Bethanie Mattek-Sands Quotes

Doubles is really exciting. I don't like even comparing it to singles. I get asked a lot of times which one I like better. I think they're two completely different games.

I play a complicated position in an intensely team-oriented game.

You always want to be on top of the playbook. You always want to be refreshed with the plays, make sure you're on the same page with everyone else.

In football, it's the ultimate team sport. You have to have good people around you as a quarterback for things to happen.

In any team sport, the best teams have consistency and chemistry.

What captains want is players who move well in the field.

There's a way to win, and a way to play, and when you play like that, the ball's moving and guys are looking for each other, the game is fun.

One-day cricket is about continuity, team ethic, understanding each other's role, where everybody fields and bats, when and at which end they want to bowl.

As a player you get asked to do different roles within the side.

In all things, you need a good organization. You can have the best player in the world; if you do not have the best team, you will not win.

In high school, I played a lot of point forward, and I had to get everyone involved.

In reality, rugby is finite and unpredictable, so players need to have skills off the pitch too.

The most satisfying way to play basketball is when you can get the best out of everyone on the court.

It's difficult to play in a new formation and have everyone grasp it straight away.

It's never just about one player. Together, you have to figure out other ways to score and get opportunities.

Football is a team sport, and each person plays a role - this is what counts.

Playing quarterback, you rely on everybody. Everybody impacts you.

When you have a small, balanced squad, you can work better. First of all everyone is involved in every squad list, a meeting can be a good training session.

You have to play together and play the right way.

I think football is a team sport.

The quarterback-receiver connection is a constant work in progress. You're always working on your communication on the field, off the field.

I think communication is massive in football and in all sports in general.

You have to communicate - you have to click - to find automatic reactions with your teammates.

I think I can play both deep field and inside the box.

The great thing about football is that it's a game that involves so many people.