Player Expectation Quotes

Most of the time, before you get traded, there are rumblings. I wasn't totally surprised that I was going to get traded - I anticipated it happening. And I wasn't surprised that I got traded to the Knicks, either.

The .350 hitter expects, and also deserves, a big payoff for his performance - even if he plays for a cellar-dwelling team. And a .150 hitter should get no reward - even if he plays for a pennant winner.

I'm going to continue to be the defensive player that my team needs me to be and the real basketball people will get that.

I believe in our players. That's why they're here. I also know slumping is part of baseball. What's surprising is sometimes when it lasts awhile, for really good players when it lasts awhile.

Kevin Hitchcock, the goalkeeping coach at QPR, is an old mate, and I came to work for him on the understanding that I was first choice. If he'd said to me, 'We're also going to sign someone who's won Serie A five times and the Champions League and is one of the biggest names in South American football,' I would have thought twice before signing.

An NBA star is a role player. Your role is to score a lot of points; your role is to get a lot of rebounds.

People told me I was more of a soccer player, not a football player.

I want my players to go win and don't play bad football.

Sometimes it happens, especially if you're a shooter. They say that you can't play great defense.

We wanted to create an environment where if a game player enjoyed the 'writing style' of a particular game designer, he or she could look for the next game by that same author and not be disappointed.

I'm the Inter striker, and in football, if the strikers aren't scoring, then they're not helping.

Every time you come out of the team I know you don't just disappear, you don't just become a bad player overnight.

Obviously, when you take a quarterback, when you take anybody in the first round, it means something.

I think I will get plenty of playing time at Spurs - and I certainly think I can play with Harry Kane in one team.

I am not at all convinced by Pogba. He plays a lot in England - it's true - but I expected a lot more from him.

I couldn't imagine being from a country where all the pressure is on a particular player.

It is important for me, no matter whether I lead or not, that I continue my form even in the World Cup. It is important that you get runs because people look up to you, and the team also expects you to get runs being a senior member of the side.

If a man is a quitter, I'd rather find out in practice than in a game. I ask for all a player has so I'll know later what I can expect.