Kelvin Sampson Quotes

I really do not think about 'Oh, right now I have to defend those points and this title.' I just really want to enjoy playing on the court, in front of the fans.

I have figured out it's not what you do on the field, it's how many games you play in.

What I found is that experience in the World Series made me connect more with the fans.

I contribute in many different ways to the team. I've played a hell of a lot of games in my career, and you can stake any argument on the stats.

I need to play a lot of games and feel important to a team.

I've scored goals, created goals everywhere I've been.

The most important thing for me is being part of a successful England squad and being as big a part of it as I can.

Every time you step onto the field, you have to set goals. My goals are to either score a goal, to have an assist, or to play well.

Benzema is a team player, he is very important for us. He always wants to score with us, but scoring is not everything to him.

I just want to be the best defensive player I can be and anything I can give us offensively is a bonus.

It's important what you can do for your team. Even if you score 30-40, if it contributes to team's victory, then it is always memorable.

Everyone expects goals, and I want to score them, but most of all, I want to contribute to a successful team.

It is nice to be playing, being on the pitch, and contributing to the team.

Successful, for me, means being important for my team and, hopefully, for us to win a lot of trophies.

I like to win the ball back for the team and I can contribute going forward.

I'm always happy to score, really, and obviously help the team.

I always remind myself if I'm having a down day because of a bad race it's not just me. That feeling I'm having is shared by my family, the team and my fans. When we win they feel the joy as well. That's why I say we win and lose together, and I definitely couldn't do it without them.

I just try to make sure that when I get there on the floor, I play as hard as I can and try to do everything I can to help the team win.

I'm satisfied with the way I play, but I don't evaluate my performances. I worry about what I can contribute defensively. I don't need to score. As long as we win, I don't care how many points I score.

I started as a fourth-line fighter, went to being a third-line centre, then a second-line winger and a first-line centre. I've played every role there is, and the only thing that matters is helping the team win.

There's been injuries to where my perseverance may have gotten overlooked-just my hard work and what I bring to a franchise and to a team may have gotten overlooked. But it's a matter of staying professional and playing the game of basketball and ultimately doing whatever it takes to win a championship for your teammates.

During one of the 4th quarter huddles, LeBron said to him, 'It doesn't matter what happens to this point. No one is going to remember how many points you had or what type of game you had. Just help us make some plays to win this thing.' And he made some big plays.

Goals have never defined me as a player. What has defined me is my impact on the team. If that means passing or playing defense to win, I'll do it.

Our goal is to develop our team, to earn what we get, to learn, to develop unselfish attitudes. If we achieve that, the results is that we'll win.

If you want to win, you have to sacrifice and do what makes the team work most efficiently.