B. J. Armstrong Quotes

You can lead a team in a lot of different ways. It can be talking to somebody who is down or, during the course of a game, looking to penetrate and then dropping the ball off to someone else for an easy bucket.

I just love playing with point guards with high Iqs.

I believe I am a player that can organise the game well for my team.

They were so clever finding ways to get me the ball. They had to do more than just give up open shots. They had to avoid fouls and pass me the ball in traffic.

I definitely feel like I'm a really good playmaker, a really smart point guard that can lead his team and win.

My job as a coach is to make good decisions. It's not to go out there and block or tackle.

I've always been the point guard, always been the floor general out there, and it's helped me see things I didn't previously see on offense from a shooting guard standpoint.

If I have the ball in my hands, I'll make a play. If don't, I'll try to get in position to make a play. I think that's what it comes down to.

A point guard can carry a team - if he has all the right stuff.

I want the ball in my hands, throwing the ball, making decisions.

I realize the responsibility of being a starting point guard.

I've seen those mistakes where I could have just given an easy layup or quick dump pass just to get my teammates going, so I watched a lot of stuff on that. Now I see it, now I can make those plays and make sure I feed my teammates.

I'd say I am a fly half. As regards being 12 for England, I've not tried to play any different. I guess I've been like another 10. Obviously, you do some things differently, and you might not have your hands on the ball as much - but you're still in the game and constantly communicating.

When you're a point guard, man, if you're not up to par, you're in a lot of trouble.

It's hard to be the point guard, especially playing with a young team.

It's hard to play basketball without a point guard - it's an important position.

You can play fast but not in a hurry. As a point guard, I can dictate that.

I have three tools at my disposal - my whistle, my body language and my talk. It is a question of how I marry them up to try to get the players around to my way of thinking.

I've been fortunate to be short my entire life. There's only one position I've ever had to play, and that's point guard. So I've always had to be that leader. And that was my job: you know, to talk.

I'm not comparing myself with anyone, but I am very confident about my captaincy, as I have already led India and in the IPL also. I have confidence I can bring out each player's ability fully and also give them a lot of confidence... I would like to stick to what I know best and what I have confidence in.

It's not enough just being a good passer of the ball.

Center is a very tough position to play.

As a player, I could have the ball in my hands; I could kind of dictate what happens. I'm still learning, a young coach with young players. Sometimes I'm going to see things. They're not going to see what I see. So it's being able to translate that and help them see what I'm seeing.

Playing the quarterback position, there are so many things you need to master that improvement ends up taking place on graduated levels.

You have to be able to do everything as a quarterback, and that's not necessarily taking care of your job but making sure you're preparing everyone else to go out and play well. And make sure you have them in the right mindset when they step on the field.