Smriti Mandhana Quotes

Every team that I've played on, I've either been the captain or co-captain.

But I just think as a captain, everybody's different.

All the way through the youth ranks at Sao Paulo, I've always been the captain.

As captain I enjoy the responsibility. Even when I didn't have the armband I was doing a lot outwith the club so it has been an easy transition.

There's so many things Thierry's taught me, just how you go about being a professional.

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

I was fortunate to play for Pete Rose and have teammates like Ken Griffey Sr., Tony Perez and Dave Concepcion. I grew up in the game with a mature attitude. I've always known it was better to be seen and not heard.

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.

I love being around my teammates, and I love leading and having responsibility.

That's what my mindset is, making the right play and doing the right thing each and every possession.

Being the main guy for three or four years, I understood what it took to be the leader.

I'm aware that I'm now a role model for younger players. I bring more maturity to practice - it's more of a work environment to me, where I consciously work to get better each day.

At LSU, I was a true leader. I know I made some mistakes, but I think I was a leader for my teammates.

Being a captain means a lot - it's not just about wearing the armband.

Every senior player has to play a part and help the skipper by performing their duties on the field and secondly by performing their duties off the field.

I pride myself on being able to get the guys lined up on the team, and being a great teammate and also doing my job.

But I was club captain at Leeds, club captain at Fulham. If you've got a bad attitude you're not getting those honours.

I learnt about being physically fit, captaincy, and the things that really matter when it comes to being a leader and a batsman.

Me being young, I'm going to definitely mess up a lot more than I'm going to make the right play, but I want my teammates to be able to trust me and look at me as a veteran guard trying to run the team.

I'm going to come in and learn and be the best player I can be on the court as well as off the court.

I've always been one to kind of, I've always wanted to be the guy. I watched, my favorite player growing up was LeBron. One thing I noticed with him was, it's always on him at the end of the game.

As captain, you take a little bit more on board than probably just being a player.

I think I am capable of captaincy.

Throughout my entire life, I've always been a captain. I was the captain of my high school team. I was the captain at Oklahoma State University. I was the captain of the 2008 Olympic team.