Players Quotes · Page 48

My job is to bring in players I think can help this team, regardless of where they're playing.

— Jill Ellis

You don't see too many attacking flair players continuing until their mid-30s at a high level.

— Gareth Barry

I love humorous games. I love to laugh, and I think it's a really great way to attract players.

— Kim Swift

When I moved to Hull and I was playing against players in the Premier League, maybe I pinched myself then.

— Andrew Robertson

The fact that we write about it doesn't mean we play better than ordinary players at all.

— Al Alvarez

A big reason why you take a chance on a 34-year-old who has bags of experience, is a great player is to…

— Steve Nicol

I enjoy talking to players I grew up watching and working out how they achieved success.

— Kane Williamson

Almost all the great players I admire performed well deep into their 30s and their 40s, almost all of them, and I…

— Joey Votto

We all know that players will hit a few more home runs than usual in some years and a few less in…

— Leonard Mlodinow

Players that come from non-league don't ever want to go back there, so they have more fight in them to make sure…

— Michail Antonio

Of course, the best thing, if you play in the Premier League, you can always develop further as a player, and you…

— Mesut Ozil

I kept my speeches short as captain. I focused on the key points of the opposition of the day. As coach, I…

— Franz Beckenbauer

There is a finite group of major financial players... and overall, the best thing for all of us is to be in…

— Gary Cohn

Tennis players need to be very focused and very intense, and I can show tennis players are not just hitting the little…

— Tomas Berdych

I celebrated great successes alongside exceptional players like Philipp Lahm, Thomas Mueller, Manuel Neuer, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Miroslav Klose, Luca Toni, and Franck…

— Toni Kroos

The day I left baseball, I became smart. When I was in baseball, I played for the love of the game. I'd…

— Chuck Connors

When I look back over my career, having an opportunity to compete against really good players like Lester Hayes are some of…

— Steve Largent

I think playing with great players and great teams, I've been given opportunities to succeed.

— Brad Marchand

Some coaches don't want their players to be the stars. They want their systems to be the stars.

— Troy Aikman

When you care about the players you are working with, that's when they want to play hard for you.

— Sean McVay

Let's say that the teams I played in were all excellent. I played with many, many great players and incredible teams.

— Clarence Seedorf

To play with one of the greatest doubles players of all time in Mike Bryan was super-fun.

— Jack Sock

Football players don't play to salvage things. We enjoy winning. That's what you do.

— Ryan Clark

A lot of the players who've done so well aren't necessarily the big names: James Tomkins, Luka Milivojevic to name two.

— Roy Hodgson

It's rewarding to be recognized by the fans and other players for my abilities and to be able to represent the Arizona…

— Larry Fitzgerald

Players such as Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Pirlo and Mirko Vucinic are all world-class.

— David Trezeguet

Phil Foden is going to be one of the best players in the world, if not the best.

— Joao Cancelo

I think it's bad in a way for junior players and college players to feel they must be number one.

— Mats Wilander

One thing we were looking for from the start was players who really fit together, who sounded in tune.

— Neville Marriner

When brands advertise with sports players, it inspires people to be part of and play sport.

— Hima Das

“Life is a game where fair players are winners! But as for the "injury causers", "red-card" sees their end off!”

— Israelmore Ayivor

A lot of NBA owners sit at the midcourt. But we love being under the basket and seeing the players.

— Stephen Pagliuca

Players are under enough pressure to perform from fans and the media without a manager complicating matters further in public.

— Eniola Aluko

At the end of the day, you can only use the players you have and play to their strengths.

— Eidur Gudjohnsen

As players we have to be careful what we put out there and make sure everything we do is appropriate. And it…

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

There are players you see from League Two on YouTube you'd say could play in the Premier League, because there are glimpses…

— Ben White

I am very much a Red Sox fan; I can name you more players than you could possibly imagine. It's just part…

— Bill de Blasio

I don't need the Ballon d'Or to know I'm the best. It matters more to some players

— Zlatan Ibrahimovic

I play with good players. So it makes it a lot easier when you're playing with the guys I'm able to play…

— Brad Marchand

Obviously, I know there are players here who earn more than twice what I do. But that's not the issue for me.

— Shaun Wright-Phillips