Quotes About Assists

All goalscorers go on droughts. It is how you cope with that. And it is not just about scoring, it is about what you bring to the team, bringing others into play and getting assists.

I guess I started running when I was about 18 and... I feel like it assists my creativity a bit because it completely just flushes everything out.

A lot of people, when a guy scores a lot of goals, think, 'He's a great player', because a goal is very important, but a great player is a player who can do everything on the field. He can do assists, encourage his colleagues, give them confidence to go forward. It is someone who, when a team does not do well, becomes one of the leaders.

But talking about goals and scoring and assists, you can never predict anything. I will just do my best to work hard and hopefully that helps the team to win the games. That's the only thing I'm focused on.

I've got a defensive responsibility as well as trying to get goals and assists. I'm trying to do that.

I think, for me, I'm making the right plays and finding my teammates if I'm not open and finishing strong around the rim.

I just try to set good screens and get my teammates open.

When all your teammates make shots, it's easy to get assists. Nobody feels the pressure to score. It makes the game so much easier.

Sometimes I get caught in just trying to get assists, trying to help my teammates get a good shot, and I think I put myself in positions where I get turnovers or I force the issue.

I love passing. I really do. And I try to get my teammates easy stuff.

I've seen those mistakes where I could have just given an easy layup or quick dump pass just to get my teammates going, so I watched a lot of stuff on that. Now I see it, now I can make those plays and make sure I feed my teammates.

I'm more than comfortable just sitting back and scoring 21, 22 points or whatever and getting 10, 11 assists whatever the case might be. More than comfortable with that. It's just a matter of the pieces that you have around you and what you can do to elevate everybody else.

Different strikers are happy when they score but you have to think about the team - the assist and movements which can give space for your team mates. You can never quit. It's teamwork.

Assists is what Earvin is all about. That's what my whole life has been, assisting others.

Playing further up the pitch, you have more opportunities to score and provide assists, and it's something I liked right from the start.

When I get the ball, the players need to start running, and then I just feed them with the ball.

After matches, the highlights show mostly the goals, scoring chances, assists. The spectator tends not to remember that, as a goalkeeper, I make difficult saves at great risk and start moves with my efforts.

I always wanted to score goals, but sometimes I've scored and been terrible and other times I felt I played well and didn't score. I looked at the statsheet the season where I scored 27 goals and I had one assist and was frustrated.

It is easy to play with Cristiano Ronaldo. He knows where he has to give you the ball and does it perfectly. He helps the team out in defence and on top of that provides assists and great passes.

I feel more satisfaction - and attach greater value - to providing assists then scoring myself.

Consistency, goals, and assists - that gets you confidence and puts the thought in the manager's head that he can't drop you.

I give assists; I create chances, because I can't forget my position. I play still on the wing, not No 9. I play for the team, and everyone can see that.

I'm enjoying my position on the left wing because I think I'm affecting the game more in terms of goals and assists. But I'm happy to play wherever I'm told.

The Ronaldo who came to Manchester United had a lot of dribbling, trickery, playing more on the wings and making more assists.