“I think that was one thing I definitely brought to the table, my aggressiveness and my style of play, and I think that's one of the reasons why the fans here really appreciated the way that I went out and played, just because I think they kind of liked that.” ThinkingWayKindReasonPlaySportsOne ThingFansStyleTablesReason WhyAppreciatedAggressiveness Author:Latrell Sprewell
“It really lasted the whole game, because I was really untouchable, unstoppable that game. But it was heightened on one particular play, and that was the longest run where everything completely slowed down. My awareness was so keen, it was so heightened, it was really amazing.” PlayWholeRunningGamesSportsAwarenessParticularUnstoppableReally AmazingUntouchables Author:Marcus Allen
“You know, I think when I reflect on it, I think there's certainly a sense of history. When you have ambitions to play this game, you want to be one of the best ever, and you want to play so well and be so effective that you want people to remember your name 100 years from now.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantYearsWellsPlayRememberGamesNamesSportsAmbitionBest Ever Author:Marcus Allen
“Depending on how we start the season, I can play center or wing... It doesn't matter to me.” I CanMatterPlaySportsSeasonsWings Author:Mario Lemieux
“My body's feeling it a little bit. But one good thing, my back is in good shape, and that's my main concern. I know that my legs are going to take awhile to get back to where I was a few years ago, but as long as my back is solid, I feel that I can play many years.” KnowsFeelsYearsLittlesLongI CanPlayFeelingsBodyBitsSportsShapesLittle BitConcernYears AgoGood ThingsLegsGet Back Author:Mario Lemieux
“I was a tomboy who liked to play rough just like my two older brothers. That's probably why I liked the athletic part of skating - especially the jumping!” TwoPlaySportsBrotherRoughJumpingAthleticSkatingOlder Brother Author:Nancy Kerrigan
“For one thing, when you're playing as well as I was at the time, you think you can play with anything. That isn't true, of course, but I didn't know it then.” ThinkingKnowsWellsPlayCoursesSportsOne Thing Author:Payne Stewart
“There's always something special when the service academies play each other that's not in any other game. This is not a regular game, and everyone involved knows that.” KnowsPlayGamesSportsSpecialInvolvedAcademySomething Special Author:Roger Staubach
“Until you play it, St. Andrews looks like the sort of real estate you couldn't give away.” GivingLooksRealPlaySportsEstatesAndrew Author:Sam Snead
“It would have been a lot of fun as a receiver to play.” Has BeensPlayFunSportsReceiver Author:Steve Largent
“But at some point, we've got to have disciplined play and have got to coach better. I'm not putting it on the players. We've got to coach them to tackle and block better. It's as simple as that. If we can do those things, we'll have a chance.” IfsPlaySportsCan DoChanceSimplePlayerCoachesBlock Author:Steve Spurrier
“Number two, we're going to play with a lot of effort. Our guys are going to be in such good shape that fatigue is not going to be a problem. We're going to play with full effort from snap to whistle on every play the entire game.” TwoPlayProblemGuyGamesSportsNumbersEffortShapesFatigueSnaps Author:Steve Spurrier
“There are some guys out here that can really play golf, but it has not been their focus for that long.” LongPlayGuySportsFocusGolf Author:Trent Dilfer
“It doesn't much concern me if Tiger plays in the tournament or no.” IfsPlaySportsConcernTigersTournaments Author:Vijay Singh
“I submit that tennis is the most beautiful sport there is, and also the most demanding....Basketball comes close, but it's a team sport and lacks tennis's primal mano a mano intensity. Boxing might come close- at least at the lighter weight divisions- but the actual physical damage the fighters inflict on each other makes it too concretely brutal to be really beautiful- a level of abstraction and formality (i.e., play) is necessary for a sport to possess true metaphysical beauty (in my opinion).” PlayMightBeautifulSportsLevelsOpinionTeamBasketballWeightFighterDamageTennisBoxingDivisionIntensitySubmitBrutalMetaphysicalAbstractionPrimalLightersReally BeautifulSports TeamFormalityPhysical Beauty Author:David Foster Wallace
“I'd noticed him watching me for a year or so, especially when we'd play games where there was running or jumping.” YearsPlayRunningGamesSportsAthleteJumping Book:Jesse, a spiritual autobiography Source: Jesse, a spiritual autobiography
“Well, I couldn't play an instrument. I'd just stand up front and announce the numbers. They had me sing a little, but that was a horrible mistake. I can't carry a tune in a bucket. We played black theaters and nightclubs all over hell. One-nighters. Apollo Theater in Harlem and the Earle Theater in Philly - That was big time for blacks.” WellsLittlesI CanPlayBigsSportsBlackNumbersMistakeHellFrontsTheaterInstrumentsAthleteHorribleTunesApolloBucketsHarlemNightclubsHorrible Mistakes Author:Jesse Owens
“Golf inflicts more pain than any other sport. If you're the sort of person whose self-worth is tied up in how you play, golf will cut you to the core of who you are.” IfsPersonsSelfPlayPainSportsCuttingWho You AreGolfCoreSelf WorthTiedTied Up Author:James E. Loehr
“I actually play sports better when I'm mad. Some players don't play better when they're mad. They lose their sense of where they're at. I have a tendency to do better when I'm under pressure.” PlaySportsLosesPlayerPressureMadTendenciesUnder Pressure Author:Kevin Costner
“I watch sports all the time. My wife Cindy says I would watch the thumb-suckers play the bed-wetters. I watch all sports and I enjoy all sports. It's been great fun in my life and a great diversion.” PlayFunSportsEnjoyWatchesWifeBedMy WifeThumbsSuckerDiversionCindy Author:John McCain
“The coach doesn't have to play the sport as well as you do. They have to watch you and get you to be your best.” WellsPlaySportsWatchesCoachesBe Your Best Author:Eric Schmidt