Babar Azam Quotes

I stay in the middle and my team-mates can go to attack.

It's my job to run the offense and make sure everything goes smoothly.

That's one of my jobs, just trying to do what I can to help this team out as much as possible.

When I step on that basketball court, I'm thinking about basketball, I'm thinking about winning - but there's so much that goes into thought about how I'm going to open this game up to others. It's so much more than just basketball.

Sometimes, it's good to have a tremendous star, because everyone understands he has to get the ball.

You wouldn't do something for a receiver to catch the ball if the quarterback couldn't throw it.

I'm just going out there and doing exactly what I'm coached and doing exactly what I'm supposed to do and just trying to help this team win.

When you're a sub, it's a game of more than 11 players starting the game.

I always think how I should play to make the most out of my teammates' abilities and their established styles.

In some ways, I admire the principle of a manager who is determined that his team must play their own game.

Even when you are not having the ball, you have to stay consistent, organised, and that's what keeps you in the game.

In high school, I played a lot of point forward, and I had to get everyone involved.

Everything on the pitch is to help the team.

I know what I can do and I know I can pass the ball. I know I can be a true point guard and I know I can score also.

It's never just about one player. Together, you have to figure out other ways to score and get opportunities.

Playing quarterback, you rely on everybody. Everybody impacts you.

It's not an issue for me if I captain England in 42 Tests or in 50. It's a question of what is best for the team in Test and one-day cricket.

I have to play with discipline in midfield.

I play with some talented players like Cesc Fabregas, Nemanja Matic and Nathaniel Chalobah. They have different styles and I can learn from everyone.

It's all about controlling the huddle one play at a time and knowing my assignment, knowing my progression and where I've got to go with the ball.

You work to make sure that, in the game, everybody knows where they're supposed to be at, and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But if you put them in a position to be successful, that's all you can ask for.

That's how you win matches - bowling in pairs.

If your offensive and defensive lines are speaking and people are listening, you've got a very good chance of success.

It is difficult to click your fingers and say, 'Right, go and play that formation now.'

I learned it doesn't matter how you win. You play to your team's strength.