clubs, you know? And if things weren't going well, I would walk off a course. I think I lost a little bit of respect, but hopefully I've gained that back.

You have to control your anger - you can't be a baby when you lose.

On an odd occasion, you'll still find me shouting at referees when I've become increasingly frustrated, but I've tried to control my temper.

Yeah, I get frustrated. But I try not to let those frustrations get out into the media or get out onto the court in my play.

As a kid I lost my temper quite easily and tended to look away from the game itself. Now I know how to manage that and get the best out of myself.

There's no reason ever to steal because you're upset.

I've been in government and politics my entire career, and while I try to keep a level head and a reasonable tone in my commentary, even I can lose my head sometimes and let anger bubble over and burst out. It feels gross, looks ugly, and leaves a lasting mark.

I am quite a calm player. I do have a go at players and refs in the heat of the moment, but I never throw my toys out of the pram.

I get really bad road rage, and if my daughter is in the car I have to bite my lip and try not to swear.

Basketball is a non-aggressive game. So when emotions are high, there's a very low chance to get angry or yell. So that's why it never happens out there.

When I was young, you get into the point where you want to throw everything hard. And it looks good, it feels good... You get to the point, though, where it's not realistic.

I've always been able to move on and contain. I get mad, I get frustrated. No one gets more upset when they miss a kick than I do. But I have to be able to get over it for the sake of the team and my own job.