Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jack Nicklaus

I would never deny that Jack Nicklaus is the greatest player who ever lived.

Jack Nicklaus

The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning.

Jack Nicklaus

I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me. The only person I could prepare for events was me. And if I didn't play well, I didn't play well, and I wasn't going to compete.

Jack Nicholson

Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player.

Jack Bruce

I think people who basically do one thing like Eric Clapton is great. But I've always enjoyed playing different kinds of music and playing with different kinds of musicians because I find that really interesting, like learning and working with Kip Hanrahan. There's a great conga player called Milton Cardona and he taught me a lot of the nuances, he's a Santeria Priest and so he knows his onions as it were.

Jack Bruce

Bach is really the ultimate in bass players you know

I know there have been teams that have done well there. Shields is probably the favorite, but we feel like we have the players to be in contention.

I'm more comfortable with threes than I am with my jumper. They doubled down, so some of the perimeter players had to step it up.

I'm pleased with our progress we are making; we were able to play 16 players tonight and still come away victorious.

I'm just now starting to feel comfortable. I didn't really know all my players until the end of (last) season.

I have no idea why he would say that. All the players had apartments. ... He said things we don't understand.

I'm worried about where some of my players are,

I'm trying to be candid, but I'm also a team player and I'm only one on the team,

Kim Clijsters

I'm not the kind of player who is going to quit for nothing.

If you do your homework, if you go after players that you want, it's OK.

Neil Warnock

The money players are on these days is immoral, but you can't knock it

Neil Warnock

I don't think we've got a discipline problem. It's the players who are thick who are causing the problems

Neville Marriner

Taste is changing, style is changing, and players abilities are changing.

Neymar

There are players that try to imitate others, but at free-kick time it is a personal thing. Every person has their own technique and routine when they stand over the ball and I have mine, I am not trying to copy anyone.

Joey Harrington

That's what being a leader is all about. If the other players see you in a non-positive mind set, that affects them. I have to present an air of confidence at all times.

Joey Barton

Just heard Paul Scholes has retired, best I’ve ever played against by a mile. Most technically gifted player in english history. Legend.

Joe Royle

Duncan became a legend before he became a player at Everton.

Joe Theismann

Great players make great plays.

Joe Sakic

I always said to myself that if I thought I slipped and could not be the player that I want to be, then it was time for me to go.

Joe Mauer

When things are said and done, I always want to be remembered as a great teammate and a great player.

Joe DiMaggio

I think there are some players born to play ball.

John Green

Videogame players essentially choose whether to win the game or to die heroically. There's a certain glory in both.

George H. W. Bush

I know my serve stinks, but I was a pretty good tennis player.

Hakeem Olajuwon

When people start comparing him with (Michael) Jordan then that's not a fair comparison. Jordan was a far more superior player in a very tough league, he was very creative. That's not taking away anything from LeBron because he is a great player, but it is not a fair comparison because Jordan is a far superior player.

Gunther Schuller

If you mess around with jazz, you better have a good drummer and a good bass player.

Graham Nelson

What I would pay much more attention to are the few points where the player can inadvertently make a career decision. Most players end up back-tracking, though some actually enjoy this.

I never pay attention to errors in the Minor Leagues. Derek Jeter made 43 errors in the South Atlantic League, and I didn't care. With his hands and his range, I don't worry about that with Zimmerman. He is a good defensive player.

Jim Bouton

For a hundred years, the owners screwed the players. For 25 years, the players have screwed the owners-they've got 75 years to go.