Player Quotes
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I want the single player experience.
Wayne Brady -
The excitement of the fans in Montreal, especially in the playoffs, I don't think you can get that anywhere else. For a hockey player, I kind of wish everyone could go through that and experience what it is to play there. It's very unique.
Saku Koivu
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I was planning to be a baseball player until I ran into something called a curveball. And that set me back.
Ben Chandler -
I kept thinking, 'this must be the coolest job - I'd like to be a professional baseball player.' They were getting paid to play a game, and what a cool lifestyle that was.
Cal Ripken, Jr. -
Everyone who watches me play knows I am an honest player.
Wayne Rooney -
There's not a pill or an injection that's going to give me, going to give any player the hand-eye coordination to hit a baseball.
Mark McGwire -
In England, footballers are respected more, the game is more noble, there's less cheating. Every Spaniard who goes loves it - and comes back a better player. If I had ever left, it would have been to England.
Xavi -
If you're equally good as this Latin player, guess who's going to get sent home? I know a lot of players that are home now can outplay a lot of these guys.
Gary Sheffield
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The way I see it, Messi is the best player in history. He is the one who changes the course of games; he's the best. There is no comparison in my view; he's the world number one and by a margin.
Xavi -
You're going to have disappointments. But how you handle those disappointments is the important thing for you and everybody that's around you. That's what I found from being not only a player but also a coach.
Ara Parseghian -
The media and marketing deluge has spawned a new type of Wall Street loser: the armchair momentum player. These are novice investors who engage in short-term stock buying and selling based on media reports or an expert's enthusiasm.
Gary Weiss -
My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.
Magnus Carlsen -
Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine.
Sally Ride -
I'm the most loyal player money can buy.
Don Sutton
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Before being a player, I was a diehard fan of Roma, so I know what the fans felt when we won.
Francesco Totti -
Sports in Indonesia aren't being supported by the government. The rewards you get as a young player don't match the effort you put in. I want to be different from other athletes, if not better, and I want to make something good out of my profile and help the younger players have opportunities.
Taufik Hidayat -
The support from back home has been more than I ever expected. They always knew me as the lacrosse player or the girl playing field hockey. Now they're seeing me on national TV, and they've been so supportive.
Brynn Cartelli -
It is no mean feat to come second to a player like that. It's not easy for me to say something like that.
Ian Wright -
I was a piano player. I love piano playing. I just love all music.
Maceo Parker -
I was being groomed to be a tennis player for sure. My grandparents and parents realised I had a natural athletic ability and if I was forced to do it, I could probably do well. But all I wanted was to play pretend.
Dakota Fanning
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I did not work hard in order to achieve more and to remain at the level of the player that I am and that I can be.
Pablo Sandoval -
I didn't have a record player.
Harrison Birtwistle -
I've always felt I had the ability to be a good, elite defender in this league on the wing. I just need to lock in. I feel if I pick that up, I can be a very good all-around player.
Zach LaVine -
I definitely grew up as a small-town... I guess you could call it the 'small-town football player,' according to the stereotype. I wasn't involved in music at all.
Sam Hunt