Mark Hughes Quotes

I was a very passionate basketball player, really enjoyed the sport. I played it my entire life.

If I am on the pitch then I am happy.

I'm glad I came to Palace because I am getting the game time I wanted. I am also learning to fight with some good players.

I know that in football everything can go very quickly.

I always enjoyed the training part of baseball. I went to play college baseball and decided it wasn't for me.

A game of soccer induces more than enjoyment, more than entertainment.

Everybody tries to score a great goal, and I am lucky I have netted a few.

I played softball. I was on an all-star team. I traveled with the team. I loved it.

I love talking football, and I love being around it.

One of the things I've learned is that baseball is something that happens over time.

I'm more akin to football than I think anything else because that's what I played in high school.

My dad introduced me to baseball. Then one of my friends asked if I could play on a team; my dad said I could, and I just fell in love with the game.

My aim is to play as many games as possible and to go out and be one of the 11 players again.

Quite frankly, I don't miss standing in the box or standing on the field playing.

For me, baseball is about, again, the team winning.

I want to win football games.

I love to talk about sports. I love sports; it's just something that's in my nature.

What position didn't I play last season?

I love sports, and when I was playing soccer, I was always trying to be the leader on the team and the one who takes control.

Football players win football games.

I had a great time with baseball growing up. I was lucky to grow up with it and to learn.

My philosophy about the game, for instance, is that you have players out there who really do different things.

The team with the best players wins.

You can practice against each other, but there's something about a game situation.

I like what I am doing. I enjoy all parts of the game - the team building, training camp, game days, the excitement of Sunday... it beats working.