Robert Covington Quotes

I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.

I know that it is a huge responsibility to be the captain, the No. 10, but I like it. I like the responsibility, the pressure, and I like playing football.

It doesn't matter what position they put me at; I've just got to make sure that I come out and play right.

Whatever my role is, I'm just going to go out there and do it to the best of my ability.

You have an obligation as a player - as an athlete at any level - and it doesn't matter what sport it is. When you sign on, you sign on. You prepare that week to go win. I don't care about your schedule, or how many people got hurt - it doesn't matter. You owe it to the people in the building and guys in the huddle to prepare yourself to win.

I'm very happy to shoulder the responsibility for my football team.

I'm not trying to please everybody. I'm just trying to play for one team and do it the right way.

All my coaches will tell you that I am a great professional.

You need passion and commitment in your sport or else you will never survive that long. Of course you also have to give it your best shot and be responsible for your own behaviour both on and off the field before you can fully enjoy the game for such a long period of time.

When you're not playing, it is difficult to feel that you are the leader of the team.

I'm going to play the right way, I'm going to know my role, and I'm going to be who I am.

If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it.

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something.

I always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it.

When I say something, I want people to take it to the bank that I mean it and believe in it. It humbles me that companies want me. It's a challenge to uphold their values and make their product look good. I take that personally.

I want to be one of the guys, but I also want to be 'the' guy, the guy that can go out there and they can rely on in crunch time. I'm going to be the guy that they know will show up every day, every game, every play and show up on a consistently great level.

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 don't know if every player in the Premier League feels hurt when they lose a game. The right sort is very important. I was naive in thinking that everyone was like me.

Don't do anything in practice that you wouldn't do in the game.

The Marines gave me a really strong sense of discipline and a work ethic that kicks in at my job.

The Marine Corps is some of the best acting training you could have. Having that responsibility for people's lives, suddenly time becomes a really valuable commodity and you want to make the most of it. And for acting, you just have to do the work, just keep doing it.

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.

I feel 21. I've looked after myself and take my football seriously.

I'm the kind of person that just goes in and does my job.

I've grown over the years and I know how to adapt to situations, where I can go into a situation where there's a crowd of people and just take over. But pretty much I'm off to myself. And I'm totally committed to the game of football. That's why I've had so much success.