“I did always dream of being a professional player. I think every kid does dream of being a pro, but to last the journey you have to love tennis as a sport and if you are lucky enough to make it in the pros, it is really a bonus.” IfsThinkingDoeEnoughDreamKidsLastsSportsPlayerJourneyLuckyTennisBonus Author:Samantha Stosur
“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
“Possessing an array of athletic gifts is something most tennis players can only dream about. Most players, if they're lucky, have one attribute that stands out -- either a monster serve, great footspeed, superb touch, superior timing or innate feel for the ball.” IfsFeelsDreamPlayerLuckyBallsMonstersSuperiorsTennisAttributesTimingStanding OutInnateAthleticPossessingSuperbTennis Player Author:Dave McPherson
“Were all brought up to believe that the best players show up in the biggest games, and what bigger game than the Super Bowl? Ive just been blessed and very lucky to have two of my best games on that stage.” BelieveTwoShowsGamesPlayerStageLuckyBiggerBlessedBowlsSuper BowlBest Players Author:Justin Tuck
“I've been lucky to broadcast some great events and to broadcast the exploits of some great players.” PlayerEventsLuckyExploitsGreat Events Book:Tuned to Baseball Source: Tuned to Baseball
“He is an exceptional talent. I still think Diego Maradona is the best player I have ever seen but Messi is closing in fast. He's a wonderful sight in full flight and we are lucky to have him around.” ThinkingStillsPlayerWonderfulTalentLuckySightFlightExceptionalClosingBest PlayersMessiMaradona Author:Ander Herrera
“I've always been fascinated by music and sounds. I was lucky to receive proper classical training as an orchestra player and I'm always learning as a composer, looking to create new flavors and colors.” SoundPlayerColorLuckyTrainingFascinatedComposerFlavorOrchestraAlways Learning Author:Lior Ron
“I'm a character actor. I have to find work in good movies where I can make something of my role. I'm a very lucky guy to be in that kind of position. It's like a kid who dreams of becoming a baseball player and then he gets to play for the Yankees.” KindI CanPlayCharacterDreamKidsGuyActorsRolesPlayerPositionBecomingLuckyBaseballYankeesGood MovieBaseball PlayerCharacter ActorsLucky Guy Author:Christopher Walken
“For me, Scholesy's the best footballer England has produced in my time. The way he controlled games, passed the ball, saw things that other players didn't see; it was a pleasure to play with him and United were lucky to have him for so long.” WayLongPlayGamesPleasureUnitedSawsPlayerLuckyBallsEnglandMy TimeControlledFootballer Author:Wayne Rooney
“I was very lucky that while I was a chess player in a country where chess was not a big deal, I happened to be in the one city where there was a sprouting chess team: Chennai.” CountryBigsDealsCitiesPlayerHappenedTeamLuckyChessBig DealChess Players Author:Viswanathan Anand
“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
“I often think about my Music Man guitars being 100 million percent tailored to my needs as a player and how lucky I am.” ThinkingMenNeedsMillionsPlayerLuckyPercentGuitarTailoredMusic Man Author:John Petrucci
“People who are qualified are symphonic orchestra players and jazz musicians; they're qualified to do what they do. Rock stars are lucky. It's a combination of right time, right place and having certain genes or a gimmick or whatever, but it's really not anything more than sugar. It tastes good and goes away fast.” PeopleCertainStarsPlayerRocksTasteLuckyMusicianJazzCombinationSugarGenesRight TimeOrchestraQualifiedRock StarJazz MusicRight PlaceJazz MusicianGimmicks Author:Gene Simmons
“I feel lucky to live at a time when the dominant tennis players are Venus and Serena Williams. And to have lived through the success of a whole slew of boxers and feel I could invest emotionally and psychologically in their victories, and identify with them in their struggles.” FeelsWholeStrugglePlayerVictoryLuckyTennisDominantBoxersVenusTennis Player Author:George Elliott Clarke
“I'm confident enough to say I was better than my mates! But with the different competitions I did play with some good players, who didn't make it for whatever reason. I was lucky enough to be able to do what I love, and my mates have continued to play at a lower level and really enjoy it, I know that's exactly what I'd be doing if I wasn't here today.” DifferentReasonEnoughTodayEnjoyPlayerLuckyCompetition Author:Peter Crouch
“By doing what I do, by just staying, pardon me, true to myself and maintaining my maverick position, unbranded, unbought in a corporate sense, I've managed to migrate to and participate in the work of people far younger than my own children. This astounds me. It makes me feel all at once, beyond retirement age, as a player in the present tense. I'm a lucky guy.” PeopleChildrenAgeGuyPlayerLuckyRetirementMaverick Author:Van Dyke Parks