Top Player Quotes Collection - Page 9

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Image of Eusebio
There's Pele the man, and then Pele the player. And to play like Pele is to play like God.
- Eusebio
Collection: Player
Image of Eusebio
In Scotland, I have to say I'm more fond of Glasgow Rangers - not celtc - and there is a great player who played for them, who is still alive today, Willie Henderson. I met up with him recently when Benfica played celtc again.
- Eusebio
Collection: Player
Image of Kenneth Rogoff
The Indians and Chinese have become brilliant chess professionals. They get on a plane and play all over the world. This has led to dramatic pressure on incomes. Nowadays, the best chess player in Argentina can no longer make a living playing chess.
- Kenneth Rogoff
Collection: Player
Image of Justin Verlander
I think that a starting pitcher has to do something special to be as valuable or more so than a position player.
- Justin Verlander
Collection: Player
Image of Julius Peppers
I want to maximize my potential as a player. I want to be as good as I could possibly be. And if I do that, I think I could be one of the best players out there.
- Julius Peppers
Collection: Player
Image of Julius Peppers
I want to be my own player. I want to be Julius Peppers. I don't want to be the next Lawrence Taylor. I don't want to have to live with his legacy.
- Julius Peppers
Collection: Player
Image of Chris Evert
I can definitely say the same thing [discussing Steffi Graf's claim that she had played against at least one top player who used steroids]. Steroids can really make a difference, physically and mentally. I'd be really disappointed if I had been ranked No. 2 behind someone who took steroids.
- Chris Evert
Collection: Player
Image of Peter Lawrence
One of the biggest benefits of playing box for a young lacrosse player is in the development of lacrosse IQ. Because everyone plays with a short stick [in box lacrosse], you have to focus on being a complete lacrosse player versus specializing as an attackman or d-man. That is how your IQ grows and skills improve.
- Peter Lawrence
Collection: Player
Image of Fabio Capello
In my entire life I have never seen a player of such quality and personality at such a young age, particularly wearing the 'heavy' shirt of one of the world's great clubs.
- Fabio Capello
Collection: Player
Image of Fabio Capello
When I was a player, I'd have a pre-match meal of the biggest lump of fillet steak you could find, followed by rice pudding. Other times I'd have a steak and kidney pie. I'd finish the meal at 12.30 and be playing two-and-a-half hours later.
- Fabio Capello
Collection: Player
Image of Fabio Capello
If you're speaking of a fantasy player, then it has to be Leo Messi as he's so unpredictable. He's an absolute genius.
- Fabio Capello
Collection: Player
Image of Sanath Jayasuriya
No player can represent Sri Lanka in future without good fitness levels
- Sanath Jayasuriya
Collection: Player
Image of Joe Zawinul
But I end up with these bands who have players from literally all over the world.
- Joe Zawinul
Collection: Player
Image of David Lanz
The piano is a divinely inspired instrument, a mirror held up to its player's soul that captures the light and shadow of the performer and reflects them back to the listener.
- David Lanz
Collection: Player
Image of George Farquhar
Vivutur ingenio, that damn'd motto there Seduced me first to me a wicked player.
- George Farquhar
Collection: Player
Image of Johnny Oates
Jeter is a six-tool player...I've never eaten with him so I can't tell you if he has good table mannners, but I would imagine he has those too.
- Johnny Oates
Collection: Player
Image of Holly Johnson
I think the main thing you have to remember when going into the post-season is to stay relaxed. All of the energy and excitement can be overwhelming but the thing I'll try to relay to the younger players is just stay calm and focused.
- Holly Johnson
Collection: Player
Image of Tony Parker
I still have a lot of room for improvement. I need to become a more skilled player.
- Tony Parker
Collection: Player
Image of Carlos Beltran
I pray to God to be a great player, but I want to keep my life.
- Carlos Beltran
Collection: Player
Image of Willie Green
Thanks to all the fans from Detroit and Philly who are recognizing what type of player I am, and I hope they keep supporting the Sixers.
- Willie Green
Collection: Player
Image of Charlie Musselwhite
When (Big) Walter was in the right mood, he could be the most ferocious, the most inventive, the most dangerous harp player I ever heard.
- Charlie Musselwhite
Collection: Player
Image of Dirk Nowitzki
The best player I've ever played against is Kobe Bryant. I have seen him do some stuff that is just unbelievable.
- Dirk Nowitzki
Collection: Player
Image of Dirk Nowitzki
As a newcomer, I was often expected to carry the bags of the older players, or get them burgers. That can make you feel pretty miserable.
- Dirk Nowitzki
Collection: Player
Image of J.J. Cale
Basically, I'm just a guitar player that figured out I wasn't ever gonna be able to buy dinner with my guitar playing so I got into songwriting, which is a little more profitable business.
- J.J. Cale
Collection: Player
Image of Charlie Rose
Gary Player and others have said all of us should all give Arnold Palmer a percentage of our earnings because without you there would be no television contracts and without you it wouldn't be as good for anyone.
- Charlie Rose
Collection: Player
Image of Ashley Cole
I don't think players care too much about stats and statistics.
- Ashley Cole
Collection: Player
Image of Lita Ford
Being a female hard rocker and guitar player, I felt the need to put out a memoir. Almost like a rock 'n' roll women manual for women.
- Lita Ford
Collection: Player
Image of Cameron Sinclair
Treat the world like a failed state, then you can understand the players needed to fix it.
- Cameron Sinclair
Collection: Player
Image of Alex Ferguson
Ronaldo could play for Millwall, QPR, Doncaster Rovers or anyone and he'd score a hat-trick. I'm not sure Messi could do it. Ronaldo's got two feet, he's quick, he's good in the air and he's brave, though Messi's brave too of course. I just think Messi is a Barcelona player.
- Alex Ferguson
Collection: Player
Image of Alex Ferguson
The best have the courage and I say this all the time. The courage to take the ball all the time, the courage to make sure that they are not going to be intimidated by their opponents, and the courage to express themselves at all times and I think that all the great players have got that.
- Alex Ferguson
Collection: Player
Image of Philip Rivers
I've already developed trust in my teammates -as a player and as a person.
- Philip Rivers
Collection: Player
Image of David Stern
Everyone said that the NBA could not possibly make it because it had too many black players.
- David Stern
Collection: Player
Image of Duke Robillard
And a lot of the technique and the little T-Bone phrases that define his style, Chuck Berry, when he rearranged the beat, they became rock 'n roll guitar licks. So in essence, T-Bone was not only the first electric blues guitar player, but he was the first electric rock 'n roll guitar player, really.
- Duke Robillard
Collection: Player
Image of Paul Scholes
When it's over I just want to be able to look in the mirror and say, 'Well, you were a half-decent player.'
- Paul Scholes
Collection: Player
Image of Jack Wilshere
Sad to hear Paul Scholes is retiring, what a player! Top class and a great role model for any young English midfield player!
- Jack Wilshere
Collection: Player
Image of Robbie Keane
Top players don't come much topper than Gerrard and Carragher
- Robbie Keane
Collection: Player
Image of Warren Moon
I was always geared towards either wanting to finish number one or be number one as far as the best player that I could be, or be the best player at my position in the league. I wanted that to be a constant reminder to my teammates that they looked to their leader who is wearing that number, this is what you should strive for as well.
- Warren Moon
Collection: Player
Image of Stephen A. Smith
LeBron James has cemented himself as one of the GREAT PLAYERS of ALL TIME.
- Stephen A. Smith
Collection: Player
Image of Phil Ivey
The biggest thing when you're playing live is that you're sitting across from the player and can get a detailed impression of how they're acting, and whether they're expressing strength or weakness. Online, it's much more about betting patterns and you're using a much narrower range of cues to what they're holding and thinking.
- Phil Ivey
Collection: Player
Image of Dikembe Mutombo
I remember when I came into the NBA, eighteen years ago, there were maybe nine to twelve international players playing in the NBA. Today we've got more than 85, so that tells you how our game has grown at that level.
- Dikembe Mutombo
Collection: Player
Image of Tom Kimmel
Frank Martin is a rarity. Dexterous as a player, writer and singer, he is thoughtful and skilled in his approach and passionate in his delivery. He is a unique, first-class musical personality.
- Tom Kimmel
Collection: Player
Image of Heather Mitts
Some of the players are known as scorers or assists. I guess what I am known as being is an ironwoman.
- Heather Mitts
Collection: Player
Image of Bucky Harris
There are only two things a manager needs to know: When to change pitchers and how to get along with your players.
- Bucky Harris
Collection: Player
Image of Marcus Miller
I was already playing the clarinet and the piano. My father's a piano player. But I wanted to play in a funk band, and the clarinet wasn't fit. So you was "Hey, man, can I sit in?" They're like, "No, man." So I started fooling around with the bass.
- Marcus Miller
Collection: Player
Image of Marcus Miller
It happened to be, from '73 to '78, the five years that, our most glorious years for bass players. We had Larry Graham, with his own band, Stanley Clarke with his own band. We have Bootsy doing his thing. We had Jaco Pastorius. They were all leading their own bands.
- Marcus Miller
Collection: Player
Image of Robert Glaser
Because Microsoft seems to sometimes not trust customer choice, they salt XP with all these little gizmos and trap doors to get people to try Microsoft stuff. But the reality is that we're downloading more players than we ever have on a worldwide basis.
- Robert Glaser
Collection: Player
Image of Jan Timman
When you're good at something, you should continue to do it. Too many players have stopped at a relatively young age.
- Jan Timman
Collection: Player
Image of Jock Stein
Celtic jerseys are not for second best, they don't shrink to fit inferior players
- Jock Stein
Collection: Player
Image of Katie Salen
A game is a system in which players engage in an artificial conflict, defined by rules, that results in a quantifiable outcome.
- Katie Salen
Collection: Player