Andrew Strauss Quotes

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

The most important thing is that everybody is professional on the pitch and gives 100 percent.

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

As players, we were paid to do a job we loved - in my case, at the club I supported. And nothing I did could be allowed to interfere with that. The manager would not have permitted it.

When you do what you're supposed to do and don't complain much, I think the fans, media, players and front office appreciate and respect that.

When it comes down to it, I always played hard for my teammates and I played hard for my coaches no matter who it was, ownership.

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.

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

When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who have that level of dedication. And I depend on that from everyone. From the director to my crews that I work with.

When you are in my classroom, you get everything from me. But you bloody well better give everything too.

If they respect the craft and what we're doing and they bring something to the table and they work hard, I don't care what you do as your side job or as your day job.

Humanity is in my heart. Do I suffer fools? No. Am I a stickler for my profession? Yes. I am a task master? Yes. My military background, football background, I'm a team player all the way, and I love winning.

I expect people that come to the studio to work to come with the same energy I come with. If I see less than that, I get very strong about, if you want to do this, come with a sense of pride, come with eagerness and anxiety.

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

I told them that I cannot lie when a writer asks me what's my feeling not doing the game. I said I have to be honest. And my honest reply to you is, obviously, I'm a loyal team player. I will go where my bosses tell me to go.

When you play this game, you're not just playing for yourself and your fans. You also play for a name you have to represent. You have a family that's hoping you do good every single day.

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.

Discipline is a big thing for me, you have to respect the workplace and your team-mate.

As professionals, you always have to perform to the top of your ability.

Jose Mourinho has been really clear about what he expects from me, saying he wants me working hard rather than just scoring. Hard work is what he values.

As a captain and as a player I wanted to lead the team well and score runs, because I know the team still depends on me very much.

I have a lot of respect for the careers of the players. They are with us, they are with me, and I treat them like professionals.

Our demands are very high, very great, but I want to ask every player every day to give us more.

Regardless of what happened off the field, that doesn't change what I do on the field and my performance.