Athlete Quotes

I keep my eyes clear and I hit 'em where they ain't.

When results aren't good the manager gets the sack, that's the game.

I've had influences from many people including the coaches and players I've worked with.

I'm not at Manchester United to keep everyone happy.

I try and have a relaxed attitude and stay quite switched off until about an hour before kick-off.

I think players tend to get anxious if they've not really done things properly - like eating, resting or training. If you're fully prepared you've got nothing to worry about - it's just a game of football.

Hopefully kids will look at me and see that your dreams can come true.

I am not naive enough to settle for anything less than a reasonable valuation of my worth.

We were given no chance against them, but we held our own and we will be trying to do the same this summer.

We have a great sense of togetherness. It is our team spirit that has taken us to this World Cup.

We get on well and it won't be too much trouble spending so much time with him. He has a strange way of sleeping as he likes to kick off all the blankets and just have them up by his chest.

There was a tremendous amount of disappointment in missing the World Cup finals in 1998, so they're getting excited about this one and I really think we could do well in the Far East.

Sometimes, you need different things in life, you need different challenges that will give you that little boost.

Some have said it is the easiest group at the World Cup, but we realize it won't be like that. Germany are a tremendous side, but to be honest I don't know much about Cameroon and Saudi Arabia.

Qualifying for the second stage would be a successful World Cup for us. I think we can do it.

It's always nice to start off with a good result.

I used to love watching him as a player, so it is a joy to play alongside him. I might take the mickey out of him, but deep down I have so much admiration for him.

I know it will take a little time to adapt to a different team and a different league.

I can't even remember when the Seventies was.

I am happy at Leeds and I want to stay. There has been talk that Leeds might sell some players, but all the players believe we can win some silverware next season and it is important that we are all kept together.

At Leeds I've tried to concentrate on my club form, but you get caught up in all the World Cup fever once you come back to Ireland and see all the Irish boys again.

As a kid growing up in the back streets of Dublin I used to pretend I was playing in the World Cup with my mates out on the streets, and now I will be doing it for real.

A lot of players might be tired, but I feel nice and sharp.

My best score ever is 103, but I've only been playing 15 years.

Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.

You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way.

What gets me upset about with the newer players is their lack of intensity. They tend to go through the motions a little bit. They don't understand that you've got to practice the way you play.

Switching to the outfield was the best break I ever got.

Players shy away from talking to announcers today.

One reason outfielders don't have stronger arms might be they don't practice as much as we did. Most teams today don't take outfield practice. Another reason is baseball has to compete with other sports now - basketball, football, soccer - for the better athletes that might have more skills and stro