Collin Sexton Quotes

I know people are going to put the main focus on stopping me, so I need to learn how to make my teammates better by passing and creating opportunities for them.

I grew up as a point guard, and as a point guard you learn how to navigate situations.

I just try to do what I do by getting my teammates open and getting better at finishing and making plays when I can.

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.

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 it's a shot for me, if I can make a play, create for someone else, I'll do that. A lot of times you run a play, everybody's watching, everybody's locked in, everybody's pulling over, and it just makes the game tougher for me.

I take pride in trying to get 5-7 assists a game and it's a lot more fun for me to run around and get my guys going.

Obviously everyone wants to play a certain way but when you get into certain moments you need someone to hold it up or if you are losing a game, go long.

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.

I enjoy making plays for my teammates.

When teams are really out on me, I'm trying to drag them out as much as possible so my teammates can make plays.

I am the sort of player that likes to create goals. I think a lot of my team-mates know me as a player who is not selfish.

Some of the onus falls on us to make ourselves available for the ball, because we need to play inside-out. That's when we're at our best.

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.

I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect of the game in high school or college.

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.

I wasn't a guy who looked to score first. It was to get your teammates involved, to understand time and clock management and having fun with your teammates.

In the heat of battle you might not be thinking clearly and that is when players have to take on the responsibility of helping the other guys out.

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.

Every team needs people who guide you through the difficult moments.

As a player I was taught the importance of working four or five passes within your team and then stretching the play. That's something I believe in strongly as a coach.

I just love playing with point guards with high Iqs.

You have to have a great offensive line, great quarterback and guys around you that believe in you and help you.

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.