Player Effort Quotes

Cheer the players. They are ones getting it done. They are ones blocking shots, making saves and scoring goals.

I am a massive fan of Wayne Rooney, and it is nice to see him play in any position because he gives a 100 per cent. Not many players can do that and say they do that.

In any football I have played in - and I have played in League One and as an international at the World Cup - the bare minimum is running around and showing the desire for the shirt. Then, the higher you go up the leagues, your football takes control of that.

Randy Moss is not a leader. He doesn't deserve to be the captain of the Oakland Raiders. He's the one who said he wanted to be traded. He's not happy. His effort is lacking. That's a disgrace to the uniform. I don't care what uniform you have on.

As players, the only thing we can do is give everything on the pitch, and that's what the fans do for us as well.

To me, it doesn't matter who's out there: NBA basketball is great - if teams are putting out their best players and they're competing to win.

What I've talked about the entire series and throughout this playoffs is about intensity and effort, desire and will of our players.

You should not be flat playing for your country.

I don't blame David Stern because a player gets on the court and he doesn't put out competitively. No one can make you play if you don't want to play.

Play good basketball and you are going to get guys' best games.

I understand how hard every guy in this NFL works, especially at the position, especially at the quarterback position.

In my day, the players used to work their socks off. It's all changed now, obviously.

I don't think there was a single United player from 2009 who could say he gave it everything and played well.

I have to work hard, just like any other player.

I heard New York fans and people in New York are hard-working fans, so they want to see players work hard on the court. That's the first thing I've got to do.

Let's say I have a new respect for guys who come off the bench every day. That's not easy to do.

I appreciate it when supporters throw themselves behind the team, and I'm sure for them, they appreciate it when they see a player who is going to give everything he can of himself for the club.

If LeBron doesn't care about the regular season, why should fans? The answer: Russell Westbrook. Where LeBron and others are content to rest and save themselves for games they feel are more important, Westbrook has gone a different way.

It all goes back to the players putting everything out on the pitch. They commit to the game, so the support gets behind them straight away. They don't see half-hearted performances, they don't see people that are not running around. They see players competing, putting in the effort and enthusiasm.