You have to defeat a great players aura more than his game.
Pat Riley

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us.
Thomas Huxley

Many people have the idea that game shows are easy to come up with. And nothing could be further from the truth.
Bob Barker

I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The game has basically not changed since I ended my career.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Golf is not a game of good shots. It's a game of bad shots.
Ben Hogan

I learn something new about the game almost every time I step on the course.
Ben Hogan

I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love.
Mickey Mantle

It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life.
Mickey Mantle

You don't realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth.
Mickey Mantle

The biggest game I ever played in was probably Don Larsen's perfect game.
Mickey Mantle

If life doesn't offer a game worth playing, then invent a new one.
Anthony J. D'Angelo

I was not extremely patriotic about Mother Russia. I played their game, pretending. You have to deal with, you know, party people, KGB. Horrifying.
Mikhail Baryshnikov

My entire life has been spent thinking about this game. That's pretty narrow... I don't view myself as a person who's well-versed in very many subjects. I'm not proud of that.
Bill Parcells

I've got to give Larry Bird his due; he was a great player. He knew the game and he was smart.
Dennis Rodman

I'm trying to find new ways to make this game more attractive.
Dennis Rodman

I go out there and get my eyes gouged, my nose busted, my body slammed. I love the pain of the game.
Dennis Rodman

I spent money, I slept with women around the league, but I always kept my mind on the game.
Dennis Rodman