Player Quotes

A player does not have to like a manager and he does not have to respect a manager. All he has to do is obey the rules.

He is such a great player that he has the capabilities to let no one affect his game. (on David Beckham)

I consider the Detroit Red Wings one of the greatest franchises in any sport. For a player to come in and play, it's so special to wear the jersey.

Scholes was England's best football player. It was impossible to take the ball from him, and he never mishit a pass.

Players act like the floor is slanted; they run downhill on fast breaks and jog uphill when getting back on defense

Don't be afraid to let your players know how much you care about them

Systems are made by players rather than players making systems

There are a lot of great players from Europe who have never played Augusta, but all the guys in America have all played St. Andrews. They've gone over and made a trip to play St. Andrews.

One single great player doesn't make anything for a team; it has to be a team. I think [American] football is the greatest team sport there is because you have to depend on your brother next to you.

Messi the best player in the world by far. I don't think we'll ever see a player like him again.

I wasn't quite sure how a player got to the big leagues. As far as I knew, he was just there one day.

There are good one-day players, there are good Test players and vice versa

Messi or Ronaldo? I prefer Messi because he is more of a street player.

If I were a player, I would like to be like Busquets.

The coaches who win are the ones who can motivate their players. Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything.

In a way players at the top should try to promote the game in their own countries as that is the legacy that makes you feel proud. If you have not done that you have failed as a sportsperson.

I have never discussed a player contract with an agent and I like to think I never will.

I am not the first player to have sworn on TV and I won't be the last.

I'm not really that bothered by appearance. I know a few players who go off doing stuff in the mirror ages before they go out to play a game, but I'm not really interested in that.

People have to understand how important it is for the players to let off steam, switch off and relax.

My reality was that if there was a defenseless player, if that person didn't touch the ball, I would not hit them. I was not going to strike you if you didn't have an opportunity to get the ball.

Ryles and I were looking around at the calibre of players in this side, you do think ... you are very lucky to be here. Especially with Jesus, Andrew Johns, we call him Jesus, isn't even here yet.

Let's make like a hockey player and get the puck out of here.

When I come home, I'm not a basketball player, but "dad". While everyone sees me as an NBA player, to my boys, I'm just "dad" and that's very important.

we Irish don't really need thousands of people surging behind a big brass band to have a parade. One guitar player and a few people whistling will do the job.

I'm a selfish football player. Each time the ball is snapped, I tell myself that I want to make that tackle, make that big play.

I'm glad I stayed in school four years. It matured me as a man and as a basketball player.

Lionel Messi is very much the team player, while Cristiano is very ego-driven.

I was a very bad musician. I was the world's worst guitar player, so when I was performing solo with a guitar, I had to keep things very simple.

Every time a baseball player grabs his crotch, it makes him spit. That's why you should never date a baseball player.

I was a baseball player. I played in high school and a little bit in college. I was a catcher. I don't know if I could have played any other position. As a catcher, you're always on the ball.

Lampard's not the first player to run to the crowd with lips over his mouth.

One of the biggest fears of players in a shootout is letting your teammates down.

You are responsible to each other because when you win a game of football, you only need eight players to perform well.

On paper we might be the best team in the league. We’ve got great players on this team who accomplished so much. We just couldn’t put it together.

I listen to tapes a lot. I have a car that only (has a cassette player). I like the nostalgic factor.

It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.

A Soviet diplomat, like a skilled chess player, does not expect his opposite number to give up something for nothing, not even a pawn.

To be sure of winning, invent your own game, and never tell any other player the rules.

I strapped an MP3 player to one of those floor-cleaning robots. Call him DJ Roomba - little guy cruises around and plays music. What's hot, DJ Roomba!

Lord Bendtner is the best player of all times

Really, off days for soccer players are just recovery days. You're trying to get off your feet as much as possible.

Players only understand substitutions when they become managers.

Religion is a major player in the poaching crisis. We've ignored it, we've accorded religion too much respect in this regard, and we've placed devotion above slaughter.

Great teams have players who understand their responsibilities.

My mother is a singer, my sisters all sing, my uncles are incredible singers and guitar players, so it's just kind of been like my habitat.

Paolo Maldini is neither a legend nor a world class player!

What I really try to do is take different pages out of different players books.

Louis Armstrong changed all the brass players around, but after Bird, all of the instruments had to change - drums, piano, bass, trombones, trumpets, saxophones, everything.

A complacent player is a lazy player, and a lazy player is a loser.