Quotes about american-athlete
american-athlete control days four man ought pitchers relief starting strong ten three twelve
Too many pitchers, that's all, there are just too many pitchers Ten or twelve on a team. Don't see how any of them get enough work. Four starting pitchers and one relief man ought to be enough. Pitch 'em every three days and you'd find they'd get control and good, strong arms. Cy Young
american-athlete aspect branch executive government liable
No, if there is an aspect of the executive branch of the government that needs looking at, I'm liable to be called in to look at it. But I'm not the only one. Bill Goldberg
american-athlete information
You can say I give you this information as a dispassionate observer.
american-athlete high inside name recall sucker sure
I don't recall your name but you sure were a sucker for a high inside curve. Bill Dickey
american-athlete life
Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
american-athlete bestow beyond fame fit great hall saw thanks words
The honor I feel today being inducted into the Hall of Fame is beyond what words can describe. My thanks to the Hall of Fame committee, who saw fit to bestow this great honor upon me today. Hank Stram
american-athlete field helped people wonderful
As I matriculate my way down the field of life, I will never forget this moment and you wonderful people who helped make this day possible.
american-athlete cancelled tomorrow yesterday
Yesterday is a cancelled check. Today is cash on the line. Tomorrow is a promissory note.
american-athlete remain
If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army. Frederick the Great
american-athlete experience good
What is the good of experience if you do not reflect?
american-athlete later shall
I begin by taking. I shall find scholars later to demonstrate my perfect right.
american-athlete develop group maintain needed terms younger
We were going to have to experiment, and we needed to develop our younger players. And a lot of the changes were because of injuries. But that's where I give a lot of credit to the group in terms of being able to maintain things. Isaiah Thomas
american-athlete choice gave handle larry million needed situation work
My first choice was to work it out with Larry Brown. I needed Larry and I gave him 50 million bucks. This is a situation that I'm in and I'll handle it and I'll make it work.
american-athlete player playing
It's been made clear to all of us that a player should never leave the playing field and go into the stands.
american-athlete continue
I'll continue to try to make changes to better improve the team.
american-athlete basketball believe knicks talked
All of those things had been talked about, suggested, rumored, as a manager and as a member of the Knicks organization, I couldn't allow myself to think that way or believe that.
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Most players in this league say they want consistency.
american-athlete believe
I believe in the players and what I've put together and we'll make it work.
american-athlete course defend handle hit maybe rebound shoot
My thought has always been completion. Maybe you have to rebound better, shoot better, hit free throws, handle the ball, defend better. You have to do all those things in the course of a game.
american-athlete committed focused grow guys helping keeping people
It wasn't about the X's and the O's and the strategy; it was more about keeping 12 guys focused and committed to a task. That group dynamic, and then helping them to grow as people and basketball players.
american-athlete younger
We decided to go the way of trading and getting younger players.
american-athlete instead telling work
Instead of me telling them what they need to work on, I wanted to hear from them what they needed to work on.
american-athlete athletes concerned draft offense side type types
The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball.
american-athlete life shy situations
I've been in pressure situations before. All my life it's been about pressure and having to get it done. Just because you say it publicly, it does not make me afraid of it or make me shy away from it.
american-athlete bodies develop player remember responds
I want to see if the player communicates with his teammates and how he responds to coaching. Another thing to remember is players' bodies can develop better than their skills.
american-athlete eighth hard man ninth work
How can I tell the eighth or ninth man on the team that I want you to work hard every day and I want you to improve and get better, but while you're doing that you're not going to get any minutes?
american-athlete bad basketball good job remembered rest
If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life.
american-athlete gift life
My greatest gift that I have in life is basketball.
american-athlete
You have to develop your whole game to completion.
american-athlete hard opposed overcome people players selfless themselves
It's hard to get people to overcome the thought that they have to take care of themselves first. It's hard to get players to give in to the group and become selfless as opposed to selfish.
american-athlete basically few guys last nba played replaced
I can't think of any NBA team over the last few years that lost three starters. And we replaced them basically with three guys who really haven't played in this league.
american-athlete biggest coaches difference help lack mentors players suffer today younger
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.
american-athlete
There can be a lot done if you are not so particular about who gets credit for it.