Joe Root Quotes

Whether I play for Ranchi or Delhi, I will give my hundred percent.

You have to know what club you are playing for, or you just play for yourself. Every time I put on a Liverpool shirt, I know it is more than just a football game.

There's a place in my heart for every team I played on.

I'm most proud of the fact I carried myself on and off the field consistently for what the NFL stands for.

The Rooneys are very classy. They're very deliberate with their decision-making. Once you're part of that family, Steeler nation, they treat you with respect. You don't have a lot of rambunctious players running around.

I always thought being a gamer and someone who had a sense of responsibility to the game and to my teammates was the honorable thing.

I think TNA has been an excellent locker room. They have a good mentality, they have a good work ethic, and they try really hard. They're obviously really passionate about wrestling, and there's a huge amount of talent.

Regardless of what happened off the field, that doesn't change what I do on the field and my performance.

I just want to be remembered as a fantastic player who gave everything for the team and enjoyed every bit of it.

I have always given 100% for every club I've been involved in.

Whoever I suit up for... I'm going to do my job.

To wear this shirt, especially with the West Ham badge on it - it takes an honest player, hard-working, a player that leaves everything on the pitch and plays for the crest on the shirt.

Playing for CSK, one of the best franchises in the world, I've to show people how much I love and respect this team.

I don't change the way that I play. I love the game of basketball, man. I ride with these guys in this locker room. They know that. If I've got something to say to them, I will say it. You may not like the way that it comes across. That's fine. But that's who I am.

I didn't lose my smile from the first to the last match at Arsenal. I remember when I left I wanted to thank everyone, even the dressing-room staff.

That's all that really matters to me - playing for the club.

There's a standard here as you step on the field as a Broncos defender.

Great players play all matches.

As players, we were paid to do a job we loved - in my case, at the club I supported. And nothing I did could be allowed to interfere with that. The manager would not have permitted it.

Love me or hate me, I hope the WWE Universe can respect that night in and night out, I've given it my all.

We've got to give a quality effort every day and play better.

You cannot just switch football on and off; it's intense. There were times when I probably shouldn't have got involved in certain things and said certain things, but you feel that sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe. Maybe the supporters looked to me to stand up as well.

In high school I was on the basketball team, but the coach did something I didn't dig and the next day he looked up and saw me practising with the football team.

Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back.

Whether it's a friendly match, or for points, or a final, or any game - I play the same. I'm always trying to be my best, first for my team, for myself, for the fans, and to try and win.