Andrew Benintendi Quotes

If a guy doesn't work hard and doesn't play well, he can't lead anything. All he is, is a talker.

I've been part of a team and leader of the team. But wherever I've been, I've worked as if that was the only opportunity I had. I've never looked beyond that.

What I need to do is to work hard and to always do my best to help the team.

I think the main thing is to give your best regardless of whether you're the captain or not.

Everyone is expecting something in each game I'm playing. I don't have to score in every game, but I want to do my best. I want to give everything for the club, for my teammates, and myself also.

You owe it to all of us all get on with what you're good at.

When they come here, what we are looking for them to do is step up to the plate, take responsibility and get the big innings, the centuries - or take a lead with the ball.

As I said this year, I didn't try to put any pressure on me by setting high goals or anything, I just want to make sure that every single time I'm out there on the court I do my best, I give 100%, and see where it's going to end up next year.

Always do your best.

When you get offered the captaincy, you've got to have a go. In India, where it went well, I was playing well, and anything that needed doing, I'd do it myself. When I wasn't playing well, it was tough.

To me, there's no honor to say, 'I'm going to start.' As long as you're getting minutes, you're closing games, that shows more of the value to the team than to say you're a starter.

Every day, you want to come in and contribute when your name is in the lineup.

As long as my guys are out there and doing what I'm asking, and they're giving their best, I don't think anybody can ask for much more than that.

I'm going to try and do my job and try to make as many plays as I can and help my team win.

When it's all about the work, it's clear who in the company is pulling their weight and who isn't.

I want to try to execute my role to help the team in the best way possible.

You're not going to look at Paul and see him slacking, not carrying his weight. All the other stuff, 'Paul doesn't lead' and all that? That's fine. Go grab guys that lead, then. Let me help them lead.

For me, it's not really about showing the coaches. It's about being accountable, being accountable for my own actions and continuing to do what I've been doing since I got here.

I just want to do the best I can every time.

You are not guaranteed to be part of that story if you don't perform.

Every time I come and try to work hard in training, and when I get opportunities, try to work hard and do the things the boss asks us to do.

I am not going to be the guy who's not pulling his weight.

We've been working our tail off and lead by that example.

You know, I have a responsibility to my team that if I'm going to be on the floor, then I have to make a difference.

I always had to prove myself through my actions. Be a cheerleader. Be class president. Be the editor of the newspaper.