Gennaro Gattuso Quotes

I'm not saying there's no pressure at Evergrande, there's pressure at Evergrande all the time. But I am myself and, no matter if I'm playing for Real Madrid or at the World Cup, I've never felt pressure.

I'm not envious of Leo [Messi]or Ney [Neymar]. Why would I be? If there is envy in the dressing room, you know it's only going to affect results.

I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing - was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson.

Since the season ended, I've let things settle down, and I have to talk to the coaching staff and management. I really don't want to turn this into a big drama. So I plan on making a definite decision relatively quickly.

Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision to have it out in public with the owners of organized baseball.

If I'm a bad mood, I can't go on stage and smile.

I admit I was somewhat concerned when we started to sign so many players - naturally you are going to worry about whether you can retain your place in the side.

I grew up in a sport that didn't allow you to grow up. There was always the threat of younger competition. So you had to maintain the image of youth.

I enjoy going to work and having a good time. It's tough when you got to work with people who just are in a bad mood all the damn time.

I hate auditions.

In the World Cup, much depends for every team on how it develops during the tournament. There are always rising tensions. They come from within, and they come from the media.

When you don't manage your life well, you become angry and frustrated as things don't go as intended, and our bad mood is a sign showing we were not able to resolve the conflict.

When you're playing someone who is angry and sad all the time, you get a little down.

Increasingly, it becomes evident that managing a ball club is a psychiatrist's job. In a short series, the mental attitude of the combatants is everything.

I didn't watch a Test match live until I played in my first in 2003.

I guess when you get paid over 100 million dollars by one team, it's kind of easy to point the finger at other guys and try to hate on them for trying to get another contract.

I had a lot of pressure in my career: when you play at World Cup or Champions League final, there is pressure on your shoulders.

In training, for example, when you feel your position on the team is in danger then you have to be fully focused.

I'm not a good one-on-one player.

I don't want to play anymore. I'm tired of football but also tired of people who work in football.

After I joined the Indian cricket team, MS Dhoni advised me that I need to avoid reading the newspapers and should try to stay away from social media as much as possible.

Anytime that your name is up in a trade, I'm sure it can affect you mentally, and that obviously carries over to the court.

You have to be prepared for situations on and off the field, and everything that happens within the world of football. It's difficult for players at big clubs to deal with these things.

It's hard in England. If I didn't score for three games, there was the chance someone would take my place or I would be loaned out.

There's always going to be pressure on your place. It's 11 cricketers. There's always going to be other cricketers outside the team doing well.