National team Quotes · Page 9

I guess, at a club, you feel supported. Sometimes, with the national team, it hasn't always felt that way.

— Gareth Southgate

I just try to do my best, to work hard every day, to perform with my team at the club and with…

— Edouard Mendy

I got professional from 18, 19 years of age, and I got my opportunity to join the French national team, so there…

— Marcel Desailly

Starting games with the French national team helped me bounce back when it was getting difficult with Arsenal.

— Olivier Giroud

It's pretty hard to say no when a vice president-elect and a president-elect ask you to be part of the national team.

— Christine Todd Whitman

I remember a time when 80%, 90% of the national team were Madrid or Barcelona players and everyone was happy.

— Rodri

The people of Cleveland hate soccer. But it's my favourite thing and I follow the U.S. men's national team around when they…

— Drew Carey

Rampone and the other experienced players gave me plenty of support when I first came into the national team in 2013.

— Julie Ertz

You don't pay for winning like that - whether it's the World Cup, whether it's the Brazilian national team. Paying the price…

— Tite

But that in and of itself this past year was not a factor in what I did for the national team every…

— Tiffeny Milbrett

I will never close the door to the national team on anyone, but you also have to remember that in modern football,…

— Fabio Capello

I'm not saying I didn't have ample time to recover, ample time to get to my best, I felt this year I…

— Tiffeny Milbrett

I think I have had my story with France. Unfortunately, it's not the story I would have liked. I would have liked…

— Samir Nasri

From the start, the promise of Jurgen Klinsmann as manager of the U.S. men's national team was revolution: gritty, plodding American soccer…

— Franklin Foer

There's seriously talented players who have been around for a long time, both in the national team and with Bayern, so there's…

— Joshua Kimmich

We don't sell a car, we sell a dream. We are Italy's national team. There are many great soccer teams in our…

— Luca Cordero di Montezemolo

The national team has always lent its image to help Italy's problems over the years... The national team is more about uniting…

— Fabio Cannavaro

I've always said that there's a bit of a different sense of pride when you're playing for your national team.

— Christian Pulisic

I had a chance to play for the Cuban national team during the 2009 World Baseball Classic, but at the time I…

— Yoenis Cespedes

I was sad when Van Gaal left the national team, but I was also sad when Hiddink left.

— Georginio Wijnaldum

I'm happy to be scoring important goals in the national team and here in Guangzhou, too.

— Paulinho

Every time the national team took to the field, we had the confetti shower and the ticker-tape thing.

— Mario Kempes

Diego Tardelli has a very good history with the national team, and left a legacy of his time in Dunga's squad.

— Tite

Ive known since I went to the national team when I was very young that I was a different bird.

— Tiffeny Milbrett

If you are the coach of a national team, you have to evaluate players based on what they do on the pitch.

— Mauro Icardi

In any national team, the young players who have quality and the right mentality will stand out. And that's how it should…

— Julen Lopetegui

I would like to play for the national team but it's the coach's decision and I have to respect it.

— Jordi Alba

You always want to play for your national team whenever you can, so hopefully I can keep my form up and be…

— Aaron Mooy

Playing for the national team is the highest accolade for me, as a player and as a person.

— Jonas Valanciunas

My feelings in regards to the national team are simple: If the manager thinks I can be of use, I will be…

— Kaka

When I talk to my colleagues from the national team, they always talk to me about Real Madrid.

— Kaka

We Bundesliga clubs are there to train players who will then play in the national team.

— Hansi Flick

I still feel like that girl making my first junior national team. And here I am 12 years in.

— Jordan Larson

I've known Timo for a long time and we played together in the national team. He's a brilliant player and he's there…

— Antonio Rudiger

I've done a lot of great things playing for this country and this national team in the youth stage.

— Ashlyn Harris

I worked really hard in my club to get a chance in the national team with Eden.

— Thorgan Hazard

I always supported England as a boy; I think it's great to support your national team.

— Joe Hart

I have always fought to play for great clubs and to play for the Brazilian national team.

— Paulinho

It's been good being able to go back to the Philippines, practice with the national team, do workouts and things.

— Jordan Clarkson

Some of their players are internationals; some play for their national team.

— Steve McClaren