“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
“Portugal have a national team called Cristiano Ronaldo and a group of players who run after him.” RunningPlayerGroupsTeamPortugalNational TeamCristiano Ronaldo Author:Carlos Queiroz
“I made a better decision in choosing my team. Sure, I had a bigger choice of players to choose from - but I couldn't have asked for a harder working group of players who did an incredible job.” MadeJobsChoicesDecisionPlayerGroupsTeamBiggerHarderIncredibles Author:Vladimir Kramnik
“As a kid, I wanted to be a pro tennis player. I was pretty good; at the tennis academies I attended, I always played up against older age groups.” KidsAgeWantedPlayerGroupsTennisAcademyTennis Player Author:Matt Kuchar
“I'm just thrilled for so many people. Our players, mostly, but the people in our organization - Rick Welts, Joe Lacob and Peter Guber and the whole group. It's just a phenomenal group of people. I think as a coach you just appreciate kind of the big picture a little bit more.” PeopleThinkingKindLittlesWholeBigsBitsPlayerGroupsLittle BitAppreciateOrganizationCoachesPeterChampionshipPhenomenalBig PictureNba Championships Author:Steve Kerr
“The great thing about string quartets is the players are kind of like family. They work really well as a unit, so you can write things that let them use those talents of association and intuition-all the things they’ve developed together as a group.” WritingWellsKindUseTogetherPlayerGroupsTalentIntuitionGreat ThingsStringsAssociationUnitsQuartetsLike FamilyString Quartets Author:Terry Riley
“When I was a kid I started a baseball team. I was a terrible player, but I put together a group of neighborhood kids. I started a hockey team. I put the kids together and got a sponsor. So I can always kind of organize people and get things done.” PeopleKindI CanDoneKidsTogetherPlayerGroupsTeamTerribleBaseballNeighborhoodHockeyOrganizeThings DoneSponsorsBaseball TeamHockey Team Author:Jerry Bruckheimer
“The whole reputation of being a rock guitar player, I could really care less about it. Still, when I hear new groups today I do occasionally hear something where I think... ahh, I've heard that lick before.” ThinkingStillsWholeCareTodayPlayerHeardGroupsRocksGuitarReputationGuitar Player Author:Tom Verlaine
“You can't have a movie with a group of people that are significant players in the story, that push forward the plot, without introducing at least one or two of them.” PeopleTwoStoriesPlayerGroupsSignificantPlotIntroducing Author:Evangeline Lilly
“It's the fault of the chess players themselves. I don't know what they used to be, but now they're not the most gentlemanly group. When it was a game played by the aristocrats it had more like you know dignity to it. When they used to have the clubs, like no women were allowed and everybody went in dressed in a suit, a tie, like gentlemen, you know. Now, kids come running in their sneakers. Even in the best chess club-and they got women in there. It's a social place and people are making noise, it's a madhouse.” PeopleKnowsRunningKidsUsedGamesSocialPlayerGroupsLike YouDignityFaultsClubsChessNoiseUsed To BeSuitsTiesGentlemanSneakersChess PlayersMadhousesGentlemanly Author:Bobby Fischer
“One time I was doing a speech to a group of kids, and just before I get there, I see this little kid crying. I found out they just lost a game, and he was the losing pitcher. I went over there, put my arm around him, and said, 'What are you crying for? When major league players lose, they don't cry.'” LittlesSaidKidsFoundGamesLostLosesPlayerGroupsCryArmsSpeechMajorsLosingLeagueOne TimeLittle KidPitcherMajor League Author:Tommy Lasorda
“I think there are quite a few new Instro/Surf groups that are really great. The Mermen are good and there doing something different. The Space Cossacks, Penetrators, The Fathoms, I really like The Falcons from Canada, Mike Beddoes is a really fine guitar player. I like Nokie Edwards of The Ventures, who gave me a guitar lesson once when we were playing opposite them in 1962 at The Rose Garden Ballroom in Pismo Beach. That's were The Impacts started and got signed to Del Fi in 1962.” ThinkingDifferentSpacePlayerGroupsFineLessonsGardenOppositesImpactRoseGuitarBeachCanadaVentureReally GreatMikeSurfGuitar PlayerFathomBallroomFalconRose GardenCossacks Author:Merrell Fankhauser