League Quotes
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I don't know what drives me to succeed. I know I want to always do the best I can.I guess I was maybe in little league baseball as far as I wanted to be good at that. But school, I certainly wasn't the best at that.
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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.
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You don't have to go to Harvard to figure out that the Big East is the best league in the country. You don't have to be a genius. A dummy like me can figure that out. When I look at my coach of the year candidates, Jamie Dixon is in my top five. Jamie has done a fantastic job. He has lost some heartbreakers on the road, but that's because winning on the road in the Big East is so difficult. They've been able to win at home. And that's the key when you play in a tough league. You better win your home games.
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How's the game changed in my 15 years in the league? Well, we used to be called hard-working players. Now we're overpaid crybabies.
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He's playing on one leg. We're a banged-up team, a young team. Our backs are to the wall a little bit in this league.
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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.
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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.
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Once the rugby league finished, those that actually like the oval sports, the rugby league and the AFL, swapped from Channel Nine to Ten, so there was some very heartening figures there for AFL in Sydney, particularly in the last hour of football.
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He's an explosive player and he made plays. He's slippery. That's why he's the best receiver in the league.
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Anytime you get a win in this league, it's a blessing.
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This is my third year in the league and it's my first time in first place. It's feeling pretty good. I'm going to savor the moment.
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It's up to the national associations and their leagues to limit the entry of foreign players.
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The way we played here, we could win the league, the Champions League and the cup.
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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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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.
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My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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He was the perfect guy for the times. He stabilized this league and he kept labor peace and he kept the sport No. 1.
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Every mob, in its ignorance and blindness and bewilderment, is a League of Frightened Men that seeks reassurance in collective action.
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V.L.A.D.: Vampire League Against Discrimination.
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Not only in our league, but I think they have to be one of best backcourts in college basketball.
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We have to let go of some really good players, people who can end up starting somewhere else in this league. We got a team full of stars. I've been talking with the guys. Hopefully, everybody comes to camp with their A game.
