Tobin Heath Quotes

I experienced that the ball is the most important thing. When you have the ball, the other team really can't do anything.

Rushing the ball is all about ball control. If you run the ball, you control the clock. If you control the clock, you usually control the game.

You will never run more than the ball. The players that don't lose the ball are the most important in the team, and good players decide the game.

When you touch the ball 400 times per game, it's normal that you can lose the ball a couple of times.

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

Everybody thinks when I say a guy is a good game manager, that's a negative, but I think it's a real positive. You have the ball in your hand every time when you're a quarterback. Whether you're handing it off or throwing to somebody, I think that's extremely important.

Sometimes when I play on the wing, I have to remind myself to stay out wide because I tend to naturally drift in towards the ball. I try to get on the ball and make something happen.

Sometimes in midfield, it's nice because you do get a little bit more of the ball, and maybe out wide you rely on people to get you the ball.

Sometimes you can get sloppy and control the ball right at your feet, and that gives the defenders a chance.

All coaches say, 'We want to control the game. We want the ball. Blah, blah, blah, blah,' but it's impossible to have the ball all the time.

With the ball in your hands as the point guard, you want to be able to control the game and take care of it.

I like teams to control and dominate the ball so the players are hungry for the ball.

If you don't take care of the ball in this league, I know it's tough to win.

Having the ball in my hand all the time and making plays, it was bound to come to a point where I knew where to get the ball to, who and when to give the ball to somebody. Just making the right decisions when I have it.

The most important thing to me is how hard we go after the ball and take care of it.

I need to play smarter and protect the football.

I like it when the team is in control of the match. I like very much the ball possession; I like to play in the other half.

I try to have a picture when I receive the ball and know where everyone is. That's one of the most important things for a midfielder.

We need the ball even to defend; that's our objective: having the ball and having it as far as possible from our goal as possible.

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.

I believe the most important thing for the defender is to take the ball away from the opposing team, no matter what, and not to allow any space or give any occasions for opponents to score goals.

The most important thing is to be a midfielder first, not scoring goals. You have to make the game, make an assist for the team, and if you can score, it's a plus for the team.

I don't want to get good at throwing off schedule because I don't want to be off schedule. I want to have my protections to be solid, I want to be in the right play, and I want to get the ball out of my hands as quick as possible.

Dominating the midfield is the most important thing in modern football. To succeed, you have to be good at everything.

You've got one football and a lot of times, defenses dictate where the ball goes.