Focus Quote by Mike McCarthy

Anytime you get to play a team twice, you have a feel for what they do and how they play.

— Andy Dalton

Going against your teammates over and over, it can get redundant at times, but going against another great team, it's always special to see…

— Sony Michel

Similar to the familiarity I've always had with the ball, there's this familiarity that the game has given me over years of understanding it…

— Tobin Heath

That makes you a better player, when you go through the process of seeing what other teams are doing to you.

— Marc Gasol

When you go out there every single night playing against the other team, you want to have people who's going with you and who's…

— Dennis Schroder

The more you play with the other players, the more you understand them and they understand you, and that's very important.

— Divock Origi

I just think in order for someone to understand my game, they have to watch me more than once, because I'm not going to…

— Jeremy Lin

At the start of every game, you are focussed on the game you are playing, so you don't look back at previous games.

— Jesus Navas

It's so important to do well in the first game of a tournament because it can be key in the group. If you lose,…

— Samir Nasri

Anytime you come to a new team and with a new player there is a learning curve.

— Robin Lopez

It always helps to play every game at the back with the same players. You get a good understanding of each other and how…

— Phil Jones

I feel like every repetition, every game, every practice that I'm allowed to watch, I'm picking up some small piece of information, a nuance…

— Doris Burke