“This league is getting big. We have way more 300-pound guys than ever before. That's not to say all the people in athletics who have died are 300-pound guys. There are so many different reasons.” PeopleWayDifferentReasonBigsGuyDiedLeaguePoundsAthletics Author:Steve Mariucci
“I think sometimes Hall of Famers might get labeled as guys who aren't suited for a coaching job or to be back at the Major League level.” ThinkingSometimesMightJobsGuyLevelsMajorsLeagueCoachingHallsMajor League Author:Ryne Sandberg
“The right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they've had minor leagues - they've had local rightwing guys who've become national rightwing guys, and who build slowly, and that's how it goes. We haven't had that. It isn't like we have a farm team.” YearsGuyComedyTeamHavensWingsRadioLocalsLeagueFarmsMinorsRight Wing Author:Al Franken
“My thing is, I want to play basketball, I would enjoy playing in the D-League, but at the same time I don't want to take an opportunity away from a young guy to get exposure. I'm still thinking about it.” ThinkingWantStillsPlayYoungGuyOpportunityEnjoyBasketballLeagueExposureYoung Guys Author:Michael Finley
“That's the fun part of it all. You get creative when you're in Little League. You're creative when you're in middle school. You're creative in high school and college. And then when you get to the league, this position, the more mobile quarterbacks, we have a tendency to want to become traditional and nervous and panicky in how we want to call plays and put guys in position to make plays.” WantLittlesPlaySchoolGuyFunCreativityCreativeMiddlePositionCollegeHigh SchoolTraditionalTendenciesNervousLeagueMobileQuarterbackMiddle SchoolLittle League Author:Kordell Stewart
“Playing with Aaron Rodgers, every time I went into a game you always felt like no matter what happens, he was going to bail you out somehow. He was that kind of guy. He was one of the three or four guys you have in the league right now that no matter where you are or what’s going on in the game, you have a chance with him.” KindMatterHappensGuyThreeGamesFeltChanceFourRight NowNo Matter WhatLeagueWhere You AreBailAaron Rodgers Author:Charles Woodson
“One day he [Wagner] was batting against a young pitcher who had just come into the league. The catcher was a kid, too . The pitcher threw Honus a curve ball, and he swung at it and missed and fell down. Looked helpless as a robin. I was kind of surprised, but the guy sitting next to me poked me in the ribs and said, 'Watch this next one.' Those kids figured they had the old man's weakness, you see, and served him up the same dish - as he knew they would. Well, Honus hit a line drive so hard the fence in left field went back and forth for five minutes.” MenWellsKindSaidHardKidsYoungGuyNextLeftLinesWatchesFiveMinutesFieldsOne DayWeaknessSittingBallsLeagueOld ManDishesHelplessFenceCurvesFive MinutesBack And ForthPitcherRobinsRibsBattingCatchersWagnerLeft Field Author:Burleigh Grimes
“Emmitt Smith is in a position, in my opinion, where he should be the highest-paid running back in football. He's a guy who has gone out and led the league in rushing and been productive.” ShouldRunningGuyOpinionGonePositionFootballHighestPaidLeagueProductiveRushingRunning Back Author:Emmitt Smith
“I grew up in a small town where you know everyone, .. I've been told all my life that I come from too small a town to compete with some of the guys that competed in a higher level growing up. And that kind of drove me through college and drove me in the minor leagues, because I got to face all those big 5- A [school district] guys in the minors.” KnowsKindBigsSchoolFacesGuyLevelsGrowing UpGrowingCollegeGrewHigherGrew UpTownsLeagueMinorsSmall TownHigher LevelSchool Districts Author:Roy Oswalt
“I think some guys have the ability to learn from themselves and get better. Those are the guys that last a long time and continue to improve in this league and in sports in general.” ThinkingLongLastsGuySportsAbilityLong TimeLeagueGet BetterSports In General Author:Tony Romo
“In more than 20 years of opening beers with guys, I have NEVER seen the Swedish Bikini Team show up. Almost always, the teams that show up in beer drinking situations consist of guys who have been playing league softball and smell like bus seats.” YearsHas BeensShowsGuySituationTeamDrinkingSmellOpeningBeerLeagueSeatsBusSoftballBeer DrinkingBikinisSwedish Author:Dave Barry
“I want to be an NBA all-star and help my team win. That's what it's all about, is winning. I'm a competitor... People said a lot about me being selfish and stuff like that. Getting into the league, I can't wait to shut that down. I'm a guy who wants to play and to win and love my teammates.” PeopleWantSaidI CanPlayHelpingGuyWinningStarsStuffWaitingTeamAnd LoveSelfishLeagueNbaCompetitorsTeammateBeing SelfishAll Stars Author:Shabazz Muhammad
“Or I could see Fish, Just a button up, Like a Mayor, Like a President, Just demands so much from his teammates, Has played with so many great players, But still respects everybody. He's 38 years old, And he has nothing else to prove, And I said, "Fish you wanna come get some shots up with me?" And first thing he says is "Yes." He always wants to learn. Even though he's done so much in this league, Played with so many great players, He always wants to learn, And that motivated me To know that it's never a point Where you can stop getting better. And he's a guy that made me realize that.” KnowsWantYearsFirstsMadeSaidStillsDoneGuyPresidentRealizingPlayerDemandProveShotsFishesLeagueGet BetterNbaMotivatedButtonsTeammateMayorsMvpButton Ups Author:Kevin Durant
“It had been a great career. I mean, how many guys can say they averaged two points a game in their careers? It's too bad he's retiring too soon. The league is going to miss him. The fans are going to miss him. A real classy person and a great guy.” MeanPersonsTwoRealGuyGamesCareersFansMissingLeagueRetiringNhlGreat Guy Author:Johnny Bucyk
“They ought to create a new league for that guy.” GuyOughtBaseballLeagueThat Guy Author:Jack Harshman
“The first three championships that I won, I won them. I had big numbers and I won them. And last year, the guys won it for me. They won it for the big guy. Numbers are overrated. There's a lot of guys in this league who can say they've got great numbers. But they can't say they've got four rings in the last six years.” YearsFirstsBigsLastsGuyThreeWinningNumbersFourBasketballSixRingsLeagueLast YearChampionshipOverratedBig Guys Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“A great guy who is no longer in the league right now who is retired, Kyle Vanden Bosch, I learned a lot from him, and I owe him a lot for my success in the NFL.” GuyRight NowLeagueNflRetiredGreat Guy Author:Ndamukong Suh
“I had to go on TV with the president of the Catholic League, which is not an official organization at all, just a lot of Catholics, or maybe it's just this guy. He demanded to de-fund art completely and argued that taxpayers should not pay for it. I said people who represent the Catholic Church shouldn't talk about taxes.” PeopleShouldArtSaidGuyPresidentChurchPayTvsGoes OnTaxesOrganizationCatholicLeagueOfficialsFundThis GuyTaxpayersCatholic Church Author:Fran Lebowitz
“Every season is so much different and you go through your ups and downs, you figure your team out, you get to play against great teams. Some of the best competition there's been since I've been in the league. Just every night, night in and night out we get to play against the top guys, the top teams. It's a lot of fun.” DifferentPlayNightGuyFunTeamFiguresSeasonsCompetitionLeagueEvery NightUps & DownsGreat Team Author:Blake Griffin
“I remember writing 'The One I Can't Have' at the kitchen table. I was looking at a picture of Truman Capote with Marilyn Monroe and that's where I started. It doesn't make any sense because he was gay, but it was just the idea of the short guy and the beautiful blonde out of his league. That's where I started, but very quickly it became about me.” WritingI CanIdeasBeautifulRememberGuyGayTablesLeagueKitchenBlondeTrumanKitchen Table Author:Teddy Thompson
“I have no problem dressing up . . . because I know I'm a nice-looking guy. But as far as chains, I definitely feel that's a racial statement. Almost 100% of the guys in the league who are young and black wear big chains. So I definitely don't agree with that at all.” KnowsFeelsProblemBigsYoungGuyBlackNiceAgreeStatementsChainsLeagueNo ProblemDressingsDressing Up Author:Stephen Jackson
“I remember being a teenager and having a boyfriend - this guy I thought I was way better than, and completely out of his league. He was a year younger than me. And he broke up with me. It was so shocking, and I couldn't believe it.” WayYearsBelieveRememberGuyBrokeTeenagerLeagueShockingThis GuyBroke UpBeing A Teenager Author:Jessica Chastain
“There are different 'It' factors for different players. There are all kinds of different personalities of quarterbacks around the league, but there are a lot of good ones and they don't necessarily think and act alike. But I do think there are moments during games even on the collegiate level where you can see that this guys is something different, someone sees things differently, they see things a little bit quicker, they're a little bit more cognizant of what's going on. I think it's something like that.” ThinkingKindLittlesDifferentMomentsGuyGamesBitsLevelsPlayerPersonalityLittle BitFactorsAll KindsLeagueNflThis GuyQuarterbackCognizant Author:Ted Thompson
“Have we become a cupcake league? We already have better helmets and gear. Wonder how the old school players feel about this. Not in the back of minds when talking about 18 game season so let's play football please... Even guys using shoulders to hit are getting flagged for helmet-to-helmet. Defense is getting sloppy because guys are avoiding fines and will get worse if suspending comes into play.” IfsFeelsMindPlaySchoolGuyGamesTalkingWonderPlayerFootballFinePleaseSeasonsDefenseShouldersLeagueAvoidingGearsOld SchoolHelmetSloppyCupcakesTacklingNfl Players Author:Phillip Daniels
“Growing up, I was a typical high school kid when YouTube first came out, and I was just watching a whole lot of videos of guys in the league I'm playing with now, guys that aren't in the league, and guys that came before me, just watching the moves that they do, and going out in my backyard and trying them. I did it almost every single day. And I didn't do any crazy dribbling drills or any two-ball dribbling drills. I'm really not good at two-ball dribbling. Nah, never did that. I just went out and tried the moves that I saw.” TryingFirstsTwoWholeKidsSchoolMovingGuyGrowing UpSawsGrowingCrazyHigh SchoolBallsVideoLeagueGoing OutTypicalYoutubeBackyardsDrills Author:Kyrie Irving