Tough Play Quotes

It is okay to play tough and try to hit guys hard in the course of the play - that's fine - but I don't like unnecessary roughness or things that happen after the play.

We all know what my game is, to play hard. Not dirty, but play hard.

Every time I step onto the field, whether people like it or not, I'm not trying to play dirty - I'm just playing tough.

You can have fun, respect the game and also play it hard. When you have that combination, you're going to put yourself in a position to be successful.

If these are the last 34 games of my NBA career, I want them played as tough as I can.

My philosophy is to respect the opposition off the field and play it as tough as possible on it.

I'm not going to take it easy on the guy when he catches the football and not try and hit him because he's a friend of mine. It doesn't happen.

When we were playing, it was rough and tough. Even superstars like me fouled out a lot.

Every time I step onto the field, whether people like it or not, I'm not trying to play dirty - I'm just playing tough. And I'm trying to earn my spot on the team. I'm trying to earn a starting spot. I'm trying to become a complete midfielder who attacks, who defends. So that's the mindset.

I was very pleased that the positive things about me and my game outshone the aggressive style of play I use. I would never tone that down, because I believe in that style of play, and I believe that you can play rough on the court and still be a good sport.

There will be plays where you've got to just lower your shoulder and get 1 yard.

I think my biggest trait is to play extremely hard within the rules of the game.

Really, you just play football; that's all I can do... I don't change. I'm going to always play tough, hard - that's the way I was brought up at Nebraska, where I really learned football from the Pelinis and that staff and continue to play hard, play blue-collar football.