Greg Louganis Quotes

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 love to have the ball. That's why I play soccer, and we have a great coach who has this kind of view, he sees everything, and I just want to help as much as I can, on the pitch and off the pitch.

Now learning a bit more about footballers I think what they need to do well, is someone who really wants to stay in the background and just be a strong support.

I don't want to sit around the house. I want to be out there. I want to go to practice. I want to be in the huddles. That's me.

I have often wondered why I was never captain of the Lakers.

If you love this game, you always want to be out there, not in the sideline dressed in the street clothes. Especially when you know you can help the team.

As long as I'm helping the team, I just want to play football.

What soccer and coaching gave me was sort of a stage.

Guys that are competitive and love to play the game of football and love their teammates, you can't have enough of those guys on your team.

My goal is to win just for the teammates and the guys in our room.

It is difficult to play a team with great morale and passion.

When I think of the most valuable coach, I definitely think of a coach like Geno Auriemma, and the things I learned from him that stick out in my mind are his passion for the game, competing at all the little things and doing it at a high level.

My best teammate was Roberto Carlos.

I learned how to be a pro, I learned how to win, I learned about building relationships with your teammates; it goes beyond basketball. I pretty much learned everything I know from OKC.

I'm not trying to prove anything. I'm just here with the Panthers, trying to help them win.

I am changing the culture in this Pakistan environment and I am not interested in players doing just the bare minimum. I want players winning us games of cricket and pushing themselves to be the best they can be.

I play hard and I play to win, and my team play for me because of the backing I show them.

I'd far rather talk about players. They are the people who make things happen.

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.

People don't think an athlete nowadays can have a team-first mentality and I do.

The coach doesn't have to play the sport as well as you do. They have to watch you and get you to be your best.

I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game.

There were high school coaches such as Charles Boston that took me under his wing and taught me the fundamentals of football. And when I went to college there was Robert Hill who took me there and he showed me what hard work and determination would do if you put forth the effort and you take a little time.

I want to be on the field. It's a better place to talk to the guys. It's a relaxed atmosphere. You want to make sure you know what's going on, not just with the hitters.

In high school I was the manager of the football team, so being around boys is natural to me!