Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit.
We have to make some radical move to get the attention of everyone. Cheaters can't win and steroids has put us in the position that it's OK to cheat.
No one wants to hear about the labor pains, they just want to see the baby.
I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.
One of the trademarks of a champion is that he can outlast you.
If you're successful in what you do over a period of time, you'll start approaching records, but that's not what you're playing for. You're playing to challenge and be challenged.