Player Quotes
-
To risk what he is potentially risking to want to stay out on the field, that's just the toughness that he has. That really speaks to what he thinks of this team and what he is as a player.
-
I've learned to never expect or require performances that exceed the player's ability. If they just equal their ability, that's what you want.
-
I was never much of a bass player.
-
Remember this: The house doesn't beat the player. It just gives him the opportunity to beat himself.
-
I had Micah Richards as a player at 16 and he was a man then. What is he now? A bigger man, probably
-
He's by far, I think, the best rookie this season. And he's going to be a great player for a long time.
-
When I was 9 years old, I wanted to be the baritone sax player in the Little Richard band.
-
I like being on the floor, listening in on the huddles. It makes me feel like a player again.
-
Every time you take a step, even when you don't want to. . . . When it hurts, when it means you rub chins with death, or even if it means dying, that's good. Anything that moves ahead, wins. No chess game was ever won by the player who sat for a lifetime thinking over his next move.
-
The players who said I am the dirtiest player in the league, it's ultimately their opinion, but I would love to hear from many of them on their true opinion on that.
-
Oh, my God, I don't think any player can look forward to or expect to a career of so many Grand Slam wins or title wins or being so long at the top of the game.
-
I definitely think with a lot of hard work, I can be a better player than I was last year, and hopefully, continue to raise the bar every year.
-
I'm at the top of my game so, when I win or lose, I don't freak out...I don't think we can call it a rivalry yet. There's just to many great players around.
-
Basketball is sort of an interesting sport that, you know, the top player on your team makes so much more of an impact than the top player in any other sport.
-
You always miss a great player, but I think the players on this team have taken a lot of pride in overcoming obstatcles when we have a player down ? not only the offensive players, but the defensive players. We were very fortunate that we played that well.
-
You build a player like you build a house. You start with the foundations. The fundamentals.
-
I know that here and when I was in Philly, they did the best they could to keep their best player. Ultimately, that decision is going to come down to the player, but they have to do their best to keep them happy. Thus far, they've done that here.
-
Anytime you see a player accidentally make a play like that, you want to pick him up.
-
A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
-
It's not so much about how good a player you are, its how cool you are.
-
One of the hardest parts of practice is the criticism a player takes from his coaches. Some players think a coach has it in for them when a flaw in style is pointed out ... I know that when things start going wrong, for one, I get the coach to keep his eye on me to see what I'm suddenly doing wrong. I can't see it or I wouldn't be doing it in the first place.
-
If you love Senegal so much, why don't you play for them?
-
When players are used to winning, they put out a little more. Basketball 3rd winningest coach (regular season and playoffs) in NBA history; won 1,037 times in 20 years.
-
Once in a while, I played second base; once in a while, outfield. But those were just pickup games and softball leagues. So when I bought the Yankees, I tried to stay one pace ahead of the players.
