Rivaldo Quotes

If you played the game the right way, played the game for the team, good things would happen.

You want to play in every game, and you especially don't want to be in the penalty box for five minutes and give the other team a chance to get a power play, and you don't want to hurt anyone on the other team.

This game is about engagement and respect, whether you're playing in the Champions League or in the fourth division.

It's wrong if you go into a game and think you're starting week in and week out.

I have a go at defenders, and they have a go at me. We argue... Whatever happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.

Coaches respect each other, and it's a tough business.

I have multiple friends on other teams who after a game, they'll tell me the game plan... part of the game plan is to stop you. It's a respect factor.

I'm not going to take it easy on the guy when he catches the football and not try and hit him because he's a friend of mine. It doesn't happen.

Whenever we got the chance to watch a game with my dad, it was like watching video with an NHL coach.

It is difficult to single out any one player, as I aim to give my best against every single player that I have played so far against.

If it's a shot for me, if I can make a play, create for someone else, I'll do that. A lot of times you run a play, everybody's watching, everybody's locked in, everybody's pulling over, and it just makes the game tougher for me.

Football sometimes has a bad reputation. Some of that is deserved... and some of it isn't.

I don't see why I should be happy scoring a goal against an opponent on a much lower level than we are.

Coming to a team like the Spurs, you're automatically going to learn how to play the game the right way.

At Ajax, we have a certain philosophy that is sometimes more important than winning - the development of players.

I have always tried to play the right way, and I honestly believe for the most part the etiquette in snooker is very good. So when there are breaches, and there are, it stands out.

Through county cricket all the way up to international cricket, the individual needs to be responsible for his behaviour.

I always have been comfortable with my opinions and how I feel about the play on the field, and how it should be done and how teams should go about playing the game.

Captains need to lead well and play within the laws of the game. There cannot be any compromise on that count.

I will never go into a game aggressive because I will cost my team the victory if I am reckless. If I have got a personal vendetta with someone, or I don't like the way someone has done something to me in the game, I am just going to have to get over it.

If people are good off the pitch, of course on the pitch it will be easier to play.

Why should I change my game if I don't even get a yellow card?

I root for good, clean basketball.

You have to adapt to different teams and different players, but you have try to maintain your discipline and score goals.

As a player, I don't want to come off the field.