Don Nelson Quotes

The game has been great to me. The Steelers have been great to me, and I think things will work out and take its toll. But I'm just singularly focused on being a great player, being here around the guys and my teammates, and representing my family.

I love Coach Zimmer. He's a tough head coach who stands behind his players 100 percent.

Above all, the fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers, as well as the entire franchise, deserve and need our players and coaches to dig deep within themselves.

You have to know what club you are playing for, or you just play for yourself. Every time I put on a Liverpool shirt, I know it is more than just a football game.

In high school I was on the basketball team, but the coach did something I didn't dig and the next day he looked up and saw me practising with the football team.

I know I'm the No. 1 quarterback for the Washington Redskins, and that's all that matters in my heart. That's all I wanted. I wanted a team that wanted me, and I found that.

I'd give my life to be the national team coach.

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.

May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences!

I sacrificed for the Dallas Cowboys when most quit. I put in overtime to try to help young players.

Playing the game, representing the team, giving my all and never letting go has meant everything to me.

I've been so blessed to play for the greatest coach at a time when our organization has done incredible things. I've played with the best teammates. Playing for Mr. Kraft and what his influence on the team has been.

I just didn't want to leave the Cowboys when they were down. I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.

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.

Anytime Tom Watson is on your team, you've won. His passion, professionalism, attention to detail, and leadership are unparalleled.

I've always said I aspire to follow the likes of John Terry, Michael Dawson and Rio Ferdinand. I always watch what they do and try and learn from them.

My whole obligation was to West Indies cricket. As I have always said, I have never made a run for me. Records meant nothing. The team was important.

We need everyone, every game. So I'm not going to put myself in the position to hurt my team or my teammates.

As a player, I'm going to do everything I can to help the organization as a whole. On the field, off the field, I'm going to do everything in my power.

I will do what my team wants me to do and justify my place in the side.

When you're a player, you want the manager to know your quality and to want you.

You can't expect a coach to win with guys that don't even care about the game.

It's easy to be patient because you have a guy in the room like Eli Manning who comes in every day, one of the first people in the building and one of the last ones to leave and he's been in the league as long as he has. So that's what it takes to continue to get better, and he sets the standard, and I need to reach it.

I am with Palace, and you can see on the pitch that all I think about is the team doing well.

I won't be chasing down players who have retired. I only want players who are 100% committed to Scotland.