Quotes About Team-mates

It's essential to be able to communicate in English, to talk to my team-mates and then in my personal life outside the football.

I like to entertain the crowd. Personally I like to entertain my team-mates first, but when the crowd gets going, it is amazing.

Cricket is also a bit more of a social game. You are never too far away from one of your other team-mates, so you can always wander over for a bit of a chat. For example, if I am at mid-off, I could always wander over to mid-on and have a joke with Stuart Broad.

I like to have the ball, to have possession and to play passes, to create chances for my team-mates. I think that is what makes me strong.

I'm enjoying myself at Celtic, I really like it here. I think it's a great club with great team-mates who have made me feel welcome.

I'm used to playing in the Premier League now. I'm confident, and all my team-mates are confident with me.

It's not easy for a foreigner to come to England and win the respect of your team-mates, of the fans, and of the English people.

There are things you can do in training like learn from the manager and talk with team-mates, but it's the game that tests you.

I was loved in Liverpool, I had good relationship with the fans and my team-mates but I felt I could do better.

What? We can't beat Arsenal? My team-mates were insecure and that shocked me, I had come from Real Madrid where I won everything.

I will never forget my time with Athletic Club and I'd like to thank the fans and staff for all their support and, above all, wish all my fantastic former team-mates all the best for the future.

As a player, you are more concerned with the moments when you have possession of the ball or are about to receive the ball. You are watching your team-mates and trying to decide what the possibilities are.

When I made the decision - when my team-mates made that decision, when the whole peloton made that decision - it was a bad decision and an imperfect time. But it happened.

I don't regret the move to Bayern. It's a very good moment for me, also because my team-mates trust in me.

When you are new, it is difficult to get momentum and get to know your team-mates when you are not regularly in the team.

Performance comes only when there is confidence. And for a player, his confidence increases if he knows his team-mates are confident of him, the media is confident of him, the fans back him.

For me, the defender I respect the most is Giorgio Chiellini. He's one of the best defenders in the world. I really like the way he plays football on the pitch, the way he defends. He lives for the game. He transmits a sense of tranquillity to his team-mates. I have always admired his way to play.

I always tend to think my goals are beautiful goals. That is what I want to score; beautiful goals, and create beautiful chances for my team-mates.

Gigi is an extrovert. He's always smiling and there are no airs and graces about him. He's always a role model for his team-mates, both young and old alike.

Barcelona is the best club in the world; My team-mates are Ousmane Dembele, Philippe Coutinho, Luis Suarez, or King Lionel Messi.

I'm always bragging, always laughing with my Spain team-mates at Barcelona, saying I'll take 30 per cent possession and two goals - a win is a win. It's football.

I am very happy at Milan: the coach and his staff have given me a lot of confidence, and I'm also happy with the relationship with my team-mates.

A goalkeeper's biggest attribute is to bounce back. If you have support from fans, backroom staff and team-mates to play the next game, it is easy.

I didn't enjoy Rio. My team-mates were great but some of the staff made it a really negative place.