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“I was never promised any special treatment or consideration for fingering star players. I was never coerced to provide information against anyone. All that I was ever told to was to tell the truth to the best of my ability. And that is what I have done.”

Done Stars Ability Player Special Information Consideration Telling The Truth Treatment Special Treatment

Author:Jim Lehrer

“When you're not practicing, someone somewhere is. And when the two of you meet, assuming roughly equal ability, the other person will win.”

Inspirational Persons Two Winning Sports Ability Practice Player Hard Work Victory Politician Equal Losing Competition Assuming Competitors Hard Work Pays Off Practice Makes Perfect

Author:Bill Bradley

“I think if you're a good high school player that you have the ability to be a good college football player. If you're a good college football then you have the ability to be a great NFL player.”

Ifs Thinking School Ability Player Football College High School Nfl Football Player College Football Nfl Players Good College Good High School

Author:Robert Griffin III

“Investing is not as tough as being a top-notch bridge player. All it takes is the ability to see things as they really are.”

Ability Player Tough Investing Bridges Ability To See Notches Top Notch

Author:Warren Buffett

“There is a possibility that your ability as a player may well be analysed by future generations on your one day statistics. That's the day I dread most.”

Wells May Ability Player Generations Possibility One Day Statistics Dread Future Generation

Author:Allan Border

“The young British players need to take responsibility themselves for their form and ability.”

Needs Form Young Ability Responsibility Player British Taking Responsibility

Author:Tim Henman

“A player's effectiveness is directly related to his ability to be right there, doing that thing, in the moment. He can't be worrying about the past or the future or the crowd or some other extraneous event. He must be able to respond in the here and now.”

Moments Able Past Ability Worry Player Events Crowds Related Here And Now Effectiveness Worrying About The Past

Author:John Brodie

“What separates great players from the good ones is not so much ability as brain power and emotional equilibrium.”

Ability Brain Player Emotional Golf Equilibrium Brain Power

Author:Arnold Palmer

“I've turned down a lot of trades where I might have gotten a better player, but I wasn't totally sure of the chemistry of that new player coming in. Even though he might possess golden ability, his personality and the way he gets along with teammates might be things you just don't want to cope with.”

Way Want Might Ability Player Personality Trade Golden Chemistry Teammate Turned Down

Author:Red Auerbach

“Players know that they can trust me which is really important. They know that I had the ability to adapt to change, and they have seen that many times over the years. I think these are important parts of being in control of footballers.”

Thinking Knows Years Important Ability Player Trust Me Footballer Ability To Adapt

Author:Alex Ferguson

“Mantle had more ability than any player I ever had on that club.”

Ability Player Baseball Clubs

Book:Casey at the Bat: The Story of My Life in Baseball

Source: Casey at the Bat: The Story of My Life in Baseball

“The team is never about the single player. It's not about the injury that keeps a star out of a certain game, and it's not about the coach. It's about the strength, and the abilities of the sum.”

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Author:Les Miles

“I was being groomed to be a tennis player for sure. My grandparents and parents realised I had a natural athletic ability and if I was forced to do it, I could probably do well. But all I wanted was to play pretend.”

Ifs Wells Play Wanted Parent Natural Ability Player Tennis Grandparent Athletic Realised Tennis Player Athletic Ability

Author:Dakota Fanning

“With film, I have to be a team player; it's a whole different thing. I can't just be a one-man show. I have to learn how to use people to the best of their ability and motivate them to be as passionate about the project as I am.”

People Men I Can Different Whole Use Shows Film Ability Player Team Projects Passionate Different Things One Man Team Player

Author:Ice Cube

“I want to be top scorer in the Premier League, top scorer at the World Cup and, within five years, I want to be among the best strikers in the world. Trust me, it will happen. I look around at other players, I see my own ability and I can't see anything that tells me it won't happen, I'm sure people will think 'What is he talking about?' But as I have done before, and as I will do again, I will sit at the other end and laugh at those people when it is all done.”

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Author:Nicklas Bendtner

“I'm a really smart player. If you tell me something, I get it quickly. If there is something wrong with my hitting, tell me what's wrong and I'll pick it up right away. That's the best thing I have going for me, my ability to listen to a coach and fix what I'm doing wrong.”

Ifs Ability Player Smart Picks Coaches Best Things Hitting Really Smart

Author:Albert Pujols

“My bench never heard me mention winning. My whole emphasis was for each one of my players to try to learn to execute the fundamentals to the best of their ability. Not to try to be better than somebody else, but to learn from others, and never cease trying to be the best they could be; that's what I emphasized more than anything else.”

Trying Whole Winning Ability Player Heard Fundamentals Cease Being The Best Emphasis Benches

Author:John Wooden

“Too many players focus on physical tells. For both online and live games, you should be focusing more on betting patterns and histories. The ability to figure out your opponent's hand based on his betting pattern is a crucial skill.”

Should Hands Games Ability Focus Player Figures Skills Patterns Opponents Online Crucial Betting

Author:Daniel Negreanu

“I've been blessed with some luck, great ability and athleticism. That's really what's made me a great player, but I think the reason I've been able to last this long is the little things like taking care of my body.”

Thinking Littles Long Made Reason Body Care Able Lasts Ability Player Blessed Luck Little Things Athleticism

Author:Champ Bailey

“The main thing is, too many players feel like they're complete players when they're not, so rather than acknowledge their limitations and play within their ability, they overreach.”

Feels Play Ability Player Limitation Acknowledge

Author:Tex Winter

“I won't accept anything less than the best a player's capable of doing... and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team!”

I Can Motivational Sports Can Do Ability Quality Accepting Player Team Capable Athlete Coaching Motivational Sports

Author:Lou Holtz

“If the player has the confidence and ability, then he should sign with the pro team. Academics certainly play a large part in the decision, but if someone feels they are ready to sign, they should.”

Ifs Feels Should Play Ability Decision Player Team Ready

Author:Mark Mulder

“I've learned to never expect or require performances that exceed the player's ability. If they just equal their ability, that's what you want.”

Ifs Want Ability Player Equal Performances What You Want I've Learned Exceed Never Expect

Author:Ned Colletti

“Baseball players need strength but also the ability to make fast-paced, explosive movements, so their training is all about strengthening the tendons around the bone and the joint so you don't tear the muscles from the bones. And so the muscles will have endurance and stability. And flexibility, which helps you throw the ball harder or have the snap to hit a ball. Or to take off quickly to steal a base.”

“The best illustration I can give of his talent is that at Manchester United there was always a possession drill in training designed to develop our passing ability, which might be three players against another three players, or six versus six, or nine versus nine. But no matter what the numbers were, the side with Paul Scholes on their team would always win by keeping the most possession.”

“When you look at the caliber of players in the England squad and their ability, why should we go into the tournament fearing anyone?”

Should Looks Ability Player England Tournaments Squad Caliber

Author:Frank Lampard

“The caliber of play in professional football compared to college is better and everybody knows it. They don't realize how much better. What a giant leap forward in the ability of talent level, the speed, and even the grasp of what you are trying to do. There is no other distractions before the players.”

Knows Trying Play Realizing Ability Levels Player Talent Football College Speed Giants Leap Distraction Caliber

Author:Marv Levy