A Quote by Andreas Pereira
It has been very good playing here at a high level in Spain, in La Liga, every week. I get to train and focus hard for the games and, for me, it has been very good.
Related Quotes
At Valencia I was playing a high level every week and I improved a lot. I was under pressure in a good way, I played in a team which played very good football with an explosive counter attack.
For me, I just focus on playing, playing at a high level. And when you can't do that any longer, you've got to get off the train.
I've always been really internally focused. I tend to focus on hiring - ensuring that every person we hire is both a really good fit and really good - and also that everything we put out to our users is very high-quality.
Going back to your country and playing for a big team and being able to enjoy playing La Liga would be a good thing for my career.
When I was starting out, I would get printouts of what was being written about me that week. At first it was all good things, and then it started to turn. I very quickly learned, "This isn't good, this isn't helping me." But it was a very important exercise for me in terms of really understanding that one's sense of self is internal. I have had an extreme opportunity to learn that lesson, and I think it's been such a blessed fortune.
I have modes, mental modes that I get in, and when I'm on the road, I focus very much on doing the work. On playing the show, on being good every night. And part of me just gets switched off. The part that's very private and very personal and very intimate. That especially, that part of me gets shut off.
Commenting on playoffs to determine a national champion: I'm not in favor of 15 games either. I think that's way too much football. The thing that I feel good about is that these guys hung together through 15 games and played hard every week. That's a marvelous tribute to the kids. We just hung in there today and kept playing. It's just been a special feeling all year long.
So struggling for work here has been very good for me, but it's also been very hard to handle rejection.
I've been teaching myself the fundamentals and being around some good players, but also been learning to play team games, playing 3-on-3s, playing 1-on-1s, playing 5-on-5s, playing 21. There are guys bigger than me on the court, but I've had numerous comparisons to Ty Lawson.
Mick's not good on his own problems, but he's very good at other people's. He's been wonderful over the years. I don't mean I ring him up every week, but he's fantastic.
It is not my decision who plays in La Liga, the Champions League, or the Copa. In any case, I just do the best possible in each training session and in each game to be able to get a chance in La Liga.
Every movie I get involved with I get involved in as big a level as I possibly can, but this has been a very much more personal journey for me, so bringing it here tonight there's a sense of relief, there's a sense of just amazement that got here... because it's been a struggle. But this is a good way to launch it and there couldn't be a better way of celebrating this movie than bringing it to the West End.
For me, the timing has been good, but I also feel very lucky to be playing in Utah. We have a good team with tremendous players who like to win.
I'm very critical of myself and I know the levels I want to achieve so I'm very hard on myself. So the staff and players are very hard on me as well, which is what I want as I want to get to as high a level as possible.
Everyone knows there's real emphasis on technique in La Liga, and I'm a technical player; in that sense, it's a good fit. But all leagues are a good fit for me - I can play anywhere.
I'm very lucky to be at this level and it is very hard to catch up. It is all about holding on and it is very important to learn from the other drivers. I tend to put a lot of pressure on myself, wanting to be very good very quickly, which forces me to up my game.
Related Authors
Carson Palmer Quotes
American
Footballer
Charles Woodson Quotes
American
Footballer
Cristiano Ronaldo Quotes
Portuguese
Footballer
David Beckham Quotes
English
Footballer
David Icke Quotes
English
Footballer
Gary Lineker Quotes
English
Footballer
Howie Long Quotes
American
Footballer
LeSean McCoy Quotes
American
Footballer
Pedro Quotes
Spanish
Footballer
Ray Lewis Quotes
American
Footballer
Stanley A. McChrystal Quotes
American
Footballer
Terrell Suggs Quotes
American
Footballer
Tobin Heath Quotes
American
Footballer
Tom Brady Quotes
American
Footballer
Wes Fesler Quotes
American
Footballer