Bradley Wright-Phillips Quotes

It is important to watch and learn from the seniors in the team.

I need to go play the right way, listen to LeBron and be a sponge and try to soak up what he's going to tell me.

All my coaches will tell you that I am a great professional.

Jimmy Butler embodies those qualities just like the Heat players of our great past have done before. Alonzo Mourning, Chris Bosh, Udonis Haslem. He just embodies these qualities of professionalism, of work, of accountability, of being reliable. And he leads.

My favorite position is at No. 6 or No. 8, but I will never have a problem with a manager, because I do my job.

Responsibility makes a player better. I was made the captain of Maharashtra senior team when I was 16 or 17. I know how to take the team forward. I had been through the responsibilities.

Bochy is my guy. He raised me in the game; I was 20-years-old and as green as any grapes as you've ever seen on a vine. He took care of me, taught me how to be a professional, and taught me how to get my work done.

My coaches respect me - the way I come to work, practice and play.

The Marines gave me a really strong sense of discipline and a work ethic that kicks in at my job.

I have lived my life that way and I expect the people who work for me to be the same way.

It's not just what you do on the pitch, it's what you do off the pitch.

A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players.

I take my mentoring responsibilities very seriously.

In order to gain the respect of your players in the locker room, you can't just perform on Saturday. You have to do it consistently during practices, meetings, and in the weight room.

Being a mentor is something that's new for me but a role that I take very seriously.

Obviously you have to have talent in order to play so you can't overlook that, but we won't overlook the character issue when it comes to talent because if they have talent and they don't have character, it's going to be very difficult to coach that person.

I feel strongly about showing up and being prepared and not taking the opportunity for granted and being conscientious about my fellow co-workers.

I think there's a lot to be learned from your teammates and older guys around you. And there are many ways to lead. You don't have to change your personality to be a leader.

Always take your job seriously, never yourself.

When I'm at work, I do try and embody it as much as possible.

There are always a lot of guys that have potential, but to make it a certain amount of years in the league, it takes more than just potential. You have to be professional, you have to be a good teammate, do things the right way. So now, any chance I get to talk to younger guys, I do it.

There's a responsibility to the coaches, to the organization, to the front office, to the owners, to everybody who believes in you enough to give you what you've gotten, to the fans that show up every day and pay to watch you play - all those things combined. It's not fair to take a day off.

I learned a lot from the coaches I played for.

I'm just trying to do my job and my part to make this a team that people respect.

The captain tag is something that players vote on, head coaches they give their title to. It requires a player that you think exemplifies leadership.