Player Quotes

3631 Player quotes by 1989 unique authors

I don't have bad relationships with my players. But I don't get into long conversations with them either. — Scotty Bowman
I consider the Detroit Red Wings one of the greatest franchises in any sport. For a player to come in and play, it's so special… — Steve Yzerman
It's been a great honor for me to be a player for the Detroit Red Wings, to play for an Original Six franchise. I know… — Steve Yzerman
Because I always try so hard to win and had my troubles in Boston, I was suspended. At playoff time, it hurts not to be… — Unknown Author
I'm at the top of my game so, when I win or lose, I don't freak out...I don't think we can call it a rivalry… — Roger Federer
People know me. I'm not going to produce any cartwheels out there. I'm not going to belong on Comedy Central. I'll always be a tennis… — Pete Sampras
One or two years ago, I didn't know who I was on court and I used to swear a lot. But now I've learned how… — Roger Federer
I'm shocked every time that I've reached so many finals or won against so many players or whatever record it is. It strikes me and… — Roger Federer
I'm not angry. As an athlete ... you should be open to criticism, and you're allowed to be criticized, because not everybody has the same… — Roger Federer
The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work… — Rafael Nadal
As a tennis player you can win and you can lose, and you have to be ready for both. I practised self-control as a kid.… — Rafael Nadal
In your career you have a lot of good moments and bad ones. The important thing is to have enough motivation to keep working all… — Rafael Nadal
When one player is better than you, at this moment, the only thing you can do is work, try to find solutions and try to… — Rafael Nadal
If you want to be a tennis player, then mould yourself on Roger Federer. I won three Wimbledon titles and I wish I could play… — John McEnroe
I like my groundstrokes, I can say. I like it. That's my game - I'm a groundstroke player and I play pretty aggressive. — Novak Djokovic
Tennis players we're always playing in center courts that feel like arenas. And when we get on the court and the crowd cheers your name… — Novak Djokovic
Its silly to say it about a tennis player, but Im an unbelievable hero in Germany. And Germany needs heroes more than any place. — Boris Becker
But to be fair, if you take players from my era to now, the game has changed and the players have many more shots. They… — Ivan Lendl
Many say that (Pete) Sampras is the greatest player. But I say with all due respect to the rest, that he (Roger Federer) is the… — Marat Safin
If you get operated, something can go wrong and you can just say bye-bye to tennis. That's what happened to a lot of soccer players… — Marat Safin
Wimbledon is not the tournament I love. I don't like how they treat the players. There are small things that don't cost them anything and… — Marat Safin
As a tennis player you have to get used to losing every week. Unless you win the tournament, you always go home as a loser.… — Stan Wawrinka
Poets are regarded as handicapped writers whose work must be treated with a tender condescension, such as one accords the athletic achievements of basketball players… — Thomas M. Disch
The game gives us a satisfaction that Life denies us. And for the Chess player, the success which crowns his work, the great dispeller of… — Emanuel Lasker
It is a well known fact that almost all the outstanding chess-players have been first-class analysts. — Mikhail Botvinnik

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