--- title: "17 Individual Player Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 17 Individual Player quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Individual Player sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec5/doug-collins-24666_basketball_work-as-hard-as-you-can-to-become-as-goo_1366260.png" --- > [Work as hard as you can to become as good an individual player as you can to help your team win](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/work-as-hard-as-you-can-to-become-as-good-an-individual-player-as-you/) [Doug Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec5/doug-collins-24666_basketball_work-as-hard-as-you-can-to-become-as-goo_1366260.png) > [It takes time to know what makes an individual player tick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-ljungberg/it-takes-time-to-know-what-makes-an-individual-player-tick/) [Freddie Ljungberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-ljungberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/425/freddie-ljungberg-9708_football_it-takes-time-to-know-what-makes-an-indi_2588840.jpg) > [I think the team is always better than the individual player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/i-think-the-team-is-always-better-than-the-individual-player/) [Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/086/louis-van-gaal-4298_always_i-think-the-team-is-always-better-than-t_1665178.png) > [My inspiration was the game itself, not any individual player in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomar-garciaparra/my-inspiration-was-the-game-itself-not-any-individual-player-in-it/) [Nomar Garciaparra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomar-garciaparra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a33/nomar-garciaparra-29797_game_my-inspiration-was-the-game-itself-not-a_2808066.png) > [The team is the star, never an individual player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wooden/the-team-is-the-star-never-an-individual-player/) [John Wooden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wooden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c80/john-wooden-420_basketball_the-team-is-the-star-never-an-individual_2512008.png) > [Of course, you want to win something and be as successful as possible as an individual player. It is normal to look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ballack/of-course-you-want-to-win-something-and-be-as-successful-as-possible/) [Michael Ballack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ballack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/991/michael-ballack-5062_achieve_of-course-you-want-to-win-something-and_1013637.jpg) > [In basketball, you can be the greatest individual player in the world and still lose every game, because a team will always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/in-basketball-you-can-be-the-greatest-individual-player-in-the-world/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/bill-walton-3531_basketball_in-basketball-you-can-be-the-greatest-in_3079828.png) > [What I do as an individual player is only important if it helps the team to win. That is the most important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cristiano-ronaldo/what-i-do-as-an-individual-player-is-only-important-if-it-helps-the/) [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cristiano-ronaldo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3de/cristiano-ronaldo-2732_football_what-i-do-as-an-individual-player-is-onl_1504427.jpg) > [In Europe, matches are different because you play a lot on a one-on-one basis. There's less tactical importance in the Champions League.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/massimiliano-allegri/in-europe-matches-are-different-because-you-play-a-lot-on-a-one-on/) [Massimiliano Allegri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/massimiliano-allegri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/108/massimiliano-allegri-5870_europe_in-europe-matches-are-different-because_1989351.jpg) > [I think Mr. Ancelotti is a coach who speaks to the players a lot, not only as a team but also with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alaba/i-think-mr-ancelotti-is-a-coach-who-speaks-to-the-players-a-lot-not/) [David Alaba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alaba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/david-alaba-10100_coach_i-think-mr-ancelotti-is-a-coach-who-spea_1648099.jpg) > [Talent is extremely important. It's like a sports team, the team that has the best individual player will often win, but then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/talent-is-extremely-important-it-s-like-a-sports-team-the-team-that/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba2/elon-musk-1138_important_talent-is-extremely-important-it-s-like_1880646.jpg) > [To me, that's the brilliance of Michael Jordan. He was an incredible, amazing individual player who matched his talents to the team,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-armstrong/to-me-that-s-the-brilliance-of-michael-jordan-he-was-an-incredible/) [B. J. Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/033/b-j-armstrong-5388_amazing_to-me-that-s-the-brilliance-of-michael-j_914662.jpg) > [When you look at what we want our individual player to represent from that makeup, if you will, we're looking for mentally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-mcvay/when-you-look-at-what-we-want-our-individual-player-to-represent-from/) [Sean McVay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-mcvay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/804/sean-mcvay-11068_awareness_when-you-look-at-what-we-want-our-indivi_1028496.jpg) > [I think I'm getting better as an individual player. I think I still got a ways to go. So I'm going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerami-grant/i-think-i-m-getting-better-as-an-individual-player-i-think-i-still/) [Jerami Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerami-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/jerami-grant-7543_better_i-think-i-m-getting-better-as-an-individ_522271.jpg) > [There has been the negative impact of spot-fixing and match-fixing, but it is the individual player's responsibility to look after that because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virender-sehwag/there-has-been-the-negative-impact-of-spot-fixing-and-match-fixing/) [Virender Sehwag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virender-sehwag/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/virender-sehwag-4022_impact_there-has-been-the-negative-impact-of-sp_3102405.png) > [Obviously, the main goal is to win and win at the highest level, but as an individual player, that was always my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauri-markkanen/obviously-the-main-goal-is-to-win-and-win-at-the-highest-level-but-as/) [Lauri Markkanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauri-markkanen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/481/lauri-markkanen-6521_always_obviously-the-main-goal-is-to-win-and-wi_2155003.jpg) > [I have a few tricks and dribbles which I use a lot and when I am playing well, it is natural that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cristiano-ronaldo/i-have-a-few-tricks-and-dribbles-which-i-use-a-lot-and-when-i-am/) [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cristiano-ronaldo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/cristiano-ronaldo-2732_benefits_i-have-a-few-tricks-and-dribbles-which-i_2263420.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/individual-player/#itemlist", "name": "Individual Player Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", 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That's important, and if you listen to it, you're going to learn a lot.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Alaba" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alaba/i-think-mr-ancelotti-is-a-coach-who-speaks-to-the-players-a-lot-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/david-alaba-10100_coach_i-think-mr-ancelotti-is-a-coach-who-spea_1648099.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/david-alaba-10100_coach_i-think-mr-ancelotti-is-a-coach-who-spea_1648099.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/david-alaba-10100_coach_i-think-mr-ancelotti-is-a-coach-who-spea_1648099.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think Mr. Ancelotti is a coach who speaks to the players a lot, not only as a team but also with the…” — David Alaba", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Talent is extremely important. 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