League Quotes - Page 13

And the annual meetings of the League's Assembly are in effect official peace congresses binding on the participating states to an extent that most statesmen a quarter of a century ago would have regarded as utopian.

Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo.

Sometimes my colleagues joke and call me Hannah.

When people start comparing him with (Michael) Jordan then that's not a fair comparison. Jordan was a far more superior player in a very tough league, he was very creative. That's not taking away anything from LeBron because he is a great player, but it is not a fair comparison because Jordan is a far superior player.

I listen to all kinds of music - new music, old music, music of my colleagues, everything.

I'm 49, I've had a brain haemorrhage and a triple bypass and I could still go out and play a reasonable game of rugby union. But I wouldn't last 30 seconds in rugby league.

It's the price on the ticket and emphasizes the pressure every manager is under weather you are at the top or bottom of the league.

I believe myself to be a worthwhile and inventive performer in my own right. But I'm not in a league with Lenny [Bruce], certainly not in terms of social commentary.

Not many people get to the major leagues and succeed right away. There are some struggles. Everyone seems to struggle.

Ryan Giggs will go down as the most successful British footballer of all time and I cannot see anyone ever overtaking him. He's on the brink of his 13th league title, after all.

I would love to get back to the big leagues as a coach, possibly a manager. I would love that opportunity.

I got an offer in 1992 to buy a major-league team. I turned down the offer because I don't want my love of the game to involve business.

I'm happy with my language progress - the only difficulty when I tour Premier League matches is that different people talk to me in different accents - and sometimes I can hardly understand a word!

And that's Aston Villa's first league goal since their last one.

From the Cooperative League, I suppose, with the Depression lingering as long as it did, the next step in terms of, as you call it, professional relationship, was to go to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP]. I went there as an assistant field secretary, and so forth. So, I suppose that was the first organized step.

I believe there are certain things that cannot be bought -- loyalty, friendship, health, love and an American League pennant.

And then we moved to New Jersey and I went to the Art Students League.

The Houston Astros are the youngest team in the National League if you judge by age.

In the land of Ingary where such things as seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist, it is quite a misfortune to be born the eldest of the three. Everyone knows you are the one who will fail first, and worst, if the three of you set out to seek your fortunes.

I spent money, I slept with women around the league, but I always kept my mind on the game.

Sometimes you feel the emotion. You think this might be my last pre-season or my last Champions League match. But, overall, those thoughts aren't important right now. But the time will soon come

It was feminism that made it possible for women to go to the Ivy League and women to be astronauts and women to have their own TV shows. What happened, though, was that the generation after feminism, which is my generation, misunderstood what feminism was saying.

If it is something important, get a colleague to improve it.

Trevino is in a league by himself. We don't even count him. We figure when you come in second, you're a winner.

Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first.