Andrew Flintoff Quotes

I think any football is a guy that is able to one, be able to be humble and hungry off the field, but at the same time on the football field understand what they have to get done and be a little bit ferocious.

I'm a quiet guy, but on the pitch, it's different. You have to do everything you can to win and help your teammates.

I've always thought of myself as the best defensive player in the league, and I want to play like the best defensive player in the league.

Football is all about self-confidence.

As a competitor, as an athlete, you want the ball to come to you.

When you're not at the top of your game and you feel like the other team is laughing and embarrassing you by doing certain things, it's time to retaliate.

There were butterflies, otherwise, you're not really ready to play. The locker room, I remember, was quiet and we were very focused on playing that game.

Football is football and talent is talent. But the mindset of your team makes all the difference.

It is difficult to be yourself on court, as you become very involved in the match and very focused.

I'm aggressive on the field and a team-man to the core.

We gotta play hard and leave it all out there. Dive for lose balls, take charges, just do whatever it takes to win the game.

I play this game to be the best tight end I can possibly be and win as many football games as I possibly can.

My main focus is playing football and giving it all I got. I'm trying to go out there and make plays and help my team win.

I think competing gets overlooked sometimes. The competitiveness that you bring to a game and an at-bat, it can go a long way. It really can.

If I wanted to play soccer, I'd step out on that soccer field like I'm the best soccer player. Even though I don't have that much experience, I always try to have that type of confidence in myself just to make people believe it.

I played football because I loved the game - but I didn't enjoy the focus on not making mistakes and the culture being essentially one of blame and a little fear.

Sometimes, as a former football player, we have to go into that away game and silence the crowd. And just let them know I am the man. I'm going to be here for a long time.

I wouldn't say I've changed at all. A lot of people will keep saying I'm a different person, especially when I go across those white lines. I think it's just the hunger and desire and passion I've got for the game.

In rugby I think it is good to have a bit of a persona, a bit of a character because we are one of the last things that isn't necessarily controlled.

Once you get out there and start playing basketball, whether the NBA or college or whatever arena you are playing in or who you are playing in front of, the juices start going, and you want to just go out there and play to the best of your abilities.

I'm not Ed Reed. I'm Eric Weddle, and you're going to get a great Eric Weddle that does a lot of amazing things on the football field. And there's no pressure; pressure is self-inflicted.

Having your competitiveness and your desire as an athlete called into question is, for sure, frustrating.

Football doesn't build character, it reveals character.

My thing was play as hard as you can, don't be stupid, pay attention to details, and have enough guts in the clutch that you're not afraid to make a play. Some things I thought were important for a young man to know.

I've been in basketball a long time, and nobody is more of a competitor than I am.