Away Team Quotes

Everyone wants to come to Portland to play, whether for us or against us.

I think it is always a challenge when you go and play abroad. You are competing against the home team, and they know the conditions well. Their fast bowlers always know which length to bowl and also the areas in which they need to bowl.

The Hawthorns has a good atmosphere, like many of the Premier League stadiums.

If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em.

I always stand on the visiting team's sidelines because there aren't as many people.

And Kansas City is at Chicago tonight, or is it Chicago at Kansas City? Well, no matter as Kansas City leads in the eighth 4 to 4.

I get a real buzz going into a stadium, a full house, the anticipation of how the game is going to pan out.

I like playing on the road and quieting the crowd. I love it.

It's part of the juice of sports that you tend to find certain sports figures that you cheer on from other cities and others that you're a bit skeptical about.

The expectation levels aren't as high because a team is expected to win on its home court. That takes a little of the pressure off us on the road.

Remember Star Trek? They're on this huge ship and they've got all these people, right? But you only see them, maybe they go on some mission and one of them gets killed.

I used to play for Dortmund, I have friends there and the fans know me so I want to experience that dread of going to that stadium as the away team and I'd like to see how Dortmund would react.

Jump into an open grave? What kind of idiot are you?" Butters replied. "I might as well put on a red shirt and volunteer for the away team. There's snow and ice and slippery mud down there. That's like asking for an ironically broken neck.

A point at Old Trafford is never a bad result.

To score two goals at Old Trafford against Manchester United is a big moment.

I loved playing at Anfield, but it could be quite intimidating because you come out of the tunnel and see their fans singing 'You'll Never Walk Alone', and it gives you goosebumps.

Let's be honest: I don't want to walk out to boos. I always want to be cheered, like anyone, and I've been very lucky over the years to have a lot of support. Coming to America, I'm always the away guy, and so people thought their guy had to take me out, and they boo.

You expect to have to soak up some pressure when you are playing Manchester City away from home.

To score three goals at City is not easy.

When I used to come to Anfield as an away player, I always knew it was going to be a hard game, no matter what kind of form your team was in.

It would be great to play in England. The atmosphere in the stadiums is incredible.

When I was 19 I came to play a friendly against England and I really liked how they played and how passionate the fans are.

I think, a lot of teams, when they come to Anfield and they play a draw, they think it is a good result.

I love playing away games, love going against people on the road.

It was amazing to be playing at Stamford Bridge with the stadium full.