Diego Forlan Quotes

A man who does not approach me because of my screen image or is intimidated by me is probably not being worth approached by.

It's the older girls I seem to get on with. I think it's just because they kind of respect me as a player, I suppose.

In the very beginning whenever Mia Hamm or Brandi Chastain would call for the ball, I'd just give it to them immediately because it was them and I was nervous.

When your best players are really good guys, it's the best.

All my best players have been really good guys, which means I can coach them.

We footballers don't address one another as 'My dear.'

I think that's part of the beautiful game. It's kind of this special relationship that happens in football, where you get kind of influenced by the people around you and the different cultures around you and it allows you to grow and develop.

I think it is rare that one player really hates another player on a team.

I was lucky enough to play with great platers Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Darren Lockyer and that's where I learned about leadership.

For me the relationship you have with the coach is very important.

As a team-mate, the one who taught me the most was undoubtedly Fabio Cannavaro.

People think I'm rude. I'm not rude; I'm just not networking. It's just honesty.

I need to go play the right way, listen to LeBron and be a sponge and try to soak up what he's going to tell me.

I can't answer what coaches value me more. I don't really look for that answer. I look to see if my teammates accept who I am as a basketball player and as a person.

Locker rooms always evolve with the wrestlers that are in it.

Sometimes I forget to shake hands with the other manager. I apologise. I'm learning, but I have a very good relationship with my players and also the crowd.

I try to be friends with everyone.

I'm playing for the Red Sox, and I don't think there's anybody out here who's going to intentionally hurt you. So you listen to information, and you kind of filter what you like and take out what you don't.

That's the great thing with Lyon: we are such a competitive group of players, but we know each other so well, so what happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.

When you're on the court with guys that know basketball, it's a universal language for us.

I played football because I loved the game - but I didn't enjoy the focus on not making mistakes and the culture being essentially one of blame and a little fear.

You want to learn from everyone, but I think one of the main guys I look up to is Thiago. We play different positions but his awareness on the field, his touches, everything about him is so calm.

I have a go at defenders, and they have a go at me. We argue... Whatever happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.

I was on a basketball team as a kid, and there were two twins who were a little older and a little bigger than I was, and there was some bullying going on there.

In rugby I think it is good to have a bit of a persona, a bit of a character because we are one of the last things that isn't necessarily controlled.