Players Quotes

All I've done all my life is just tried to better the game for our players and for those people watching.

We decided to go the way of trading and getting younger players.

I like stubborn players. At least they have an opinion. If they are right or wrong, this doesn't matter for me.

The challenge coaches face is replacing players they were counting on to be major pieces of a puzzle. In a lot of cases, there is just no way to make the necessary adjustments.

The only football players in my time were fellows who really loved to play football. They were not in it for the money. There wasn't much money there. They would have played football for nothing.

Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure.

Even all the top players going to Europe to play helps soccer in America, as do all the MLS players like Beckham and all that, they're trying to promote it. At the end of the day it's about getting the younger generation interested at an early age so most of them will move on and play.

All the really good players I know, they all knew right from wrong. So many of them don't learn that at home nowadays.

Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on.

I always make it a point to pick songs on which players really shine.

There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which involves women as central players.

We, as a league, must do a better job of protecting the integrity of the game and the safety of our players.

You look at all the great players that they've had and the potential of playing in Yankee Stadium.

Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters.

Even with the quality of players that we have, they're an extremely hard side to break down and once they get on top of you, you find it difficult to stem the flow of attacks.

It takes the pressure off of your better players to know they don't always have to be on top of their game for the team to do well.

Often there are players who have only football as a way of expressing themselves and never develop other interests. And when they no longer play football, they no longer do anything; they no longer exist, or rather they have the sensation of no longer existing.

I don't think the players play with the same desire they once did.

I feel for the players.

All the stuff about being a drinking club, or having players who were not good enough, I treat as rubbish.

So I'm going to tell you, it's going to be a good year. There are good players all over this country, and it is our job as a scouting department to find them, draft them, sign them, develop them, and help us to continue to win championships. So it's going to be a good year.

Players respond to coaches who really have their best interests at heart.

I want to see if the player communicates with his teammates and how he responds to coaching. Another thing to remember is players' bodies can develop better than their skills.

I had to make a change. It was no slight on my staff either. We'd all been at Boro for seven years. But certain players had got too familiar with the set-up. I had to turn it round. Terry was the one man I could think of to do it. So I went for him.

I have to make a lot of decisions that aren't in the best interests of individuals, whether they be owners, club executives, players.

I have considered rap music stars, and there is one in my new book, Lovers and Players, and there is also a hip-hop music mogul who I think you will like a lot.

I've had one very bad ankle injury but otherwise I've been incredibly lucky with my fitness. I've worked hard at it and I've always been fit even compared to other players. That sustains you through various parts of your career, but I am 36.

I'm very excited about my new agreement with the Heat. This contract allows me to address all of my family's long-term financial goals while allowing the Heat the ability to acquire those players that we need to win a championship.

While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also very serious about composing music. In reality there are only a handful of skilled players who can play his most complex pieces. It takes a lot of patience to learn and requires a fantastic memory.

All of a sudden I'm in the major leagues and we're traveling from town to town. I see the other players dressing different every day. I've got only one suit and I keep wearing it over and over. I'm really embarrassed.