Quotes About Ball

The little bit of my Brazilian side in Azzurri is perhaps to play more with the ball on the ground and have the tranquility to hold the ball. The idea is to have more control of the game.

I think guys that play basketball really understand how to go up and get a ball. Because in a rebound situation, you've got to go up and fight for a ball. Just boxing out. There are a lot of things that transfer.

I believe in getting the ball up the floor and trying to take advantage of transition opportunities.

In college, I was a running QB. We were a sprint out offense, so I had a big transition going into pro ball.

A sport where the players actually enjoy getting hit in the head by a ball.

Earth's nothing more than a rotating ball of boredom.

Any situation in the game when you have the ball you can see there are good opportunities.

I played defense in high school, so when the ball's in the air I feel like it's mine. No matter who it is or the situation, I feel like I've got to come down with the ball or at least knock it away.

You see a lot of European influence coming in with bigger guys having a larger skill set, shoot the ball, handle the ball, pass the ball. I'm hoping that'll develop into something I can do.

Hitting a baseball well, as in cricket, is a very rare skill. One of most difficult things to do in the world to do, hitting a ball coming at you at ninety miles an hour with a round bat. Wonderful to watch.

My overall favourite player would be Iniesta. For his final ball, obviously, his skill, and his ability.

The archetypal No. 10 is a skillful player who is more interested in being in possession than tracking to get the ball back.

New Rule: It's okay for the president to play ball in the house. It's easy to judge and say this scene detracts from the dignity of the White House--until you consider the end zone is between Clinton's semen stain and where Bush OD'd on a pretzel.

Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept responsibility for the consequences every time I hit a ball.

After all," he thought, "what can a magician do against a lead ball? Between the pistol firing and his heart exploding, there is no time for magic.

There is nothing gayer than St Catherine's day. Each workroom has its own orchestra … there is one continuous ball.

On crosses, sometimes I make my move one or two seconds before the ball is coming because I'm trying to guess that the ball is coming there. It's intuition. So I run. Sometimes the ball comes...sometimes not. But that intuition is working.

It's got to feel good off the face, it's got to look good from on top of the ball. And then, obviously, it's got to perform. But in those iron testings, obviously, I'm just trying to hit the best shots I can.

Isolation basketball will always be part of the game. But the system has to be predicated on ball movement and, more importantly, player movement.

I don't plan on writing biographies of great sports stars who are still playing ball. But I did write one on Jackie Robinson, who was playing ball in the 20th century.

Look at Joe Morrell's performance against France. He was like 'give me the ball,' he wanted to be the best player on the pitch.

Yes, I performed at the Secret Policeman's Ball at Radio City Music Hall and loved every minute.

I love exercise, but I didn't join a single sports club as a student - I have no hand-eye coordination. Things like yoga are amazing, but anything with a ball just isn't for me.

Since I was a young kid, I have always been calm on the ball. That comes down to awareness as well. When you have good awareness and you know what's going on around you, you don't need to panic. There is no point. It just makes things worse. You have to stay calm, cool, and collected.