Team Readiness Quotes

The game is not won by a pep talk on Saturday. It's won by preparation of your club from Monday until game time. If they're not ready on Saturday, you're not going to get them ready by trying to inspire them with a dog-eat-dog sermon on that day.

Of course, it's a huge luxury having LeBron on our team. At the same time, we have to be ready to play and we have to do our job.

I have 23 top players and they are all ready to put on the jersey and work on the pitch and that makes you happy and then you have peace of mind.

I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.

There's something to be said with your quarterback your leader being there on Day 1.

It's nice to get comfortable with the plays before the season starts.

The players have to come and play. Today we did.

I would say from top to bottom, the SEC is strongest. Every now and then, another conference is going to have a great number one team. But week in and week out, having to play a really tough schedule that's preparing you for the post­season, there's no better conference than the SEC.

We have to be mentally prepared for every team we play. If we play a team who has a big name on their chests, then we are going to come out ready. But if we play a team who doesn't have a big name or a star player, we have a hard time coming out ready.

You look at a club like Chelsea, and you know it won't be easy to get into that team. Sometimes you have to go away, play regular first team football, and show Chelsea that you are ready to play for them.

If we are going to win games, we need 11 fit players. Sir Alex Ferguson does not pick half-fit players.

They say things happen in three. I won with the great Kobe, the great D-Wade and now it's my job to win one with the great LeBron James. We have everything in place. We just got to get it done.

I don't want to be known as a super sub. But you have got to be ready to come off the bench and make an impact if you're not in the starting team.

As long as everybody's doing what they need to to get ready to play each night, we don't have a problem.

I try to simulate as much as possible what we do on the field in my workouts, so when I get with the team I'm somewhere close.

In the regular season, they all only count for one win or one loss. But for a team or coaching staff, these are tests, and you want to see where you're at.

We know who is out there as far as available quarterbacks, but in reality, no one would be more prepared or capable as a No. 2 at this point than Dan. He got more snaps in the preseason than any of our quarterbacks and continues to get better.

A player who isn't playing football isn't ready for the international team.

I'm a strong person, and when I am not in the team, I can motivate myself to keep focused and be prepared for when I get called on.

The opener is always very difficult every single year. It Really doesn't matter whom you play. The opener is difficult because you've got more time to prepare for one game than you do any game the rest of the year because you've got all spring, all summer to prepare for this opponent.

I just want us to be playing our best basketball here when the playoffs start, and in the right mindset.

I want to show on the training pitch that I am ready whenever the manager needs me.

We cannot win this World Cup, because we are not at that level yet. For us, we have to play the game of our lives seven times to win the tournament.

No matter what your accomplishments are, the records you've broken, etc., when a team is ready to move in a direction - they're ready.

I like having those preseason games and exhibitions to really get ready for the regular season and get yourself off to a good start.