Marco Silva Quotes

I kind of press pause when it's a derby, and the season doesn't matter to me anymore; it's all about the derby.

Sports passion is deeply, infamously territorial: our city-state is better than your city-state because our city-state's team beat your city-state's team. My attachment to the Sonics is approximately the reverse of this.

There are not many Chicagos, where people go out and support their sports teams, whether they are struggling or not.

Boston is really a small town, and the pro sports here are almost like a college sport.

I've got to be honest and say that, growing up, I wasn't a big sports guy, but I love the camaraderie. I just love people getting together, fighting for a team and getting super-emotional about it.

We have always had great and loyal fans in Oakland.

Do I want to be in St. Louis forever? Of course. People from other teams want to play in St. Louis, and they're jealous that we're in St. Louis because the fans are unbelievable. So why would you want to leave a place like St. Louis to go somewhere else and make $3 million or $4 more million a year? It's not about the money.

The kind of support we have in Oklahoma City, it's the best in the NBA. Phenomenal. Beards in the crowd, the whole nine. The city is really something special.

I think Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Mumbai have very loyal fans. That's the beauty of franchise cricket.

I feel like the Philadelphia sports teams are really good at having my back.

In every city where there are two teams, the rivalry is very intense. Rome, Milan, everywhere - it's very strong.

When you're in Kansas City and it's game day, there is nothing going on but game day.

It was really hard in Newcastle. It was one city, one club. Everybody there was really crazy about Newcastle.

In Dortmund, they say the derby is more important than the championship. You can feel it around the game.

The Kings played out of the Memorial Community Centre, an old wooden barn like you'd see in other Prairie towns. It was built after World War II and the Kings were the biggest thing in town. The Memorial was packed for every game - maybe 3,000 when we'd play the Kenora Muskies or other rival towns. It seemed like everyone in town came out to games.

I love being in a city that's playing October baseball, where you can just feel everyone captivated by the ball club, everyone walking around tired from staying up late, prioritizing baseball above all else. It's a great phenomenon.

You never forget when you beat - or when you lose - to your city rival.

Napoli belongs to the city and to the fans. If this city sees the team reach the final, it will be a source of pride.

When you play at home, you want the fans behind you, and you must give them something back.

There is no better place to put things right than at the San Siro. It's the perfect stadium to play in.

The fans really know basketball in Sacramento. They knew when we really needed their support and they were a big part of our success here.

London derbies are that little bit more special; there's that little bit more feeling.

It's always fun to play the hometown.

It's a dream come true. I get to play for my hometown team, the team I grew up rooting for.

I think derbies are really special because it's two local teams playing.