On-Field Performance Quotes

I think every footballer in the world wants to be on the pitch as much as possible.

I think the quarterback position is not one that's exempt from competition.

I realize that as the quarterback, you have to assume some sort of leadership role because you have to talk in the huddle on every play, and you're essentially giving out orders to the team. But in my mind, I have to prove myself on the field before I can start asserting a leadership role.

I played 51 percent of the snaps outside, though. But you can go ahead and call me a slot as well.

Sometimes a player can look like a million bucks on tape, but in real life, the kid can't play a lick.

I try to prove that I can be either a wide receiver or a flex tight end. Put me in the slot, put me out wide, put me wherever you want, but I can play both.

You can have Guardiola as a manager, you can have Koeman as a manager, anybody as a manager, but the players inside the white lines win the game.

The best I've played against is Luis Figo. As for team-mates, it has to be Zinedine Zidane. He made things easier for everybody.

I need to keep quiet and do my talking on the pitch.

It's always important with a young one in your team that he needs to be comfortable in the position he plays.

As players, we have to concentrate with what happens on the pitch, not off it.

As a player, I'm going to do everything I can to help the organization as a whole. On the field, off the field, I'm going to do everything in my power.

You play the game a certain way, and people think your personality off the field should be just as electrifying. That's not the case.

I think Mr. Ancelotti is a coach who speaks to the players a lot, not only as a team but also with the individual player. He tries to talk to you and wants to make sure to explain to you what he wants you to do on the pitch. That's important, and if you listen to it, you're going to learn a lot.

It's helped to develop me on the pitch, knowing all the positions, but also it's a good asset to have, that versatility. I'm able to move if I'm needed.

Really, I learned a long time ago that in the National Football League, paper doesn't mean anything. Football teams are created on the football field.

I always had a sense of discipline in me. However, there was a time when I couldn't divide my time properly between off-field things and on-field assignments. The focus would be missing at times, and that would affect my preparation for matches. I managed to change that.

With regards to the fans, whenever I've played in the Atletico shirt, I have given all that I can. I think I will win the fans back on the field and not with words.

It's true: sometimes Balotelli could behave better, but it also happens to me. I have a similar character, Balotelli is also a very strong player, but if you protest against the referee for every decision, it's logical you are going to irritate the fans.

What the people say on TV means nothing to me, and it means nothing to anybody that's actually playing football. It's for the fans to watch and enjoy.

That's one thing that you see across the league with backups. You're only one play away from getting in there, so you'd better know what you're doing.

Teams always have natural leaders on the pitch and natural leaders in footballing terms.

I have great respect for Greg Knapp, who was my quarterbacks coach in Denver for three years. He taught me so much about playing quarterback in the NFL and made me a better football player.

One of the great things about cricket, and certainly something that I found helpful, was that as soon as you step over the boundary rope you can switch off everything that is happening off the field and focus solely on what is happening out on the pitch.

One of my biggest role models was David Beckham because of how he performed on and off the pitch.