Julen Lopetegui Quotes

I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual... and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.

I trust my teammates and their ability to be there when they have to be there. I'm going to be there when I have to be there for them.

There's something to be said with your quarterback your leader being there on Day 1.

We need everyone, every game. So I'm not going to put myself in the position to hurt my team or my teammates.

I enjoy being held accountable, I enjoy holding my teammates accountable and being someone that my teammates can depend on.

It was not easy, but I think Girls' Generation members showed each other a lot of sacrifice, dedication, and responsibility.

This is the ultimate team sport, and I really feel that the quarterback position is the epitome of that.

Obviously, I try to play the game in the way that I can help the team. I know I play a little bit more defensively now, more in the role as a team player, but I think I'm doing really well in that.

I love my teammates. I'm never going to try and let them down.

When a game runs out of your hands is when you look for someone like Pogba to hold the team together and give them rhythm, but I feel he only plays for himself.

Serving in the Israeli Army taught me what it means to be part of something greater than yourself.

A lot of players have told me they see me as a protector of my teammates, that, side by side, I'm there when something goes down, and I step up beside them and for them when things get nasty. I play the game hard, and I play it physical.

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.

I'm to a point now where you want to play for your fans and all that, but I'm playing for the guys in that huddle. I'm playing for the guys in that locker room.

I'm not the No. 1 starter. I'm not the guy that's going to carry the staff for four months out of the season, but I can contribute in a lot of ways. And to me I'm very proud of that.

I'm the kind of guy that I never forget my teammates.

A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players.

The things I learned from the army - and I think it was a lesson for life - was how to work in unison with other people. How to take responsibility.

The most important days, more than any Grammy award thing or anything, is the day that you're responsible for snacks after the game.

It's nice to put your hand up and do the big things the team requires of you.

I want to believe that those who have been appointed to accomplish this mission will be totally committed, devoting all their skills and determination to their work. I urge you to lend them your support so that, together, we can build that bright future worthy of our country.

I hate letting my teammates down. I know I'm not going to make every shot. Sometimes I try to make the right play, and if it results in a loss, I feel awful. I don't feel awful because I have to answer questions about it. I feel awful in that locker room because I could have done something more to help my teammates win.

People don't think an athlete nowadays can have a team-first mentality and I do.

I'm the glue that holds everything together.

I consider myself very much a team player.