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Players 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…
- 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.
- But the citizens of Cincinnati loved their Reds because they won, no matter what their addresses had been the year before. They rooted for the…
More Players Quotes
- I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them. — Ernie Banks
- I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me. — David Beckham
- 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
- 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 players will play. That's the way it will always be. — Larry Bird
- Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated. — Ritchie Blackmore
- I had given up the guitar between '75 and '78. I completely lost interest. I was sick of hearing other guitar players… — Ritchie Blackmore
- In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar… — Ritchie Blackmore
- Theatre director: a person engaged by the management to conceal the fact that the players cannot act. — James Agate
- What really turns me on about technology is not just the ability to get more songs on MP3 players. The revolution -… — Bono
- I went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as bright, intelligent, virtuosic players. — David Bowie