Quotes About Team

I consider myself to be half-Brazilian and half-German on the pitch.

On the pitch, I have always had that responsibility to lead the team. But, of course, when you are captain, players, especially the young ones, they look at you more for the things you do on and off the pitch. But I have always been a very calm person.

In Brazil, the coach respects the player's characteristics. In Europe, they are used to playing with two lines of four players, and they don't want to know what you can do. There, if you are a forward, the coach sends you on to the pitch just to run. You have to run, and that's it.

I never wanted to lose my place in the United team, much less my place at the club. What went on beyond the pitch was none of my business.

If the owner wants to support the team, that's okay. If the owner can be on the pitch and score a couple of goals, it would be better!

Things tend to get easier for Barcelona with Lionel Messi on the pitch.

If I'm on the pitch, and I score, and I'm not going to celebrate, I would rather tell the manager I'm not going to play because what is the point of scoring goals and not celebrating?

Brazil needs a player like Neymar at his best on the pitch because Neymar on the pitch gives more confidence to the other players.

The pitch is the most important material for a football player.

On Edens Gardens pitch, nobody bowls well.

Within the changing room, everyone has always known I'm best when I pitch the ball up and get a little bit of movement.

You can't go out to the mound hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.

A pitcher is not a ballplayer.

You can't use your hot pitcher three nights in a row. You've got to let your stars freshen up and back off them.

Any time you can go out there and throw 12 pitches in any inning, you give your team some momentum coming in and get some confidence out on the mound.

In India you pick teams based on pitches, so it's the bowlers who get changed. if it is a turning pitch a fast bowler can't play, and if it is a green pitch, a spinner can't play.

At 7-1, your pitching has obviously controlled that other team. At 16-10, I'm not sure when it's safe.

When I went to my first practice, I really didn't know what to wear. The coach came up and introduced himself and said, 'What position do you want to play?' I said, 'I can pitch. I'll try pitching.' It kind of went from there.

Yes, I would have rather finished up in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh is a great organization.

I want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler. I'm happy that I'm still a Pittsburgh Steeler. Hopefully we can work out a long-term deal, and I can be a Steeler for my entire career.

I played with the Pittsburgh Steelers this year, one of the most historic franchises in the NFL, and it is so cool and amazing.

I want to buy pizza, but my players don't want pizza; maybe they don't love pizza. Because I said when we make a clean sheet, I will buy everybody a pizza. Maybe they wait until I say, 'Okay, a good dinner.' I told them, the clean sheet, I buy everybody a pizza. I think they wait until I improve my offer: 'Okay, a pizza and a hot dog.'

I worked at a pizza shop. My brother's best friend owned it. I did a little bit of everything there, whatever they needed.