Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rick Nielsen

I'm in a band. I have the basic idea, but when you surround yourself with really good players, why would I tell anyone what to play, because they're that good. They don't tell me what to play. They might encourage me, so that's what I do. I encourage them.

Rick Nielsen

I'm a guitar player. Actually, I think of myself as a songwriter/rhythm-guitar player.

Richard Thompson

I'm glad there are a lot of guitar players pursuing technique as diligently as they possibly can, because it leaves this whole other area open to people like me.

Viswanathan Anand

In 1996, the players at the VSB tournament in Amsterdam sent me a card for my wedding with this dedication, 'Anand congrats on your wedding. You were a great player, now be ready to lose 50 points'.

Viswanathan Anand

We want more women players to take up chess. There are few participants at the national level and hope it will grow.

Viswanathan Anand

Chess is like a language, the top players are very fluent at it. Talent can be developed scientifically but you have to find first what you are good at.

Viswanathan Anand

I don't know how many calories an average chess player burns per game, but it often exceeds that of a player in ball games. It is not only the chess as such: You need to be fit and undergo complicated preparation.

Viswanathan Anand

The broader the chess player you are, the easier it is to be competitive, and the same seems to be true of mathematics - if you can find links between different branches of mathematics, it can help you resolve problems. In both mathematics and chess, you study existing theory and use that to go forward.

Viswanathan Anand

Psychology plays a big part but I always say psychology will only be a differentiator when the players are of equal technical strength.

Viswanathan Anand

There is always the risk of being over-confident when you are preparing to face a weaker player.

Rogers Hornsby

Players who stand flat footed and swing with their arms are golfers, not hitters.

Rod Laver

There's a lot of ingredients go into being a good tennis player.

Robin Trower

Oddly enough, Hendrix is not my favorite guitar player. There are very few guitar players I get feeling from.

Robin Trower

I can't say I feel influenced by today's guitar players.

Roger Goodell

I talk to players all the time.

Roger Goodell

I have to make a lot of decisions that aren't in the best interests of individuals, whether they be owners, club executives, players.

Satoru Iwata

Some argue that our success is short-lived and temporary. So, we now need to make efforts to constantly expand the player base by offering services and titles that can appeal, not only to those who have never played games, but also to those who play them hard.

Santana Moss

Big time players make big time plays in big time games.

Sania Mirza

I Pray That A Tennis Player Should Emerge From Ranchi As MS Dhoni Emerged For Cricket

Sania Mirza

As tennis players, you are never satisfied. We are greedy as players, always want better results.

Sandy Koufax

I think it's incredible because there were guys like (Willie) Mays and (Mickey) Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years... I only had four or five good years.

Sanath Jayasuriya

No player can represent Sri Lanka in future without good fitness levels

Rickey Henderson

I don't want to be one of those great players who never made it to the (World) Series.

Ricky Martin

If I had spent a quarter of the time that I spent manipulating my sexuality in front of a piano instead, I would be the most gifted piano player of my lifetime,

Red Auerbach

I've turned down a lot of trades where I might have gotten a better player, but I wasn't totally sure of the chemistry of that new player coming in. Even though he might possess golden ability, his personality and the way he gets along with teammates might be things you just don't want to cope with.

Red Auerbach

If I'm going to coach the players, I want some say on who they're going to be.

Robert Crumb

I'm into old-time music, I'm not very interested in modern, popular music at all. And if I'm really into some particular old-time musician, some fiddler or banjo player, I'm always dying of curiosity to see what they look like.

Rob Andrew

The players must be at the centre of their industry.

Ritchie Blackmore

Stevie Ray Vaughan was very intense. Maybe that's what caught everybody's attention. As a player, he didn't do anything amazing.

Ritchie Blackmore

In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar players.

Richard Krajicek

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

Trevor Linden

The skilled players can be skilled players and they're not impeded,

Trey Anastasio

Ideally the point of music is community, not the player. Musicians are simply channels to link the audience to the music and to each other.