Sergio Busquets Quotes

When he was a player, I was always close to Jim Fregosi.

So many athletes who have been close to me have been everything to me.

Sadio was so important for me when I started at Salzburg, and this is why I say he is my big brother.

At the age of 16, when I had my first traning session with the first-team squad, I came into the cabin and there stood Ribery and he said: 'Come here, sit down. Take the locker beside me.'

I won't miss coaching. What you miss is that camaraderie with those boys and the other coaches. You miss that.

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

I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.

Bill Macy is the most incredible, humble, and hungry human being, and that is the captain of our ship. He is phenomenal. We still laugh together, and we still talk and text and check on each other.

The old Dodgers were something special, but of my teammates overall, there was nobody like Pee Wee Reese for me.

That's the only thing that got me here is my teammates. My teammates and my coach. That's the only reason I'm here.

I've always said I aspire to follow the likes of John Terry, Michael Dawson and Rio Ferdinand. I always watch what they do and try and learn from them.

Jamie Carragher was someone who I looked at as to how to organise, how to defend and how composed he was, how good he was at reading the games and he was one I looked up to.

When all is said and done, I always used to say this to recruits: 'I don't remember one goal I scored. I don't remember one result. I just remember the people that touched my life and that connected with me.'

First time we played together was when I was in seventh grade, he was in eighth. There was a lot of buzz in the city about Jabari Parker, rightfully so. He's obviously a major player. I was just blessed to have him one year ahead of me, so everything I did, he already finished. I've been really blessed to have him by my side.

Rampone and the other experienced players gave me plenty of support when I first came into the national team in 2013.

I speak to Matt Ritchie a lot, he's someone I lean on in the squad. He tends to keep us grounded and he's always there with good bits of advice.

Growing up, John Terry was my obvious idol. I based my whole game on him.

LeBron's been like a big brother to me, watching me play and giving me pointers on just little things. I really look up to him.

I know I have been compared with Broony and he is a player I've looked up to massively. When I first went into the Scotland squad he took me under his wing.

I had great teammates. Adam Jones took great care of me. Mike Gonzalez took good care of me.

Perry, Jeremy, Man, Just knowing that you guys look up to me, And I can help you out so much, I could pull you to the side when we're working out. And just as much as you think I'm making you better, You elevate my game.

When people ask me what I miss most about the game, it's being in the locker room and getting to know the guys. Back in those days, we had roommates. We had to talk basketball and that was a great way to understand the game itself and form those lasting relationships.

As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.

I remember when I first came to Liverpool, Pepe Reina helped with everything, and he made it easy for me. When I was Atletico Madrid captain, I tried to help everyone. These are the basics in football: you need to create an atmosphere and try to create a group of friends. It's not easy, and it doesn't always happen, but you have to try.

One of my theories is to be captain on the field and off the field, you need to totally enjoy each other's company. I don't like discussing cricket off the field.