Matt Cassel Quotes

Bochy is my guy. He raised me in the game; I was 20-years-old and as green as any grapes as you've ever seen on a vine. He took care of me, taught me how to be a professional, and taught me how to get my work done.

I began my journey as a captain when I was just 21-22 and leading the Indian side for so many years has helped me also grow as a person. My growth as a person pretty much has happened on the ground along with teammates.

Playing one year under Coach K feels like you've played for three years. I learned so much from him; gained a lot of wisdom and knowledge from him.

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.

I have grown a lot as a player and I have to thank Conte for helping in my development.

Nobody is a born captain. He learns with time.

Well, I think I've had the opportunity to be around some great coaches and players. And I have been able to learn a little bit, something different from every single one that I've been around.

I know my first years sitting on the bench, largely behind Rickey Green, was a great learning tool for me.

Any captain will take some time to settle down. Nobody is an outstanding leader straightaway.

When I joined AC Milan I didn't play for six months. But I was training under a great coach in Carlo Ancelotti. I can't stress how important those six months were - they changed my life.

It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.

I just took the good and the bad from all of the coaches I've been around.

The whole thing is develop players, develop them as people, develop teams.

When you have a year of experience and also the experience of playing in the playoffs, it just makes a world of difference.

I learned a lot at Chelsea partly down to the players I played alongside.

I learned a lot from the coaches I played for.

I had teammates like Chris Davis. Manny Machado was really young and such a good kid. Seeing his development, it's ridiculous. He's going to get bigger. He's going to get stronger. He's going to get even better.

I'm sure Mourinho will make me a better player and a better person.

Manager Kit Symons sees our players daily. As a top-flight player not that long ago, Kit knows and feels the game.

Whatever happens happens, but learning from the players at Chelsea is a great experience.

When I left City I was still young and there was a lot for me to learn in all parts of my game. To come back and have learned something at a place like Chelsea is down partly to the kind of players I played alongside.

I've developed a lot under Jurgen Klopp. I am very grateful to him, and it is a lot of fun to work with him.

I wanted to give back to football what it's given me. So, I decided, 'I'm going to be a coach.'

My international experience has given me a feel for the game other freshmen and college players don't have. I plan to take that to make my teammates better.

I've always tried to grow people rather than cricketers.