Player Quotes

I am the greatest tennis player. The other players are like coins in my pocket that I give to a homeless man.

I always used to tell my players that we are here to win! And you know what, Al? When you don't win, you lose.

I don't care what other people say. I fight every day to be the best player I can.

Whether we have the best individual players doesnt matter, you have to have the best team

I go over many games collections and pick up something from the style of each player.

I know sometimes I need to be more like M.J., but M.J. also needs to be more like me. He needs to be the player he is with more my mentality.

I want to be the first player to show what Japanese batters can do in the major league.

Player haters be givin' me harsh looks, But I'm tryin to sell records like Garth Brooks.

There is a lot of basketball beyond our control, but a player should never let anyone try harder than he does

I went through baseball as a player to be named later.

Competition is key to developing players. The only practice environment in which you truly develop a player is a competitive arena.

If I could apologise and go back and change history I would do. But the goal is still a goal, Argentina became world champions and I was the best player in the world

To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well.

Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living.

You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball.

I'm so happy to be joining Arsenal, a club which has a great manager, a fantastic squad of players, huge support around the world and a great stadium in London.

The worthy GM never purposely kills players' PCs, He presents opportunities for the rash and unthinking players to do that all on their own.

My dream was to be either a volleyball player or a veterinarian.

Your best player has to set a tone of intolerance for anything that gets in the way of winning

I don't understand referees. It appears like some players can't even be touched, but in my case, everyone can hit me as hard as they can.

The coach's job is to be part servant in helping each player reach his goals within the team concept.

Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.

Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan.

Lyrically I'm supposed to represent, I'm not only the client, I'm the player president

I can't understand why Scholes has never won the player of the year award. He should have won it long ago. Maybe it's because he doesn't seek the limelight like some of the other 'stars'.

When you're trying to build or change a culture, what do you do? I always say to take players from state championship teams because they only know one thing -- winning.

Footwork is one of the primary prerequisites to becoming a great player

You have to go into each match believing you can beat all of the players.

I dont want to return to France, because Ive won everything there - league title, cup, best player, best young player

LeBron James has cemented himself as one of the GREAT PLAYERS of ALL TIME.

I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca!

They tell me that all men are equal in God's eyes, this player (Messi) makes you seriously think about those words.

I've found that prayers work best when you have big players.

One player's selfish attitude can poison a locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish team work

The ability to create and to control the tension of battle is perhaps the principal attainment of the great player.

It just feels good to say we're the best team in the world, with the best player in the world.

I'd rather be a good person off the field than a good baseball player on the field.

If a player is not performing, there are two ways of looking at it. You wait for performance to come, or maybe the moment has arrived where you have to change. I could go either way.

The player who expects a lesson to 'take' without subsequent practice just isn't being honest with himself or fair to his professional.

When it's over I just want to be able to look in the mirror and say, 'Well, you were a half-decent player.'

I'm looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots

To become a good player, you need talent. To become a great player, you need an attitude like Kohli.

A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game.

My dream has come true. I play with the great players and on a great team. I'm smiling and happy and enjoying the time of my life.

I wasn't as critical during games as I was at practice. Players needed confidence during games more than criticism.

The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it. Lesser players play great for a set, but then less.

Some fans keep booing and whistling at me because I'm handsome, rich and a great player. They envy me.

I've been semi-successful. I've done all right but I'm not the player I was. Who do I think will win the world championship? John Higgins. Have I been good for snooker? I don't know.

What I do as an individual player is only important if it helps the team to win. That is the most important thing.

I've always been a player and a person who wanted to be the best at whatever he did.