Carlos Tevez Quotes

It gives me a lot of confidence to play with my feet, and I have to be focused for 90 minutes.

Everyone knows the game is about the players.

Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut.

My concentration with players is the next match, focus only to work for the next match and how we can win.

I want to focus on football and just go on the pitch to do my thing.

We arrived at the 2002 World Cup with two titles, very calm, well organised, maybe missing a bit of concentration. But the only truth is on the pitch. The dangers are there.

There some players who show what they can do over 90 minutes and others who demonstrate it in 15.

There are times in the game when you have lapses. It just means you're not as locked in as when you first get in or at the end of the game.

When I am on the pitch, I just want to play, I don't care if it is the Nou Camp or not; I just want to play.

The Champions League is very difficult and you need to keep your concentration at all times.

If I am on the pitch there is a lot of energy in my body.

Being involved with the first team, be it in the Premier League or the Europa League, you just have to take it as it comes. You keep all the nerves inside and just play your normal game.

When you play in the Champions League, you are switched on - very, very smart and focused on every situation.

My business is to perform on the pitch, to put in performances and that is what I want to do.

When I'm on the field, family-wise, family matters, whatever off-the-field issues, I'm not worried about.

I ensure I am focused throughout the game, whether that is making a chance for myself or receiving the ball from a teammate to score.

A player needs to focus on one thing to be successful, while a coach is thinking about the whole process.

The World Cup 2015 will be a stage for youngsters to make names for themselves and earn the respect and recognition of the cricket pundits. However, this can only be achieved if they don't get overawed by the situation, stay focused, stick to basics, respect the opponents, and follow match plans that will vary from match to match.

Spectacular plays just happen. That's just part of the game.

Before matches, there is a little bit of pressure, but on the pitch, you forget it all. You only think about playing football.

I'm lucky to have played two different positions. But of course the experience I gained as a full back - knowledge of defending, and taking up the right positions, helps me as a midfielder.

As soon as I get in a rhythm, I'm very hard to stop.

I just keep myself focused and try to prepare each week for our games.

If I simply stay in that moment on the pitch and read the game, I can do so much more.

I don't pay attention to stats or anything like that. I just pay attention to how I play and the intensity that I play with.