Player Quotes · Page 242

In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar…

— Ritchie Blackmore

I was a player who was vying to do exactly what everyone else was doing, and I happened to be black.

— Katrina Adams

If we can take young people who excel at the highest levels, put them on the same kind of pedestal as the…

— Benjamin Carson

No single player can stop Antoine Griezmann on his own.

— Lothar Matthaus

To all the positions, I just bring the determination to win. Me being an unselfish player, I think that can carry on…

— LeBron James

If you give a bad player time, he can play. If you give a good player time, he can kill you.

— Brendan Rodgers

Darren Fletcher is the type of player who would walk over hot coals to play for his country, and he has done

— Andy Gray

I tried to talk my daughter out of going with a hockey player but, he's a good kid. He asked me if…

— Phil Esposito

I've got my whole life. There's a lifetime of experience, a lifetime of experiencing the road and the music and different players.…

— Rita Coolidge

I hold it more important to hold the player's confidence than their affection.

— Vince Lombardi

I can give you my personal opinion: love the music, hate the business. It's a screwball business, and there are a lot…

— Justin Timberlake

Playing in the NHL, it's a great job, it's a great life to live, and we just want to have the opportunity…

— P. K. Subban

Obviously, competitive matches are useful for a player, but it's not the be all and end all.

— Marcel Desailly

It is more satisfying to be a bad player at golf. The worse you play, the better you remember the occasional good…

— Nubar Gulbenkian

As a soccer player, the goal isn't to be very bulky. It is more important to even your body out. Make sure…

— Jozy Altidore

Now tell me this. What would you consider the greatest spectator sport in the country today? Would you say it was baseball,…

— Frank Nugent

I'm a cocky sumb**itch. That's what makes me such a great player.

— Anonymous

Selfishness is the greatest challenge for a coach. Most players are more concerned with making themselves better than the team.

— John Wooden

I think I come under the singer/songwriter badge. I've always written songs right from the very beginning. Because of my style of…

— Bert Jansch

Only 38 per cent of players in the Premier League are English; that is a damning statistic. Soon, the England manager will…

— Glenn Hoddle

What happened in the United changing room has happened to me 50 times in my career. I have kicked bottles of mineral…

— Marcello Lippi

Honestly, I believe that you are only as good as your last game. And so there were games and tournaments and days…

— Hayley Wickenheiser

More and more NFL players have been willing their bodies to science so that their brains can be studied even if they…

— Jeffrey Kluger

I got comments about being too small, too short, there haven't been any Asian players and who am I to go out…

— Michael Chang

I would rather play with 10 men than wait for a player who is late for the bus.

— Jose Mourinho