Quotes About Player

You can learn a lot in the Europa League or from playing different teams from across Europe, and European football has improved me as a player.

I'm a competitive player, a fighter, and I always try to improve what I think needs improving.

As a player, I just focus on the games and concentrate on improving myself.

In fact, I heard Bird first, and had got well into listening to him. You know, it's the kind of accidental thing that awareness of a player is: what's available, what somebody happens to play for you.

In my opinion, if you only show quality but no fighting spirit, you are half a player.

In the past, I've been a selfish player. I'll definitely admit that.

All coaching is, is taking a player where he can't take himself.

All right guys, fun is fun," Bamberger said, mixing in a few of his favorite Bronx-flavored curse words. "But these hot foots have got to stop." As Bamberger spoke, an unnamed player—it may have been Rick Cerone—lit his laces on fire, ending the meeting.

I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.

If you draft a player to be a backup, why did you draft him? You're drafting a guy because you think he's worthy of being drafted at that spot, but you're also drafting him because you think he can compete. If you're going to say, 'This guy's a backup,' - really? That doesn't make any sense to me.

I think Carmelo is a great player. He makes players around him better. Whatever thing, whatever Carmelo wants me to do, I will do that out on the court just to prove that I'm worthy enough to be on the court with him, starting with the dirty jobs - just getting rebounds, getting shots, getting blocks, and just running the court.

Anthony Weiner is a crafty and worthy adversary - an unrepentant lefty who is usually a savvy media player.

If I can get a story about a player, I would give you a ship load of numbers, batting averages and all just for that one precious story. That's the kind of thing that I love to do.

There was a guy I found incredible in training. A player I thought 'What is he doing? Is he only 18 or 19?' That player was Mario Gotze. He did things in training that made me think 'Wow. If he doesn't make it all the way to the top then I don't know!'

I think - you know, I want to intimidate people when I'm on the field. I want people to be scared of me. That's just kind of the nature of who I am as a person and player. But I also know that you have to be emotional. You have to be in touch with your feelings. I think that's important.

I try to be this kind of player: the type who does something whenever he gets the ball. Sometimes in the past, I've gone through games where I've not touched the ball for 20 or 30 minutes.

A long break can cause long-term damage to a player's technique. It can be dangerous for a snooker player to go 2-3 months without even touching a cue.

Choosing hockey to make a sports movie was a bit tough but I wanted to show people the hard work a hockey player puts in while going through his practice.

The best, most successful managers in the modern era are those who can keep a player happy even if he is not in the team. Given the size of the squads and the use of rotation nowadays, that's tougher than it's ever been.

I'm a basketball player. I can play the whole game. Of course, when you get older, it's a little bit tougher, but whatever.

For me, I think the toughest player I came up against was Messi; he's out of this world, he's a genius. For me he's the best in the world, a great player and I think he's the toughest opponent I've played against.

London is a beautiful city with many places of interest, but I am a player and it is not easy to fit in too much tourism.

It is every player's dream to play at a world tournament.

I am a professional squash player, and I recently played badly - but as well as I could - in a professional squash tournament. A professional squash player might sound like someone who is in a food-tasting group, but it is a racquet sport.