Thiago Alcantara Quotes

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 had just left 'Saturday Night Live' when I came to 'The Daily Show,' and it just felt like Jon was on my side. I'll always be grateful to him for that. I just got the impression he wanted me to succeed, and then I wanted to succeed for him. I think that's good leadership.

There is a mutual respect that exists between coaches and players, and ultimately, it's about us trying to help them reach their highest potential.

I worked with Mourinho and I became his friend as well. He likes me a lot and I like him a lot as a coach and as a person. He has put his trust in me and in my work, and I was very grateful to him.

Success doesn't happen in a vacuum. You're only as good as the people you work with and the people you work for.

That's ultimately the thing that sticks out to you most, that's most important to me, is that I have the respect of my teammates.

Players respond to coaches who really have their best interests at heart.

From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.

I would like to say that no man ever was given finer cooperation than that given me by President Truman.

The one thing that I know is that you win with good people.

My relationship with George Steinbrenner was great. He was the boss, and I accepted that.

I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.

I have a good team around me. I have people I trust around me. If I go the wrong way, they will yell at me. Just as they have in the past.

Dealing with LeBron is like a friendship. Coaching, but he understands that I am the boss, and I am going to call the shots, and he is fine with that.

I have immense respect for Nitesh sir and really admire his work. He's one of my closest friends in the industry, with whom I can have a heart-to-heart chat.

YG and I started a long time ago back in '08, and I am proud of where we are now.

As a team-mate, the one who taught me the most was undoubtedly Fabio Cannavaro.

Working with someone who's got your best interest at heart can make all the difference.

If someone works with me, I try to take them to the next level.

I've got the best coaches in the world. I've got confidence in them, and they've got confidence in me.

I've got quite a few people who I hold close to my heart and I trust, and a lot of footballing opinions that I care about.

Personally, I've always got along great with Mesut, found him extremely pleasant as a human being. He always supported me and was one of the best players I've ever played with.

I'm really enjoying my time at Tottenham - it's a great feeling to be the captain too. I think I can be proud of that.

I've been very fortunate that I've played under a lot of very good captains.

I really appreciate working with Skip and Stephen A. and value their opinions. There's definitely been growing pains, but I know they have my best interests at heart. Sometimes I make mistakes, and they tell me, but it's tough love, and I want to hear it, and we have natural chemistry on and off the air.