Quotes About Patriotism

For centuries in this country, black people were seen as three-fifths of a person. So when you hear the national anthem or you see an American flag as an African American person who has experienced the effects of that dehumanizing existence, it's not going to mean the same.

I learned 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' the national anthem. I always wanted to play it before the Bulls game, but I always thought, like, Coach would be like, 'You're not focused on the game!' So I never really asked.

The thing about the national anthem is that it's actually a pretty difficult song to sing for anybody.

Kneeling and gesturing, turning your back on the flag and disrespecting the national anthem is gross, self-indulgent and moronic.

I've been a stalwart for national security.

It makes me proud if my players are called up the national team.

It's so special to do something with the national team.

For Croatians it means everything to play for the national team. Because of the past. A lot of people died in the war. It's like a duty for us to give everything.

Yugoslavia is a little country, and everybody likes basketball. If I don't play for my national team, everybody be sad.

I had a fantastic time with the national team.

The national team comes before everything.

For me, coming to the national team is like coming home.

I'm very proud of all the career I've had with the national team.

Being able to play at club level at a high level and then getting called into the national team, it's amazing.

It's been a dream of mine to play for the U.S. national team.

I think there can be nothing more special than winning something with the shirt of your national team.

I understand that it's always difficult for a national team to have a foreign manager. It's a nationalistic question that also flows into football.

The national team requires a work commitment but also a personal one as well. To lead your country is something very different.

The national team means you have the nation behind it.

I've done a lot of great things playing for this country and this national team in the youth stage.

It's always a dream to play for the national team.

It's not easy to carry forward the national team because you have a whole country behind you. But I would be willing to take charge of the Argentina national team.

I feel I have the Juve shirt sewn to my body because I breathe it every day, but wearing the national team shirt is also an honour.

When I was younger, I showed my nation that I would always play for my national team, no matter who was there. If we had a good team or a bad team, I was there.