Michael Beasley Quotes

In football, I've always been about adapting to what's asked of me, to what my team-mates need from me. I'm a team player.

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.

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.

I've been up and down the order. I'm just happy to get a game and wherever I'm told to bat or told to bowl I'll do it.

Who I am is a guy who's going to do whatever the team needs.

As long as I can help the team achieve its objective, then I am happy playing anywhere upfront.

Whatever role the coaches decide for me and the team, I'm happy with that.

I want to be useful for the team, depending on whatever position the coach chooses for me. That's the spirit I've always had.

Wherever they put me I'll do anything a team needs me to do.

I've worked on my game to the point where anything they've asked of me, I try to come through and do it for them, whether that's defending, making plays, being a decoy, or knocking down shots and being a scorer.

Being a left back is a very important role, I'm happy to play there. Every time I get the call for the national team or Bayern to play left back, I'm willing to do it.

If I have to play at center back, I'll do it without any problems.

I've always seen myself as a midfielder but wherever I'm being told to play in the middle or somewhere, I will always give my best.

I can do the little things, play defense, dive on the floor to get loose balls, things like that.

Playing on the right isn't a role I prefer, but sometimes you've got to do your job for the team.

I'll play wherever they want me to play -anywhere on the field. Do anything to help the team win. Whether that's playing left field or third base or wherever, I don't care.

As long as I am in the team, it doesn't matter whether I am in goal.

Whatever the team needs, I'll do.

My team at Pittsburgh is the greatest example of unselfishness and giving of oneself. They bought into that, and it's brought those kids championships, and it's brought all those kids so much glory.

I never considered myself to be a star - only a forward working for the team.

It doesn't matter where I play at - as long as I get an opportunity to help better my team in any aspect, I'll play anything.

Coming off the bench or starting doesn't matter to me one bit. I just want to win.

I'm doing whatever my team needs me to be. Whether it's play hard, screen-and-rolling, ducking in, whatever the team needs me to do to be successful, that's all that I care about.

I kind of like to think I can do everything decently well. It's just putting me in position to be a playmaker, blocking, special teams, no matter what it may be. Whenever I go out there, I'm going to do my best.

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.