Tournaments Quotes - Page 10

• It is a tremendous honor to be a No. 2 seed, and to get to play so close to home in Dayton. It is an incredible feeling, and it will be interesting to start preparing. But right now we need some rest and then we'll get our guys going for the NCAA Tournament.

  Thad Matta

  Home, Play, Ncaa

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• If you go to Australia, the Australian Open is on all day long on network TV. There's no way CBS, NBC and ABC would do that. They only show the finals. That's always been the case. They don't want to give the time to the biggest tournament we have in the United States. Any other country, it's everywhere -- front page of the main paper, front page of the sports section. We haven't had that here.

  Lindsay Davenport

  Sports, Country, Australia

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• I thoroughly enjoy getting away from the game and going out fishing because it's so relaxing, so quiet and peaceful. I mean, there's no noise other than nature - and it's so different from what I do in a tournament situation that it just eases my mind.

  Tiger Woods

  Mean, Fishing, Games

  "Outtakes with Tiger Woods". Interview with Dan Patrick, www.espn.com. May 08, 2002.

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• It is always in my mind still that I can crush anybody. That's not an issue. But I think that is the same for most athletes. If you don't believe you can win tournaments anymore, then you can't do it.

  Roger Federer

  Crush, Believe, Athlete

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• The problem is not the claycourt. The problem is, you know, rather something to do with the conditions on center court. Because I've played well on Suzanne Lenglen, on the other courts. But the Chatrier court is really, really big, and I just haven't had enough play on it. Maybe I come here next year and play a week on this court, if I can, if the French Federation lets me. We'll see. I've been playing well in other tournaments, in Davis Cup on clay. So for me it's not the surface, it's rather maybe the court.

  Roger Federer

  Years, Play, Cups

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• For me, I'm in the driver's seat; I'm No. 1 in the world. I've won the last couple of meetings, and I've won the big tournaments lately. Whoever comes, I'll try to beat him. But it's almost up to me to decide who's my rival, isn't it?

  Roger Federer

  Couple, Trying, World

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• Naturally, the psychological susceptibility of a match participant is significantly higher than a participant in a tournament, since each game substantially changes the over-all position.

  Mikhail Tal

  Games, Psychology, Psychological

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• Psychologically, the choice of an appropriate opening is of the utmost importance for a player's success in a tournament.

  Savielly Tartakower

  Player, Choices, Psychology

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• I'm still number one and I just recently won a major tournament ahead of my toughest rivals so I think I had a few years ahead of me if I decided to stay.

  Garry Kasparov

  Stay Strong, Thinking, Years

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• I didn't want to settle or become complacent after winning a major, I wanted to stay hungry. It's easy to do. It's easy to win a big tournament and kind of get a little lazy, so it's been a good motivator for me to work a little harder.

  Webb Simpson

  Success, Winning, Lazy

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• All chess masters have on occasion played a magnificent game and then lost it by a stupid mistake, perhaps in time pressure and it may perhaps seem unjust that all their beautiful ideas get no other recognition than a zero on the tournament table.

  Bent Larsen

  Beautiful, Zero, Mistake

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• The main thing that develops positional judgement, that perfects it and makes it many-sided, is detailed analytical work, sensible tournament practice, a self-critical attitude to your games and a rooting out of all the defects in your play.

  Alexander Kotov

  Attitude, Learning, Self

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• The best tournament that I have ever played in was in 1950. It was great - a waiter came to you during the game, and you could order anything you wanted to drink (even some vodka, if you liked). Pity, there are no longer tournaments organized in this manner.

  Boris Spassky

  Order, Games, Chess

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• Memorization of variations could be even worse than playing in a tournament without looking in the books at all.

  Mikhail Botvinnik

  Book, Memorization, Variation

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• If I'm nervous, it means I had to work hard to get there, whether it's playing in a tournament or speaking at an event. So I try to stop and be proud of getting to live in that moment.

  Maria Sharapova

  Hard Work, Mean, Tennis

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• Chris (Moneymaker) winning that tournament has made the rest of us a lot of money.

  Greg Raymer

  Winning, Made, Lots Of Money

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• There's over 2000 donkeys in this tournament and I had to be at the table with none of them.

  Mike Matusow

  Tables, Donkey

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• You can't expect yourself to be already peaking like crazy in an exhibition tournament.

  Roger Federer

  Crazy, Exhibitions, Peaking

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• It's no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence, because every match is a life in miniature. Even the structure of tennis, the way the pieces fit inside one another like Russian nesting dolls, mimics the structure of our days. Points become games become sets become tournaments, and it's all so tightly connected that any point can become the turning point. It reminds me of the way seconds become minutes become hours, and any hour can be our finest. Or darkest. It's our choice.

  Andre Agassi

  Thinking, Games, Choices

  FaceBook post by Andre Agassi from Jan 14, 2015

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• Like all the other arrivals to the tournament, Hank had erected a banner in front. It was a long, tapering pennant with a blue and red circular design in the center and the words GO CUBS! on both sides. Interesting," said Hugo. "What does it mean?" It was a gift from Sam," Hank explained as they entered the tent. "He said it used to represent Triumph over Adversity, but now better represents Impossible Quests and Lost Causes." I think I preferred not knowing that," said Hugo. Hank grinned. "You're a Sox fan too, hey?

  James A. Owen

  Mean, Adversity, Thinking

  James A. Owen (2010). “The Indigo King”, p.200, Simon and Schuster

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• I am closer and closer to reaching my childhood dream. This is really exciting! I will continue to work hard, to focus on each tournament I play.

  Yani Tseng

  Dream, Hard Work, Play

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• I have warned many times about the guaranteed dangers of betting with your heart instead of your head - big darkness, soon come - but every once in a while you get a fair chance to have it both ways, and the annual NCAA basketball Tournament is one of them.

  Hunter S. Thompson

  Basketball, Heart, Ncaa

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• I have a very big sweet tooth and I love treating myself to something that I wouldn't necessarily eat during the tournament such as a nice-sized cake.

  Maria Sharapova

  Sweet, Nice, Cake

  "SELF Talks to Tennis Star Maria Sharapova (She's got a sweet tooth!)". Interview with Bari Lieberman, www.self.com. August 30, 2011.

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• There's not many firsts in my career, as I have been a part of many tournaments and fortunate enough to win many.

  Maria Sharapova

  Winning, Careers, Firsts

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• I don't follow other players or the tournaments they play. I have my own schedule and do my own thing. I never really think, 'Oh, I want to be or play like so-and-so.' I just like being myself.

  Maria Sharapova

  Thinking, Player, Schedules

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