Pat McAfee Quotes

Obviously, I try to play the game in the way that I can help the team. I know I play a little bit more defensively now, more in the role as a team player, but I think I'm doing really well in that.

I just want to go out there and just be that player that my team needs me to be, whatever they need me to do.

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

I have to take care of my family, my team, and my legacy.

I think Carmelo is a great player. He makes players around him better. Whatever thing, whatever Carmelo wants me to do, I will do that out on the court just to prove that I'm worthy enough to be on the court with him, starting with the dirty jobs - just getting rebounds, getting shots, getting blocks, and just running the court.

I'm just ready to do whatever my team needs me to do. I'm just going to be prepared and ready to go out there and do my role, and do whatever my team needs me to do to win games.

I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him better, to lift his teammates. That's what I try to do.

That's one of my jobs, just trying to do what I can to help this team out as much as possible.

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

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

You want to be smart. You don't want to put yourself in a position where you can't be there for the team when it comes down to the end.

As a player, I have this feeling - and I think every player thinks this - that I am responsible for how my team-mates feel. I just want to do my best and give 100 per cent, and if I do that, they will feel better and think, 'I will give 100%.'

We need everyone, every game. So I'm not going to put myself in the position to hurt my team or my teammates.

I just focus on what the team needs me to do to win.

I knew that to be successful, I had to be more than a scorer. I had to become a leader. It's not about scoring. It's about doing what my team needs me to do.

When it's time to play, I'm going to come play. I'm going to play the right way. I'm going to try to help my team in all directions, blocking and catching. If I don't have the ball in my hand, I'm going to protect, block down the field. I'm going to do whatever it takes to win.

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.

Whatever the team needs, I'll do.

My individual role is to take the innings as deep as I can and perform in a way that benefits the team most.

Some nights, you're tired. But I just like to go out there and help my team win and not let my team down. It's the least I can do.

All I can do is my best for the team, whether that's from the bench or if I start.

There are certain aspects that I miss of coaching. But you can't just pick out the good parts. You've got to be all-in and understand there's some negatives, too.

If I can't help the team offensively, I can help defensively.

At some point, you're going to have to be willing to take a punch for your team. If your employees or your teammates will see that you're willing to do that, they are more likely to be loyal to you, and your team is more likely to function better.

Every senior player has to play a part and help the skipper by performing their duties on the field and secondly by performing their duties off the field.