Competitive Matches Quotes

I probably prefer Spanish football to the others. It's very technical, the way they play; they keep the ball well, and whenever Spurs have played against Spanish teams in the past, they've always made it difficult for us.

My first season at Liverpool had good moments but also bad ones. We played three tournaments and we played two finals, and that was good.

When I first started playing cricket for England, there was hardly any coverage.

I'm a great believer in the lower leagues, the pyramid system, but there is mileage in having B-teams in England with young players playing competitively.

Everyone is going to be talking about Chelsea and Liverpool but the others are very tough teams.

Italian teams are difficult to beat even if they play away.

The English teams are very difficult to face.

We played in a number of these neutral site games, I would call them, whether it's a playoff game, a bowl game, or one of these kickoff classic type things, which I think is helpful to, you know, our players in terms of playing some place that's not really a home game for them.

I'm not saying I'd walk through everybody. There's some great fights for me, though, and I'd put on a hell of a show with a lot of the fighters in the top 10. My pressure is second to none, and a lot of them don't have any way to prepare for what I'm going to be bring.

Any type of Royal Rumble or battle royal I always look forward to because I usually get to do some pretty cool things.

I think when you saw this year's playoffs, Miami and Detroit have a pretty fierce rivalry now. Also, the Suns and San Antonio look like they're starting to develop something there. I look forward to seeing those rivalries continue and develop.

All away games in the Champions League are difficult.

I had no direct experience of a relegation scrap, but with Wales, I never had the luxury of being allowed to lose games. I was under pressure to win even the friendlies.

When I was playing, there were always lots of teams in contention for the league - Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Leeds. Every week was a big game and a big battle.

I love the Premier League. I absolutely love Premier League games.

I've been playing 90 minutes in MLS games. But when you're playing internationally in World Cup qualifiers, there's a little bit extra incentive there. It's win or go home.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, City - there are many teams you'd want to play against.

International football's not always about playing the top three in the world - it's about going to some of the tougher places around Europe and playing real tough games.

Listen, anyone in the heavyweight division in the top ten, there is no easy fight. I don't care what you say.

I like the big matches against the greatest players.

There's a full Football League programme every Tuesday, so I see those games and get to check out people like Paul Jones and Robbie Savage by playing against them.

To get in the ring with guys I haven't been in the ring with before - some fresh match-ups and exciting match-ups. That's really what I'm looking for.

Drama happens in big cricket matches. But also in small cricket matches.

Of course, the best thing, if you play in the Premier League, you can always develop further as a player, and you are playing against the best players. You are also playing game after game all the time, two or three games a week.

I have sometimes played my best Davis Cup matches away from home when you stay in the moment a bit more. But it is tough when half the crowd are spitting on you.