League Quotes
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Hearing the way we can dance in and out of a few different worlds and keep the music credible. It just feels like a natural progression to take this to the bigger leagues.
Nathan Vincent Duvall
Disciples
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On the Russian revolutionaries:To leave your parents, faithful and loyal subjects of the Emperor, to leave your profession, to desist from having children, to lose your fortune, and to give up your civil honor, all for revolutionary conviction, makes for a league of more practical proof than any religious order.
Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy
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My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Steve Carlton
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It's up to the national associations and their leagues to limit the entry of foreign players.
Sepp Blatter
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When people start comparing him with (Michael) Jordan then that's not a fair comparison. Jordan was a far more superior player in a very tough league, he was very creative. That's not taking away anything from LeBron because he is a great player, but it is not a fair comparison because Jordan is a far superior player.
Hakeem Olajuwon
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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.
Big Money
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I think it's absolutely crucial to make the next step to run this league similar to all other professional leagues (with cost certainty).
Keith Pelley
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History is always important and I don't think you should ever kick in this league. I agree that when you do, you pay the price for it, but this is an extreme price. Using your skate is a problem, no question.
Bryan Murray
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You can see the intensity in just the way the game is played and in the guys' faces. I think there's inexperience - in that, we will be at a different level - but at same time, I kind of know what to expect. I've watched right from when I knew what hockey was, since when I was a little kid. I grew up watching the league all the time, and the playoffs. There are games every night of the week, so I loved it. Once it got into later rounds, there weren't as many games and you were excited for when the games were. It was a lot of fun.
Eric Staal
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It's important that top clubs don't lose sight of the fact that it's the English Premier League and English players should be involved.
Alan Pardew
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The league is crazy. It's hard to win in this league, and you have teams coming at you every week with players just as good as you.
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
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The league is sending a clear-cut message: We want a great brand of hockey, we want it to be exciting. I think we've reached that goal so far in the season and incidents where there will be an intent to injure or there will be an injury, there will be a price to play.
Bob Hartley
