Tristan Thompson Quotes

Messi is an extraordinary player, but your squad is pivotal: at a World Cup, the 11 players on the pitch and everyone else in the group can all play an important role.

A lot of sixth men have more responsibility, and they've made more of an impact sometimes than 80 percent of the rest of the guys on the team, so it's just a name.

Obviously, being a forward, I would like to score more goals. But while the team does well, there is no problem.

I was an all-around player - if I was just a scorer, there's no way the Hawks would have won 50 games four years in a row.

I like how the other guys are stepping up. If we keep this up, then Bell does not have to score 25 points a game for us to win.

As an offensive player, you always want to produce and score goals, especially when that's your job on the team.

It's no good if you are at a so-called best team, but you sit on a bench.

I don't know why you play a team sport and not be concerned about making your teammates better and helping your team win games. That's the only thing that really matters, and if you're the best player, surely you're going to have some effect on the game's outcome.

Consistency, goals, and assists - that gets you confidence and puts the thought in the manager's head that he can't drop you.

If the team is scoring, and I'm on the court, that's as good as me scoring.

When the team's not playing well offensively, it's always a problem for me because I'm not an individualistic player.

There are a number of ways to define most valuable player. For me, it's the guy who means the most to his team.

I always look to perform with the bat and the ball and do good for my team.

At Osasuna I had a difficult experience because of the relegation battle but I always had a place in the team. I played well all season.

I want to be playing, I want to have a chance to compete for my position in the team, and I want to be useful for the team and do the usual stuff on the pitch week in, week out.

Sometimes people mistake some things regarding that, thinking just one player would make up for the needs of an entire club.

I think there's a role for everybody. Even a guy who's not known as a scorer, like a DeAndre Jordan - he sets the best screens, he blocks the most shots, he gets the most rebounds, he's great for your team, he helps you win games. Like, he helps you win big.

I don't want to be known as a super sub. But you have got to be ready to come off the bench and make an impact if you're not in the starting team.

Of course, for the national team it is good to have Mesut Ozil in good form.

With Cleveland, I think they did a great job in knowing what their team needed, and when I came, I just did my job, and they fully embraced me.

You cannot have players come on and not make the impact because the game will slowly slip away from you. It is important you are ready.

I've won midget championships, a junior-league title, two World Junior Championships and some other minor-hockey championships, but I don't think teams win because I'm on them.

At the end of the day, Coach Belichick does a great job of bringing in people he knows that will fit well.

A lot of these teams really forget that part of success comes with having veteran leadership. You see a lot of teams forget that and start letting go of these old veterans. They don't realize how important it is to have a veteran voice in your locker room or on the bench. It's important to have guys who have been there before.

The Yankees can buy all the stars they want, but that doesn't guarantee they are going to win.