Sol Campbell Quotes

My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink or in the rest of my life.

I want my team to win and to be the best player I can possibly be.

I didn't really think I was really good, I was just playing the game because I enjoyed playing it with my friends. Then once I started playing organized soccer, parents, coaches and other teammates were telling me to keep going and that I could become something so I started believing it.

I want to be the greatest player who has ever been at my position, the greatest player who has ever played.

A lot of the lessons that are taught in football will promote success in anything you get into after football; for me, it just happens to be music. Being disciplined. Good character. Trying to do the right thing, and working hard.

The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel.

We're all about trying to teach the kids life through basketball.

Football taught me how hard you had to work to achieve something.

To be a part of a championship team, I'm excited... This is the closest I've ever been to a championship. I'm looking forward to the challenge of helping this team repeat.

I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.

And I found out, the other part of it is that I found out and in my desire to life successfully, that baseball fit very well into my life. It's been a great teacher, trainer, mentor and you'll see what I mean in the next few minutes that I have to speak.

The day I'm not improving will be the day I hang up the racket.

It's the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today.

I was good at speech and debate and academics. I should've stayed in my lane, but I kept trying out for the basketball team. I thought I would make the N.B.A.

I'm focusing on being the best I can for my teammates - catching as many balls and putting in as many good blocks as I possibly can.

Wherever I played, I had an opportunity to show my attributes.

My goals in football helped make me disciplined and focused in all areas of my life.

That's all I seek every practice and every game, to progress in some way, be coachable and try to be the best I can be for my teammates.

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 grew up playing softball, and at the age of nine, I decided I was going to be an Olympian. I didn't really know what that meant at the time. I thought it might be in a warm summer sport like softball, but I played a variety of sports growing up - basketball, soccer and track. I really didn't care. I just wanted to be an Olympian.

Every year, I strive to be the best defensive player in the league.

Kids in sports - it makes such an impact in life with the lessons that you learn.

I have to step up and do well in every match I get to play.

I've always worked hard at being a well-rounded player.

I have always said I want to work harder so I can develop, learn, grow, and improve. I love to play football, and when I come on the pitch, I want to do my best to help the team. It's up to the coach the position I play.