Alphonso Davies Quotes

Footwork is one of the primary prerequisites to becoming a great player

If I had to name the number one asset you could have for any sport I'd say speed. In baseball, all a guy with speed has to do is make contact.

The tag that I was too small and too slow just made me work that much harder. Besides, quickness is more important than flat-out speed. How often does a receiver run 40 yards straight down the field? Not very often. Lateral speed is what counts. How quickly can you get in and out of a cut? I can do that as well as anyone.

Being faster would probably make me better at football.

I can't remember what times I used to do in training because I always loved football and didn't have any interest in an athletics career. But I was always the quickest.

It's not easy to speak about myself, but I am a very fast player.

My special thing is my speed. I'm fast.

I've had a lot of people tell me I'm faster than Tyson.

In the first season, I didn't contribute enough, but I really believe you need a year to succeed in the Premier League; it's the fastest league in the world.

Being in my rhythm, I can never tell whether I got 15 carries or 25 carries. It's never really a difference to me. I just go out and play.

In a lot of close games, I can make a difference with my speed.

He's very fast and if he gets a yard ahead of himself nobody will catch him.

I was always pretty much the biggest running back on the field at any given time.

I feel like I'm quick enough, and on my day, I can be dangerous in the box.

I believe my main quality is my speed, and that can help to open games up.

At Barca B, I played No. 9 and think I played well.

He could rush the passer, he could bull you, he could beat you speed inside and quickness. Those are long days when you had Michael Strahan lining up right over your head for 60 minutes, because most defensive ends are good at one or the other. Michael was really good at both.

I've always said the one change that would've been nice is if I'd been a bit faster - like fast enough to be able to run past people instead of just being overtaken all the time!

I think my strength is going to be my greatest attribute and speed.

Forwards are either too tall, and I'm too quick for them, or guards are too small, and I shoot over them.

Salah's one of the best players in the world. He's fast, but I've played against other fast players such as Mbappe.

I was 19 before. I understand how you want to come in and do so many things on the positive side. You're going to do some negative things because you don't know yet; you're still learning.

That's one thing that's been aimed at me since I was 17: a lack of pace.

At my height, I've got to be fast.

When the manager asks me to play somewhere, I play there. But my best position is midfield.