On-Field Success Quotes

At first when I first went to the Chiefs, there was a huge transition from what we had done in New England to a team that was rebuilding.

Obviously there are a lot of expectations when you come to a club for a record fee but you can't change that. You just need to perform and show it on the pitch and gain respect through that.

That's how I judge a quarterback: Either you make plays or you don't. I don't even want to talk about mechanics.

Typically, it takes young players years to adjust to life in the big leagues and to start performing up to their capabilities. Most of the blame for this rests on these ridiculous old baseball norms that say young players are to be seen and not heard.

Do you think that a Franck Ribery can always expect to play? No. When he is not on form, he will not play.

People might talk more about Real Madrid and Barcelona than about Atletico, but what matters to me is what happens on the pitch. We compete with them year after year. I am not interested about the club's reputation.

Really, I learned a long time ago that in the National Football League, paper doesn't mean anything. Football teams are created on the football field.

Montana and I had a chemistry that was unbelievable. When I first came into the league he told me I added five years to his career, and I just think we complimented each other very well and were able to do some amazing things out on the football field.

I've learnt and I just want to be respected for what I've achieved on the pitch. I know I haven't achieved much off it but I do know I've given pleasure to people watching me play football over the years.

In the NFL, if you make the play or you don't make the play, you're just a football player who did or didn't make the play. You don't get more yards or less yards based on what you're labeled as by society.

As I've become a professional, I just feel more pressure to produce, to score goals and get assists. I know I'm a good player, but it gives evidence of how good you are if you're able to look at how many passes you've made in a game or how many chances you create. It's in the books. It's become more about stats as I've become a professional.

My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good, then it is good on the field for you.

At Inter, I earned my wages based on the results on the field.

But I would say basically, I would just like to be remembered for what I did on the field.

It's a pretty sure thing that the player's bat is what speaks loudest when it's contract time, but there are moments when the glove has the last word.

You are always having to prove something in football whether you are flying or not.

My business is to perform on the pitch, to put in performances and that is what I want to do.

I've loved my time at Sunderland. It's benefited me so much, as I've just gained invaluable experience playing week-in, week-out in the Premier League and mixing it with the big boys.

The more minutes you get on the pitch, the more you can prove yourself.

I'm better on the pitch than with the microphone.

If you bowl good yorkers in nets and come up with good variation, it helps your on-field performance.

If the team start picking up results, everything will look more positive and people will forget about the previous manager, as long as we're successful on the pitch.

The value that really counts is that which is shown on the pitch, not what theyBsay your value is. Money is secondary. being so expensive is not something I like especially; I'm interested in what people think of me on the playing field.

That's what you want to do, is get recognized for accomplishments you've had on the field, not off the field. That's always my goal, to find ways to do that.

You never really know about a quarterback until he plays in a real game.