A Quote by Granit Xhaka

I never hesitate to go into a tackle, and I don't go onto the pitch to pull out of a challenge. — © Granit Xhaka
I never hesitate to go into a tackle, and I don't go onto the pitch to pull out of a challenge.
Scoring goals is nothing new for me. Every time I go out onto that pitch, I just go out there to score goals.
I'd say I'm a front foot defender; I never hesitate to go in for a challenge. You have to get one over your opponent and dominate them.
You have to go out onto the pitch feeling good about yourself. That can give you that extra 30 per cent.
The Besiktas fans are very passionate. When you go out onto the pitch the noise coming from the stands always hits you.
At Inter, I was the best-paid player in the world. But it's not a question of money, because when I go out onto the pitch, I only have one thing in mind - winning.
You go to the draft board and think, 'Here's a nose tackle. Who needs a nose tackle?' Well, eight teams in front of you need a nose tackle, and there's two nose tackles. It's something you have to figure out where you can get the players to play in your system.
When I go out onto the pitch, I don't do so thinking about objectives or the need to win. I think about enjoying it, but from a point of view of responsibility and of giving your all.
I don't think anybody goes onto the pitch and wants to go backwards.
The way I pitch is the way I pitch. I'm not going to change my overall philosophy. I'll just go out and pitch.
What makes me so strong in the tackle? My grandad has always said if you're going in for a ball, you go 100% and you never go in half-hearted.
When I get onto the pitch, I block out everything around it, and I really focus on the pitch.
You come to work knowing you're going to do good work without any doubt. You can go where you need to go and nothing is wrong and you pick the rightnesses out. If something doesn't work, you let them go, but you don't hold onto those wrongnesses. You just hold onto the rightnesses, so it's a playing field that anyone would want and feel much more comfortable with.
For me personally, nothing ever changes. When I go out onto the pitch, I always want to win. All the other circumstances, whether we're favourites or underdogs, whether we're under pressure or not, doesn't make a big difference.
When you're in a meeting and you pull out your paper notebook, people look at you and go, 'Oh, he's taking a note.' But if you're in a meeting and you pull out your iPad, they go, 'Oh, he's checking Facebook.'
I have a go at defenders, and they have a go at me. We argue... Whatever happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.
Conversation can be a learning experience for everyone. I never hesitate to reach out when I'm in over my head, and I'll never hesitate to return the favor.
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