Jon Beason Quotes

I wasn't really expecting me to win the gold in this race. To get another medal for myself and for the U.S. was a pretty good thing to happen, I'd say.

I have no idea what my batting average was in high school, but I know it wasn't below .450, and that's pretty good hitting where I come from.

If you look at football over the last 50 years there has been a gradual decrease in goals, you don't see too many 10-nils these days, but two, three or four goals per game is a good spectacle.

Gold Gloves are nice to have people mention. They're basically saying you're a pretty good defensive player along with everything else. But I was about the offensive side.

You can be a great defensive player, and if you don't put up splash statistics, then you're not going to get noticed.

There's no such thing as a player who scores in every single game.

I scored about 40 goals with Roma, so that's quite good.

I don't think we'll shoot 76 percent in a half ever again. That's crazy.

Everyone sees me as a defensive-minded guy, but both sides of the court are important. If you want to win, you have to be good on both sides.

How can I be a great football player when you're not happy with yourself?

As I've become a professional, I just feel more pressure to produce, to score goals and get assists. I know I'm a good player, but it gives evidence of how good you are if you're able to look at how many passes you've made in a game or how many chances you create. It's in the books. It's become more about stats as I've become a professional.

I like to see my name in the box score.

I've scored as many goals for Manchester United in the Premier League as for Chelsea, but in something like 30 games less.

I'm a massive football fan, so when Ladbrokes approached me and asked me to take a look at the statistics, I jumped at the chance.

It doesn't say how much you played on your championship ring.

You know what, I was one of the top 25 amateurs in the world. I had a pretty good college career.

A player cannot rely only on his name to make a difference but also has to work hard and make things happen on the pitch.

Nobody can tell me that if players are good enough, they will come through. That is not true. There are plenty of players who are good enough.

Every year, I strive to be the best defensive player in the league.

I've always gotten a kick out of leading my team in assists.

When I was coaching in Turkey, my players played well.

This is the honest truth: I could absolutely care less on yards per game. I think that's a totally overblown stat.

I have three Defensive Players of the Year. Only one other player has done that. But being a defensive lineman, it's hard to control the game.

I do feel I'm a player who has played well in 2006.

My numbers are better than Troy Aikman, but he has Super Bowl rings and he's played with Hall of Famers as well.