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Player Quotes by John Thorn
- Baseball is not a conventional industry. It belongs neither to the players nor management, but to all of us. It is our national pastime, our…
- And then came the nineties, when management, suddenly frightened that they had ceded control to the players, sought to restore baseball's profitability by 'running the…
- Yes, we've seen it all before. And yes, those who do not study history are condemned to repeat it. But no, the sky is not…
- Award trophies, as opposed to letting the players define and claim their own. Ultimately, pay them to play so that their activity not only resembles…
- Do we settle on a regional team because we can go to its ballpark and see its games on television? Or do we choose a…
- Donning a glove for a backyard toss, or watching a ball game, or just reflecting upon our baseball days, we are players again, forever young.
More Player Quotes
- Between the daylight gambler and the player at night there is the same difference that lies between a careless husband and the… — Honore de Balzac
- I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them. — Ernie Banks
- It would be a lot different for me because there is a lot of information that you need to know about as… — Ernie Banks
- I never would say a player stinks. Ever. I'll tell you their team stinks, and first of all, they know their team… — Charles Barkley
- 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
- Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able… — Larry Bird
- 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