Team Representation Quotes

If a jayvee team puts on Lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them Kobe Bryant.

I'm an extension of the coach on the floor.

The highest standards of conduct must be met by everyone in the NFL because it is a privilege to represent the NFL, not a right.

I still believe I have a part to play for England.

Of course it's special when you play against a team you represented for six or seven years.

My first game was against India and while my roots will always be Indian I was born in England and wanted to represent them.

I've been through the process qualifying for the World Cup, which is an amazing, two-year process. It was an honor to represent the U.S. and to represent the city of Los Angeles and California.

When playing for Japan, it means that I carry my country on my shoulders and I feel a different kind of pressure as I am expected to do more when playing for Japan.

I think, as a quarterback and a leader, it's not necessarily what you do in the limelight. Obviously, you want guys handling themselves in an appropriate manner for the organization and the team, but you need to be who you are. If you're a guy who does that and can be a leader, and naturally that's what you want to do, awesome.

Being Bayern captain feels good and I think it's logical a player from Munich should lead FC Bayern on to the pitch.

I would like to think I am well aware of what the Lions are about and what they represent, but out of respect for your body and the players who are putting up their hands to be selected, you keep it at arm's length.

I can't play the game of basketball and live my life on what other people expect me to do or what they think I should do. That doesn't make me happy. What makes me happy is being able to make plays for my teammates, to be able to represent the name on the back of my jersey.

Going to the World Cup and being in the national team would be the ultimate.

I've been the best player on every team that I played on, so if I can't be the poster child of your team, then what else is it? It's got to be a black-white issue. Every white player I know who's the best player on their team is the poster child of that team.

Have you seen the Olympic uniforms? It's for the American Olympic team and it's berets. To me, nothing says America like a guy in a beret. Look at our founding fathers, they all wore berets.

To my city I'm the 2-3

Playing for Canada changed my career.

To be called up to the national team is what you want.

To be able to wear your country's colors and compete in the Paralympics for the snowboard team... it's pretty powerful.

Even though I was never a Yankee fan until I put on the uniform, when you think about the deep history of this organization, you always knew what the Yankees represented.

For me it's like really exciting to see all my fans showing this love to me. So it's a responsibility to me to go out there every game and try to be a good player try to show good things because my fans expect that I do something special.

I'm going to do the Commonwealth Games for no other reason than national pride. It's something special getting to ride for the Isle of Man.

We try to bring in the best players for Cameroon: not just best in terms of talent but those who are motivated and who know what it means to play for this nation.

This jersey that we're wearing today doesn't say Red Sox. It says Boston.

To play for Barcelona will help me show my best qualities to the world.