Quotes About Performance

I think I am someone who is happy playing football. It is just that. Whenever I go onto the pitch, I always try and be happy. That is the big motivation that I have always had. Nothing else.

You have to do your talking on the pitch. I don't talk much in England - mainly because of the language.

Before matches, there is a little bit of pressure, but on the pitch, you forget it all. You only think about playing football.

Whether players are from Albania or Yugoslavia is not important. What's important is to be a team on the pitch.

When I'm fully fit, I have power and pace; then I feel good on the pitch.

Attackers have to be selfish on the pitch occasionally, but it's important not to exaggerate.

I do need to focus on playing my football and what's happening on the pitch rather than off it... I want to be myself and not think about it.

It's better not to talk but to act on the pitch.

I know what is important. When I go to the pitch, I cannot laugh; I respect the other players. I try my best and put my passion inside the game.

I like to have fun, but there are moments you need to show yourself, and that, for me, is on the pitch.

Sometimes self-esteem affects you on and off the pitch. Until you face your next game and you miss an easy chance, for example, then you feel not as great.

Even if I start on the bench, if I come on, I go. Because I know I should be on the pitch, and I want to show why.

I train hard every day in the gym and on the pitch to show what I can do on a match day.

I've been able to come back at a high level which is something I'm happy about, not just stand on the pitch but able to perform as well.

Every great player has a big character. I don't know any player with a lot of quality who just has quality - you have to have an ego and character to be the main person on the pitch.

When I am on the pitch, I don't focus on the opposition fans. I am focused on doing my best for the team.

It is always better to play and be on the pitch.

Football is magic for me: it is a special feeling every time I walk out on to the pitch and touch the ball. That is how I would define what magic is.

I don't want to talk too much. I want to show it on the pitch.

In a way, the manager plays as big part, but you, as a player, are on the pitch. He cannot make you run if you don't want to; he cannot make you make the right decision in the heat of the moment.

In football, you can win; you can lose. The most important thing is the feeling and the attitude that you show on the pitch.

When you're on the pitch, you can't think about what the fans are thinking.

Although I will not always play well, I always give everything on the pitch.

A player always comes on to the pitch to give their best, and I cannot be criticized for my commitment, only for my performances.