player mindset Quotes

I come to spring training and just try to do my job, try to do the best I can. That's all any player can do.

Goals are what count for me. It's not about a battle with defenders. Fighting hard, giving everything and working hard on the field you have to combine with the goals you score. It doesn't matter if defenders want to battle with me or not; I will just be trying to do my job as well as I possibly can.

We're never satisfied with where we are as players.

Every time I'm on the court, I think I'm the best player. That's the mind-set a lot of players should have.

If I have the ball in my hands, I'll make a play. If don't, I'll try to get in position to make a play. I think that's what it comes down to.

I have many years to get better and better, and that has to be my ambition. The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player.

Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical.

I want to come and help the team. That's always been the same for me wherever I have played.

There were a small number of voices that said, 'Darvish only cares about strikeouts.' Although I may have had strikeouts in my mind, fans, team, teammates and team staff were always my top priority.

Depending on how we start the season, I can play center or wing... It doesn't matter to me.

There are a few players who don't like to think about the game.

With Luis Enrique, I never expected he would become a coach. He was an intuition player; he didn't speak with me about tactics.

As far as starting or not starting, that means more to some players than others. And if it means more to someone else, I think you should let them start and just go out there and do your job when it's your turn.

I really don't think of myself as the best player on the team.

I know I have the abilities to be a head coach or D-coordinator. It's something I wouldn't mind doing. But it's tough being a player and going back and doing something like that, because egos get in the way.

The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player.

I think every player should think that he's a difference maker.

A Home Run Derby is fun. It's just like taking batting practice, and you just want to go deep. Guys do it every day. Yes, there's a little more pressure when they pull that cage back, but if you practice properly, it shouldn't affect the second half of your season at all.

As tennis players, you are never satisfied. We are greedy as players, always want better results.

A good thing for footballers is not to think too much, especially when you've got to move to a big team like Liverpool, because that's when you start to confuse your mind.

To play a match between Boca and River in Madrid, it's weird. But as a player, it is important to stay focused on the match.

Whether I play five or 10 metres forward or back does not change my way of playing, to be on the ball a lot.

I love hitting the ball, controlling the ball. And yeah, even the roar of the crowd. I enjoy the roar of the crowd probably less than some players and more than some. But I'm not out here to be a celebrity.

Each game helps me to continue improving, which is what I want. I want to improve in defense, on the ball, score more goals. I never want to get tired of improving.

Behind every kick of the ball there has to be a thought.