Jerome Boateng Quotes

If you whoop and holler all the time, the players just get used to it.

All players want nice things to be said and written about them and you have to take the reverse in equal measure.

Other fans get antsy when their team's offense struggles to score for a few possessions. Blazers fans give us standing ovations, like they're trying to will their energy into us.

Having the fans behind me is a really good push.

Nobody kicks on being interrupted if it's by applause.

First off, it's wonderful how much people are supporting me and felt I should have stayed in the competition.

Mass appreciation doesn't always equate to something good.

There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause.

There's nothing nicer than getting a round of applause for turning up for work. It's amazing! You start work, and people clap. Do you know what I mean? And then they stand up and clap at the end.

It's great to have a lot of support; people recognizing what you're doing out there and identifying with you in whatever way they see fit is a great fit, I think, and for me it's neat, for people to want to come to the golf course and watch me play golf.

What does it mean when people applaud? Should I give 'em money? Say thank you? Lift my dress? The lack of applause - that I can respond to.

You know, if it weren't for these fans, I wouldn't have gotten as far as I did.

Compliment three people every day.

It's nice to feel the fans are behind you. You shouldn't concern yourself with things like that - but it does matter.

Applause is the most powerful thing... people talk about the sound of it, but what I hear is glee.

I felt that I did have the crowd behind me. That obviously helps a lot.

The more they applaud, the bigger your salary will be.

With the crowds on your side, it's easier to play up to your potential.

The little kids in the stands are going to give you a good cheer. Sometimes, that overrides the other people.

It is harder to avoid censure than to gain applause.

We can't all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.

I'm happy when the fans sing my name.

Every time my name is called, I get so many cheers, standing ovations, and a lot of hands are being clapped.

To hear my name sung at WHL & Wembley made me incredibly proud.

I cannot speak for other players, but it is always good when the manager comes to ask how you're feeling and makes you feel calm before you play the game.