Alexandre Pato Quotes

I always had a good relationship with all my team-mates in my career.

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.

I've got great relationships with all of my teammates regardless of who it is.

Team sports are very important for shaping personalities. It's important that kids understand the mentality behind playing team sports and playing for one another and playing with friends.

I can only think of about four players who I do not have anywhere from a good to a great relationship with.

You always want to know, What makes a team great? It's the relationships. It's when you take the field, you actually care about each other. And when you care about each other, you play harder, and you trust the guy next to you.

I'm all about having a good time and respecting my teammates.

People talk about how precious the relationships of teammates are and the brotherhood and bond.

I think friendship in football is a massive part of the team.

If you know people, it's so much more fun working with them because it's like your family is back together again.

You want to have that trust with your QB; you want to build that camaraderie throughout your team and just have that relationship with them, so when you're out there, he doesn't have anything to worry about. He tells you to run this route, you run it to the best of your ability and be there for him.

Teamwork can build friendships that last a lifetime.

You cannot expect to be on intimate terms with everybody on your club, and there is no reason why you should be, so long as you are playing the game.

When people ask me what I miss most about the game, it's being in the locker room and getting to know the guys. Back in those days, we had roommates. We had to talk basketball and that was a great way to understand the game itself and form those lasting relationships.

I remember when I first came to Liverpool, Pepe Reina helped with everything, and he made it easy for me. When I was Atletico Madrid captain, I tried to help everyone. These are the basics in football: you need to create an atmosphere and try to create a group of friends. It's not easy, and it doesn't always happen, but you have to try.

I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible.

But we're all so different, we're different ages; we're not vying for the same roles. There's no competition, there's really kind of a sisterhood, on and off the set, you know?

One of my theories is to be captain on the field and off the field, you need to totally enjoy each other's company. I don't like discussing cricket off the field.

I think our strength is this strong relationship we have all together.

I've never felt any sense of competition with anybody, and we're all friends; we're all good friends.

Tennis is such an individual and competitive sport, but it is great being part of a team and getting to know the girls outside of tennis - even though we are all competing for the same thing!

I like my teammates.

We had a good cast and we loved each other.

Look around. There are no enemies here. There's just good, old-fashioned rivalry.

There's a real sense of camaraderie with sitcoms.