Phil Neville Quotes

In summer, my Sundays are often taken up with cricket. I play with a bunch of other over-competitive and overenthusiastic guys who I have known for a very long time.

I have great memories of my years in Edmonton and the players who were my teammates.

Some of my closest friends in life are guys that I was able to play high school football with.

I've played a lot of cricket at Trent Bridge over the years, and have had a lot of fond memories there.

I enjoyed being involved in team sports and making close friendships.

I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game purely for the game and the players.

It was great to play with some of my old linemates.

The Games are just a nice, positive way to build friendships, camaraderie and, of course, self-esteem. Plus, the Games are a great opportunity for people to participate in sports who normally wouldn't.

My best memories are because I was on teams I love - even going back to being a kid. Not just in the NBA.

I used to spend countless days in my teenage years keeping scorecards, playing cricket and just enjoying myself with friends and having the occasional shandy in the bar.

I miss walking out of the tunnel, the 90 minutes and the adrenalin rush that I'll never, ever replace.

Time and time again, I see former teammates, and we talk about it. It feels like we are all on the same page: We enjoyed the regular season, but we were disappointed in not making the World Series.

My dad is a great cricket fan, and I used to play a bit back in Jamaica.

I envied kids who played soccer and football, but that was not my gig.

I still get excited about it. I miss playing ball.

I mean, this is basketball, you have a lot of different teammates and you move around a lot, to find true friends is something special.

When you are playing, you play as rivals. When off the field, we are friends. I feel that's a good thing. That's the beauty of IPL.

The national team was like a second family for me. I will always carry those 13 years of my life in my heart.

It was an old cricket coach who started calling me Fred - as in Flintstone. There are far worse things to be called in the dressing room.

I played with Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph. They were my high school teammates.

Soccer may not explain the world or even contain the world. But it makes the world a slightly happier place.

I like playing with Lance. Lance Briggs is great.

I like hanging out with retired Gronk cause we get a lot more time together, but I miss going to the games, and dressing up, and suitin' up, and cheering him on.

We're just having a lot of fun and ripping each other all the time. We get stuck into each other about everything: about the football or about Fifa. Anything. It's all part of team bonding. It's all very natural.

I've kept in touch with many of my former teammates: Bob Marcucci was our team manager and we bonded over our passion for baseball.