“My father was a jazz tenor sax player. He played in a lot of big bands. So I had that sound around me all the time. The first record that really caught my ear was Clifford Brown's 'Brownie Eyes.' I grew up listening to John Coltrane and Illinois Jacquet. This is where I come from... I love improvisational music.” FirstsBigsEyeFatherSoundRecordsPlayerListeningGrewBandGrew UpEarsJazzCaughtBrownIllinoisTenorsColtraneBrownies Author:Meshell Ndegeocello
“I had all the usual ambition growing up. I wanted to be a writer, a musician, a hockey player. I wanted to do something that wasn't nine to five. Acting was the first thing I tried that clicked.” FirstsWantedActingGrowing UpFiveGrowingPlayerAmbitionMusicianNineHockeyUsualHockey Player Author:Michael J. Fox
“I'm not that good a player, and I'll be the first to admit that. I might be a three or four grand-slam winner; I might be a two grand-slam winner, I don't know.” KnowsFirstsTwoMightThreeFourPlayerWinnerSlam Author:Patrick Rafter
“I'm not the first player to have their home Grand Slam and not perform. There have been a few Australians and French players, you name it. It's a tough thing. But it is one of those things. Would I rather have a Grand Slam in my country than not? I would.” FirstsHas BeensCountryHomeNamesPlayerToughSlamTough Things Author:Samantha Stosur
“I think 'Horace Silver' was actually the first live jazz group I ever heard back when I was a kid in St. Louis. So along with most players of my generation, I have a real affection for the music of 'Horace Silver.” ThinkingFirstsRealKidsPlayerGenerationsHeardGroupsJazzAffectionSilverMy GenerationBack When Author:David Sanborn
“In Castling, the King must be moved first, or before the Rook is quitted. If the Rook be quitted before the King is touched, the opposing player may demand that the move of the Rook shall stand without the Castling being completed.” IfsFirstsMayMovingPlayerKingsDemandMovedTouchedOpposing Author:Howard Staunton
“I am basically turning football players into sprinters for a while. When we first talked about it, I didn't know how my expertise could be used.” KnowsFirstsUsedKnow HowPlayerFootballExpertiseFootball PlayerSprinters Author:Ato Boldon
“I have cried twice in my life watching a football player; the first one was Maradona and the second was Ryan Giggs.” FirstsPlayerFootballCriedFootball PlayerMaradonaGiggs Author:Alessandro Del Piero
“My father was one of the greatest professional bowlers of all time. Seriously. Billy Hardwick: PBA Hall of Fame, Player of the Year in '63 and '69, and the first winner of the triple crown of bowling, among other things.” YearsFirstsFatherPlayerFameAll TimeWinnerHallsCrownsHall Of FameBowlingBowlers Author:Chris Hardwick
“It was never my first choice to be a singer/guitar player. I really wanted to play drums.” FirstsPlayWantedChoicesPlayerGuitarSingersGuitar Player Author:Ryan Adams
“Vivutur ingenio, that damn'd motto there Seduced me first to me a wicked player.” FirstsPlayerGeniusDamnWickedMotto Author:George Farquhar