Patrick Bamford Quotes

'Mighty Ducks' was a great experience, and I don't shy away from that.

I won't miss coaching. What you miss is that camaraderie with those boys and the other coaches. You miss that.

In high school I was the manager of the football team, so being around boys is natural to me!

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

I was lucky to play with guys who were not only good players, but great people.

I'll never forget my time at Banfield. It is a club that gave me everything and gave me the opportunity to become a man and a player.

I am very happy at Milan: the coach and his staff have given me a lot of confidence, and I'm also happy with the relationship with my team-mates.

I loved playing for Coach Ambrose, and I definitely love playing for Coach Wright.

When he was a player, I was always close to Jim Fregosi.

People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.

I remember when I first came to Liverpool, Pepe Reina helped with everything, and he made it easy for me. When I was Atletico Madrid captain, I tried to help everyone. These are the basics in football: you need to create an atmosphere and try to create a group of friends. It's not easy, and it doesn't always happen, but you have to try.

During my freshman year at Cornell, I joined my dorm's intramural football team. At the first practice, upper classmen pointed out I was tall, so I should try playing QB. Well half an hour later, it was abundantly clear that I should not be the QB.

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.

He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise one.

When I was really little, I was on a Pop Warner squad. I did it for a year. My dad was a Pop Warner football coach. I did it because my best friend was also on this cheer squad, and of course I looked up to my sister who was a cheerleader, so I wanted to cheer.

I always appreciated the ex-players. Being a Yankee, you get spoiled. Old-Timers Day, all these guys coming back, spring training, being around them, you get a chance to get to know them. So I always think you learn a lot by listening.

I get asked a lot about my legacy. For me, it's being a good teammate, having the respect of my teammates, having the respect of the coaches and players. That's important to me.

People want to see how we get teams to come together so quickly. They want to see how we get young guys to play so hard and so unselfish. I'm fine with that. I have no problem sharing that.

Especially young guys, it's always fun to see young guys come in and have that same enthusiasm about playing a certain way and fitting into a certain role and going after guys, trying to get them off their game.

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

I can't do anything better than Pat White. I love that dude. Was an honor to be on his team in college.

If you trust in an idea of football, and you trust in the team, it's important to have a squad with good balance.

I've always tried to help younger players and to talk with everyone.

Bottom line, I have nothing but respect for Peyton Manning... He was always a great teammate to me; he's still a great friend to this day.

I try to watch film with teammates and help them as well, so that's just part of the game, part of playing.