Player Quotes
From the coaches on down, especially Jim Corsi whose been a great supporter, a true friend who really cares about his players and allowed me the chance to develop.
No player in baseball history worked harder, suffered more, or did it better than Andre Dawson. Hes the best Ive ever seen.
I was taught coming up in the Phillies organization to be seen and not heard by people like Pete Rose, my hero growing up, and players like Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton and Manny Trillo.
Free-form games in which the player can make choices about what the game is going to be, become a kind of gaming equivalent of the narrative possibility.
When I was about 12, I wanted a CD player for Christmas, but instead my parents gave me a really crappy electric guitar.
I think I will always stay involved in tennis and would like to give back by helping out young players. I have done a little commentary and may one day enjoy doing that again.
The truth is that the spectators are always in their senses, and know, from the first act to the last, that the stage is only a stage, and that the players are only players.
I think I've become a much better singer and a much better player. Years and years of playing a couple of hours every day will do that.
My goal as a puzzle designer is to create a meaningful experience for the player, not just 'I solved it,'
I do not feel that I have a mandate from the entire world of football - the fans, the players, the clubs, the people who live, breathe and love football.
I won eight Stanley Cups as a player, and I've been told it's because I played on great teams. I won two as a general manager, and I've been told it's because I was lucky.
The machine does not teach playing flexibility, does not help in taking account of human facxtors in the battle, and on whole, strictly speaking, it restricts the possibilities for young players.
I'm a control freak except that I'm a good team player. So I obsess about the details of things but I also trust the team.
I'm a star player when it comes to being sociable. It's because I'm inquisitive. When I meet someone for the first time, I want to start up a conversation with them.
In the NBA, you can't run from guys. I think a lot of teams were surprised by my interviews, how nice and well-spoken I am as a player and as a person. I'm a guy who wants to learn.
If i am ever given the captaincy, I will be very tight on my players to keep them in line.
Why do people criticise his intelligence when he can do something as miraculous as that?
I'm the first player in history that doesn't want to play defense and still gets in foul trouble.
About strip clubs and athletes. The best way I can explain why a lot of players end up there is because it's one of the safest places a high-profile person can spend time in a boring city.
He can play. He can shoot. He can dribble. He can pass. He's a great player. Period. No question about it. And if anyone thinks Dirk is not a great player, I'll punch them in their face.
I'm the NBA's best NFL player, and I've always been the sexiest 7-footer in the NBA - for 12 years running.
He (Thomas) is our best post-up player and now we will have to be more active in the paint. I think we can hold it down, but we will miss him though.
It's a wonderful feeling that I get a chance to play with some of the best players in the world.
There have been players with Indian heritage, but there hasn't been a Native-American professional basketball player who became a regular for all sorts of social and political reasons.
To my mind, talent doesn't really exist. Talent is like a card player's luck. It is motivation, ambition, and luck. It's just a drive to be the best. I think acting is a con game.
When a player has a slump, we do not trade them, we coach them. It is the same with our employees.
Always wanted to be a Major League player. Loved baseball. Followed it. Loved to play. Plus, I could always hit.
In China, if they open the markets, it will force local companies to compete with international players, and the local companies will benefit in the long run.
For me, and most of the other players, too, if you had to pick one of the four Grand Slams, you would pick Wimbledon. It's got tradition, it's got atmosphere, and it's got mystique.
If you lose, it's the coach's fault and if you win, the players are credible, they are indispensable, so whatever happens it's going to be the coach.
There were times I thought I was going to turn to the blues, but then I'd hear better blues players.
If the players go Christmas shopping, it's not ideal preparation. It may sound silly, but having to fight off the crowds in a busy shopping centre or having people visit can be demanding.
A game that a lot of critics like is not necessarily a game that enough players like to be able to make back an investment of tens of millions of dollars.
I know that to be a good player, you have to stay healthy, and you have to be as athletic as you can possibly be.
I'm just trying to get as good as I can get, I am still young but there is always room to learn so I spend a lot of time watching players in other leagues to get better.
Football players are busy (with) study halls and tutoring. Well, anyway, at South Carolina they are. I don't know about all these other schools.
Just because you're a good caddie doesn't mean to say that you're the one that can put a player over the top. A good caddie doesn't necessarily help you've got to gel.
I'm very confident my health isn't going to allow me to be a good player, especially in the spring.
The great thing about hockey players is that they are able to separate the on-ice from the off-ice and not let the latter distract them.
I want them to be fully committed to the work place and fully committed to the people they work for. (on Manchester City players)