Thiago Silva Quotes

I'm just going to go out there and contribute the best I can.

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.

If a guy doesn't work hard and doesn't play well, he can't lead anything. All he is, is a talker.

I've been part of a team and leader of the team. But wherever I've been, I've worked as if that was the only opportunity I had. I've never looked beyond that.

I certainly do not want to be remembered as a good captain who perhaps didn't contribute with the bat as much as he might have done.

When you've got a leader that wants to go out and practice at the ultimate, highest level, when something that you should do doesn't go right, there's going to be a little fire under that, and that's what you need from your leader.

I'm going to try and do my job and try to make as many plays as I can and help my team win.

You're not going to look at Paul and see him slacking, not carrying his weight. All the other stuff, 'Paul doesn't lead' and all that? That's fine. Go grab guys that lead, then. Let me help them lead.

I gave everything I had - on the floor, trying to be the best leader that I could, trying to help the guys as much as I could, putting in the extra work.

I like to always lead from the front and set an example for whoever is playing with me or around me. I like taking responsibilities. That is my natural thing.

What I'm guilty of is trying the hardest and giving 100 percent of myself and putting my heart and soul into representing the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn.

I want to be one of the guys, but I also want to be 'the' guy, the guy that can go out there and they can rely on in crunch time. I'm going to be the guy that they know will show up every day, every game, every play and show up on a consistently great level.

I always had to prove myself through my actions. Be a cheerleader. Be class president. Be the editor of the newspaper.

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.

I just want to go out there and do what I can do, contribute in the ways that I can. Whether I get exposure or not, it's about winning.

Ask not what the role can do for you; ask what you can do for the role.

It's nice to put your hand up and do the big things the team requires of you.

There was no question that in our house doing well, doing it the right way, school, sports - there was an expectation. One of the things I've taken away from that is that I'm unafraid to expect a fair amount from people. It makes them so much better - you're doing them a disservice if you don't.

You just go in and try to do the best job you can everyday.

In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.

My job is to play quarterback, and I'm going to do that the best way I know how, because I owe that to my teammates regardless of who is out there on the field with me.

I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.

We're about winning and accountability.

I want to be the best. I want to be counted on by my teammates. I want to be counted on by this organization and the fans. I want to be someone they know is going to bring it every single week. I prepare to be the best.

Leadership and greatness comes to those who follow-through. Who stand for near-flawless execution.