Player Quotes · Page 34

Don't hate the player, Todd, hate the game.

— Josh Mathews

I just want to stay fit, as every player does.

— Andy Carroll

I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my…

— Ryan Lochte

Even though he lived on the beach in college, he didn't have a tan. Now that's a serious player!

— Bill Fitch

Baseball's time is seamless and invisible, a bubble within which players move at exactly the same pace and rhythms as all their…

— Roger Angell

If Congress is going to investigate baseball players about whether or not they told the truth, how can we justify giving the…

— Edward Snowden

I think in the lifetime of a tennis player there are many times where you feel that tremendous confidence.

— Gabriela Sabatini

The NBA is a culture shock for college kids, and even more so for kids from another country. The NBA is a…

— Austin Ainge

I would never recruit a player who yells at his teammates, disrespected his high school coach, or scores 33 points a game…

— Dean Smith

I was a baseball player, I taught baseball, and all of a sudden I was in the business world. Now I used…

— Willie Mays

He has been named as the heir apparent of the great Argentine hero, Diego Maradona, by journalists, players, and Maradona himself, alike.…

— Franz Beckenbauer

You learn as a player not to listen to the criticism. Many of the people who put out that criticism might not…

— Cal Ripken, Jr

It is rare when you have the opportunity to get a top-10 player.

— Tom Thibodeau

We should not compare humans to God, but Messi is a godly player.

— Franz Beckenbauer

Someone who has juggled the ball in the air during a game, after which four defenders of the opponent get the time…

— Johan Cruijff

When I look back on when I grew up, not even football players lifted weights. That was back 50 years ago.

— Jack Nicklaus

Every player has a chip on their shoulder about something.

— Donovan McNabb

While I was coaching, I believe the motivation talk I gave my players that achieved the best results was in reference to…

— Bill Sharman

Every step of the way I think you learn something that makes you a better player, and all those lessons really come…

— Stephen Curry

I'm the most loyal player money can buy.

— Don Sutton

Today was about execution, period. Every single player, all of us in the dressing room right now, we’re embarrassed because that’s not…

— Abby Wambach

Ibiza is a popular vacation place for a lot of the players in Spain. If you go in the summer, there are…

— Xavi

I think the most important goal I scored in Spain was the first one because people were wary about me coming over…

— David Beckham

I wanted to prove people wrong who didn't think I could play at this level. I also wanted to take care of…

— Jermaine O'Neal

It's just that [the Hawks have made] a lot of changes. A lot of their great players have moved on. They have…

— Mike Modano