Play Quotes
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I think the biggest challenge for drummers is knowing what not to play. Everybody wants to be recognized, but in a three-minute pop song it’s hard to be recognized if you’re the drummer—and you have to be okay with that.
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You play for the team, you don't play for the fans.
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It was in the back of my mind. I knew once this contract played out, if it had, that I would retire. It’s one of those things where 75% of you wants to be done with it but there’s that 25% that knows you can still do it and still play.
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There were a lot of scoring opportunities out there. If you drive the ball straight, you've got a chance to do some good. The bottom line is you have to play smart.
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The main thing is if we can rotate a bit and not necessarily before a series is decided. If we play against India and we happened to be three up, you are going to see a chance where guys are given a rest.
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Everybody struggles with get tiring as a musician having to play the same songs over and over again on one level or another. That is why you're cast to write the best songs you can. It keeps it going for you. My old man used to tell me be careful what you write you might have to play it for the rest of your life. That is always a challenge and the best way to remedy it is to write.
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I always knew that someone was going to come at me with a script to play God. It's just one of those things, the way your career is unfolding and all the talk about gravitas etc etc, so I had a strong feeling that someone was going to offer me the part of God. I was totally prepared to say, 'Thanks but no thanks,' unless it was a comedy.
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I like to play bad guys, since good guys are always beaten up several times during the movie. Bad guys are beaten only once, in the end.
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If you want to play better, you have to eat better, you have to look out for yourself.
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Everything you do is different, and you find different chords in every character that you play that strike true with you.
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I'm too young to play lawyers. But I've been really lucky because I never got labeled. I never did the John Hughes thing. I did adult movies. I'm not bragging or anything, but I think that I've chosen really good roles. I've played different people and showed that I have a little bit of range.
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Too often, they play to whatever group is the loudest down at City Hall, and they buy them off, essentially.
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Ball position is everything in iron play. If you aren't careful about it, you can create some major problems in your game just by getting an inch or two off.
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I don't want to play in pain. I'm 25, it's my life.
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Of what use, however, is a general certainty that an insect will not walk with his head hindmost, when what you need to know is the play of inward stimulus that sends him hither and thither in a network of possible paths?
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The fact that the 7 hours time control allows us to play a great deep game is not of great importance for mass-media.
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Music has pretty much taken over my life. I told my dad I wanted to play in a band and make lots of money. He told me I should get out of my fantasy world because it was a million-to-one chance. Now when I'm playing guitar or drums and he tells me to go do my studies, I tell him I can't--because I'm working. He just looks at me, shakes his head, laughs, and says, 'You lucky bastard.'
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You can concede to an opponent something he hasn't earned. It's one thing to underestimate an opponent. But maybe the worst thing is to overestimate. You always play your strengths. But that doesn't mean you become predictable.
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At least 80 percent of the success of the football team is determined by the fight and spirit that they put into their play.
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Judge me on how I play football, or judge me on when you meet me.
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You can play anyone if you're open enough. It's a form of possession. Each time you work on something, you allow yourself to be possessed by creating the environment for it. Then you allow the possession to happen - but not at the expense of your sanity or of your identity.
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Play because it's fun, and not to become a pro. If your goal is to become pro, the best way to realize that is by loving what you do.
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The season is not over. This is Week 17 and we want to finish strong. I can rest later. They pay me to play.
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It's great to play live. I love it and appreciate it more than I did in the early days. It's a central part of being in A-ha.
