Marcel Dionne Quotes

We've seen the kind of social impact a professional sports team has on a city. A team brings high-profile role models into your community who are healthy and they're great images for the city to gravitate toward, especially for kids.

I want to make sure I'm a role model for young girls and play the best I can for my team and my country.

I looked up to Magic Johnson a lot. He was a tall point guard who found his teammates and had a good time.

My jersey hanging from the ceiling is going to be a symbol of the hard work of the people I played with.

Sachin is the soul of Mumbai Indians, and I am sure he will guide Bhajji as he takes on the responsibility of captaining Mumbai Indians.

'Mighty Ducks' was a great experience, and I don't shy away from that.

I got to work for some great administrators at great institutions, and I had an opportunity to coach great players. Iowa is no different.

We're in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League.

We had a great group of guys when I was there, five of us, I think. It's a great competition. Every practice was hard. I think that's helped us a lot, everybody that was there.

Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.

Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.

Throughout my career, I was blessed with great teams and great teammates.

No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up. They try hard, they don't complain about things - and I'd just like to be with them when things are good, and hopefully we can win a pennant together.

And I found out, the other part of it is that I found out and in my desire to life successfully, that baseball fit very well into my life. It's been a great teacher, trainer, mentor and you'll see what I mean in the next few minutes that I have to speak.

I always wanted to become a good role model for kids as a professional football player. Unfortunately, I didn't attain that through football, but I was smart enough to realize that professional wrestling provided another opportunity for that.

Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.

As a team-mate, the one who taught me the most was undoubtedly Fabio Cannavaro.

I find football much more powerful than what grown-ups want it to be. It's a community to me; it's something very meaningful in the life of many, many people and especially the youth. And, therefore, I think it can bring social cohesion.

You try and pick up something from everyone you work with and I grew up watching Jame Carragher and it was such an honour to train with Liverpool's first team.

For us, winning the World Cup is not enough. If you come into the squad, you are not just here for the moment, but you're building that legacy for the next generation.

I was lucky to play with guys who were not only good players, but great people.

What I don't want to be is the most important person of the club. If we win a game, it was the players who played very well.

It's a business. Everybody treats it like a business. You love playing football, you love being around the locker room, and that's really the most important thing for me.

To have the chance to work with a World Cup-winning coach is special, and not everybody gets that opportunity.