Quotes About Team

The FIFA Confederations Cup is a major event, and a success in this tournament can make a team stronger.

A Germany team should not be afraid going into a tournament. History shows that we can raise the level of our game when it matters.

I didn't do anything special after the French Open, after winning the tournament. I just had a nice dinner with my team and family, but I was so exhausted that I went to sleep early and couldn't stay up.

Spain always go into a tournament with the idea of performing the best we can.

To go away and win a tournament for your country and come back and know that everyone has heard of it and is talking about it gives you confidence going back to your club.

Like cricket has their 'A' team that plays against other international 'A' teams and get exposure. Hockey should also have a similar development squad, which can play in non-premium international tournament, while the national team plays in bigger meets. This way, we will have players ready with international exposure.

A coach needs to be a psychologist, because during a tournament you're looking after a team of players which is being watched closely and put under a lot of pressure.

I think the core job of a coach is to select the right players for a tournament. You need players who are mentally and physically fit, who are able to deal with difficult moments.

Qualifying for a major tournament is something that we need to do. You want your best players around you to be able to do that.

People talk about my age, but you could probably include me in that. I haven't got a lot of experience at international level. I am 30 and one of the oldest in the squad, but I am new to this as well and have not been to a big, big tournament. But this is an evolving England team.

The pro playoff system doesn't cause the same tension. Suppose a team has a bad night? It can bounce back in the next game. In college tournament all they can hope for is the consolation, maybe.

I think to progress in major tournaments and to be at your best, you need a big squad, and you need to rotate it.

You may be the best team in the world, but you can't win all the tournaments. That's what the media does not understand.

Germany are a tournament team. I don't know why that is, perhaps the mentality. We always look forward to tournaments. We also believe we can always perform well.

I've been in tournaments before when you've been away for a while, and you're not really playing, you're just training. Sometimes you can feel like you're not really part of it.

A competitive HIL means that India will be able to field a stronger team in the international tournaments.

And my job is to look at the future of English cricket and develop a side that is capable of winning important series and tournaments in the next four years. And that is what I am going to concentrate on doing.

The pressure on the English national team has always been very big at all the big tournaments.

It's really great, winning some tournaments and leading the American group. It gives me a boost and a ton of confidence.

I was on a competitive 'Halo' team, and we would enter tournaments for money.

At times on overseas tours, we assess if there are more left-handers or right-handers in the opposition and accordingly, the team's composition is set.

Coach Noll insists upon his players having a positive attitude toward the game and, looking back, I really believe that his philosophy in this area helped mold the Steelers into being the team of the 1970s.

I gravitate toward the team thing. I'm not a golfer - I much prefer basketball.

I was in Charlotte, N.C., when they launched the NBA team there, the Charlotte Hornets. And the first guy to roll into town was Carolina native Michael Jordan.