Player Quotes

Every great player has learned the two Cs: how to concentrate and how to maintain composure.

Great players inspire you. The best player I played with was Gervi (Gervinho)

Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat.

I am still better than lots of players.

Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.

I'm not playing for other people; if I start thinking in those terms I would put too much pressure on myself. I play basketball because that is what I love to do.

A lot of people now think Im a shoe. They dont even know I was a tennis player. The shoe has really taken on a life of its own, way beyond me.

I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar.

If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler.

Your simple words just don't move me... You're minor, we major. You all up in the game and don't deserve to be a player.

You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours.

Look what venison does to a goofy guitar player from Detroit? I'm going to be 54 this year and if I had any more energy I'd scare you.

Players are artists who create their own reality within the game.

A good player is always lucky.

What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.

On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable

Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.

Each team always has that one power player, even Carmelo. Those are the guys who would represent the logo.

None of the great players has been so incomprehensible to the majority of amateurs and even masters, as Emanuel Lasker.

One of the hardest things for a ball player to do is to accept his role

Players play, tough players win.

What makes the difference between a great player and just a normal player is dedication, work, commitment.

Gettin' good players is easy. Gettin' 'em to play together is the hard part.

Guys like John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg and Stefan Edberg were also very good grass court players.

I was planning to be a baseball player until I ran into something called a curveball. And that set me back.

I didn’t fall in love with it just because it was me playing. I fell in love with it because I’ve got guys like this – like these guys every single day that push me to be the best that I can be.

They said you have to use your five best players but I found you win with the five who fit together the best.

It's not so much about how good a player you are, its how cool you are.

Sometimes you come up against a mountain and you end up making the mountain seem bigger than God.

Could we look into the head of a Chess player, we should see there a whole world of feelings, images, ideas, emotion and passion

Celtic jerseys are not for second best, they don't shrink to fit inferior players

I have seen games on Xbox 360 and HD TV and I'm amazed at how realistic the players look.

The Giants are looking for a trade but I don't think Atlanta wants to depart with a quality player.

Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.

At a football club, there's a holy trinity - the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don't come into it. They are only there to sign the checks.

I always work with a goal - and the goal is to improve as a player and a person. That, finally, is the most important thing of all.

If you see players who hate practice, their coach isn't doing a very good job.

A strong memory, concentration, imagination, and a strong will is required to become a great Chess player

It's nice to be known as a good player. But I want to be known as a good person, too.

I started out playing guitar because Jimi Hendrix was my hero, so my roots were really based on Jimi Hendrix and his style of playing.

Cristiano is better than Messi, without a doubt. He's more of an all-round player

We're better than Metallica. We're better musicians, better players. Put it this way, they can try to walk onstage after an Iron Maiden show if they want.

There is no doubt in my mind and I know in my time, there will be a Canadian basketball player playing for Toronto Raptors, 100%

We can't replace Gary Speed - where do you get an experienced player like him with a left foot and a head?

Players aren't quite as mercenary as people make them out to be. Some of them are but some aren't.

The era of the rugged individual is giving way to the era of the team player.

Meadowlark was the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen.

My foot, for a football player, is very beautiful!

Right now, I am a football player and I will sacrifice whatever is necessary to be the best.

I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'