Matt Barnes Quotes

When you're on the road, fans pay to cheer on their team and boo the other team; that's just part of it. That's what they're supposed to do. I expect it. I think everybody expects that.

I understand that some fans want to express their feelings with signs, and they should do so, as long as they stay within the boundaries of good taste and don't block the view of other fans.

My kids have played soccer and baseball and basketball, and the parents who come to games are always saying and doing things that are just wildly inappropriate.

I don't think taunting chants at players on the other side of the ice is intended to be sexist in the slightest. It's like when you call a goaltender a sieve, they chant that. Is that now inappropriate also?

I played defense, so I don't like when guys celebrate with dances and stuff.

In Korea, if a player doesn't play well, you would never criticise him, but in European countries fans criticise their own teams; sometimes they boo them off the pitch.

You can be rivals out on the pitch, but respect is the most important thing.

I think as competitors, that's why we get into this, to gain respect from the guys who have played the game, and you walk away and they say, 'He was a tough cover - that dude was nice.'

We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing. But every coach, when they say that, they say it tongue in cheek, 'Don't worry about winning': If you win I'll get you ice cream, but if you lose I'm going to pout in the car.

You earn the respect of your peers that you play against, and they don't trash talk you.

When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.

When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch.

It's part of the juice of sports that you tend to find certain sports figures that you cheer on from other cities and others that you're a bit skeptical about.

Sledging is an important part of the game, but you should never cross the line.

I believe all the fans want to see nice football, and when things do not go for you, they have the right to whistle.

You can't put your arm around the referee! That's ungentlemanly conduct.

There has to be everything, but above all respect. Sometimes you cross the barrier of respect for many things - because you do not want to let the rival be, for being the eternal rival.

The situation with Anders Frisk is clear: he was threatened by the supporters of Chelsea, and he retired because he was in fear. This is serious.

You have to respect the opponent as much as possible.

I knew there were going to be boos if the Knicks drafted me. That's how New York fans are.

The majority of Espanyol supporters are polite, but there are always rowdy minorities.

I can not express more the importance of treating your teammates, opponents and coaches with the utmost respect.

You have to have respect on the pitch.

New Jersey fans are the most ruthless fans in the country for booing and hating on whatever's in the ring if they don't like it.

The nature of football can bring out the best in people, but it can also bring out the worst in people.