Trophy Presentation Quotes

This is a big surprise I don't agree with the concept of award ceremonies, but I'm prepared to make an exception for the ones I'm nominated for. The last time there was a naked man covered in gold paint in my house, it was me.

To be frank, you can't compare the atmosphere and the way people behaved in the Olympic Stadium with the game I watched the day after, the Community Shield.

Anyone who thinks sports are ruled by athletes need only think of American sports' most enduring tradition: Immediately after a championship, as the champagne sprays and the confetti falls, the trophy is passed not to the team captain but most often to the team owner, handed to him by his highest-ranking employee, the league commissioner.

During the 2011 World Cup, I was sitting at the Wankhede Stadium when India won.

I have been part of very successful City teams, but it was never at the end of a dominant season that we were able to win a title.

I think people expect me to be around at the end of a tournament.

Games don't come much bigger than playing the title holders with the chance to win the trophy yourselves.

The whole format of an awards function seems to be tailor made for a television audience. I think it is just an ego boosting affair.

I think to compare any time you win a Stanley Cup would be unfair to all the players from all the teams.