Quotes About Player

As a teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo is a perfect '10.' I admire him professionally because he sets an example to follow both as a player and as a person.

I want to make sure I do everything in my power to be a better teammate and player.

When I came into the NBA from Stanford, I had already decided what type of player I would be. I wanted to be the best player and teammate I could be, but not attract too much attention or make too much noise. I didn't want people to start asking questions about my personal life.

It's something I take a lot of pride in doing, in being the best defensive player in the world, in helping my teammates every night.

I knew I was a player that could break guys down and create for my teammates, and that is how I looked at it.

Junior Seau's CTE finding raises a lot of issues for everyone. He is such a beacon. He was so young when he died. He was an active player for so long. He was such an amazing individual who was well loved by his teammates and his community.

The Defensive Player of the Year is the guy that makes his team better. Not only gets stats - it's the guy that also has an impact on his teammates and leadership.

The more you're at Alabama, you grow as a person and as a player learning from great coaches and great men and just growing with your teammates.

I can't answer what coaches value me more. I don't really look for that answer. I look to see if my teammates accept who I am as a basketball player and as a person.

I think any player would say that they want their coaches' respect, they want their teammates' respect, and they want their opponent to respect them.

There's nothing about my NBA journey that I would change - the teams, the cities, the teammates, the fans have all helped me grow into the player and person that I've become. Every time I moved, I saw the bright side. Always, I saw opportunity.

I just feel like I'm an established player now, I've been around a long time and my teammates respect me for the way that I play. So, when I do say something, I think they are going to listen to it and respect it.

I'm always going to be around the game of basketball. I plan to keep my options open as a player moving forward, but that's not coaching. Maybe front office work, working with teams and spreading the game, maybe teaching the game to young people, that's something that's a very big passion.

You realize it's a business and that teams are going to do what's best for them. That's how it is. That's what we sign up for as a Major League Baseball player.

I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player, but everything else about him was brilliant.

Stevie Ray Vaughan was very intense. Maybe that's what caught everybody's attention. As a player, he didn't do anything amazing.

Sad to hear Paul Scholes is retiring, great player, world class player, the English Zizou.

I have always thought it a matter of honour for every chess player to deserve the smile of fortune.

As a college coach, I felt you could make a difference in a player's life. There was an educational aspect I thought was important.

In my entire life I have never seen a player of such quality and personality at such a young age, particularly wearing the 'heavy' shirt of one of the world's great clubs.

We won't ever see another one like Paul Scholes. He is a legend and a real benchmark. He is not interested in the modern-day footballer's life off the pitch, but he is a world-class player on it.

One of the best players I've ever seen in my life! Spectacular on training!! Playing with him was a joy!

My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.

The hand touched my cheek again. It wasn't soft and cool like Gina's. It was warm, with calloused fingertips like those of…. ….a guitar player.