Quotes About Players

It was the dream itself enchanted me: Character isolated by a deed To engross the present and dominate memory. Players and painted stage took all my love, And not those things that they were emblems of. [from "The Circus Animals' Desertion"]

In 1929, the defending world champion New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians became the first team to wear permanent numbers sewn into the backs of their uniforms. Starting players were given numbers that matched their usual place in the batting order.

A total of 56 members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame have been associated with the New York Yankees at one time or another as a player, manager, or front office executive - the highest representation of any other team.

God watches over drunks and third baseman.

When Lonnie Mack came out with the guitar instrumental "Memphis" I thought, Oh God, finally somebody we guitar players can relate to !

Guys like John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg and Stefan Edberg were also very good grass court players.

If you see players who hate practice, their coach isn't doing a very good job.

Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.

I watch a lot of hockey. There are some good hockey players and there are some awfully stupid hockey players.

We obviously can't compete with the big clubs trying to sign world class stars, but we've already identified some very good players and we'll see what happens.

Good players create opportunities. The great players and the great people seize them

I was once asked what it takes to be a great manager...my response? Great players.

Great football coaches have the vision to see, the faith to believe, the courage to do - and 25 great players.

Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.

It's going to be great. A lot of the players are coming. I wasn't here when they put (Jackson) up in the rafters. But to have him here as my number goes up, it brings back a lot of great memories.

My own Brubeck Institute in California is turning out fantastic young jazz players, and I know great things will happen.

The great thing is that when you hire string players you always get really great players. I don't know why that is.

But we have the players, as we have shown against good opposition this season, we're an extremely difficult side to live with at home. (on Chelsea)

It's so great to have that opportunity with so many young American players coming up now. It's just so exciting. We have to root for the home country.

When the players go home, I can't tell them what to do, so you need to create an atmosphere of trust. I don't want to think, 'What are they doing now? Do I need to call them?'

Sportsmanship is that quality of honor that desires always to be courteous, fair, and respectful, and it is interpreted in the conduct of players, spectators, coaches, and school authorities.

It's an honor to be playing with these four players and to be a part of their fifth World Series title and my first.

I just hope he doesn't frighten the players 'cos they're frigtened enough right now.

Tennis has to be very careful.Not everyone is a computer, it is very good we have John McEnroe. I hope we have a couple more.