N'Golo Kante Quotes

Practice don't win games.

I think the most rewarding part of the job, and I think most coaches would say it, is practice. If you have it, a very good practice in which you have 12 guys participate, and they can really get something out of it, lose themselves in practice.

Without training, I'm nothing. If I'm not training, I'm done. Any athlete, they have to train and they have to practice to win games. For sure. One hundred percent. You have to be training.

We can only control what we do on the pitch and what we do on the training ground.

I'm just focused playing 100% as best as I can at my club.

You've got to go out there and play your best. It's about what you do on the football field.

Whenever you're playing on the pitch, you have to step up to the plate and perform.

In sports, everything is a process.

I have to work hard and give my all in games and training sessions.

It's important to take every game seriously, whatever the competition is.

If you are a team that wants to win something, you have to play for 90 minutes with concentration and focus.

Most people get excited about games, but I've got to be excited about practice, because that's my classroom.

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.

When I step on the field, it's on. I know it's time to go to work.

Consistency is key in any sport and it's no different here.

I'd love to see all the guys play their best because I think it's better for tennis.

The special ops guys and the firefighters around the world have this great phrase. They say, 'Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast,' and that is true. Everything I've accomplished in my life has been because of that attitude.

You've just got to listen to what experienced people are telling you. You've obviously got to listen to what they want you to do in training and in matches and commit to improving every aspect of your game.

The most important thing is that my players work well. What people say on the outside is not important.

When you actually get on the field, you've got to work. You've got to train. You've got to learn. You've got to put 100 per cent into it.

I just do my job; I'm out there to make plays and play football.

Speed is something I always worked on really hard.

What I have to do is train hard, be at the disposal of the coach and make the best of what I have here every day so when I'm called upon I'll be ready.

You just go out there and try to compete and try to make a play for your teammates.

Defense is the thing we can control and bring every night. But I want to be great on both ends.