“The whole idea of image is so confused. On the one hand, Madison Avenue is worried about the image of the players in a tennis tour. On the other hand, sports events are often sponsored by the makers of junk food, beer, and cigarettes. What's the message when an athlete who works at keeping her body fit is sponsored by a sugar-filled snack that does more harm than good?” DoeIdeasWholeBodyHandsSportsPlayerEventsFitMessagesFilledAthleteHarmAdvertisingWorriedBeerConfusedTennisMakersSugarCigaretteAvenuesJunkSnacksMadisonJunk FoodSo ConfusedMadison Avenue Book:Being myself Source: Being myself
“Poetry is music though, unfortunately, not all music is poetry. Because music has other carriers to take its message - beats, lyrics, singers, bass players - anyone in music can rise to make a major statement but in poetry there are only words to do the work. And they do sometimes have to sweat.” SometimesPlayerMajorsMessagesMusic IsBeatsSingersStatementsPoetry IsSweatBassCarrierBass Players Author:Nikki Giovanni
“I've always had an a$$-to-the-brain theory. When a player's a$$ gets put on the bench, a message goes straight to the brain saying, Get me off of here.” BrainPlayerTheoryMessagesBenches Author:Bobby Knight
“We've lost a lot of coaches around here, but the philosophy and the approach, the standards we have set and the expectations we have maintained have always been upheld from one year to the next.I attribute that to the great character of the players and the willingness of the coaches to not get influenced and get off-message and to get out of the way.” WayYearsPhilosophyCharacterNextLostPlayerApproachMessagesStandardsExpectationsCoachesWillingnessAttributesGreat Character Author:Pete Carroll
“[Didier] Drogba sent me a text message after I won the African Player of the Year award. It made me very happy.” YearsMadePlayerMessagesAwardsVery HappyText MessageDrogba Author:Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang