Player Quotes - Page 10

There are good people who are dealt a bad hand by fate, and bad people who live long, comfortable, privileged lives. A small twist of fate can save or end a life; random chance is a permanent, powerful player in each of our lives, and in human history as well.

Magic Johnson, former basketball player, may run for mayor of L.A. in the next election. Remember the good 'ol days when only qualified people ran for office like actors and professional wrestlers.

I Hated Duke. I Felt Like They Only Recruited Black Players That Were Uncle Toms.

I can never make up my mind if I'm happy being a flute player, or if I wish I were Eric Clapton.

I have a little history. I met Stone Temple Pilots, and their guitar player was a huge Extreme fan. Somewhere down the road, Extreme made its statement.

Sure we have skilled players, but the biggest thing might just be that we are so well conditioned and how we can play for 90 minutes at a high tempo which is needed in soccer at an international level.

I sacrificed for the Dallas Cowboys when most quit. I put in overtime to try to help young players.

A leading difficulty with the average player is that he totally misunderstands what is meant by concentration. He may think he is concentrating hard when he is merely worrying.

Some of the money going to the rookies can now be spent on people who have proved their worth. After all, the average playing life of a pro football player is about eight years and it is only fitting that the veterans get something for their efforts.

I feel like Josh, Michelle and Adam were all team players, who wanted to be a part of an ensemble.

Sachin Tendulkar is in my time the best player without doubt - daylight second, Brian Lara third.

The number one thing on any team that will keep your players from being selfish is respect for the other players.

Bach is really the ultimate in bass players you know

As a coach, your high standards of performance, attention to detail and - above all - how hard you work set the stage for how your players perform.

Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.

My technique is laughable at times. I have developed a style of my own, I suppose, which creeps around. I don't have to have too much technique for it. I've developed the parts of my technique that are useful to me. I'll never be a very fast guitar player. I don't really know what to say about my style. There's always a melodic intent in there.

One night I was in the players' parking lot at the Fleet Center in my Celtics warm-ups about a half hour before a game, waiting for one of my dealers to come up from Fall River, because if I didn't get my stuff I was too sick to even go through the pre-game layup line, never mind actually play in the game.

All coaching is, is taking a player where he can't take himself.

Coaching doesn’t start with X’s and O’s. It starts with believing that players win games and coaches win players.

Discipline is the greatest form of love you can show someone. Great players crave discipline

I like to watch good football so I like to watch good players. I like Cristiano Ronaldo, Andres Iniesta, Xavi and Wayne Rooney.

Analysis, if it is really carried out with a complete concentration of his powers, forms and completes a chess player.

Chess books should be used as we use glasses: to assist the sight, although some players make use of them as if they thought they conferred sight

Your best players have to unite and inspire the group... otherwise, they'll divide the group

My advice to defensive players: Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in a bad humor.