James Milner Quotes

I knew who I was coming into the NBA, so I knew what I could contribute to a team, and I just had a high level of confidence in myself and what I could do.

I'm not the kind of guy who cares how many hundreds I've scored.

Everyone expects goals, and I want to score them, but most of all, I want to contribute to a successful team.

When they come here, what we are looking for them to do is step up to the plate, take responsibility and get the big innings, the centuries - or take a lead with the ball.

There's not many firsts in my career, as I have been a part of many tournaments and fortunate enough to win many.

If you want to be a quarterback in this league or Pee-Wee, you've got to believe, 'Hey, I'm the guy.'

It's always good to score, and if we want to do something as a team, you need your important players to be at their best.

The team winning at the end of the day is really important.

The more games I have as a manager the more I realise that there is only one thing that really matters - getting results and accumulating points.

I ended up staying 10 years in Boston. It was nine as GM but 10 years there. That seemed about right: long enough to try to make a difference and try to contribute to winning teams and some championships.

I've never been a numbers guy. Numbers don't excite me. Winning games excites me.

I feel like any team I'm on, I can help take that team to the playoffs.

When I was a rookie people would always ask, 'What are you going to bring to the team?' Now I don't get asked that question anymore. People know.

I don't want to just be part of a team, I want to help a team, and I don't want anyone to say I rode the bench to get a ring.

Playing so many important games in a prestigious competition like the Champions League, I have experience to call upon, and I'm thankful for that. I hope the other players can feel more confident because of that.

All the managers in the world are here to win games.

When you have the best player, you can do a lot of things. The best player can usually back it up, too.

I could always score goals. I loved that feeling of having your team look to you, that feeling of leadership.

You visualize making a game-changing play, that's what you're here for.

Playing as captain of Juve and the national team, with 500 games for Juve and 100 for the national team, it gives you a different serenity.

We're out there pitching for wins, not for stat lines.

If I'm playing well, and we're winning games, that's what I want.

I expected to play well, I expected to lead my team, and I expected to win.

There's no point looking good and losing. Winning is what it's all about, and you can't always look spectacular while doing it.

I want to be a starter in this league.