Quotes About Players

My confidence grew out of knowing that when the spirit was right and the players were attuned to one another, the game was likely to unfold in our favor.

It's been our goal as a program to always give our players the best opportunity to be successful, whether it's personally, academically, or athletically.

I'm accustomed to pressure. It's what we, as players, live. If you don't want pressure, then football is not for you.

There is no one better than Jose Mourinho for how he cherishes his players, and their affection for him is unique.

I think you need people who can advise you; that is more important that an agent. They are important because they help players move, but I have some experience of agents working with players who have done things not to help the player but to help themselves.

Sometimes it is difficult to understand why some players have certain agents.

I like aggressive football and for players to put pressure on the ball.

Alabama's a football state and you really don't get too many basketball players out there.

I've been a club manager myself, albeit I didn't have too many players leave for international duty.

I don't know if a lot of players can actually say they played in the All-Star Game in their actual city, their team's city.

I do believe Allen Iverson knew this, and I believe all the players know this: that certain referees treat them much better than others.

We're Man United, of course, we're going to be interested in the best players in the world, I'd be pretty amazed if we weren't.

I could see myself doing more color in the future - I love being able to analyze game by game and share the stories with the players.

I always see Argentina with great players.

I was as excited when Beckham started to play with us as I am with the arrival of Cristiano.

I don't think there's players who go on the Internet to watch 'Arsenal Fan TV.'

Sometimes the players would sit for half an hour, their cards held fan-shape on their stomachs, engaged in talking. If, as a result of these inattentions, a counter was missing from the basket, every one eagerly declared that he or she had put in their proper number. Usually the chevalier made up the deficiency, being accused by the rest of thinking so much of his buzzing ears, his chilly chest, and other symptoms of invalidism that he must have forgotten his stake.

If you would have asked the coach if he'd like to have a team of players like me, skilled guys who could skate, pass and shoot, play hard, but clean or a team full of players like Billy, who weren't the most skilled, but who would intimidate and attempt to put an opponent through the boards, he tell you in a nanosecond he'd want a team full of "Billys.

Coaching takes patience. I'm more enthused when teaching players who want it versus when I have to.

There's a lot of veteran players that, honestly, being comfortable where they play is more important. And that's just not me.

Milan has no reservations signing veteran players and has always taken into account the image and communication factors.

Home field advantage can be overrated in the NFL because veteran players aren't bothered by it. Home-field advantage is a bigger deal in college.

Some of the money going to the rookies can now be spent on people who have proved their worth. After all, the average playing life of a pro football player is about eight years and it is only fitting that the veterans get something for their efforts.

Being in the clubhouse, talking to the veterans, talking to guys who have been here, getting to know everybody, getting the personalities, you can actually learn a lot from the other players in the league.