You need players that stand for emotion in football. Football today is a game for television.

Just when you feel like hauling him off and strangling hin, he gets some goal out of nowhere.

You can be harsh on your players and still coach, but it is easier when you are kind to them.

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

Hope you don't think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I'm a piano player. I'm already unplugged.

If you see a tennis player who looks as if he is working hard, that means he isn't very good.

The manager is to be blamed who distributes parts to his players which they are unable to act.

Your best player has to set a tone of intolerance for anything that gets in the way of winning

When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.

I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.

If u come to Sri Lanka you will find that DHONI has more fans than any other Srilankan player.

Fishing gives me peace, tranquillity. And also, as a forward player, it helps me with my eyes.

Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he'd jump off with them.

My advice to defensive players: Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in a bad humor.

Brandon Rush is not just one of the best freshmen in the league, he's one of the best players.

Players draw confidence from a poised, alert coach who anticipates changing in game conditions

Anytime you put a baseball player in a suit and take him out of his element its uncomfortable.

The work of a team should always embrace a great player but the great player must always work.

I said, 'You missed practice yesterday didn't you?' The player replied, 'No coach, not a bit.'

Ashley Cole is a fantastic defender. I have seen him keep the best players in the world quiet.

That song has the full extent of my mandolin abilities; I'm not a good mandolin player at all.

Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece.

I'm fighting against becoming soft. That's the worst thing you can say to a basketball player.

I don't care about winning an MVP - the MVP doesn't mean you're the best player in the league.

A very talented player and all around excellent musician. I love hearing his records on radio!

The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.

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

It just feels good to say we're the best team in the world, with the best player in the world.

The winning of a pawn among good players of even strength often means the winning of the game.

Real Madrid is a legendary team that stands above all others and is the target of all players.

Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many more like him among today's players.

I try to simulate the most difficult conditions the players will encounter during competition.

It's the nature of it. The players will want to compete at the highest level they possibly can.

I always thought Kurt Cobain was the perfect embodiment of the great alternative guitar player.

We're gonna get some time to sit down individually with each player and see what their role is.

On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable

The real test of a bridge player isn’t in keeping out of trouble, but in escaping once he’s in.

The role that I play as a lone striker, I enjoy it and particularly playing with great players.

Messi is the best player ever. And this is said by someone who has seen Maradona and Pele play.

The work of a team should always embrace a great player, but the great player must always work.

I just learned my lyrics and tried not to bump into the trumpet player. That was my philosophy.

Being a celebrity is like being raped, and there's absolutely nothing a player can do about it.

To me, rockabilly music paralleled punk's energy and feeling, but the players were much better.

I don't blame the players, I don't blame the parents, I blame programs and I blame the coaches.

You always have to have faith in your own abilities and that has to be evident to your players.

Work as hard as you can to become as good an individual player as you can to help your team win

If I'd gone straight to the NBA, I don't think I would have been ready as a player or a person.

Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.

How can a coach have any influence over a player that's making over five times more than he is?

Players don't really ask for much or want much. But the things that they do need are important.

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