Players Quotes
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“I had to lift players' expectations. They should never give in. I said that to them all the time: "If you give in once, you'll give in twice.”
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I want to be honest with you: The players I played with and the coaches I had...they were directly responsible for my being here. I want you all to remember that. I always will.
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We have young studs, ... They are not only really good players but advanced and good people. They know how to act. It's fun to watch these guys. I'm just excited to be a part of it.
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He makes the players feel relaxed and lets them play the game. He doesn't put pressure on the players. Sometimes, if you make a mistake, a manager will push you. He just talks to you about it like nothing happened.
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There are always good players out there. You just have to be in the right place at the right time.
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Certainly I thought that was important for us. Particularly when you've got new receivers, you want to get in some kind of a groove there.
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I liked playing with David Eckstein (former Angels shortstop). I'm not talking about players with top skills, I'm sure there were players with way more skill than him, but there were very few people in the league that had the heart like him.
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Systems win! Believe in your system, and then sell it to your players.
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Most of the players have grown to like the course more and more. I think it helps that we don't change locations. The Players has grown in popularity because it stays in Jacksonville. The fact the Players Championship doesn't move around has helped people accept the golf course. If you want to be a good player, you'd better learn to like it.
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You need players that stand for emotion in football. Football today is a game for television.
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Other members of the team and players from different clubs called me after the announcement and told me 'you have to be there, it's important for the team'.
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I don't like to see players tossed off needlessly.
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I'm at the stage of my career when it's not only about winning and developing players, it's about having fun. That's a void in your life right now, but it's something you're going to have here.
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Ballplayers, like everyone else, like to get told they did something right.
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With seven new players, we're never going to have an experienced lineup. This is who we are. We're a very young and inexperienced basketball team. But they're willing to play hard.
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Players sometimes need to feel important and loved by the club.
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The World Cup in 2010 is going to be the most inspirational thing ever to hit the streets in South Africa. For the first time, the World Cup won't just be something that is happening on the other side of the world think about the excitement-the biggest players, from all over the world, will be playing football in a stadium just round the corner from home.
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Winning is irrelevant when you’re 11 or 12 years old. It really is it. At youth tournaments, I look at the technical ability of the players. Whether the team wins or loses - I don’t care.
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I told the commissioner that by the end of the year, I'll have pure white hair from coaching these guys. When you have young players like this, they'll drive you absolutely crazy, especially after you get spoiled by the teams I had the last couple of years.
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And sometimes I have to tell the players: It's a game—it's sport.
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You look at all the great players that they've had and the potential of playing in Yankee Stadium.
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We've completed what we consider a very challenging and demanding schedule, ... With the games we have set up during the non-conference portion of our schedule, we feel it gives our players an opportunity to gain valuable experience before facing the rugged Big 12 Conference.
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I've got a great repertoire with my players.
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A lot of NBA owners sit at the midcourt. But we love being under the basket and seeing the players.
