When things were really rolling at Texas Tech, I was a part of something bigger than myself, bigger than football.
I really enjoy representing my country and think the principles of what Fed Cup is about and the team environment is a great thing to be a part of.
A gifted player, who is not a team player, will ultimately hurt the team.
I am constantly being asked about individuals. The only way to win is as a team. Football is not about one or two or three star players.
I love to play football, and when I come on the pitch, I want to do my best to help the team. It's up to the coach the position I play.
I'm used to the feeling of playing in a team with high individual quality.
Especially in football, it is not a QB's game... even though the media likes to make it into that - it takes the whole team.
It's more difficult to achieve something with the national team because players from several clubs get together and less frequently.
It takes time; you look at what happened with LeBron, Wade, and Bosh. It took them a year or two to get their legs underneath them and figure things out, and even then, that run was relatively short.
One single great player doesn't make anything for a team; it has to be a team. I think [American] football is the greatest team sport there is because you have to depend on your brother next to you.
This game we play is the ultimate total team game. Quarterback by himself isn't winning it. You got 11-12 coaches, you've got a lot of people that have a hand in it.
I try to come across as a guy that wants just to enjoy success with teammates.
I think it's huge, especially in team sports, for players to be able to rely on each other and to really trust in each other.
Hockey is not a one-man show; it's a team effort. If you don't work as a team - even if one or two guys aren't working - you're not going to win. That's the way it is.
Chemistry is important. If you like your teammates, it's going to be easier to play with them on the court.
Don't get me wrong, the fans are great for us. But the fans, and the players, all of us together have to realise we have to be patient.
I used to play central defence for Sheffield United. I had Chris Morgan at the side of me, which helped me a lot because, if I did anything wrong, I'd be sure to find out about it.
At one time, we were asked to play your own man; you're responsible for your own man. And, if you were good enough and kind of a ball hawk, you helped everyone else. Now it's really much more of a team concept defensively than it was when we played.
I would like to play with all the great players who would love to come to Bayern.
I was an attacking full-back but was told by Hope Powell to just sit back when we played U.S.A. in the 2007 World Cup. It's hard to rein yourself in, but the team comes first.
You just want to be in every day with the other players; you want to play a game every day if you can.
What's cool about wrestling is that you do find yourself working with very talented and very versatile opponents.
When you get the relationships right and get to know each other, it really translates onto the pitch.
You need people who are vocal on the pitch to give information at different times of the game.
Football is a collective sport and many times it doesn't depend on you playing well. It depends if the team is playing well.
