Player for player, thereâs â¨no better working band in jazz than The Cookers. Votes: 3
Andy GilbertI Pray That A Tennis Player Should Emerge From Ranchi As MS Dhoni Emerged For Cricket Votes: 3
Sania MirzaMy name is not 'The Best Player in Baseball.' My name is George Kenneth Griffey, Jr. Votes: 3
Ken Griffey, Jr.What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player. Votes: 2
John WoodenA coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players. Votes: 2
Knute RockneI may not be the most physically tough player, but I think mentally I'm right up there. Votes: 1
Dirk NowitzkiThe day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player. Votes: 1
Lionel MessiI'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands. Votes: 1
Adam JonesI think a player constantly improves his understanding of chess with experience. Votes: 0
Yasser SeirawanThe greatest hockey player who ever lived: Bobby Orr, and I love him. Votes: 0
Donald Stewart CherryZidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player. Votes: 0
Zinedine ZidaneHe's a gritty hockey player, he's got good vision, he's an intelligent player. Votes: 0
John MucklerLionel Messi is very much the team player, while Cristiano is very ego-driven. Votes: 0
Jurgen KlinsmannI hold it more important to hold the player's confidence than their affection. Votes: 0
Vince LombardiA player should never be selfish and should always contribute to team's victory. Votes: 0
Shahid AfridiYou could ask any position player and they'll tell you: pitchers aren't athletes. Votes: 0
Curt SchillingThis obligation to move can be a burden to a player without strategic vision. Votes: 0
Garry KasparovNo baritone player should be afraid of the noise it makes. Harry Carney isn't! Votes: 0
Pepper AdamsThe sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance. Votes: 0
Phil JacksonVivutur ingenio, that damn'd motto there Seduced me first to me a wicked player. Votes: 0
George FarquharCristiano is better than Messi, without a doubt. He's more of an all-round player Votes: 0
Usain BoltBeing a team player should not imply a demand for simple obedience and conformity. Votes: 0
Alfie KohnWhen I was a player, I worried only about myself. Good money and easy work. Votes: 0
Mickey CochraneI can be one of the dominant players, maybe the dominant player, in the East. Votes: 0
Antonio McDyessIf Lebron was playing in the late 80's and early 90's, just an average player Votes: 0
Dennis RodmanI always dreamt of being a basketball player. A dream that only I believed in. Votes: 0
David DuchovnyEvery girl who has dated a football player ... They all have sex the same way. Votes: 0
Kim KardashianKobe Bryant is the most talented player in the game today; he could do anything. Votes: 0
Alonzo MourningI had no trouble communicating, the player's just didn't like what I had to say. Votes: 0
Frank RobinsonI lost to a better player who played some courageous tennis and deserved to win. Votes: 0
Novak DjokovicI was hell-bent on being a soccer player all through junior high and high school. Votes: 0
James SnyderI was a professional athlete, the best baseball player in the world at one point. Votes: 0
Jose CansecoYou must have your player's heads and hearts before they will do anything for you Votes: 0
Lawrence FrankWithout a doubt, Eddie Van Halen is the greatest guitar player who has ever lived. Votes: 0
Zakk WyldePele was a complete player. I didn't see him live obviously, because I wasn't born Votes: 0
David BeckhamAs a player, I like playing as much cricket as possible, irrelevant of the format. Votes: 0
Suresh RainaIf a jazz player is really playing, the classical player will have to respect him. Votes: 0
Wes MontgomeryTime is a player. Time is part of today, not simply a measure of its passing. Votes: 0
Jeanette WintersonI'm an old guitar player who has fallen into television and is so happy he did. Votes: 0
Chuck LorreHe's not only a good player, but he's spiteful in the nicest sense of the word. Votes: 0
Ron AtkinsonThere are always ups and downs when you lose a player the caliber of Matt Ryan. Votes: 0
Rich GunnellWe will always make sure player health and safety is our No. 1 priority in the NFL. Votes: 0
Roger GoodellThe last player you want the ball to go to is the best player on the planet. Votes: 0
Steven GerrardRahul Dravid is a player who would walk on broken glass if his team asks him to Votes: 0
Navjot Singh SidhuI would rather play with 10 men than wait for a player who is late for the bus. Votes: 0
Jose MourinhoI'm a baseball player. I'm also a guy who mows his lawn and plays with his dog. Votes: 0
Scott RolenBeing a day player, period, is one of the hardest things you can do as an actor. Votes: 0
Bryan CranstonI do not consider myself a guitar player. My father is a guitar player - I'm not. Votes: 0
Rufus WainwrightI am more mature. I'm a better football player. I just feel like this is my time. Votes: 0
Ricky WilliamsI've worked on the physical side and I think I'm a player that can do most things. Votes: 0
Jamie RedknappThe tough player is the one who is difficult to play against and easy to play with Votes: 0
Jay BilasI'd rather be a good person off the field than a good baseball player on the field. Votes: 0
Bryce HarperWhy can't I be MVP of the league? Why can't I be the best player in the league? Votes: 0
Derrick RoseKenny Dalglish is a hero of mine and is the best player to ever wear a red shirt. Votes: 0
Steven GerrardI try to take what's given to me and then mold it to be a better football player. Votes: 0
Troy PolamaluI don't care what other people say. I fight every day to be the best player I can. Votes: 0
Steve NashI wasn't expecting to do what I'm doing now...I've grown as a player and as a man. Votes: 0
Josh HowardIf you mess around with jazz, you better have a good drummer and a good bass player.
Gunther SchullerI can play in the 11 positions because a good player can play anywhere on the pitch.
Zlatan IbrahimovicThe past is remembered as if it were a drama in which the self was the leading player
Anthony GreenwaldI cannot comment on any player who has ongoing criminal charges and legal situations.
Bill BelichickSometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.
Scottie PippenCooperate on move one; thereafter, do whatever the other player did the previous move.
Anatol RapoportI definitely think moving around helped shape me and has helped me be a better player.
Charles TillmanHe can be a great player in this league if he learns how to say two words: "I'm full."
Jerry GlanvilleYou can't be considered a great player unless you win Wimbledon. That's the way it is.
Mats WilanderTo be sure of winning, invent your own game, and never tell any other player the rules.
Ashleigh BrilliantThere is only one player who is doing things that I could never do - and that is Messi.
Francesco TottiI want to be the first player to show what Japanese batters can do in the major league.
Ichiro SuzukiIf I'm not a jazz player all the time, I've at least been cued in to what I do by jazz.
Keith JarrettI am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player. I was born to play baseball.
Roberto ClementeLyrically I'm supposed to represent, I'm not only the client, I'm the player president
The Notorious B.I.G.I have a much greater ambition to be the best racket player than the best prose writer.
William HazlittTo play a match for the World Championship is the cherished dream of every chess player.
David BronsteinI love sports. If I could be a baseball player I would. I just am not good at it at all.
Eric HutchinsonI've grown a lot as a player. I learned a lot, and I just have to keep building on that.
Jake MatthewsThere are so many good guitarists out there, I am by no means a very good guitar player.
Marnie SternHe's the sort of player whose brain doesn't always know where his legs are carrying him.
Nick Farr-JonesI have never discussed a player contract with an agent and I like to think I never will.
Walter O'MalleyIf I was smart enough to be a doctor, I'd be a doctor. I ain't, so I'm a football player.
Dick ButkusI'm more of a rhythmic player. My soloing is pretty much limited to playing slide guitar.
George ThorogoodMark my words: If Shaun Rogers is healthy, he'll be the NFL defensive player of the year.
Matt MillenIt was never my first choice to be a singer/guitar player. I really wanted to play drums.
Ryan AdamsAt Texas, I was a football player playing baseball. And the way I play I think I still am.
Adam DunnI like the tag of being the world's most expensive player. It's an honour and a privilege.
Alan ShearerIf you worry about what everyone is trying to do, you become a spectator and not a player.
Brent WeeksI'm going to go out and try to be the best player I can be and help the Chicago Bears win.
Brian GrieseWhen I was 9 years old, I wanted to be the baritone sax player in the Little Richard band.
David BowieI had a life-long ambition to be a professional baseball player, but nobody would sign me.
Gerald R. FordI'm glad I stayed in school four years. It matured me as a man and as a basketball player.
Josh HowardMy mother said I would have more chances to become a tennis player than a football player.
Marat SafinNdamukong Suh is the best player in this generation to hit free agency since Reggie White.
Mark DominikWhat Messi brings to a team, no other player can bring. Messi can break a match wide open.
Mauricio PochettinoMy favorite player is Tiger Woods. I think I can beat Tiger when I'm 20. It's a life goal.
Michelle WieRussel Westbrook is a guy that impacts the game maybe like no other player in this league.
Russell WestbrookI used to have a saying that when a player is at his peak, he feels as though he can climb.
Alex FergusonThe best indicator of a Chess Player's form is his ability to sense the Climax of the game.
Boris SpasskyWith or without the title, Bobby Fischer was unquestionably the greatest player of his time
Burt HochbergThe chief objection to playing wind instruments is that it prolongs the life of the player.
George Bernard ShawI want to say congratulations to Cleveland and Coach Blatt. LeBron is an incredible player.
Steve KerrI owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.
Willie StargellYou build a player like you build a house. You start with the foundations. The fundamentals.
Arsene WengerIf you give a bad player time, he can play. If you give a good player time, he can kill you.
Brendan RodgersYou will win with either color if you are the better player, but it takes longer with Black.
Isaac KashdanRight now, I am a football player and I will sacrifice whatever is necessary to be the best.
J. J. WattI played a bass player and a singer in a movie once, but I totally lip-synced to everything.
Jessica PareI am more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world
Lionel MessiThe best player I've ever played with was Paul Gascoigne. He had everything. He was amazing.
Paul InceHe's got a great right foot, and if he can get his head around that he'll be a great player.
Ray WilkinsI'm a player and I do it because I love playing whether it's for my album or someone else's.
Tony LevinHope you don't think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I'm a piano player. I'm already unplugged.
Billy JoelIn a way, I've thrived on the competition, perhaps it has made a better player because of it.
Frank LampardThere isn't a single player I would pay to watch. A great entertainer needs to have charisma.
George BestIf you see a tennis player who looks as if he is working hard, that means he isn't very good.
Helen WillsIf you're going to be a player people will remember, you have to win the Open at St. Andrews.
Jack NicklausThere is no shame being beaten by such a great player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the Don
Steve WaughIf u come to Sri Lanka you will find that DHONI has more fans than any other Srilankan player.
Arjuna RanatungaI'm fighting against becoming soft. That's the worst thing you can say to a basketball player.
Dennis RodmanA very talented player and all around excellent musician. I love hearing his records on radio!
Gerry MulliganYour best player has to set a tone of intolerance for anything that gets in the way of winning
Jeff Van GundyIt just feels good to say we're the best team in the world, with the best player in the world.
Klay ThompsonAnytime you put a baseball player in a suit and take him out of his element its uncomfortable.
Paul KonerkoAvoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece.
Ralph CharellI said, 'You missed practice yesterday didn't you?' The player replied, 'No coach, not a bit.'
Vince LombardiPele is the greatest player in football history, and there would only be one Pele in the world.
Osvaldo ArdilesThe work of a team should always embrace a great player, but the great player must always work.
Alex FergusonI honestly think I am a better player than I was four years ago, when I was No. 1 in the world.
Carlos MoyaWork as hard as you can to become as good an individual player as you can to help your team win
Doug CollinsThere's such a thing as theater discipline. One player doesn't appropriate another's inventions
Ethel MermanThe greatest guitar player in the world today for me is Paco de Lucia, who is actually Spanish.
George BensonHow can a coach have any influence over a player that's making over five times more than he is?
Hayden FryIf I'd gone straight to the NBA, I don't think I would have been ready as a player or a person.
Kevin DurantWe're gonna get some time to sit down individually with each player and see what their role is.
Nate OatsBeing a celebrity is like being raped, and there's absolutely nothing a player can do about it.
Patrick McEnroeEven though he lived on the beach in college, he didn't have a tan. Now that's a serious player!
Bill FitchPaul Scholes is the best player I've ever played with. There's talent in every part of his game.
Gary NevilleI always threw the ball in, because then if I got the ball back, I was the only player unmarked.
Johan CruijffThe absence of a bass player always makes things go faster and hit harder in the high-end range.
Mark LaneganMessi the best player in the world by far. I don't think we'll ever see a player like him again.
Tito VilanovaIf he continues like this then I think Messi will be the best player in the history of football.
XaviIf we perform as a unit and if every single player gives it his very best, everything can happen.
Oliver KahnDon't let a week go by without conferences with each player, you can't teach it all on the floor.
Henry IbaIf you're not the hero of your talent story, you simply become a player in one you didn't choose.
Jermanne PerryMessi is the great player of this generation, like there were great players in other generations.
Michel PatiniIt's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.
Rick PitinoI'm the first player in history that doesn't want to play defense and still gets in foul trouble.
Shaquille O'NealI wanted to avoid service, because I was on the road to becoming a professional basketball player.
Dirk NowitzkiThe highest Art of the Chess player lies in not allowing your Opponent to show you what he can do.
Garry KasparovI am and will always be just simply a basball [sic] player, my tomb stone will just say. Baseball.
Jose CansecoI hope people see us not just as a football player, but also as human beings, we are not machines!
Marco ReusWith [Samuel] Eto'o, I talked a lot about his great career and how I could become a better player.
Pierre-Emerick AubameyangSo the blues player, he ain't worried and bothered, but he's got something for the worried people.
Roosevelt SykesWhen a player has a slump, we do not trade them, we coach them. It is the same with our employees.
Simon SinekThe real test of a bridge player isnât in keeping out of trouble, but in escaping once heâs in.
Alfred SheinwoldI write songs on guitar and that's about how good of a guitar player I am. I can write songs on it.
Billy Bob ThorntonWe have a rule in our franchise that there is no canon. You as a player decide what your story is.
Casey HudsonI would rather have a player who showed a bit of heart out there than one who just accepted things.
FergieThe Big Hurt describes me perfectly-not as a person, but as a player. It's what I do to a baseball.
Frank ThomasUnless a player goes in for intensive play and tournament competition, two racquets are sufficient.
Helen WillsAs a chess player one has to be able to control one's feelings, one has to be as cold as a machine.
Levon AronianI knew where I wanted to go, what kind of player I wanted to become and I focused on getting there.
Michael JordanI have always thought it a matter of honour for every chess player to deserve the smile of fortune.
Mikhail TalOn Jose Gonzalez changing his name to Jose Uribe: 'He was definitely the player to be named later.'
Rocky BridgesI'm very confident my health isn't going to allow me to be a good player, especially in the spring.
Steve YzermanSachin is the greatest player I have seen. I consider it an honour to have rubbed shoulders with him
Brian LaraIt's flattering to be compared in any way to Tiger Woods, because he's the best player in the world.
Ivan LendlI am not a player to have regrets. I should have stayed at certain clubs longer, but I don't regret.
Kevin KilbaneThe only reason people are saying I'm the number-one player is because I'm with the number-one team.
Moses MaloneRemember this: The house doesn't beat the player. It just gives him the opportunity to beat himself.
Nick DandolosCR7 is the best player in the world, we're lucky to train with him every day and to have him with us
Sergio RamosTo become a good player, you need talent. To become a great player, you need an attitude like Kohli.
Sunil GavaskarIf I would be happy, I would be a very bad ball player. With me, when I get mad, it puts energy in my body. Votes: 1 Roberto Clemente
I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw. Votes: 4 Willie Mays
A lot of late nights in the gym, a lot of early mornings, especially when your friends are going out, you're going to the gym, those are the sacrifices that you have to make if you want to be an NBA basketball player. Votes: 4 Jason Kidd
I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands. Votes: 1 Adam Jones
I am happy with being a tennis player and the choice I took when I was 12. But clearly, if I wouldn't have been a tennis player, I would have loved to be a soccer player. But again, I am happy with the choice I made. Votes: 3 Rafael Nadal
I've traveled more than any human being who's ever lived. Votes: 2 Gary Player
If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life. Votes: 1 Isaiah Thomas
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 hard, trying to be a better player than before. Votes: 1 Rafael Nadal
Every trick is an old one, but with a change of players, a change of dress, it comes out as new as before. Votes: 1 Lady Gregory
Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head. Votes: 5 Magnus Carlsen
It's easier to date a football player for sure. Football players have one game a week, and they practice every day, but they're all at home. In basketball, they're on the road all the time. Votes: 1 Khloe Kardashian
It's easier to date a football player for sure. Football players have one game a week, and they practice every day, but they're all at home. In basketball, they're on the road all the time. Votes: 1 Khloe Kardashian
It's a real player move to take a girl wine-tasting on a date - she'll like that. Votes: 1 Big Sean
When you ask for the house, car, cat, dog and all the fish when you're dealing with a player who's got questions about his health, no GM in his right mind is going to say yes and offer to clean the aquarium, too. Votes: 3 Eric Lindros
King's Quest IV was a much bigger hit than I, II, or III. I do feel that King's Quest IV was a pivotal game in bringing in more female players. Votes: 3 Roberta Williams
I prefer to win titles with the team ahead of individual awards or scoring more goals than anyone else. I'm more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. When all this is over, what are you left with? When I retire, I hope I am remembered for being a decent guy. Votes: 4 Lionel Messi
A lot of amateurs are terrified of going up against a player who is clearly better than they are. They never play their best, because they aren't comfortable. There's one surefire way to get over that, and it's to ask yourself, 'What if I beat him?' Imagine the possibility. Votes: 2 Fuzzy Zoeller
I'm a really good team player. That's what it takes to work in the theater. That's what it takes to work in a band with musicians and writers. Votes: 3 David Cassidy
When I was 14 or 15, I was a really good volleyball player, so I thought, 'Well, maybe I'll just get a scholarship to an Ivy League school through volleyball.' Then I quit when I decided to focus on theater. Votes: 3 Elizabeth Olsen
Guitar Player Magazine says Dick Dale is the father of Heavy Metal, blowing up 48 amplifiers, creating the first power amplifier. Votes: 6 Dick Dale
I was a hockey player growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates. Votes: 1 Kevin Durand
If you're equally good as this Latin player, guess who's going to get sent home? I know a lot of players that are home now can outplay a lot of these guys. Votes: 1 Gary Sheffield
A player dreams of being a superstar, but he doesn't want people flocking all over him asking for an autograph. Votes: 1 Dennis Rodman
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be. Votes: 4 Wayne Gretzky
So, I really don't consider myself a fabulous keyboard player. Votes: 3 Geddy Lee
Knowing his coach likes him is more important to a player than anything else. To me, it was important to be able to chew out a player for screwing up and for him to accept it because he knew I liked him anyway. Votes: 1 John Madden
When you're in between the white lines, the game face is on. I was only focused on the task at hand - out, safe, ball, strike - leaving little time to think about how special a player, moment or game happened to be. Votes: 2 Doug Harvey
I became more confident within myself and matured as a person and become a little bit more opinionated - maybe the lads might say a little bit too opinionated for their liking but that is just a natural progression for a player. Votes: 1 Kenny Cunningham
You and I are players, God's our coach, and we're playing the biggest game of all. We have a loving God that made us. We need to get on His team. It says in His word, there's only one way to Him and that's through Jesus Christ. Votes: 1 Joe Gibbs
I like being on the floor, listening in on the huddles. It makes me feel like a player again. Votes: 1 Rebecca Lobo
I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals. Votes: 2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
My biggest fear had always been getting hurt, and not being able to leave the game as a player on my own terms. Votes: 3 Jason Kidd
I'm not everybody's cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful. I'm a good piano player, I can sing well, I write good songs. If you don't like it, fair enough. But give me a break. Votes: 1 Elton John
Today I join the greatest players that played the game. It is a great feeling being here. Votes: 2 Eddie Murray
Maybe I'm sort of like the players - there's still a lot of little boy in me. Votes: 1 Herb Brooks
I met my boyfriend, a pro poker player, at a tournament. He tried to dissuade me because it's a seedy gritty world. Listen, I've played till 4 in the morning. I've played with a half million dollars on the table. Votes: 1 Jennifer Tilly
We draft mostly high school kids and we have one of the finest, if not the finest, player development programs and coaching staffs and we teach our players the right way to play. We also have a game plan in scouting, and there are certain types of players that we look for. Votes: 3 Roy Clark
The coach's job is to get the best players and get them to play together. Votes: 2 Bernard Ebbers
If you look at tennis, the girls have become much more attractive; they wear makeup. In my generation, you were a tennis player. It wasn't like you had to look a certain way. Votes: 2 Monica Seles
To be a professional tennis player you need to put in these sort of hours. Votes: 3 Guy Forget
One of the challenges in networking is everybody thinks it's making cold calls to strangers. Actually, it's the people who already have strong trust relationships with you, who know you're dedicated, smart, a team player, who can help you. Votes: 1 Reid Hoffman
Vonnegut's earliest novels hint strongly at his familiarity with Wiener's work, The Human Use of Human Beings, especially his first novel, Player Piano (1952), which shows his concern for the social implications of automation, the replacement of human beings with machines. Votes: 4 David Porush
Golf is a puzzle without an answer. I've played the game for 40 years and I still haven't the slightest idea how to play. Votes: 2 Gary Player
Golf is a puzzle without an answer. I've played the game for 40 years and I still haven't the slightest idea how to play. Votes: 2 Gary Player
Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It's staying up all night looking for a woman that does him in. Votes: 1 Casey Stengel
I had daydreams and fantasies when I was growing up. I always wanted to live in a log cabin at the foot of a mountain. I would ride my horse to town and pick up provisions. Then return to the cabin, with a big open fire, a record player and peace. Votes: 1 Linda McCartney
I still think there are some pitches in this pitching arm, so I will continue playing with USA Softball, but knowing that this could be the last time a softball player stands on the Olympic podium and has the opportunity of experiencing this - it was emotional. Votes: 4 Jennie Finch
I enjoyed the position I was in as a tennis player. I was to blame when I lost. I was to blame when I won. And I really like that, because I played soccer a lot too, and I couldn't stand it when I had to blame it on the goalkeeper. Votes: 6 Roger Federer
I was a volleyball player as a kid. I played volleyball all the time. Votes: 7 Danny Strong