Anthony Rendon Quotes

I think it's normal to have competition once you get to the professional level.

When you are a professional sportsman all the guys are great competitors in the top 50.

It's a very competitive thing, pro sports. The hardest thing in pro sports is staying up there.

It's definitely good to play out of my comfort zone, especially in the Sydney Premier League which is one of the toughest leagues in the world.

People outside the organization or outside of football, they don't know how hard it is to win in this league, such a high-caliber athletes and elite group of people competing each week.

At the highest level, you are playing the best from an opposing country, so the margin of error is very little.

Any time you get to compete for the championship in a professional spot, it's just a magic thing.

To me, it's always bumpy, and to me, that's the joy of it. That's this game. That's how hard it is in the NFL. Really, what you did last year or 2010, as we know, doesn't factor.

In big clubs, you always have competitions for places.

I miss being able to throw down with other elite-level women, to be considered among the best.

Winning is everything, especially at this stage of my career - I'm going into Year 7. Because I've been franchise-tagged twice, I've been in a position where it's not about the money so much; it's about winning. I want to win.

I think the nature of the game can be very unforgiving and of course, the longer you are out of the game - this is a very fast evolving game and particularly with the media we have.

Every game is different, and there is no easy game at international level.

Whenever you play international cricket, there is always a challenge.

The pressure of the World Series and the playoffs, it gets to you. But I hope I feel like that every year. Because hopefully we're playing into November every year.

When you play at City with top players, you don't have a guaranteed place in the starting eleven.

At all big clubs, there is pressure. They all want to win and expect to win.

It's true: with players like Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, it's difficult to catch them.

Fans saying a player is overpaid doesn't bother a player. What bothers an injured player is watching your competitors grow.

I can't recall playing for a team who weren't involved in a fight for points at the end of the season. That would be strange for me.

There are always games where you play for important things, but the semifinal of the Champions League is a responsibility.

Every player wants to play at the highest level.

The strange thing about the Olympics is that delivering on your potential is always quite difficult.

Once I turned pro, I was like okay, this is not fun and games now.

The job is always with you, 24/7. I played over 400 games as a player and the highs aren't as high when you win and when you're a player the low isn't as low when you get beaten. It really spikes and dips as a manager.