Jan Vertonghen Quotes

The people that I was working with made it all good for me - made it important to me - made it special. I will miss everyone in the Steelers organization.

It made me hungry. I feel like I'm in a program that really helped me individually as a player. I feel like I'm with a group of guys that are like my best friends.

My best memories are because I was on teams I love - even going back to being a kid. Not just in the NBA.

If I miss anything about the sport, it's the camaraderie of old teammates.

I like my teammates.

Look, I have no qualms about having played basketball. The game has done so much for me. Look at the places I've been, for one thing.

I'm just trying desperately to hang on to my true friends. Like Jon Voight. We laugh all the time at how stupid we are.

Tito Ortiz and I, in that short time that we worked together, we created a very nice connection. We became a family. I learned many things from him as he must also have learned from me. We talked as friends, and a good friend always wants your best.

There was great comraderie among players and coaches. We enjoyed the time we were together... road trips were fun. I don't know that there was one moment that stood out among all the good times we had.

When all is said and done, I always used to say this to recruits: 'I don't remember one goal I scored. I don't remember one result. I just remember the people that touched my life and that connected with me.'

There's nothing like the camaraderie of being around the other players.

The interaction with Marco Reus is also very good. We understand each other very well, both on and off the pitch. If we get along privately, then that affects things on the pitch. We're almost like brothers.

The coaches that I've had, my teammates that I've met throughout this journey, it's something that you can't take away. It almost feels like a degree. You can't take that away from somebody.

I was lucky to play with guys who were not only good players, but great people.

I'll never forget my time at Banfield. It is a club that gave me everything and gave me the opportunity to become a man and a player.

When you're around a sport awhile and sort of get to know everybody, you start to appreciate people more instead of just seeing a number and a sponsor and a competitor.

When training and matches are finished, we'll all go out and have food together; we're always in touch with each other.

One of my favorite parts of this game is being a teammate.

A lot of guys came together quickly as a group, as more than just teammates, as friends. Your family get to know each other, and you become really close, and that's a big part of the team aspect is caring about your teammates off the field, getting to know their kids, their families, their wives.

I will miss the association with the players and coaches. It has been a great ride.

All those teams I was on that were successful were the ones that everyone had love for each other and had fun. Things that seem minuscule - joking around, laughing, conversing, all those things that seem childish - that is what builds camaraderie.

I played ball in college and semi-professional, and aside from the game and all that, the most valuable thing is the relationships. Who can care how many rings you have or how many championships you've won or how many records you broke. The most valuable stuff is the intangible stuff.

It still feels like I am just playing with my mates a lot of the time. A lot of us in the England team have grown up playing cricket together and formed very close friendships, which makes the dressing room a very enjoyable place to be.

I think that's a good thing to have a camaraderie aspect with the team.

The people I still talk to are some of the old Galaxy players all over the place. That's a bond that's pretty special.