“I wanted to definitely be a musician or a good preacher or a heck of a baseball player. I couldn't play ball too good - I hurt my finger, and I stopped that. I couldn't preach, and well, all I had left was getting into the music thing.” WellsPlayWantedLeftHurtPlayerMusicianBaseballBallsFingersPreacherBaseball PlayerMuddy Author:Muddy Waters
“Sidney Crosby, our greatest player, I don't want to see Sidney Crosby in the penalty box. I don't want to see Sidney Crosby hurt. I want to see Sidney Crosby play.” WantPlayHurtPlayerBoxesPenaltiesCrosby Author:Bobby Orr
“I never want to hurt anyone on the ice. That's not the type of player I am.” WantHurtPlayerTypeIce Author:Carl Hagelin
“I was just a very emotional player. I wore my emotions on my sleeve. I pretty much told you how I felt. I didn't mince words, so to speak. If I felt bad, I let you know that I felt bad. If I felt you were playing sorry, I told you. If I was playing sorry, I told myself that. I came from an era when losing really hurt. I didn't see anything good about it.” IfsKnowsSpeakFeltHurtEmotionPlayerEmotionalLosingSorryErasSleeves Author:Gary Clark, Jr.
“It's a horrible part of the game when you have to tell a player, probably somebody who has helped you win so much that his time is up. You treat them like family, and because they are your family it becomes even more hurting in the sense that you have got to say "well son, I'm sorry, you won't be a regular here, but you will still have a career elsewhere.' It's happened more than a few times but it is not an easy thing to handle.” WellsStillsGamesWinningEasyHurtCareersPlayerHappenedSonTreatsSorryHandleHorribleOur FamilyElsewhereI'm SorryEasy ThingsLike Family Author:Alex Ferguson
“I grew up in Arkansas and that's the law. My dad was a high school basketball coach, so I was raised as a coach's son and I was a baseball player back in Arkansas, and I lived in Texas, too, so I was just surrounded by sports. So that's what I was going to do: Pitch for the St Louis Cardinals. I had no idea I was going to be an actor. So I got my collar bone broken in the Kansas City Royals training camp. And once I got hurt I started doing other things for a while.” IdeasSchoolLawActorsSportsHurtCitiesPlayerSonBrokenGrewDadBasketballGrew UpTrainingHigh SchoolBaseballRaisedMy DadBonesCoachesNo IdeaTexasCampsRoyalCollarsCardinalsBaseball PlayerKansasBasketball CoachArkansasKansas CityGot HurtTraining Camp Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“A dirty player is somebody who ultimately is trying to hurt somebody. There's a huge difference. There's no gray in that. Like, you have no conscience, no nothing, no guilt. I don't have that mean streak in me. I don't play angry. It's not anger.” TryingMeanPlayDifferencesHurtPlayerHugeLike YouConscienceAngryGuiltDirtyGrayStreaks Author:Ndamukong Suh
“The dollar that's being paid the players has hurt the game. The players take advantage of coaches. The players' attitude is, "I make more than you, so don't tell me what to do."” GamesHurtAttitudePlayerAdvantagePaidDollarsCoaches Author:Chick Hearn
“I'm sure there have been guys who didn't realize they had a concussion and just kept playing. It's a violent game. The head injuries are the most dangerous to play with. We're trained to play no matter what. If you can run, and you're able to focus and know your responsibilities, you're usually out there playing. You wouldn't have enough players if no one played hurt. Especially if you're, like, on special teams, you're going to do everything you can to stay in the game.” IfsKnowsHas BeensMatterEnoughPlayRunningAbleGuyGamesRealizingHurtResponsibilityFocusPlayerTeamSpecialDangerousNo Matter WhatViolentNflInjuryWhat IfConcussionsHead InjuriesSpecial Teams Author:Mike Brown
“I'm unemployed, and I don't believe I'm out of the NFL because I'm gay, but if it was a reason, it can hurt their livelihood, and you don't want to take that chance.” IfsWantBelieveReasonHurtChancePlayerGayDon't BelieveNflUnemployedLivelihoodNfl Players Author:Michael Sam
“I have heard of managers who encourage players not to slide hard for fear they will get hurt and be lost from the lineup for a time. That is why you occasionally see a player go into second base on a double-play ball and not even bother to slide. I wonder, could Ty Cobb sit though plays like that and hold his lunch?” HardPlayLostHurtWonderPlayerHeardBallsManagersBotherLunchSlides Author:Frank Robinson
“It's always really challenging trying to go from player to player/coach. You have a kind of friendship basis of relationship with all of your teammates and now you go to this power position where you have to make decisions that might hurt people's feelings.” PeopleTryingKindFeelingsMightChallengesHurtDecisionPlayerPositionBasesCoachesTeammate Author:Abby Wambach
“I wouldn't even feel sorry for us if I was going against us. I know teams are licking their chops. The Bulls or Milwaukee, they're excited. Even though somebody is hurt they're still excited because they feel like we're a man down and we might not be as strong, but we're confident here. We got the players to still make something special happen. Guys just have to step up as a unit.” IfsKnowsMenFeelsStillsMightHappensGuyStrongHurtStepsPlayerTeamSpecialDown AndSorryExcitedUnitsBullsStep UpSomething SpecialLickingMilwaukee Author:Tristan Thompson
“A gifted player, who is not a team player, will ultimately hurt the team.” HurtPlayerTeamGiftedTeam Player Author:John Wooden
“Players from the Dominican Republic have a history of not playing well in cold weather.... The ball hurts their hands when they make contact.” WellsHandsHurtPlayerColdBallsWeatherContactRepublicCold WeatherDominican Republic Author:Grady Little
“I would never, ever intentionally hurt a player contractually.” HurtPlayerIntentionally Hurt Author:Jerry West
“What would have happened if Derrick Rose had torn his knee in college, or Greg Oden? It would have cost them millions of dollars. They were lucky, coming out early. I'm not saying don't go to college. There are plenty of players like Shaq [O'Neal] who went back and graduated. I commend that. But do it at your leisure - don't hurt your finances.” IfsHurtMillionsPlayerHappenedCollegeCostLuckyDollarsRoseFinancePlentyKneesComing OutLeisureTornShaq Author:Sonny Vaccaro
“It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league.” IfsHardHurtPlayerLeagueNba Author:Michael Jordan