Basketball Quote by Shaquille O'Neal

One of the main things that stand out for me is the mentality of the best players. They really want to be in those…

— Jos Buttler

The most important thing is they have to know why we do things and when. A lot of players are playing intuitively, and I…

— Louis van Gaal

Enormous self-belief, intuition, the ability to take a risk at a critical moment and go in for a very dangerous play with counter-chances for…

— Garry Kasparov

I think it's a big part of the game, playing with passion and emotion. I think the best players on every team do that.

— Mac Jones

We play with enthusiasm and recklessness. We aren't afraid to lose. If we win, great; but win or lose, it is the competition that…

— Joe Paterno

You look at players who are off form and there's a general disappointment, their confidence goes low and their whole demeanour can change. I've…

— Michael Carrick

Good players develop a tactical instinct, a sense of what is possible or likely and what is not worth calculating.

— Samuel Reshevsky

Players feel more confident against someone that they don't see as a threat.

— John Part

Footballers feel this immense pressure to perform and be at the top level all of the time. It can have an effect on you…

— Eidur Gudjohnsen

It's all about the attitude, gut, heart and determination to go out and give 120% every time to try and help the team win.

— Bo Jackson

Coming from my past experiences, I've been the player who used to worry all the time, and I'd get so nervous and frantic when…

— Lindsey Horan

When you go to the play-offs one time, it can be a lot of things - that we have a good group of players,…

— Carlos Carvalhal