You have to lose yourself in the team and you have to lose yourself in the game
There are a few players who don't like to think about the game.
I've got my life. I'm very serious about my business. I've got my family. And I've got my game.
I'm not a part of the glamour industry. I would like to focus on my game, and there are minimal chances of me getting into films.
I'm the type of player, I want to win a game.
I love coaches that just talk about football.
Being a soccer coach is just like being a general who has the responsibility of guiding his troops into battle. If a coach acts too emotionally on the bench, his players cannot focus on their game on the field.
I'm quite used to playing with few injuries, whether it is back, fingers, elbow, or something else. You have to be tough and get on with the game.
As a competitor, as an athlete, you want the ball to come to you.
I just see the ball and I go for it. It's wanting to make a winning play for the team and get a rebound.
When I'm at the plate, I'm not thinking about what I'm trying to do with the bat - I'm thinking about what the pitcher is trying to do with the ball.
I don't bowl to hit people; I bowl to get wickets.
I've learnt that it is important not to go over the top with aggression, because then either you are going to miss a lot of games, or you are not going to be concentrating on the game you are playing.
I wanted to be a complete player, and I felt like the dunks started to overshadow other parts of my game.
I'm the type of player that doesn't like to play on full stomach.
I'm not trying to win a popularity poll. I'm trying to win football games.
At the start of every game, you are focussed on the game you are playing, so you don't look back at previous games.
I visualize the game. I think about who I am guarding, the things he likes to do.
Whoever picks me up, I'm going to try and play my best for, to be the best player on the field at any given time.
Tennis players shouldn't get married. It hurts your game.
Each game we play, every game is a championship-game mindset.
My only goal is to play 162 games and help this team win. If I can do that, everything will take care of itself.
To me playing third base and left field and moving all over the place, it doesn't bother me because I still have to grab that bat and hit no matter where I play.
It's been years since I've had a real input in the game anyway. For this game, I've just tried to keep all the other stuff away from the players and coaches.
The players are out here to help win games and to improve, not to make a movie. They're not actors. They're players.
