Chris Smalling Quotes

As a player, it's better to wait a moment for the correct call than be let down by an incorrect call.

He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.

The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.

I've learned when to speak out. You do have to learn when to bide your time and when to speak out, and I don't always get it right.

You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run.

There is great strength in acting boldly but there is also great strength in not acting if the time is not right.

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

Stepping out of the spotlight when it's prudent to do so is a good thing.

You just have to be smart and know where you're at within the game and find the right time to be aggressive and take a shot. If it's not the right time, then move on to the next down.

I just know I can't force things. I've just got to play the right way, make sure I'm making the right play at the right time.

If you prepare well and you play smart, there's times you'll dirt the ball or throw it away if you feel it's not there, but there's other times when you have to be aggressive and let your guys make plays.

It's a challenge for all quarterbacks, though: You want to make the big play; you want to throw a touchdown every single play. But at the same time, you have to know that it's a process.

I've got to be smarter with the football.

I know what to do when they give me the ball. I know what to do to give this team a chance to win.

True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows just when to rise and go home.

So, just make the right reads and the ball will always come back around to you. Taking the right shots and not forcing anything. Just let the game slow down and play free.

Actually, one of the fascinating things that I've learned playing chess is that the way you play chess is kind of like the way you live your life.

Most people are too fretful, they worry to much. Success means being very patient, but aggressive when it's time.

Wisdom always waits for the right time to act, while emotion always pushes for action right now!

I think you have to play your own game and sometimes people don't realise that the play-maker runs the most kilometres on the pitch!

If you are armed with knowledge, if you are aware that certain dynamics are at play then you have options. You can play defense, you can ignore certain person and take the consequences perhaps with a game plan in mind and it goes on, you've increased your options.

You don't win a game by hitting the ball out of the court.

There is a time and a place for everything. There is a time and a place for talk. And there is a time and a place for action.

You have to know when to prod and when to be quiet, when to let things take their course.

Sometimes you need to know to quit while you're ahead or at least before things get much worse!