“Players very widely disagree with me about what's hard and what's easy. and in a way, 'I won, but it was a fight' is the best compliment a game can receive.” WayHardFightingGamesEasyPlayerComplimentDisagree Author:Graham Nelson
“I do my own analysis on the teams I am refereeing. I will know some of the personalities, the players who could be difficult customers in a scrum situation, the ones I am going to have to really work hard on early in the game to get what I want.” KnowsWantHardGamesDifficultMy OwnSituationPlayerTeamHard WorkPersonalityCustomersAnalysisScrum Author:Alan Lewis
“People think that there is so much money in tennis, but the reality is unless you're ranked in about the top 50 you don't earn much at all. It is hard to support yourself travelling the world, to be away from home most of the year and to pay for a coach to help you become a better player.” PeopleThinkingWorldYearsHardHelpingHomeRealityPaySupportPlayerCoachesTennisTravel The WorldAway From Home Author:Samantha Stosur
“Everybody gets all worked up about trash talk but it is what it is - it's talk... You ask any player, honestly, if trash talk's gonna affect how hard they play, because if a little trash talk affects how hard they can play, it just lets us know that they were holding back or weren't playing harder or as hard as they could.” IfsKnowsLittlesHardPlayAsksPlayerHarderHonestlyTrashIt Is What It IsHolding BackTrash Talk Author:Jason Babin
“There is no desire from the new British players. They say their coach doesn't travel with them so it's hard, but I played hundreds of players from Eastern Europe and Russia who had no facilities at all.” HardDesirePlayerEuropeBritishCoachesRussiaEasternFacilityEastern Europe Author:Tim Henman
“It's about how the players play and compete. I know everybody is going to equate that on winning or losing, like they always do, but if we play hard and compete well in the game .. then I think we are building on something.” IfsThinkingKnowsWellsHardPlayGamesWinningPlayerBuildingLosingWin Or LosePlay Hard Author:Nick Saban
“To borrow a simile from the football field, we believe that men must play fair, but that there must be no shirking, and that the success can only come to the player who hits the line hard.” MenBelieveHardPlayPresidentLinesPlayerFieldsFootballFairsSimileFootball Field Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“I'm a pretty easygoing guy. I'm not hard to get along with. I never had anybody that I had trouble with. On the other team, sometimes you don't like players because of the way they act, but then you get to know them and then they're very good people. But I never disliked anybody.” PeopleKnowsWaySometimesHardGuyPlayerTroubleTeamVery GoodGood People Author:Bengie Molina
“I don't see a lot of guys that have done that [winning three times before age 24], besides Tiger Woods, of course, and, you know, the other legends of the game. It's just one of those things, I believe in myself and – especially with how hard I've worked – I'm one of the top five players in the world. I feel like I've proven myself.” KnowsWorldFeelsBelieveHardDoneAgeGuyThreeCoursesGamesWinningI BelieveFivePlayerI Believe InWoodsJust OneLegendsProvenTigersThree TimesI Believe In Myself Author:Patrick Reed
“My music is so mine, it's hard to turn it over to someone else. I have to be really involved in the production. It's like someone else taking care of your kids - if they don't treat them well, you're going to be pissed off. I'm actually co-producing [Backwoods] with my guitar player of 20 years, Kent Wells. We make a good combination... I think we're going to have a real good record.” IfsThinkingYearsWellsRealHardCareKidsTurnsMusicRecordsPlayerMinesInvolvedMusic IsTreatsGuitarProductionsCombinationBeing RealGuitar PlayerPissed OffKentGood RecordsBackwoods Author:Dolly Parton
“When I was a player, I didn't expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.” WayHardPlayPlayerHard WorkLosingGet BetterTeammate Author:Larry Bird
“On the show, I do a very serious thing. And a lot of people have a hard time reconciling that with what I'm going to do after the show. They can't get it into their heads: "How can he be talking to Madeleine Albright one minute and then somebody half his age...." They're just jealous. But I never made any bones about it. I am a player. Always have been.” PeopleHas BeensMadeHardShowsAgeHalfTalkingPlayerMinutesSeriousBonesHard TimesJealousOne MinuteSerious ThingsMadeleines Author:Bill Maher
“If you were in a game of football always think you need maybe eight to win the game. Three can on an off day or semi off day but you always hard. And the players recognize that and they'll do that extra to make sure they get winning. The essence of the team is to understand and trust each other and to trust me.” IfsThinkingNeedsHardThreeGamesWinningPlayerTeamFootballEssenceEightExtrasTrust Me Author:Alex Ferguson
“I was never on a mission to be an NFL quarterback. I wanted to be a good high school player, and I worked hard at that. That made me good enough to play in college and then I wanted to be a good college quarterback. During college I played well enough to make it into the NFL. I never took it for granted and really wanted to play hard at each level and I have always had a lot of fun doing what I wanted to do.” WellsMadeHardEnoughPlayWantedSchoolFunLevelsPlayerCollegeHigh SchoolMissionsGrantedNflGood EnoughQuarterbackPlay HardGood CollegeGood High School Author:Peyton Manning
“Sometimes you've got to be a little flexible. For the most part, it's hard to get players to look at the big picture also. I understand that. They're looking at their next start or their next at-bat.” LooksLittlesSometimesHardBigsNextPlayerBatsFlexibilityFlexibleBig Picture Author:Terry Francona
“How lucky I was to have played for the Pittsburgh Steelers fans. A proud, hard-working people, who loves their football, and their players.” PeopleHardPlayerFansFootballHard WorkProudLuckyPittsburghSteelersPittsburgh Steelers Author:Jack Lambert
“Ronnie Moran, Joe Fagan, Bob Paisley, Roy Evans - they were hard on us young players. If you got a 'well done' off Ronnie Moran, you must have played well... They never used superlatives at Liverpool.” IfsWellsHardDoneYoungUsedPlayerBobLiverpoolWell DoneSuperlativesPaisley Author:Paul Jewell
“I really rate Paul Scholes, because he hasn't got the high profile of many of the Manchester United players, he doesn't get too much attention, but he is one very good player. He is an intelligent player, he works hard and he scores some great goals. He is not flamboyant and is a quiet lad off the pitch but he is a tremendous asset to Manchester United and to England. He has already got my vote as player of the year.” YearsHardGoalUnitedAttentionToo MuchPlayerHard WorkQuietVoteEnglandIntelligentRateVery GoodScoreAssetsProfileManchesterLadManchester UnitedScholesFlamboyantHigh ProfilePaul Scholes Author:Tony Adams
“I think Chris Paul is a great player. He is very unselfish and plays very hard, so he would be a guy if he plays. I think his hand is still questionable, though. I hear they are talking about resting him that weekend. I'm excited to play with all the guys. Marvin Williams is starting to play well, and Salim Stoudamire, I think he should be there.” IfsThinkingShouldWellsStillsHardPlayHandsWould BeGuySportsTalkingPlayerStartingExcitedWeekendUnselfishQuestionableMarvin Author:Andrew Bogut
“Even with the quality of players that we have, they're an extremely hard side to break down and once they get on top of you, you find it difficult to stem the flow of attacks.” HardSportsDifficultSidesQualityBreakPlayerFlowDown AndStemBreaking Down Author:Frank Lampard
“If one of my players ever wants to hit me, he better do it really hard because otherwise, I'll find a rock, a stick, or a piece of wood and believe me, it's gonna be a brawl.” IfsWantBelieveHardPiecesPlayerRocksSticksWoodsHockeyBelieve In MeNhl Author:Pat Burns