Tristan Thompson Quotes

A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.

You've got to be extremely careful, because you could be with a great team, and you could be the product of a great team. There are some players that stand out despite the teams that they play on, and there are some players that are good because of the team that they're with.

I was an all-around player - if I was just a scorer, there's no way the Hawks would have won 50 games four years in a row.

You can't really compare teams just because of two or three players.

There's a reason the Panthers have been successful over the years and Cam Newton's a big factor in that equation. He does a great job.

Players who create advantages for their team at one end or the other are rare.

I think that the problem for any player you want to select for England, not just in isolation, is that it'll be a concern if that player doesn't play for his team.

Ronaldo plus Juventus does not guarantee the Champions League. There are so many components in football.

One guy can't make a team better.

If you don't have the best player in the world in the team, it would be strange if you didn't notice the difference.

There are great players who go unnoticed because they're not on the best teams.

There are a number of ways to define most valuable player. For me, it's the guy who means the most to his team.

When the key players in your team perform well, the team does well, too.

How good can we expect to be if our best player is not our best teammate

The .350 hitter expects, and also deserves, a big payoff for his performance - even if he plays for a cellar-dwelling team. And a .150 hitter should get no reward - even if he plays for a pennant winner.

At Osasuna I had a difficult experience because of the relegation battle but I always had a place in the team. I played well all season.

Teams want the best players. If the best players come through your academy, you can play.

I want to be playing, I want to have a chance to compete for my position in the team, and I want to be useful for the team and do the usual stuff on the pitch week in, week out.

I expected to be a pretty good NBA point guard and hopefully win a championship. But MVP and all this stuff? Not really.

Sometimes people mistake some things regarding that, thinking just one player would make up for the needs of an entire club.

Brazil needs a player like Neymar at his best on the pitch because Neymar on the pitch gives more confidence to the other players.

Of course, for the national team it is good to have Mesut Ozil in good form.

It is not always possible, but the best plan is always to keep hold of your best players.

The last thing you want to see is your great players in the press box or in the locker room.

As far as Sao Paulo are concerned, I've never played for a club as well-structured as this.