Barry Trotz Quotes

Football's not just about scoring goals - it's about winning.

If I have the ball in my hands, I'll make a play. If don't, I'll try to get in position to make a play. I think that's what it comes down to.

I have to open the game from my position. It's really important to play with the ball.

Generally, you're going into every game with excitement. You know you're going to play forward and not going to defend. You're going to try to create and score goals.

When we've got the puck, they can't score.

A few goals is the way soccer is meant to be played.

When you get into the game you've got be thinking, when I get into the attacking third I'm gonna be freakin' creative.

When I'm able to see the ice ahead of time when I get the puck, I'm able to make some pretty good plays.

Obviously, you want to demand the puck; you want to have it as much as you can because you feel like good things can happen when it's on your stick.

One of my favorite aspects of basketball is good passing.

I always dribble for a reason, and I always head for the goal.

You have to take care of the ball to win football games.

I've got a defensive responsibility as well as trying to get goals and assists. I'm trying to do that.

When I play, I just try to score goals or assist someone - that's my job.

When we have to defend, I just try to recover the ball for the team because it's important, but I always try to go forward when we have the ball.

Not all players want to play defense. You get in foul trouble, you're going to be on the bench.

You have to defend the perimeter guys otherwise you're going to struggle getting playing time or staying on the court.

We like to score a lot of goals.

As a striker, people look at the goals you score. But for me, my game is more than just about goals, it is how you link with other players.

I try to have an impact on every game, whether it's by making runs or using quick moves to try to get by defenders or making a nice pass to help my team.

The defense will tell you who shoots the ball. If it comes down to them trying to take the ball out of my hands, I trust my teammates to go out there and make every shot.

I don't like isolation play, unless you're in the low post.

You don't want your opponent to score. You don't want your guy to score and once you get better at it, you get used to it, it becomes a mindset. You just try to do it every game.

Accelerating, dribbling, and creating opportunities are the DNA of my game.

As a player, you are more concerned with the moments when you have possession of the ball or are about to receive the ball. You are watching your team-mates and trying to decide what the possibilities are.