“I think he's the best quarterback in this game.” ThinkingGamesSillyNflQuarterback Author:Andre Johnson
“I think Marshawn Lynch is the most important player in this football game.” ThinkingImportantGamesPlayerFootballNflSuper BowlFootball Game Author:Kurt Warner
“I don't think anybody in the game over the last several years has made more plays than Richard Sherman.” ThinkingYearsMadePlayLastsGamesNflSuper BowlGame Over Author:Deion Sanders
“Games sometimes require lateral thinking. They sometimes require quite skilled hand-eye coordination and so on. But they're not in any sense intelligent in the way that you want your children to develop intelligence to make the mind not just supple, but actually informed.” ThinkingWayWantMindChildrenSometimesHandsEyeGamesIntelligentOur ChildrenYour ChildrenCoordinationSuppleLateral Thinking Author:Salman Rushdie
“I really enjoy playing with someone else and whether it's chess or tennis or games, I love card games. I love that, but I think there's something so important to gain from winning and losing and learning how to lose and how you can be better from that.” ThinkingImportantGamesWinningEnjoyLosesLosingGainsChessCardsTennisWinning And Losing Author:Hilary Swank
“I don't think I am very easy to work for because everything has to be just right or we don't put it out. But at the same time, all the people that work for me have a "no asshole" rule, if you're a jerk you're fired, so it's a great team and a lot of skillful people at the top of the game, anybody from management to the agents to the publicists to the day-to-day website stuff and it's just a great team.” PeopleIfsThinkingGamesEasyStuffTeamManagementAgentsDay To DayWebsiteJerkSkillfulGreat TeamPublicists Author:Jeff Dunham
“When I'm in the game [softball], it's not so much mechanics. It's more of just trusting my teammates, trusting myself, trusting my preparation that we've put in to get there. When you're in the game, it's go-mode. There's going to be times when you're tweaking things but when you're in that game mode, you just want to think about that one next pitch.” ThinkingWantNextGamesPreparationMechanicTeammateSoftball Author:Jennie Finch
“I want kids to think that reading can be just as much fun and more so than TV or video games or whatever else they do. I think any other kind of message or morals that I might teach is secondary to first just enjoying a book.” ThinkingWantFirstsKindBookMightKidsReadingGamesFunEnjoyMoralTeachTvsMessagesVideo Author:Louis Sachar
“So, think about how you use a disc that you own of an Xbox 360 game. If I buy the disc from a store, I use that disc in my machine, I can give that disc to my son and he can play it on his 360 in his room. We both can't play at the same time, but the disc is the key to playing. I can go round to your house and give you that disc and you can play on that game as well.” IfsThinkingGivingWellsI CanPlayUseGamesHouseRoomsSonKeysMachinesRoundsStoresMy SonDiscsXbox Author:Larry Hryb
“First and foremost I feel I am a child of God ....Today I think that everything matters, but like a nice game of relative importance and value, certainly not absolute like conversion.” ThinkingFeelsFirstsChildrenMatterTodayValuesGamesNiceImportanceAbsolutesConversionRelativeChild Of God Author:Augusto De Luca
“I think [James] Joyce sometimes enjoyed misleading his readers. He said to me that history was like that parlor game where someone whispers something to the person next to him, who repeats it not very distinctly to the next person, and so on until, by the time the last person hears it, it comes out completely transformed. Of course, as he explained to me, the meaning in Finnegans Wake is obscure because it is a 'nightpiece.' I think, too, that, like the author's sight, the work is often blurred.” ThinkingPersonsSaidSometimesLastsCoursesNextGamesReaderSightEnjoyedRepeatsTransformedObscureMisleadJoyceParlorFinnegans WakeParlor Games Author:Sylvia Beach
“I watch a lot of sport on television. I only watch certain sports, and I only watch them live - I don't think I've ever been able to watch a replay of a match or game of which the result was already decided. I feel bound to cheat and look up what can be looked up.” ThinkingFeelsLooksAbleCertainGamesSportsResultsWatchesTelevisionDecidedBoundsLook UpCheatReplay Author:A. S. Byatt
“Psychologist Nathaniel Branden speaks of a benevolent sense of life possible to those with rational, productive values, vividly contrasted with the coercive parasitic group-culture of mystics and altruists we live in, where people all around you seem a burdensome annoyance, a threat to your survival. Having been told from childhood that life is a zero-sum game in which you owe everything to others, at some level you worry all the time that someday the bastards will collect. And collect they do, every April 15th. Why do you think they call it collectivism?” PeopleThinkingSeemsLife IsValuesCultureGamesSpeakLevelsWorryGroupsChildhoodSurvivalThreatRationalProductiveSomedayZeroAprilPsychologistCollectivismBenevolentAnnoyanceZero Sum Game Author:L. Neil Smith
“I think when you've been in office for a long time, you have a record, and that record is fair game.” ThinkingLongGamesRecordsOfficeLong TimeFairsFair Game Author:Kay Bailey Hutchison
“I was a huge fan of video games; I wanted to write something, and I saw the tools at my fingertips to upload a video to my audience, and thats why Im here today. I think that freedom and the lack of gatekeepers, combined with peoples passion, is what really the true spirit of Internet geekdom is about.” ThinkingWritingTodayWantedSpiritPassionGamesAudienceSawsFansHugeInternetToolsVideoFingertipsGatekeepers Author:Felicia Day
“Trying to find this industry's tendency to celebrate the physical is a waste of time. So I'm happy to play the game. But I am also thirsty for input. I'm not a dunce whose only skill is knowing how to take a photograph, you know? And at the end of the day, I think it makes me slightly less replaceable.” ThinkingKnowsTryingEndsPlayGamesKnowingIndustrySkillsWastePhotographTendenciesCelebrateThe End Of The DayWasting TimeInputThirstyAnd At The End Of The DayDunces Author:Olivia Wilde
“I think that when young players really see their game rise next level, it's when practices are like competition and there's no separation there. Of course, there are adrenaline and the butterflies; you don't have that so much in practice. You want to fake yourself out and try to get them there because you want to be as close to that game mentality as you can when you step on that field every single day whether it's practice or in your backyard or down the street with your dad.” ThinkingWantTryingYoungCoursesNextGamesLevelsStepsPracticePlayerStreetsFieldsDadCompetitionSeparationFakeMentalityButterflyAdrenalineBackyardsNext LevelYour Dad Author:Jennie Finch
“I don't get too upset or bent out of shape from things that go on on the field. But I think that you always want to try to keep it classy. You don't want to do any stupid fouls, and sometimes - sometimes the game gets to you; people react differently.” PeopleThinkingWantTryingSometimesGamesStupidFieldsGoes OnShapesUpsetBent Author:Carli Lloyd
“I really gave up being passionate about politics 10, 15, 20 years ago, because I think finally that there were forces in the country that are larger than politics itself. And so I find it a fascinating game, this wonderful stuff goes on in terms of watching the game. But If you get to down it, look, I`m going to root for someone, I`ll root at a football game, not for politicians.” IfsThinkingYearsLooksCountryGamesForceStuffTermWonderfulFootballGoes OnPoliticianYears AgoRootsPassionateFascinatingGave UpFootball Game Author:Norman Mailer
“I can`t get excited about politics, but I love it as a game. Because what I love in politics - this is very selfish of me, but who cares - what I do love in politics is this ability it has to make you think in new ways.” ThinkingWayI CanCareGamesAbilityExcitedSelfishNew WaysWho CaresMake You Think Author:Norman Mailer
“Mistakes don't scare me or bother me. If I feel like I made the same mistake twice, then I feel like I've really screwed up. But if I make one mistake and learn from it, hey, to me in the game of life it's just as important to know what doesn't work as what does. So I think mistakes are a good thing.” IfsThinkingKnowsFeelsDoeMadeImportantGamesMistakeGood ThingsHeyBotherScareScrewed UpSame MistakesOne Mistake Author:Garth Brooks
“St. Andrews by far is my favorite golf course in the world. It's where the game all started, it's why we have 18 holes instead of 22 and I think the history behind St. Andrews is amazing. There is no other golf course in the world that can say that every great player who has ever played the game has played that golf course.” ThinkingWorldCoursesGamesBehindsPlayerGolfMy FavoriteHolesGolf CourseAndrew Author:Tiger Woods
“You write a spec, and you pour your heart and soul and life into a spec, and you think that spec is the movie that's going to sell and get made... I've never heard of anybody that happened to. What happens is, you write a spec, people get it, they see your writing, they see you're good, they bring you into their office and they say, "Boy, that spec was really good - we'll never make that in a million years. We have rights to the board game of Monopoly. What do you think about a Monopoly movie?".” PeopleThinkingWritingYearsHeartMadeSoulHappensGamesBoysMillionsRightsHappenedHeardOfficeSellsBoardsMonopolyHeart And SoulBoard GamesSpecs Author:Robert Ben Garant
“Women lead in ways different from men's. Men, I think, have been programmed to give orders. Women have been programmed to motivate people, to educate them, to bring out the best in them. Ours is a less authoritarian leadership. I think women tend to play hardball less often. This is the trend of office politics anyway: the days of warring factions are over. We're talking now in terms of cooperation, and I think that is the game women play best.” PeopleThinkingMenWayGivingHas BeensDifferentPlayOrderGamesTermLeadershipTalkingOfficeTrendsCooperationEducateFactionsLead In Author:Muriel Fox
“I'll tell you what I think in general about people who want to make their Broadway debut that are not trained stage actors. Don't they know, Broadway ain't for sissies? It is a tough gig. You are responsible, physically, mentally, emotionally, for eight shows a week, at the top of your game. It's not easy.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantShowsActorsGamesEasyWeekStageToughResponsibleEightBroadwayGigsDebutSissyStage Actors Author:Patti LuPone
“I certainly relate to Ygritte in the fact that she is so strong and also ruthless as well and I feel that especially within Game of Thrones, I think that as a show, it is one of the frontrunners for showing dominant female characters and making sure that men answer to women rather than the other way around.” ThinkingMenWayFeelsWellsCharacterFactsShowsGamesStrongAnswersFemaleRelateThronesDominantRuthlessFemale CharactersStrong Female Characters Author:Rose Leslie
“I think that with piracy and tighter funds being around, people are realising that the game to play is to try and win people's respect with bold film making and then win a special place in people's collections, rather than just having the biggest opening weekends.” PeopleThinkingTryingPlayFilmGamesWinningSpecialOpeningCollectionsFundRealisingWeekendSpecial PlacesPiracy Author:Riz Ahmed
“I think rap music is brought up, gangster rap in particular, as well as video games, every other thing they try to hang the ills of society on as a scapegoat.” ThinkingTryingWellsGamesParticularMusic IsRapVideoGangstersScapegoatRap MusicGangster Rap Author:Ice Cube
“I don't think, that you can always - you can ever - get your game to perfection, you know. Only if you're Federer.” IfsThinkingKnowsGamesPerfectionFederer Author:Novak Djokovic
“Gaming in general is a male thing. It isn't that gaming is designed to exclude women. Everybody who's tried to design a game to interest a large female audience has failed. And I think that has to do with the different thinking processes of men and women.” ThinkingMenDifferentGamesProcessInterestAudienceDesignMen And WomenFemaleMalesGamerGamingThinking Process Author:Gary Gygax
“Westbrook: 10 triple-doubles and carrying that team, injury-prone, into the playoffs. LeBron being the best player in the world. But I think right now I would go with James Harden because of what he's done. He's stepped up his game defensively. He's not a great defender but he's competing on the defensive end.” ThinkingWorldEndsDoneGamesPlayerTeamRight NowBasketballBeing The BestInjuryCompetingDefendersBest PlayersPlayoffsMvp Author:Mark Jackson
“I've been watching basketball for a long time, I'm a historian of the game. I don't know any other team that's gotten to the Finals without two All-Stars... I cannot remember thinking of it. I don't even know if it's ever happened, for a team to lose two All-Stars and still be able to make it to the Finals.” IfsThinkingKnowsLongStillsTwoAbleRememberGamesStarsLosesHappenedTeamBasketballLong TimeFinalsHistorianChampionshipNba ChampionshipsAll Stars Author:LeBron James
“My video game character is a bit better looking than me, actually. I don't think he has to worry about his hair getting messed up.” ThinkingCharacterGamesBitsWorryHairVideoMessed Up Author:Lleyton Hewitt
“Everyone in the world disagrees with me, including some managers, but I think managing in the American League is much more difficult for that very reason (having the designated hitter). In the National League, my situation is dictated for me. If I'm behind in the game, I've got to pinch hit. I've got to take my pitcher out. In the American League, you have to zero in. You have to know exactly when to take them out of there. In the National League, that's done for you.” IfsThinkingKnowsWorldReasonDoneGamesDifficultBehindsSituationIncludingManagersLeagueZeroDisagreePitcherDesignated Hitter Author:Jim Leyland
“About the time you think you are getting to know the moves in this game, someone comes along and does everything but undress you on the basketball floor. Standing there under the basket with your hands cupped - and finding that you dont have the ball in them - is a great little old leveler.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesDoeHandsMovingGamesBasketballFindingsStandingBallsBasketsStanding There Author:Tom Heinsohn
“I think the thing that he wants even more that would solidify his position would be a couple championships. Hopefully we can get that done. Peyton Manning is already in the conversation of the greatest player to ever play and if he wins one or two more, he probably ends up being the greatest quarterback to ever play the game.” IfsThinkingWantTwoEndsDonePlayWould BeGamesWinningPlayerPositionCoupleConversationHopefullyChampionshipQuarterbackPeyton Author:John Elway
“Honestly, being a 5'11 quarterback, not too many people think that you can play in the National Football League. And so for me, you know, I knew that my height doesn't define my skill set, you know? I believed in my talent. I believed in what God gave me. I believed in the knowledge that I have of the game.” PeopleThinkingKnowsPlayGamesTalentFootballSkillsHonestlyLeagueHeightQuarterback Author:Russell Wilson
“I think that the best of my generation...have reversed the customary rules of the game and have grown more radical as they have gotten older - a disconcerting but healthy sign. To be sure, there are many youngish old fogies around and even the most illustrious of these, William Buckley, is blessed by a puzzling, recondite but undeniable charm, almost as if beneath that patrician exterior an egalitarian was signaling to get out.” IfsThinkingGamesGenerationsHealthyBlessedRadicalCharmMy GenerationExteriorPuzzlingRules Of The Game Author:William Styron
“We were in the NBA Finals. Two games away from winning it. I think we did pretty well.” ThinkingWellsTwoGamesWinningFinalsNbaChampionshipNba ChampionshipsNba Finals Author:David Blatt
“Thus God himself was too kind to remain idle and began to play the game of signatures signing his likeness unto the world: therefore I chance to think that all nature and the graceful sky are symbolized in the art of Geometria.” ThinkingWorldKindArtPlayGamesChanceHistorySkyMathematicsIdleSignaturesSigning Author:Johannes Kepler
“As a game-show host, what I'm thinking and what I'm experiencing doesn't matter. My opinion doesn't matter. So there's a flattened reality to it. It's fun to do. But it's certainly not myself in totality - or even maybe a little bit.” ThinkingLittlesMatterShowsRealityGamesFunBitsOpinionLittle BitHostTotalityGame Shows Author:Michael Ian Black
“I'm just a guy that grew up in a total fun-loving environment. I try to create that everywhere I go. Basically what I'm doing is a reflection of me as an individual, me naturally. I'm not staging or putting on anything. I think my approach to the game is an all-out approach, whatever it takes to win. I've always been that way.” ThinkingWayTryingGuyGamesWinningIndividualFunEnvironmentGrewApproachGrew UpReflectionWhatever It TakesStagingFun Loving Author:Dave Parker
“I think I could have become an outstanding professional baseball player, but I don't think I could have reached the heights that I have in football - being one of the very top players in the game, being a world champion.” ThinkingWorldGamesPlayerFootballBaseballHeightChampionOutstandingBaseball PlayerWorld Champions Author:Joe Namath
“I played a lot of the original Fight Night. I think the depiction of Trinidad in the game was awesome.” ThinkingNightFightingGamesOriginalsDepictionTrinidad Author:Diego Corrales
“I actually have the Arcade PC at home, and it has 5,500 games on it. Everything from the old school, Galaga, Tron, Missile Command, anything you can think of, theyre all on there. I love the old school games.” ThinkingHomeSchoolGamesCommandMissilesOld SchoolArcades Author:Diego Corrales
“Zombies are always moving fast in video games. It makes sense if you think about it. Those games are all about hand-eye coordination and how quickly can you get them before they get you.” IfsThinkingHandsEyeMovingGamesVideoMake SenseZombieCoordinationAlways MovingMoving To Fast Author:George A. Romero
“Basketball is just something else to do, another facet of life. I'm going to be a success at whatever I choose because of my preparation. By the time the game starts, the outcome has been decided. I never think about having a bad game because I have prepared.” ThinkingHas BeensGamesBasketballDecidedPreparedPreparationOutcomesFacetsBad Games Author:David Robinson
“Whether you think you like Rubens or not, his influence runs through the pathways of painting. Like Warhol, he changed the game of art.” ThinkingArtRunningGamesInfluenceChangedPaintingPathwaysWarholRubens Author:Jenny Saville
“I would say the referees have the toughest game to call. I would say that there's a lot of officiating done by announcers, local announcers. Sometimes you should listen to a game from both feeds, and you'd think you were listening to completely different games.” ThinkingShouldDifferentSometimesDoneGamesListeningLocalsRefereeAnnouncers Author:David Stern