My dad and some of them felt I should be playing on home soil and retire in front of the home crowd.
Playing in front of your home crowd, they can almost be like the best sixth man in the league, especially being in Boston.
Toronto is home; nothing beats home.
Playing a Test in front of my home crowd at the Rec was the greatest feeling of my career. It was the first time I felt pressure on me to perform, because I wanted to do so well.
I don't put any thought into the footballs after I choose them. When you're out there playing in front of 70,000 people, like a home crowd, you don't think about it. You're just reacting to the game.
You know, if you play on home soil sometimes funny things can happen and you have that push of the crowd.
If you are playing at home to Cyprus you have to be on the front foot. You have to get the crowd onside, get at them, create chances and keep the back door closed so you don't lose any silly goals when you are on top in a game.
Home court will be tremendous. That will be a big relief, playing at home in front of the energy and the fans.
There's always something special playing in your home country in front of your home audience.
Home sweet home. No place like home. Take me home, country roads. Home is where the heart is. But my heart is here. So I must be home. Clare sighs, turns her head, and is quiet. Hi, honey. I'm home. I'm home.
There is nothing better than having your home crowd cheer you on and scream with you in big moments and get the crowd in the pulse of the game.
Paris is beautiful, but nothing beats home.
That was one of the great moments for me, getting a knockout in front of my home crowd in London.
At home, I think the largest crowd I ever wrestled was in front of 500 people.
Every tournament and every international game played gives you additional experience which brings you forward, both on the pitch and off it, but there is nothing more special than playing a World Cup on home soil.
It was very special to score goals for Real Madrid, especially in front of the home crowd at the Bernabeu.