The archetypal No. 10 is a skillful player who is more interested in being in possession than tracking to get the ball back.
I've always had a good relationship with superstar players. I don't really demand the ball a lot.
I'm used to having the ball, man. So, not really having the ball in my hands... it's just me trying to find different ways to impact the game.
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'm a chemistry guy. I believe you've got to play together to have a chance to win.
I think in Toronto my job was to score just based on the system that we had. We played a lot of iso basketball - a lot of one-on-one basketball.
What's mostly left after a match? The scenes in front of the goal where the attackers are the highlights of the play. But doing the spectacular is not particularly important to me. I just want to play for my team.
Being together on the field as a group, operating as a team, making important plays is a great thing.
I just want to assist and score goals to help the team.
I'd played some very good games, at Manchester United, at Tottenham Hotspur, but they'd lacked a goal. There've been times when I could have scored myself, but I've played a pass to a team-mate instead.
I'm playing for the team. If I've got four goals, it's because the team are playing well.
The way I play is not to prove anybody wrong. It's to help my teammates win games.
If you like to run and the guys can't run, you don't run. If you like power, and you have guys that can't hit it out of the park, then you start moving guys around.
I hated to miss games... at the height of my career, I missed a lot of games due to... just a hamstring pull. And I hated sitting out. I just hated it. You play for your team, but you also play for the people who attend the games.
It's hard to be the point guard, especially playing with a young team.
I have to stay in front to try and create chances and be in the right place in the box.
I don't worry too much about scoring. I worry about the assists.
I make a dribble or a simple pass, knowing that if I lose the ball near the area, the opponent can score. I am aware of what I do on the pitch, but I always do it to help the team. That's why, occasionally, I also boot the ball into the stands.
Team playing, that's what I see when I'm out there watching the WNBA games. All the girls play as a team, and they have each other's backs, and that's great.
I enjoy the challenge of coming together with my teammates and playing well for them.
It's not all about the figures. It's about how you play for the team, how you help your colleagues, how you work defensively.
It's easy to draw up isolation basketball - it's not easy to draw up great motion offense with passing and cutting.
In pick-and-roll situations, I feel like the NBA is all pick-and-rolls, so I want to be able to handle the ball in pick-and-rolls and make the right read, make the right passes, and make plays for my teammates.
I know what I can do and I know I can pass the ball. I know I can be a true point guard and I know I can score also.
Anyone who's kicked a ball with their mates and played for their local club knows the buzz of being part of a team, playing without fear or pressure.
