“I find that I've tried to become a better hockey player every year and not just hold on. At the same time, I've also made it a point to increase or grow in some other area of my life. If I were just playing hockey, I would probably be done with the sport.” IfsYearsMadeDoneGrowsSportsPlayerAreasIncreaseMade ItHockeyHockey PlayerPlaying Hockey Author:Angela Ruggiero
“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
“George Best was one of the most talented players of all time and probably the best footballer who never made it to a major world final.” WorldMadePlayerMajorsFinalsAll TimeMade ItFootballer Author:Franz Beckenbauer
“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 have made my thoughts on it (sledging) well known over the last couple of years. We are more than happy to be talking to opposition players in the field so long as it is not personal or abusive.” YearsWellsLongMadeLastsTalkingKnownPlayerFieldsCoupleOppositionWell KnownMy ThoughtsAbusive Author:Ricky Ponting
“It's just that [the Hawks have made] a lot of changes. A lot of their great players have moved on. They have a lot of new faces and a lot of young guys who are going to be a part of this team for a long time. It'll take time. They've got a nice little core to start with.” LittlesLongMadeFacesYoungGuyNicePlayerTeamLong TimeMovedCoreTake TimeHawksMoved OnYoung GuysNew Faces Author:Mike Modano
“I never pay attention to errors in the Minor Leagues. Derek Jeter made 43 errors in the South Atlantic League, and I didn't care. With his hands and his range, I don't worry about that with Zimmerman. He is a good defensive player.” MadeHandsCarePayAttentionWorryPlayerErrorsSouthPay AttentionRangeLeagueMinorsJeterZimmerman Author:Jim Bowden
“Players need to remember they didn't make golf. Golf made them.” NeedsMadeRememberPlayerGolf Author:Arnold Palmer
“People tell me if I don't eat vegetables, I'm going to get scurvy. Well, what the hell. But I was never overweight as a player. There was a clause in my contract that said I had to weigh in at 270 every Friday morning. I always made it. I'd have dinner on Monday, and then I wouldn't eat until Friday.” PeopleIfsWellsMadeSaidMorningHellPlayerDinnerMade ItContractsVegetablesMondayFridayOverweightClausesFriday Morning Author:Art Donovan
“Only two players made me cry when watching football, one was Diego Maradona and the other Ryan Giggs.” MadeTwoPlayerCryFootballMaradonaMade Me CryGiggsWatching Football Author:Alessandro Del Piero
“Andre Tippett was an impact player who consistently played at a level that set him apart. Accounting for him limited what an offense could do. He made quarterbacks nervous.and rightly so.” MadeLevelsPlayerImpactNervousConsistentlyOffenseAccountingQuarterback Author:Raymond Berry
“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