Trevor Brooking Quotes

It's a privilege to be able to play a host country in a host nation, because it's just that much bigger and these are the type of games that we love.

Every tournament and every international game played gives you additional experience which brings you forward, both on the pitch and off it, but there is nothing more special than playing a World Cup on home soil.

Taking part in an Olympics on home ground is something you dream about.

The World Cup, as an event, carries a lot of pressure, irrespective of the number of caps you have earned, and the pressure doubles when you play at home.

I think you just have extra adrenaline playing at home.

Would I have preferred not to play in a home World Cup for Brazil, a privilege that most people in this world can only dream of? Not a chance.

The advantage does lie with us because we're at home and if we can't motivate ourselves for this match then we can't motivate ourselves for any match. I think the crowd will be up for it as well.

I'm not the first player to have their home Grand Slam and not perform. There have been a few Australians and French players, you name it. It's a tough thing. But it is one of those things. Would I rather have a Grand Slam in my country than not? I would.

You know, if you play on home soil sometimes funny things can happen and you have that push of the crowd.

You can feel a bit of extra pressure bowling at your own ground.

It's always great to perform at home in the good ol' U.S.A.

It is important that when you play at home in front of your own fans, not to lose and to always try and win, to always give your all.

The good thing about playing at home is that the crowd makes you feel that, sooner or later, you can win the game. We feel it on the pitch.

Playing at home is always better. You get to sleep in your own bed, drive your own car, and see your own fans.

When United play at home, they get some advantage that other teams don't get. I think when you go to United, Madrid, Barcelona, or Milan, when the referees referee these kind of games, it's always difficult to go against these kind of teams.

On the pitch, my first tournament, the European Championship in England in 2005, was special.

It's tough to get any win in the NBA, but when you're at home it gives you a push to get that win with your crowd behind you.

It's an amazing opportunity to be around at the right time and play in a home World Cup.

Playing in front of your home crowd, they can almost be like the best sixth man in the league, especially being in Boston.

When you are playing in front of your own crowd, you want them to support you.

It's a great thing to play a final in your capital city.

For us, as players, I am concentrating on the game rather than worrying about the fans, but obviously, you do want the atmosphere - when you do go to certain grounds, it is difficult to play there when you have got the atmosphere, the fans are right on their side.

I know everyone wants to see India winning on home soil, be it in hockey or cricket. But sometimes with expectations come pressure, which can affect our performance.

Every player would love to play a tournament like the World Cup at home.

It is something special when you play a final at home in your own stadium.