A Quote by Jan Vertonghen

It was my task to train hard and respect my team-mates all the time I wasn't playing or was on the bench, so I hope I did that.

Jan Vertonghen

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Jan Vertonghen
Belgian - Footballer
Born: April 24, 1987

When you are not playing, you need to train harder. You need to keep faith. And when you come into the team, you have to do exactly what your team-mates are doing to help the team achieve something.

Kelechi Iheanacho

Of course, I enjoy assisting my team-mates because playing no.10 is the position you have to serve your team-mates.

Bruno Fernandes

You play all your life and train all your life and then you are not playing. It's not easy to deal with. But you can't roll up in a ball and hope it goes away. You have to take it on the chin and train hard and be prepared to play. We all know the game changes in an instant and anything can happen so you have to keep the hope that comes your way.

Shay Given

In every team, you have to win the respect of your team-mates, working a lot and really sweat blood.

Carlos Tevez

Sometimes to rest, even to watch your team-mates from the bench, is not too bad. It is part of the game and you try to be fresh when you come on the pitch.

Nicolas Anelka

I had team-mates who didn't care if the team won or lost because they were not playing. I never wanted to be like that.

Fernando Torres

When you're playing in a good team where you're confident in yourself and your team-mates, when you've done the business before, it makes it so much easier.

Glenn McGrath

I was a goalkeeper, but through my career, I spent almost as much time sitting on the bench as I did playing.

Nuno Espirito Santo

It still feels like I am just playing with my mates a lot of the time. A lot of us in the England team have grown up playing cricket together and formed very close friendships, which makes the dressing room a very enjoyable place to be.

Jos Buttler

I can't put everyone in the same bracket, but many haven't got over the old Lacazette and the perception that I was a bit of a lazy striker who didn't really work hard for the team. At least, I thought I was working hard, but I didn't really know how to help my team-mates.

Alexandre Lacazette

I want to train hard, train well, and then help the team with my qualities.

Andre Schurrle

I was really short in high school. I was stuck on the bench in the baseball team, so I just thought I'd try out theater, and that was the last time I did sports.

Casey Affleck

You have to think for your team-mates and give them positive response. Whatever happens as a captain you have to take the responsibility. Backing my team-mates and supporting them was the biggest learning.

Ajinkya Rahane

I was a young player at Real, but working with players like Zidane and Beckham every day taught me such a lot: how you win and lose as a team and how you must respect your team-mates.