Players Quotes

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.
William Shakespeare

Time, Women, Men

It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league.
Michael Jordan

Hurt, Hard, Definitely

I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players.
Michael Jordan

I don't blame the players today for the money. I blame the owners. They started it. They wanna give it to 'em? More power to 'em.
Yogi Berra

Money, Power, Today

I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives.
John Wooden

There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens.
Tommy Lasorda

Baseball, Happen, Three

Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?
Jim Bouton

Men, Football, Baseball

All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.
Gordie Howe

Hockey, English, Profanity

Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.
Larry Bird

Leadership, Respect, Able

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.
Larry Bird

Leadership, Giving, Through

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

Good, Play, Team

I like ice hockey, but it's a frustrating game to watch. It's hard to keep your eyes on both the puck and the players and too much time passes between scoring in hockey. There are usually more fights than there are points.
Andy Rooney

Time, Game, Hard

To all the positions, I just bring the determination to win. Me being an unselfish player, I think that can carry on to my teammates. When you have one of the best players on the court being unselfish, I think that transfers to the other players.
LeBron James

Best, Win, Bring

The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.
E. O. Wilson

Energy, Around, Depends

A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

History, Game, Young

In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental in this.
Vladimir Kramnik

Beauty, Game, Control

Players lose you games, not tactics. There's so much crap talked about tactics by people who barely know how to win at dominoes.
Brian Clough

Win, Lose, Games

Rugby is great. The players don't wear helmets or padding; they just beat the living daylights out of each other and then go for a beer. I love that.
Joe Theismann

Love, Great, Living

I went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as bright, intelligent, virtuosic players.
David Bowie

Life, Through, Musicians

You're looking for players whose name on the front of the sweater is more important than the one on the back. I look for these players to play hard, to play smart and to represent their country.
Herb Brooks

Smart, Important, Hard

The oldest form of theater is the dinner table. It's got five or six people, new show every night, same players. Good ensemble; the people have worked together a lot.
Michael J. Fox

Good, Together, Night

And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.
Sachin Tendulkar

Great, Win, Different

I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them.
Ernie Banks

Married, Debt, Motivate

Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure.
Arsene Wenger

Freedom, Fear, Failure

Russia is one of the places where significant presence of social networks are driven by domestic players right now.
Yuri Milner

Social, Places, Presence

I cannot get myself interested in video games. I've been given video game players and they just sit there connected to my TVs gathering dust until eventually I unplug them so I can put in another special-region DVD player.
Quentin Tarantino

Game, Cannot, Put

I tell the players that the bus is moving. This club has to progress. And the bus wouldn't wait for them. I tell them to get on board.
Alex Ferguson

Moving, Wait, Tell

The biggest difference is in the leadership. It was better for us. We had more coaches and mentors to help us. A lot of the younger players today suffer from a lack of direction.
Isaiah Thomas

Leadership, Today, Help

I hate to speak about individuals. Players don't win you trophies, teams win trophies, squads win trophies.
Jose Mourinho

Hate, Win, Speak

Guitar players never listen to lead singers.
Steven Tyler

Guitar, Listen, Lead

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