Rafael van der Vaart Quotes

I just play the game. I hit a shot and wait for the next guy to hit his. I don't think between shots-that's my nature.

In terms of merit, sports has mathematical statistics. That's how you know who the best player is.

I'll look at stats after a game to see the work I've done in different areas.

As I've become a professional, I just feel more pressure to produce, to score goals and get assists. I know I'm a good player, but it gives evidence of how good you are if you're able to look at how many passes you've made in a game or how many chances you create. It's in the books. It's become more about stats as I've become a professional.

At the quarterback position I would say mental is just as important as physical. Then there's that emotional component too.

When I am on the pitch, I play on intuition, but I think a lot about the game as well.

My best ability was in just being ready when I was called upon. Then, I would be fit, and my legs would be light. If you sulk and are on the bench, and the gaffer calls you on, you are not ready because there's something going on in your head.

A lot of people don't really understand that a statistic is an indicator, but it doesn't really give the full picture of the body of work. There's been time when I've had one sack or no sacks and controlled a whole game, and I've seen other cats get three or four sacks and it had no effect on that game.

If you start worrying about your shooting percentages, you start not taking the shots you know you can make. You start worry about taking shots because you don't want to mess up your percentage.

I get the normal stats, like tackles and pass completion and high-intensity runs. I get them after every game to see how similar they are to every game and to make sure I'm hitting the targets - or not too far away from them.

I think a player should be evaluated for what he does on the playing field.

I understand what sabermetrics get across, and what they're getting across is to keep it simple. Especially for me, as a pitcher, that's something that helps me - finding ways to keep it simple. Numbers can only tell so much.

The more cricket you play in your head, the less you perform on the field. So let cricket, the sport, be on the field.

Things can be dissected too much. It's football. Go and play.

I don't want to be a quarterback that has all these stats but didn't win a lot of games.

I try not to overthink things. If you think too much, that's when the mistakes come in. Keep it basic is what I've been doing well - winning my headers and making sure I win my one-v-one battles. Often, your natural instinct tells you whether to hold or go.

Basketball is just something else to do, another facet of life. I'm going to be a success at whatever I choose because of my preparation. By the time the game starts, the outcome has been decided. I never think about having a bad game because I have prepared.

Golf is a difficult game, but it's a little easier if you trust your instincts. It's too hard a game to try to play like someone else.

I have no idea what I did. I heard people talk about dead leg, shake, change of pace and all that, but I did things without thinking about them.

I spoil a lot of people with my play. If you have three bad games in a seven-year career, people are going to point that out.

If you want to play quicker you can start running faster, but it's the ball that decides the speed of the game.

Everybody teaches a system. I just try to shoot where I'm aiming. I play by sight and feel not by technical thoughts.

The analysis of statistics is a big part of the modern game, and it's important as a modern manager to embrace areas that can help your team and players improve.

You swing your best when you have the fewest things to think about.

I just keep thinking about putting up good numbers, playing hard and winning games.