Tristan Thompson Quotes

My principal at RADA once told me, 'You'll know you're a professional when you don't feel like doing it but you have to do it.'

All my coaches will tell you that I am a great professional.

When I'm on the field, I just do my job.

My coaches respect me - the way I come to work, practice and play.

We've got to give a quality effort every day and play better.

In order to gain the respect of your players in the locker room, you can't just perform on Saturday. You have to do it consistently during practices, meetings, and in the weight room.

Whatever plays are called, I'm just going out there and doing my job.

Every day, I have to work and show the coach I work well and I deserve my place.

Ultimately I'm the captain, but if someone can't get themselves in the right state to play, it's not my job. If they don't want to come into work determined to be the best they can be, they're in the wrong job.

It's easy to be just a basketball player, get paid and come here to do that. But to be professional about it is different.

I would like to be remembered as the guy who worked hard every night and set an example for the other guys in the locker room and girls in the locker room.

If someone is not playing defense or not giving effort, that's my specialty. I don't hold back on my words.

Jimmy Butler embodies those qualities just like the Heat players of our great past have done before. Alonzo Mourning, Chris Bosh, Udonis Haslem. He just embodies these qualities of professionalism, of work, of accountability, of being reliable. And he leads.

You never stop working, you never stop doing things because there's someone behind you - in a respectful way - who is giving absolutely everything in every single training session.

Cristiano was an example for everyone, with his dedication to work.

We don't even think about it out there. We just focus on doing our job. The ball is the same baseball, the game is the same game. We're going to just keep trying to do our jobs.

Every day, when I am working with my boys, I tell them as long as you put in your best efforts, I am there to back you. But the day I find your energy flagging on the field, the day I find you have not put in your best, that's when I will be really upset and sad.

I have a strong work ethic.

Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.

I was lucky enough when it came to sports and work ethic to be taught some basics that continue to be important.

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who have that level of dedication. And I depend on that from everyone. From the director to my crews that I work with.

There were high school coaches such as Charles Boston that took me under his wing and taught me the fundamentals of football. And when I went to college there was Robert Hill who took me there and he showed me what hard work and determination would do if you put forth the effort and you take a little time.

You don't become the leading spinner of the team by just talking. You have to perform well consistently over a long period of time. I have bowled well and won games for India. That is why I am the No. 1 spinner. Every time I have taken the field, I have given my 100%.

I definitely challenge people. But hopefully, I am working harder than anybody else, and so people won't resent the fact that I want them to work hard, as well.