Quotes About Dedication

You always intend to do this and that, but then you have to go out and do it on the pitch.

I do what I have to on the pitch.

I don't usually get nervous on the pitch because playing football is what I've done all my life.

What I have learnt from my time at Barcelona is the invisible work that goes on off the pitch. It's about the fine details.

From the time I was 3, I wanted to be a major-league player. To accomplish that at 35, get my name on my jersey, be in the clubhouse with major-league players, see my family for the first time in three months, be in my home state and pitch the day I got called up, was incredible.

Whatever I can do to win, I'll do it, even if I have to get hit by a pitch, whatever it takes.

I don't care if we're out of it or not, if I've got a chance to pitch, I want to.

I don't pitch for contracts.

I only know one way to pitch. I really do.

I will never again stand on the pitch as a professional player. But I won't stop playing the game.

I love to pitch so much.

If I wanted to pitch that bad, I probably would. But I don't think I'm in that stage.

We played for the love of the game; there were few holdouts. We wanted to pitch every day; to win more games than the other guy - not for the money, but for the glory of winning.

When I get onto the pitch, I block out everything around it, and I really focus on the pitch.

The concept of head coach simply means being hyperfocused on the pitch and team performance.

I have learned to make a lot of effort and sacrifice for this sport, and now I can say it's paying me back. So it is important to always show determination and effort on the pitch.

I started playing football young, and my career was on the pitch.

I know not to let myself get distracted and to concentrate on what happens on the pitch.

I consider myself a player who fights and gives everything on the pitch. Those who know me and appreciate those values understand what I say.

I do my best; I go onto the pitch and I play to the best of my ability.

Put me there on the pitch if you want to see how much it means to me or how hungry I am to win more medals.

You move around at Fox depending on where they need you. That's what team players do. You pitch in. You know, you make it work.

It's important to go out on the pitch and make a fantastic performance.

The easiest thing to write was 'Fever Pitch' because it was a memoir.