Quotes About Perseverance

Being able to put the film out there that I did and prove that I can be a starter in this league, it's put me in a good situation.

Guys get... benched, replaced. They get injured; another guy comes in and becomes the starter. That happens all the time.

I'm not stupid: if I have not been a starter with Ancelotti, Benitez and Zidane, it's my fault.

When I was named captain under Mark Sampson, there were a lot of questions about whether I was ready for it. I wasn't a certain starter. There were more experienced players than me; I was only 25. I was trying to nail down a centre-half spot, and it was a difficult situation.

I've played in a lot of different roles through the course of my career and I've been a starter for a lot of those years and the mentality can never change.

I said before, I want to be a starter, I want to be an all-star - not a borderline all-star.

I was a walk-on at Maryland, I had to earn my scholarship and starter spot, and the things that've come after.

Of all the years playing football, I have never felt like an undisputed starter - that would be an error.

Everyone wants to be a starter, that is clear, but the one who makes those decisions is the coach. It is up to us to work hard and be at our best when we are needed.

I knew when I came here it wouldn't all be easy, that I wouldn't play every game. But my goal was to be a part of Bayern, to be a starter. I want to achieve things here.

I've wanted to be a starter ever since I was a little kid, so I wasn't going to give up on that dream.

I was a slow starter. I didn't really make any dazzling impressions. But I don't really regret that because I learned a lot along the way. I always kept busy - I found my way my way, and I'm happy about it.

It's true that at Malaga, I played every game as a starter, but here at Madrid, they give nothing away.

You play the game to compete and you want to be a starter, but at the same time you don't want to rush yourself to be in any situation that could possibly lead you back to where you are today.

It wasn't like I came in and was like, 'I'm going to be a starter.' That was never in my head. It was always about, like, 'I can make sure I come and I'm better and I can handle the ball and I can shoot and I can defend. And, if I can do those things, I will play.'

In the first season with Sarri I only played six games as a starter.

I train every day to be a starter.

I don't want to be a backup. I want to be a starter.

My personal expectations are to be a starter, and I'm going to fight to earn that position.

I practice as if I'm one of the starters.

WIth football you can have up to 28 guys you consider starters, and if they can pick up the slack when some aren't playing so well, you don't have to turn those two game losing streaks into six-game losing streaks.

When I'm in the starting gate, it's just me and the hill.

I have legs of iron, but to tell you the truth, they're starting to rust and buckle a bit.

Starting a band is the easy part. Once you've formed the band, you have to tell a story, and that story requires songs. And not just good songs, but great songs. After a while, great songs won't do - they have to be the best. Success doesn't make it any easier. Each time I start a new record, it's a brand-new search.