Chris Smalling Quotes

I'm surprised by Cristiano Ronaldo every day because of the ambition he has to win. That infects all his teammates.

Choose great people and shine in their shadows

Sachin is the soul of Mumbai Indians, and I am sure he will guide Bhajji as he takes on the responsibility of captaining Mumbai Indians.

I wanted to emulate my parents - Mum captained India in basketball, and Dad won a bronze in hockey in 1972 Olympics. My focus has always been to achieve excellence whether in the field of tennis, in the corporate field, in the art of acting or in motivating youngsters.

People who dream of something bigger and better are good role models.

Leadership is one of the things I really strive to excel in in my life.

If you don't have heroes in the beginning, you don't grow.

You just try to absorb as much as you can from someone who has won as many races and championships as he has. Career wise, he's been the greatest thing that's happened to me.

He's helped me do so much in my career, helped me be the player that I am. If there's no Larry Brown, then there's no MVP, Allen Iverson.

But if the vision is strong enough, and your goals are steady, and you believe, pretty soon you bring other people with you.

My dad taught me to be a leader or a follower, and he said follower ain't fun. So I want to be the leader of Bubba Watson.

I have been tremendously impacted and influenced by my coaches. It's nice to play for people that are going to support you.

If there was no Bill Bowerman, there would have been no me. He had about as much of an impact on my life as any one person could have. He taught me about competition and ingrained it in me. He taught me not to praise ordinary performances.

I just want to be a leader.

I don't think I'm any different than most coaches, honestly. Maybe Steve Kerr. The guy never loses.

Zidane transmits a very clear idea to the players. He doesn't need to give a 20 minute motivational talk, he doesn't need it. With his presence alone, he achieves what he wants - his personality is synonymous with success.

There's not a day goes by that I don't ask, What would Coach Saban do?

There is a lot of motivation for me at Napoli, we want to prove we're at the top level and I want to keep improving here.

Everybody is inspired by someone.

But any squad needs players who are hungry to do well, with their careers ahead of them. That's important for the dynamic of the group, but it also needs a balance of guys who have seen it, done it and have that quality of leadership. It is all about the quality of the player.

Zizou has been a leader wherever he has played. He was the captain of France, a World Cup winner and been a winner in all the clubs he played for. So he has enough experience to handle and manage a group. More importantly, he is a man who everyone respects.

A lot of people say Michael Jordan and all of that. But Magic Johnson and my dad were my role models.

I loved Mia Hamm, and I really looked up to Julie Foudy as well, who is one of my mentors.

Before I became a leader, I thought success was all about building myself up. But then, once I became a leader, I realized that success is about building others up.

You a role model by way of someone will model after your role. They'll model themselves after what they perceive is success. That doesn't mean they take your morality and virtue seriously. They want what you want, and they're willing to do what you do to get it.