Player Quotes
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I felt like the Germans were being mean to me at training, but they were actually just trying to help. I learned really quick - which made me a better player. I'm appreciative of the way they treated me. It's just the language and, of course, as an American, I had to learn that. No offense to them; I love them to death, and I love my teammates.
Ali Krieger
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At 49, I can say something I never would have said when I was a player, that I'm a better person because of my failures and disgraces.
Bill Walton
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You could ask any position player and they'll tell you: pitchers aren't athletes.
Curt Schilling
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I always said to myself that if I thought I slipped and could not be the player that I want to be, then it was time for me to go.
Joe Sakic
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Everybody's fast and strong, but to go out there and throw pass-rush moves or be able to do something different on the run to get them off balance. Anybody can run into somebody, but if you can shake them a little bit at the line, that's what's helped me out as a player.
Malik Jackson
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That song has the full extent of my mandolin abilities; I'm not a good mandolin player at all.
John Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Every player has the option to have metal spikes or other spikes or whatever they feel most comfortable in.
Bernhard Langer
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Golf is growing, and there are more good young players, but you don't see them going abroad. It's so expensive to travel.
Retief Goosen
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I'm just playing basketball. I just want to be a great player. That's it. That's all I'm thinking about. If the other stuff comes, it comes, but I'm just fortunate to play in the NBA Finals and just to play basketball, period.
Kawhi Leonard
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I'm still a huge Yankees fan. Growing up, Jeter was my guy, but Bernie Williams was my favorite player.
Action Bronson
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Magic was always my favorite. I think Jordan was the best player ever, but Magic was my personal favorite.
Chauncey Billups
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Have I ever pretended to be something? I think back in college I think I might have told a girl that I was a professional tennis player once. And then, of course, she had never heard of me so I had to dig deeper. 'I'm just sort of on the playing satellites. You know, I'm kind of working my way up. I'm not ranked in the top 100 or anything.'
James Roday
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A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team.
Pat Riley
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The World Cup is a very important way to measure the good players, and the great ones. It is a test of a great player.
Pele
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I don't like the word 'rock star' or 'super star.' I am a guitar player, a songwriter who got lucky because I stayed at it and didn't give up, long enough that people noticed me.
Randy Bachman
The Guess Who
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Winning a ring is everybody's goal, whether you're a player or a coach.
Patrick Ewing
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I was a pretty lousy bass player. But the band I was in couldn't find a bass player in our small town and it was more important to have a bass than keyboards, so that's what I did.
Anne Boleyn
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And it hurts as a player, that you put a lot of hard work in during the week, and at the end of the week, Sunday, when you get on the field, that's when they acknowledge about the hard work that you put in throughout the week. That's actually a disappointment.
Randy Moss
