You're competing against other guys because ultimately there's only one starter, and all of us want to be that guy at some point. That's the way I approach it. Control what I can control and just be the best I can be each day.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've been in a competitive situation almost all my life. I've been having a competition with myself and trying to be the best I could be.
I'm always a competitor. I'm not there just to have a good time. I want to play well and perform well.
I'm a competitive guy.
If I play a more aggressive, stronger guy, I often go through my day feeling a bit better than when I play somebody who's not.
The way I've always seen it is, I don't want him to do bad. I want him to do good. But when I'm competing with somebody, I want my best to be better than his. That's just how I've been. I'm not wishing bad for anybody.
I always say my biggest competitor is myself because, whenever I step out there on the mat, I'm competing against myself to prove that I can do this and that I am very well trained, prepared for it.
I want people to perceive me as a guy who wants it. That I play the game with passion and desire. That I'm athletic, that I'm fast, and I'm relentless.
You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.
As a member of a competitive team, you want to make sure you have yourself ready to play. You don't control anything but what you do.
I'm competitive with myself.