“When I was playing I felt tired all the time. My recovery period was a lot longer than the other players. They'd be ok after an hour - I'd have to stay in bed till the next session.” NextFeltHoursPlayerPeriodsBedTiredRecoverySession Author:Jonah Lomu
“I don't know concretely if it's due to superstition, but any time a new rule is implemented into the NBA or a new piece of equipment or a new technology, there is always a transition and adjustment period by players and coaches and anyone involved with the game.” IfsKnowsGamesTechnologyPiecesPlayerInvolvedPeriodsDuesCoachesNbaTransitionSuperstitionsEquipmentAdjustmentNew Technology Author:Stu Jackson
“And this whole period of time of gradually working at being a better guitar player and songwriter have gradually led me to the point where I feel I'm doing a clearer representation of the thing that I've been feeling inside me since I was four years old.” FeelsYearsWholeFeelingsFourPlayerPeriodsGuitarFour YearsSongwritersRepresentationGuitar Player Author:John Frusciante
“I was never happy that my injuries cut my career short and ultimately forced my decision to step away from tennis. I have enjoyed my time away from the court, a period that has allowed me to experience a different side of life. However, I miss the game and the challenge of competing at the highest level of tennis, and I want to gauge whether I can stay healthy and compete against today's top players.” WantI CanDifferentTodayGamesSidesChallengesDecisionLevelsStepsCareersCuttingPlayerMissingPeriodsHealthyHighestCourtEnjoyedMy TimeTennisInjuryCompetingGaugesDifferent SidesTime Away Author:Martina Hingis
“He can play. He can shoot. He can dribble. He can pass. He's a great player. Period. No question about it. And if anyone thinks Dirk is not a great player, I'll punch them in their face.” IfsThinkingPlayFacesPlayerPeriodsBasketballNbaDribble Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I guess 'The Player' was a pretty good L.A. movie. And 'Chinatown.' Was there ever a better L.A. movie about a certain period in L.A.? That was terrific.” CertainPlayerPeriodsTerrificChinatown Author:Albert Brooks
“Baseball outfits went through their gaudy period during the disco '70's, when the White Sox looked like softball players and the Athletics looked like 'Saturday Night Fever' personified.” NightWhitePlayerPeriodsBaseballSaturdayFeverAthleticsSoftballSaturday NightOutfitsDiscoGaudySoftball PlayerSaturday Night Fever Author:George Vecsey
“I was off the scene for a while during the ska period and when I returned and joined the Treasure Isle studio, I came there with a different mood. The musicians picked up on that and we kept on going in that direction. The music became slower, which gave the bass player the time to play more notes. In 1965 I named it rocksteady. The first rocksteady song was 'Girl I've Got A Date'. That one was still a bit up-tempo, leaning towards ska. It turned the tide and made Treasure Isle the number one studio.” FirstsMadeStillsDifferentPlaySongGirlBitsNumbersPlayerPeriodsSceneMusicianMusic IsNotesStudiosMoodTreasureTidesBassTempoIsleBass PlayersDifferent Moods Author:Alton Ellis
“Players get to that intermediate level where they can already play pretty good, and that's kind of a dangerous period because they tend to start playing only the things that they can play, rather than the things they can't.” KindPlayLevelsPlayerDangerousPeriods Author:Pat Metheny
“'Jazz Artist of the Century' would have to be a distinctive soloist and ensemble player, a composer, an arranger, a bandleader, and a driver; would have to span all the genres and periods of jazz; would have to have run her own label; [would] possess a deep spirituality, with grace and a sense of humor; and would have to have succeeded against all odds. Who else? Mary Lou Williams.” RunningArtistSpiritualityGracePlayerCenturyPeriodsJazzLabelsGenreDriversSense Of HumorComposerMaryOddsDistinctiveEnsembleAgainst All Odds Author:Dave Douglas
“We've just gone through this period of years where the players in the game were at least written about as being a Democratic administration, establishment Republicans, and then the rabble-rousing radicals of the tea party. And it was like a three-way negotiation between them. But we are going to enter an era where there's a physical, powerful, vibrant progressive movement that will, I think, be able to exercise power in the same way as the right-wing and the right does.” ThinkingWayYearsDoeAbleThreeGamesPowerfulPartyGonePlayerWrittenMovementPeriodsExerciseRepublicanWingsDemocraticRadicalAdministrationTeaErasProgressiveEstablishmentNegotiationRight WingTea PartyThree WaysProgressive Movement Author:Ben Wikler