Circles Quote by Rudolph Straeuli

Players who are late say that their time is more important than the team.

— Don Meyer

As the players get younger and younger, and the teams value younger players, the players' best years are when they're being paid the least.

— Trevor Bauer

I think great players can play in any year, that's why they're great. A lot of it is down to the mental approach.

— Ian Rush

The season starts too early and finishes too late and there are too many games in between.

— Bill Veeck

Great players have bad years.

— Joey Votto

You've got to remember, the older you get the slower you get. I've seen a lot of players get old ... if I can…

— Hank Aaron

Most of the great players leave the game under their terms.

— Shannon Sharpe

As a player leaving early, you always look back and wonder what could have been. But you have to be happy with your decisions,…

— Gilbert Arenas

I think most young players who take off from the start are usually put in a situation where they are surrounded by good, veteran…

— Shawn Kemp

You know, when you look at it, a lot of the time you have guys that have one or two good years - you…

— Bobby Wagner

It's not often you see great players just improve year after year after year.

— Dawn Staley

The game [football] has moved on a lot but still, ask most players and they will tell you that pre-season isn't their favourite time…

— Colin Kazim-Richards