Jordan Henderson Quotes

I know that it is a huge responsibility to be the captain, the No. 10, but I like it. I like the responsibility, the pressure, and I like playing football.

A captain has to be able to look a player in the eye before he starts his run-up or goes out to bat.

I'm ready to accept the pressures of captaincy.

I'm very happy to shoulder the responsibility for my football team.

Everybody's watching when you're the quarterback. The other players see how much you want it.

I'm just worried about being a good quarterback first, and being a great teammate.

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.

I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.

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

I'm at my best when people are depending on me. If it's just on me and I don't have nothing to do, I'm going to be lazy. On the football field, it's every single day, every play, knowing that people are depending on me to make my play. That helps me elevate my game to another level.

If things are not going well on the field, then it's up to me to lead by example.

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.

As captain I enjoy the responsibility. Even when I didn't have the armband I was doing a lot outwith the club so it has been an easy transition.

We need to trust our coaches. Unless we trust them we can't get the result.

Every time I enter the field, it's like, 'Smriti, you have to score.' And I love that responsibility.

Put me in the game, and my team will win 9 times out of 10.

You don't go into coaching if you're not willing to step into that moment and go, 'OK, this is what it's going to take, and this is why you do it.' Everything hinges on winning and losing, right?

I always wanted to captain the teams I played in.

I want to be one of the guys, but I also want to be 'the' guy, the guy that can go out there and they can rely on in crunch time. I'm going to be the guy that they know will show up every day, every game, every play and show up on a consistently great level.

You know, I have a responsibility to my team that if I'm going to be on the floor, then I have to make a difference.

I think there's nothing that's not important. Everything you do - from how you connect with the guys in the locker room, to how you learn, to how you play on the field - everything's important; everything goes with the position.

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.

I realize that as the quarterback, you have to assume some sort of leadership role because you have to talk in the huddle on every play, and you're essentially giving out orders to the team. But in my mind, I have to prove myself on the field before I can start asserting a leadership role.

When you think about a drill sergeant, a drill sergeant expects you to perform your best, and if you don't, they're going to stay on you until you do.

Suddenly in the end when it's over, you feel a big weight on your shoulders. That's the role of the captain. Unfortunately, it's sometimes like that in sport.