“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 feel like a new person. I learned how to deal with people when I wasn't a football player. I always wondered how they'd react to me, if they'd respect me. I found out I have other attributes that I like-and that others like. The injury made me a lot more mature. I have a better grasp of reality in life. I'm more patient and giving. I'm a lot closer to my family and more team oriented. I'm so much stronger emotionally. I have proven to myself that I can overcome the most dreaded injury in football. It's almost like dying and realizing life has been given back to me. I can't wait to play.” PeopleIfsGivingFeelsPersonsHas BeensMadeI CanPlayRealityFoundGivenWaitingRealizingDealsPlayerTeamDyingFootballMy FamilyOvercomingStrongerPatientInjuryMatureAttributesProvenAmerican FootballFootball PlayerRespect Me Author:Keith Millard
“God is the author, men are only the players. These grand pieces which are played upon earth have been composed in heaven.” MenWorldHas BeensEarthHeavenPiecesPlayer Author:Honore de Balzac
“He is someone I respect [Beckham] as a man and as a player. He is the captain of England and has been a European champion. I have never been critical of him and reports implying that are incorrect as I've never made comments about him” MenHas BeensMadePlayerEnglandCriticalChampionReportsCommentCaptainsBeckhamImplying Author:Jose Mourinho
“I never yelled at my players much. That would have been artificial stimulation, which doesn't last very long. I think it's like love and passion. Passion won't last as long as love. When you are dependent on passion, you need more and more of it to make it work. It's the same with yelling.” ThinkingNeedsLongHas BeensMotivationalLastsPassionPlayerDependentWorking ItArtificialYellingLike LoveStimulationLove And Passion Author:John Wooden
“When I was a kid I would much rather have been a good baseball player or a hit with the girls, but I couldn't play ball. I couldn't dance. Luckily, the girls didn't want me. Not much I could do about that. So I started to draw and to write By the time I got to where I was attracting girls, I was already into work, and it was more important to me. Not that I wouldn't rather make love, but the work has become a habit.” WantWritingHas BeensImportantPlayKidsGirlPlayerHabitDrawsBaseballBallsWant MeMaking LoveBaseball PlayerGood Baseball Author:Shel Silverstein
“You are taken, shaken, by moments when the improbability of our lives comes over you like a fever. Everything is remarkable, people, living, events present themselves to you with the immediacy of players in some barbarous and splendid drama that it seems we are part of. You have been given new eyes.” PeopleHas BeensMomentsSeemsEyeGivenTakenOur LivesPlayerEventsDramaRemarkableOver YouSplendidFeverImmediacyNew EyesImprobability Author:Doris Lessing
“I am a great football player. I had my own club when I was 14 years old. Football is in my blood, and I have been a fan of Fulham for the last 30 years.” YearsHas BeensLastsMy OwnPlayerBloodFansFootballClubsFootball PlayerGreat FootballFulham Author:Mohamed Al-Fayed
“In the NFL, 31 players have been arrested just since the Super Bowl. In fact, a lot of teams are switching to the no-huddle offense because players aren't allowed to associate with known felons.” Has BeensFactsKnownPlayerTeamFootballNflBowlsOffenseAssociatesArrestedSuper BowlSwitchingFelons Author:Jay Leno