Eric Reid Quotes

The things I learned from the army - and I think it was a lesson for life - was how to work in unison with other people. How to take responsibility.

I want to make sure I do everything in my power to be a better teammate and player.

In every team, you have to win the respect of your team-mates, working a lot and really sweat blood.

Whatever role the coaches decide for me and the team, I'm happy with that.

You grow year after year with responsibility, and for me, it's not important who has the armband but that everyone on the pitch gives the right signals.

I'll do whatever the coach wants me to do.

In football, in any sport, communication is really key. So if you want to be a great teammate, a great team and a great player, then communication is very important.

I'm just worried about being a good quarterback first, and being a great teammate.

In football, I've always been about adapting to what's asked of me, to what my team-mates need from me. I'm a team player.

I think there's nothing that's not important. Everything you do - from how you connect with the guys in the locker room, to how you learn, to how you play on the field - everything's important; everything goes with the position.

Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.

Thanks to my football experience, I know the value of team play. It is, I believe, one of the most important lessons to be learned and practiced.

Number one, I tell the quarterbacks, do your job. You've gotta do your job before you can even worry about anybody else or any other situation.

I'm just trying to do my job and my part to make this a team that people respect.

Who I am is a guy who's going to do whatever the team needs.

As a captain and as a player I wanted to lead the team well and score runs, because I know the team still depends on me very much.

My individual role is to take the innings as deep as I can and perform in a way that benefits the team most.

I've kept my nose clean when I've been asked to to play out of position, and I've done it.

I know what I do for my team and what my teammates expect of me on both ends of the floor.

That's always the No. 1 goal, just be a good teammate and work hard.

It takes all 11 on the field doing their job correctly to make it all happen.

As long as my guys are out there and doing what I'm asking, and they're giving their best, I don't think anybody can ask for much more than that.

The bottom line is, I want us to rebound, defend, share the ball, play hard. That's all. Now if you can't do that, if that's not important enough to you, it's not on me.

I want to feel the team is playing like I want. If not, why am I here?

My players, because they work with me every day, they know my commitment and how I work.