Quotes About Commitment

Every time I step out on that field, I'm 100 percent. My teammates know that. They know what I'm out there dealing with. I know what I'm out there dealing with. But when it comes to my mindset, I'm 100 percent.

I'm focusing on being the best I can for my teammates - catching as many balls and putting in as many good blocks as I possibly can.

I just want to go out and play the right way, make sure I get my teammates the ball and then also bring the energy on defense. That's something that I know I can do each and every game, whether my shot's falling or not.

I told our players at Butler, 'I hate to break it to you, but you aren't playing beyond here. That's reality. So why are you so concerned with yourself?' It's a hard lesson, but I told them, 'How you handle your role on this team will be remembered by your coaches and your teammates. It will define you.'

I enjoy sacrificing myself for my teammates.

I always thought being a gamer and someone who had a sense of responsibility to the game and to my teammates was the honorable thing.

I think, over the years, I've earned the respect of my teammates as someone who first got on the scene and wasn't internationally ready and has just continued to put in the work.

Hopefully, my teammates will say that I was important and that I gave it everything and I didn't leave anything to chance my whole career. To be mentioned as Hall-worthy is a great thing.

When it comes down to it, I always played hard for my teammates and I played hard for my coaches no matter who it was, ownership.

My teammates, they keep you focused.

Look, the only way for me to enjoy the game is to be consumed by it, to compete at a level where I know, at the end of that game, that my teammates and I did our absolute best.

My own little rule was two for one. If one of my teammates got knocked down, then I knocked down two on the other team.

I love the atmosphere football brings; I love being around my teammates; I love the struggle in football. I love the fact that it is a part of my life. I don't look at it as any more important or less important as any other part of my life.

I still love the preparation of the game. I think that actually helps you heal faster, still being around it; it keeps you motivated. It keeps you engaged, and I want to be around my teammates.

I'm someone who always comes on the court no matter what's going on in my life. It's all about basketball and my teammates and my team. I don't let any distractions in, and I bring my best every night, regardless of what's going on or what people are talking about.

Any one of my shoes that I had, you knew that, night in, night out, I gave my teammates and my fans everything that I had.

I'm going to prove to the fans, going to prove to my teammates, that I can be a better defensive player, offensive player, to win games.

I just wanted to work, build a relationship with my teammates, and earn their trust.

If I'm tired, I'm coming out. I won't do that to my teammates and stay on the field when I know I'm not going to be able to do it.

You hate missing games. You hate leaving your teammates out there.

I love my teammates. I love my coaches.

I love holding myself accountable and being held accountable by my teammates. It's never easy, but it comes with the role of being a leader, and if your leadership is not up to par, then the team won't be willing to work as hard.

At some point, you're going to have to be willing to take a punch for your team. If your employees or your teammates will see that you're willing to do that, they are more likely to be loyal to you, and your team is more likely to function better.

You always care about your teammates, and you care about the game.