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Player Quotes by Hakeem Olajuwon
- When I look at the system here and look at my position - not just as a basketball player, but when I look around me…
- When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation,…
- My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.
- When people start comparing him with (Michael) Jordan then that's not a fair comparison. Jordan was a far more superior player in a very tough…
- Allah says in the Qur'an not to despise one another. So the criterion in Islam is not color or social status. It's who is most…
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- I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me. — David Beckham
- The greatest guitar player in the world today for me is Paco de Lucia, who is actually Spanish. — George Benson
- I don't blame the players today for the money. I blame the owners. They started it. They wanna give it to 'em?… — Yogi Berra
- Insurance - an ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is… — Ambrose Bierce
- Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as… — Larry Bird
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- The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson. — Larry Bird
- The best players will play. That's the way it will always be. — Larry Bird