“I haven't seen one guy beat five people yet. It needs to be done collectively.” PeopleNeedsDoneGuyFiveHavensBasketballBeats Author:Eric Snow
“In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot - not in anybody else's, not in anybody else's in the world.” WorldWantHandsLastsGamesBasketballShotsBallsSecondsClosing Author:Larry Bird
“It's frustrating - not that I expect to be the same person I was 10 years ago, but I do expect to do certain things. In all honesty, my body for the most part feels really good. But at this point of my career, I have to rely on different parts of my game, knowing how to take some short cuts when you can.” FeelsYearsPersonsDifferentBodyCertainGamesCareersKnowingCuttingHonestyBasketballYears AgoRelyFrustratingShort Cuts Author:Sheryl Swoopes
“I don't think it's tough to get there mentally. Your mind is saying, 'You know how to do this.' But your body doesn't always respond.” ThinkingKnowsMindBodyKnow HowBasketballToughYour Body Author:Sheryl Swoopes
“It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.” DifficultBasketballSeasonsInjured Author:Magic Johnson
“All of the sudden, my right leg caved in. I crumpled to the floor in pain. The doctor weren't sure I'd ever be able to play again...and even if I did recover physically, the psychological scars of so traumatic an injury might never heal.” IfsPlayMightAblePainBasketballDoctorsLegsHealPsychologicalInjuryScar Author:Wilt Chamberlain
“You learn from mistakes, you learn from losses, but this game doesn't put something on me where it's, 'Hey, I've finally done it. This was a big game. We won it and we have to move on.'” DoneBigsMovingGamesLossMistakeBasketballHeyLearning From Mistakes Author:LeBron James
“You have wondered, perhaps, why all real accountants wear hats? They are today's cowboys. As will you be. Riding the American range. Riding herd on the unending torrent of financial data. The eddies, cataracts, arranged variations, fractious minutiae. You order the data, shepherd it, direct its flow, lead it where it's needed ... You deal in facts, gentlemen, for which there has been a market since man first crept from the primeval slurry.” MenFirstsHas BeensRealFactsTodayOrderDealsBusinessNeededFlowDirectFinancialFinanceDataRangeGentlemanHatsRidingCowboyVariationHerdsAccountingShepherdsAccountantsUnendingPrimevalMinutiae Author:David Foster Wallace
“The older I get, the more interesting I find lawyers and accountants.” InterestingBusinessLawyerFinanceAccountingAccountants Author:Alex James