“What I would pay much more attention to are the few points where the player can inadvertently make a career decision. Most players end up back-tracking, though some actually enjoy this.” EndsEnjoyDecisionPayAttentionCareersPlayerTracking Author:Graham Nelson
“We tend to think of the Faustian man, the one who fabricates, manipulates, seduces and ends up destroying. But the new image will be man the creator, the artist, the player.” ThinkingMenEndsPlayArtistPlayerCreatorDestroyingManipulateSeducingFabricate Author:Jean Houston
“At the end of the day, you're responsible for yourself and your actions and that's all you can control. So rather than be frustrated with what you can't control, try to fix the things you can.” TryingEndsActionResponsibilityPlayerResponsibleAfrican AmericanThe End Of The DayFrustrationFrustratedFixing Author:Kevin Garnett
“By the end of his career, he [Steve Jobs] has proven that he can do the impossible, and he has gathered probably the most loyal team of eight players of any business in America.” EndsJobsAmericaCan DoCareersPlayerImpossibleTeamEightLoyalProven Author:Walter Isaacson
“You like to live life without regret but that’s what the good Lord intended for me – that’s just the way it was. My goal was to make it in the NFL, I played with a lot of great players in college who went on to have illustrious, incredible careers and in the end it just didn’t happen for me. I failed at that.” WayEndsHappensGoalLordCareersPlayerCollegeRegretIncrediblesLive LifeNfl Author:Dwayne Johnson
“Nick, You know, The first guy I met when I first got to Seattle, As an eighteen year old, You took me in. You believed in me from the beginning. You knew that I had potential. And every single day I know I could look at you And know that you respect me As a man, As a player, And you gonna ride with me to the end. I thank you.” KnowsMenYearsFirstsLooksEndsGuyPlayerMetsNbaEighteenSeattleOld YouMvpRespect MeEighteen Years Old Author:Kevin Durant
“I don't think I've changed very much. I think I'm the same kid that I was when I got here. When I came here all I wanted to do was win games. I wanted to play baseball for LSU and be the ultimate team player. That's all I want to do. If we don't end up being the last team to win the game at the end of the year then I won't be happy. That's all I'm worried about this year.” IfsThinkingWantYearsEndsPlayKidsWantedLastsGamesWinningPlayerTeamChangedUltimateBaseballWorriedTigersTeam PlayerLsuI've Changed Author:Alex Bregman
“About strip clubs and athletes. The best way I can explain why a lot of players end up there is because it's one of the safest places a high-profile person can spend time in a boring city.” WayPersonsI CanEndsCitiesPlayerAthleteClubsBoringBest WayNbaEnd TimesSpend TimeProfileRefereeHigh Profile Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“We were 6-4 and everybody doubted us. We lost to the Kansas City Chiefs and that week we had a players meeting and really talked about where we really want to go. It's not about the record. At the end of the day it comes down to are we going to keep focusing on each other and are we going to keep getting better day by day? We ignored the noise, we ignored all the talk from the outside.” WantEndsLostCitiesRecordsPlayerWeekMeetingsNoiseChiefsGet BetterNflThe End Of The DayIgnoredDoubtedSuper BowlKansasBetter DaysKansas City Author:Russell Wilson
“There are good people who are dealt a bad hand by fate, and bad people who live long, comfortable, privileged lives. A small twist of fate can save or end a life; random chance is a permanent, powerful player in each of our lives, and in human history as well.” PeopleHumansWellsLongEndsHandsChancePowerfulOur LivesFatePlayerComfortablePermanentGood PeoplePrivilegedTwistsHuman HistoryChances AreBad PeopleTwist Of FateRandom ChancePrivileged Life Author:Jeff Greenfield
“Westbrook: 10 triple-doubles and carrying that team, injury-prone, into the playoffs. LeBron being the best player in the world. But I think right now I would go with James Harden because of what he's done. He's stepped up his game defensively. He's not a great defender but he's competing on the defensive end.” ThinkingWorldEndsDoneGamesPlayerTeamRight NowBasketballBeing The BestInjuryCompetingDefendersBest PlayersPlayoffsMvp Author:Mark Jackson
“I think the thing that he wants even more that would solidify his position would be a couple championships. Hopefully we can get that done. Peyton Manning is already in the conversation of the greatest player to ever play and if he wins one or two more, he probably ends up being the greatest quarterback to ever play the game.” IfsThinkingWantTwoEndsDonePlayWould BeGamesWinningPlayerPositionCoupleConversationHopefullyChampionshipQuarterbackPeyton Author:John Elway
“When you see young players coming into the squad and pushing you, no matter what age you are, you have to react. You have to worry about yourself and perform as well as you can. If you end up looking around at others, wondering whos performing better, you take your eye off the ball.” IfsWellsEndsMatterEyeAgeYoungWonderWorryPlayerBallsNo Matter WhatPerformingPushingAbout YourselfSquad Author:Frank Lampard
“But I end up with these bands who have players from literally all over the world.” WorldEndsPlayerBand Author:Joe Zawinul
“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.” PeopleThinkingWorldWantYearsLooksI CanEndsDoneHappensMy OwnAbilityTalkingLaughingFivePlayerCupsLeagueFive YearsTrust MeWorld CupPremier LeagueStrikers Author:Nicklas Bendtner
“It is nice that we finished the game today. At the end we finished the series with a convincing victory against Bangladesh. We came here without some key players but I must say our young players showed a lot of characters in the series which will help Sri Lanka cricket in the future.” EndsCharacterHelpingTodayYoungGamesNicePlayerKeysVictorySeriesFinishedCricketConvincingBangladeshSri Lanka Author:Mahela Jayawardene
“The Spurs really are a family. They have a bunch of good guys that want to win, and the way they play is so unselfish. I’m looking forward to being involved in it. I feel that teams with players who are very close end up winning.” WayWantFeelsEndsPlayGuyWinningPlayerTeamInvolvedBunchLooking ForwardGood GuySpursUnselfish Author:LaMarcus Aldridge
“Why talk of the team when our Cricket Board is like an exclusive club with members being there for years on end? If they can stay on without performing, the players too feel they can stay in the team without too big a performance.” IfsFeelsYearsEndsBigsMotivationalPlayerTeamMembersPerformancesClubsPerformingBoardsCricketExclusiveBeing There Author:Sunil Gavaskar
“You can have the greatest player in terms of mastering an instrument and you could be yawning your head off when you hear them. So, it's not what you do, but the way you're doing it and in the end that's all that we have” WayEndsTermPlayerInstrumentsYawning Author:John McLaughlin
“When I started out jumping around with a tennis racket, I never thought I would end up on a list of the best guitar players in the world. It makes me feel proud of the hard work I've put in.” WorldFeelsEndsHardPlayerHard WorkProudGuitarListsTennisJumpingGuitar PlayerRacket Author:Gary Hoey
“He is a very complete, spectacular footballer. He always fights for the ball and tries to lose his marker to help his team-mates - either to defend or to have a shot on goal. For any football player in the Premiership, Scholes is a player you want to emulate. I would happily end my career with the medals that Scholes has. I am young and I hope that I will be able to surpass him - but it is not going to be easy.” WantTryingEndsHelpingAbleYoungFightingEasyGoalLosesCareersPlayerTeamFootballShotsBallsMatesMedalSpectacularFootballerEmulateFootball PlayerMarkersScholesTeam Mate Author:Cesc Fabregas
“When a lot of athletes get done playing, they end up in some really tough positions. They have a hard time transitioning because their identity is wrapped up in who they are as a player and what they do rather than who they can be in Christ. We desire to help people understand the invitation that God has given each one of us as Christ followers to be a part of this global redemptive story. If you can't give your life to something with meaning and purpose of that magnitude then there's nothing there.” PeopleIfsGivingEndsHardDoneHelpingStoriesDesirePurposeGivenChristPlayerIdentityPositionToughAthleteHard TimesFollowersInvitationsMagnitude Author:Aaron Kampman
“At the end of day, a player needs the confidence of the manager, the support of the fans and to enjoy the game.” NeedsEndsGamesEnjoySupportPlayerFansManagersThe End Of The Day Author:Luis Garcia
“You have a white guy as an announcer and sportscaster. Me, I'm black. I do it and I've already done some stuff in the past. We're more expressive than the white guys. You look at the skill players. We're the ones that get into the end zone. We get in the end zone more than they do.” LooksEndsDonePastGuyStuffBlackWhitePlayerSkillsZoneExpressiveWhite GuysAnnouncers Author:Terrell Owens
“The College World Series, that's the end-all deal as a college player. To get a chance to play in the World Series and win it, that was surreal.” WorldEndsPlayWinningChanceDealsPlayerCollegeSeriesSurrealWorld Series Author:Morgan Ensberg
“Players prefer the FA Cup because it's the end of season curtain-raiser.” EndsPlayerSeasonsCupsCurtains Author:Peter Withe
“People love a player with ideas, because at the end of the day, the crowd want to be entertained. And with football being only a game, it has to be enjoyable too.” PeopleWantIdeasEndsGamesPlayerFootballCrowdsThe End Of The DayEnjoyable Author:Ernst Happel
“It might work with one orchestra, and the next orchestra - the oboe player might not get it. It's different every time, but some of the orchestras do end up enjoying it and having a great time.” DifferentEndsMightNextEnjoyPlayerOrchestraGreat TimesOboes Author:Ian Anderson
“Steinitz was a thinker worthy of a seat in the halls of a university. A player, as the world believed he was, he was not; his studious temperament made that impossible; and thus he was conquered by a player and in the end little valued by the world, he died.” WorldLittlesMadeEndsPlayerImpossibleDiedUniversityWorthySeatsHallsThinkerTemperamentStudious Book:Lasker's Manual of Chess Source: Lasker's Manual of Chess
“I feel confident that we will have a beginning, middle and end, in this season, and it was wise of NBC to then call it what it really is, which is a mini-series. "24" is a really good example, in that there was a definitive beginning, middle and end for the first season. They had a slightly different format than we have, but the second season just retained Jack Bauer and a few other players, with the same basic format and idea, but it was a completely different show.” FeelsFirstsIdeasDifferentEndsShowsWisePlayerMiddleExampleSeasonsSeriesFormatGood ExamplesNbcBeginning Middle And End Author:Remi Aubuchon
“The end goal is to become FIFA Women's Player of the Year.” YearsEndsGoalPlayerFifa Author:Carli Lloyd
“A football match should be decided by an action of play. Not some contrived process whose end result is to mark a fine player such as Bossis, Baresi or Baggio for the rest of his career.” ShouldEndsPlayActionProcessResultsCareersPlayerFootballFineDecidedMarkEnd ResultsFootball Match Author:Michel Patini
“I never wanted our players to think the Super Bowl was the ultimate. I always talk about 'Yes, we're going to win, but what are we going to do as we're winning? What are we going to do after we win?' Winning the Super Bowl is not the destination. It's not an end point. It's what you do from here.” ThinkingEndsWantedWinningPlayerUltimateDestinationBowlsSuper Bowl Author:Tony Dungy
“Yeah, Jody [Porter] left. He's a great guitar player. We have a guy named Phil Hurley who is going to go out on tour with us now. I'm not sure if he'll end up as the permanent guitar player, but he's the type of guy who can kind of step in and play anything. He was with the Gigolo Ants before, and he's really good.” IfsKindEndsPlayGuyLeftStepsPlayerTypeYeahGuitarPermanentNot SureAntsGuitar PlayerType Of GuyGigolo Author:Adam Schlesinger
“At the end of the playback of the take of "Like A Rolling Stone", or actually during the thing, Bob Dylan said to the producer, turn up the organ. And Tom Wilson said, oh man, that guy's not an organ player. And Dylan said, I don't care, turn the organ up, and that's really how I became an organ player.” MenSaidEndsCareGuyTurnsPlayerStonesDon't CareProducersI Don't CareBobOrgansTomsRollingDylanThat GuyRolling StonesWilson Author:Al Kooper