Player Quotes · Page 36

Torres was easily the best player I have ever played with in my career. I loved him. And when he approached me…

— Steven Gerrard

I've been in just about every situation as a player and coach and manager. I've been in the playoffs, World Series, and…

— Don Baylor

Lionel Messi is very much the team player, while Cristiano is very ego-driven.

— Jurgen Klinsmann

I started in the lowest league in baseball, and I worked my way all the way up to Triple A and then…

— Tommy Lasorda

Obviously, there is not one player in the world that doesn't like making shots.

— Manu Ginobili

I do not know how it is to be a great player, to be a Hall of Famer. I want to learn.

— Karl-Anthony Towns

The best part about being a Blazer is the fans. The fans here are so loyal it feels like a college team…

— LaMarcus Aldridge

I was lucky to get a professional contract. I wasn't that sort of talent that is considered to be a professional player.

— Per Mertesacker

When I was in the NFL, whenever I got cut from a team I would do paintings of the players, they would…

— Terry Crews

The reality is that players can't play forever.

— Cal Ripken, Jr

I would never bring in a player to make a statement.

— Peter Schmeichel

I think in the future we need to look at our youth department to provide more players for the first team think…

— Arsene Wenger

I just think winners win. And guys who won all the way through high school and college, the best player at every…

— Tony Dungy

Kyrie is a shifty player.

— Christian Wood

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

— Sunil Gavaskar

When one player is better than you, at this moment, the only thing you can do is work, try to find solutions…

— Rafael Nadal

Every player loves to score goals, but hat-tricks should be savoured, as they don't happen very often.

— Diego Forlan

I never yelled at my players much. That would have been artificial stimulation, which doesn't last very long. I think it's like…

— John Wooden

He (Ted Simmons) didn't sound like a baseball player. He said things like 'nevertheless' and 'if, in fact.

— Dan Quisenberry

Sad to hear news about Michael Weiner, deepest condolences to his loved ones. His sacrifices as head of players union will not…

— Jose Bautista

In the current FIDE World Championship, on the knock-out system, weaker players have good chances. Those, who in a long match would…

— Vladimir Kramnik

There is something about Game 7 that there's a memory there for you for sure. You want to be a coach or…

— Mike Babcock

The E Street band casts a pretty wide net. Our influences go all the way back to the early primitive garage music,…

— Bruce Springsteen

People come to see the players. Nobody ever bought a ticket to see a manager.

— Larry Goetz

I'm sure that any current or past player of mine would tell you that the balls we practice with are as bad…

— Bill Belichick