Danny Ainge Quotes

They say that when it comes to the depth chart, it can change any day and that we dictate how the depth chart goes. If one person has a great day, he might be going with the 'ones.' If a person slips up a little bit, he might be going with the 'twos' and 'threes.'

It's no good if you are at a so-called best team, but you sit on a bench.

In the U.S. system, too often the best player on an under-17 team will be treated like a 'star' - not having to work for the ball, being the focus of the offense at all times, etc. - at a time when they should be having to fight tooth and nail for their spot.

Obviously when the players are performing well in training, they will have a chance to play.

If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place.

We have to talk about the players we have.

Obviously, every player wants to keep their spot in the starting line-up, and I'm the same.

Every player wants to play more than 45 minutes, but it's the decision of the coach. You have to work hard.

I want to start every game but you have to respect the staff.

I don't worry about individual matchups.

Paul Lambert has assembled a great bunch of lads and training has been going very well. I am just desperate to get into the team and do my best for the club.

We feel good about our running backs as we have them right now, and we will continue to see how they progress.

I don't want a player that's content with not playing... But we wanted to play the guys that got us here.

The NBA has made a real issue about really making these superstars the premium that everybody wants to go to. That's their calling card and their marketing tool. But the coaches at the other end of the sphere are trying to make everybody on the team, even nine, 10, 11, 12, just as important, and have a real role that's meaningful.

The players have to come and play. Today we did.

In the World Cup, much depends for every team on how it develops during the tournament. There are always rising tensions. They come from within, and they come from the media.

If we kept all the players I liked personally, we'd be a lot worse team over the years.

It's true that at Malaga, I played every game as a starter, but here at Madrid, they give nothing away.

Look at how a caretaker has worked for the England rugby team in the Six Nations - they've done fantastically. Everyone's got an edge. No one's sure of a place, and everyone has an incentive. So I'd back the FA if they decided not to go for a full-time manager yet.

When it comes down to it, it's about putting the players on the field that will be the best 11.

Of course I want to play every game, but only 11 can start.

Some coaches don't want their players to be the stars. They want their systems to be the stars.

I always like to have the best players in my team.

We have to understand the abilities of the players. We will try to build a game model with our ideas and with the players we have.

Just gotta try to have fun. It's a business. You just gotta come out there and play hard because you never know when another player might take your spot.