Robinho Quotes

I don't want to get to a point where I consider the national team a club team.

He says all the right things, like it's Jeter's team. I want to correct him on that - it's my team.

Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back.

She told me I wasn't playing for the coach, I was playing for myself.

Whenever you can relate to the population of the team that you play for, I think it makes it that much more special.

To see my country lose a football match is very hard for someone who has worn the shirt.

I wouldn't think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys' blue.

I will do what my team wants me to do and justify my place in the side.

We all know what it means to be a Miami Heat player, the passion and the dedication it takes to be a part of this culture. And I always felt like if I ever got an opportunity to play here, then I would fit in perfect.

I am happy to be a German. I'm proud, or I wouldn't be here in the team.

Obviously every team is different, and you don't want to try and be them.

For me the French team belongs to the past.

Playing for the national team is not the same as playing for your club.

I play the way I do because it's the Arsenal way.

There's something about an Olympic Games and representing Canada and being part of that greater team, so when we're 70, we'll be wanting to be Olympians still. That stays with you, I think.

I never rushed the fact that I wanted to be in the NBA or rushed the fact, you know, they asked me about the NBA. I always (unintelligible) back to the fact that I just love playing with my teammates.

It's just strange to think that so much of our enjoyment from sports comes from the elevation of arbitrary differences.

I joined Arsenal to play with Robin van persie - not replace him

As someone who played a team sport, I feel a bit uncomfortable being ranked as an individual so high.

It doesn't matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace - I'd play anywhere.

Perhaps the toughest call for a coach is weighing what is best for an individual against what is best for the team. Keeping a player on the roster just because I liked him personally, or even because of his great contributions to the team in the past, when I felt some one else could do more for the team would be a disservice to the team's goals.

I think the fitness of players is the key to success. I believe that there should be no place of unfit players in the team because the fit players also start becoming lazy seeing their routine. Having teamwork capabilities is also very important as there comes a lot of times where you have to think beyond your own interest to upkeep the national interest.

Each team always has that one power player, even Carmelo. Those are the guys who would represent the logo.

I used to play sports in school, but it was hard to do that because you're part of a team and you don't want to let your team down.

Hey, dont hate the player, hate the team.