“A lot of times, guys are just out there playing and they'll just go and get you. I don't really think they're thinking about the helmet-to-helmet contact. You'll probably see a lot of players more hesitant before they make their hits.” ThinkingGuyPlayerContactHelmetTacklingHesitantNfl Players Author:Andre Johnson
“Have we become a cupcake league? We already have better helmets and gear. Wonder how the old school players feel about this. Not in the back of minds when talking about 18 game season so let's play football please... Even guys using shoulders to hit are getting flagged for helmet-to-helmet. Defense is getting sloppy because guys are avoiding fines and will get worse if suspending comes into play.” IfsFeelsMindPlaySchoolGuyGamesTalkingWonderPlayerFootballFinePleaseSeasonsDefenseShouldersLeagueAvoidingGearsOld SchoolHelmetSloppyCupcakesTacklingNfl Players Author:Phillip Daniels
“I wish you guys would just say, 'Michael Sam, how's the football going? How's training going?' But it is what it is. And I just wish you guys would see me as Michael Sam the football player instead of Michael Sam the gay football player.” GuyWishPlayerFootballGayTrainingWish YouFootball PlayerIt Is What It Is Author:Michael Sam
“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
“There was a point at which I thought I'd never get the most valuable player, especially the years I played at Minnesota. We never won a pennant there, we were far away from the big media centers of Los Angeles and New York, and I wasn't a flashy power hitter but a guy who hit to spots, who bunted and stole bases.” YearsBigsGuyPlayerMediaNew YorkBasesValuableSpotsLos AngelesFar AwayMinnesotaFlashy Author:Rod Carew
“That's always a concern with a player when he's injured. There's a difference between injured and pain. If a guy's injured, he's injured. Pain is pain. Guys can play with pain. Guys can't play when they're injured.” IfsPlayPainGuyDifferencesPlayerConcernInjured Author:Herman Edwards
“I'm merely a baseball player, guys. In the great scheme of things, my thoughts, opinions and attitudes are of little importance.” LittlesGuyAttitudeOpinionPlayerBaseballImportanceSchemesMy ThoughtsBaseball Player Author:John Rocker
“I strapped an MP3 player to one of those floor-cleaning robots. Call him DJ Roomba - little guy cruises around and plays music. What's hot, DJ Roomba!” LittlesPlayGuyPlayerHotRobotsCleaningCruiseDjsMp3Mp3 Players Author:Aziz Ansari
“Beside my obvious physical structure, I have been told on almost every set I've been on that I am a joy to have around. I grew up as a team player on team sports. Later as a doorman where you had to watch each other's back and trust the guy beside you.” Has BeensJoyGuySportsWatchesPlayerTeamGrewGrew UpStructureObviousSports TeamTeam PlayerBeside You Author:James Preston Rogers
“Each team always has that one power player, even Carmelo. Those are the guys who would represent the logo.” GuyPlayerTeamLogos Author:DJ Khaled
“Seeing the same coverages, the same personnel, and for us to change the whole scenery, and bring somebody else in that’s necessarily competitive, a professional competitiveness, where guys are respecting each other’s careers, but yet are getting better. For us to come out here and a get a win, I think it helped us with those practices.” ThinkingWholeGuyWinningCareersPracticePlayerSeeingGet BetterCoverageSceneryCompetitivenessPersonnel Author:Cam Newton
“I'm a character actor. I have to find work in good movies where I can make something of my role. I'm a very lucky guy to be in that kind of position. It's like a kid who dreams of becoming a baseball player and then he gets to play for the Yankees.” KindI CanPlayCharacterDreamKidsGuyActorsRolesPlayerPositionBecomingLuckyBaseballYankeesGood MovieBaseball PlayerCharacter ActorsLucky Guy Author:Christopher Walken
“Get your education. The number of guys who are blessed to be in the league is so small compared to the number of high school players [who want to play in the league]. But one thing you can do is get your college education. If you are blessed enough to get a scholarship to play college basketball, make sure you get your college degree, too, then move on from there.” IfsWantEnoughPlaySchoolMovingGuyCan DoNumbersPlayerOne ThingCollegeBasketballDegreesHigh SchoolBlessedLeagueScholarshipCollege EducationCollege DegreeCollege Basketball Author:Tim Duncan
“I think the guys are more conscious of the fact that being in good physical condition under the conditions that they play will make them better players.” ThinkingPlayFactsGuyPlayerConditionsConscious Author:Arnold Palmer
“When I was growing up, my favorite player was Reggie Jackson - and I never got the opportunity to get an autograph from Reggie. I was so frustrated. I mean, he was my idol. And I couldn't get no autograph. I would go through punishment waiting on him (after games) because he was always the last guy to come out. And I would go back home with no autograph.” MeanHomeLastsGuyOpportunityGamesWaitingGrowing UpGrowingPlayerMy FavoritePunishmentIdolsFrustratedBack HomeAutographs Author:Rickey Henderson
“This guy from L.A. sits down next to me, and he says "you like baseball?" I said, "Oh, man, I love baseball." So he goes "Did you know that if Jesus had played ball, he'd have been the greatest ball player ever?" Like I'm gonna argue with that logic. So I sat there for a second, and then I said "did you know that if Babe Ruth had been the Messiah, the Catholics would have beer and hot dogs at Communion?" He left.” IfsKnowsMenHas BeensSaidHumorFunnyGuyNextJesusLeftPlayerDogLogicBaseballBallsHotCatholicArguingBeerSatCommunionThis GuyBabeMessiahDid You KnowRuthHot DogBaseball LoveBall Players Author:Bill Engvall
“The thing that can get confusing is you think, is this guy really a good player or does he just seem that way based on the way that they are playing. That takes longer to figure out, if they really are a good player or they just seem like one [bad].” IfsThinkingWayDoeSeemsGuyPlayerFiguresConfusingThis Guy Author:Daniel Negreanu
“I think as a veteran player, in general, you should feel that sense of responsibility to try to lead these guys to becoming good pros. You want the league to be in good hands, and you want these guys to become great NFL players and then pass it along to the next generation. You can only lead by example, and that's pretty much what I'm trying to do.” ThinkingWantFeelsShouldTryingHandsGuyNextResponsibilityPlayerGenerationsExampleBecomingLeagueNflVeteranNext GenerationSense Of ResponsibilityNfl Players Author:Champ Bailey
“Always have your players go and pick-up the guy who draws the charge.” GuyPlayerBasketballDrawsPicksCoachingBasketball Coaching Author:Dean Smith
“It's not like being a professional basketball player where you're in a big house. Maybe three, four or five guys make a couple million bucks a year, but that's it. The rest of them have second jobs.” YearsBigsJobsGuyThreeHouseMillionsFiveFourPlayerCoupleBasketballBucksBasketball PlayerBig Houses Author:Frank Grillo
“I wouldn't even feel sorry for us if I was going against us. I know teams are licking their chops. The Bulls or Milwaukee, they're excited. Even though somebody is hurt they're still excited because they feel like we're a man down and we might not be as strong, but we're confident here. We got the players to still make something special happen. Guys just have to step up as a unit.” IfsKnowsMenFeelsStillsMightHappensGuyStrongHurtStepsPlayerTeamSpecialDown AndSorryExcitedUnitsBullsStep UpSomething SpecialLickingMilwaukee Author:Tristan Thompson
“When I see Messi - who is the best player in the world in my opinion - lose the ball, he runs off until he gets it back or commits a foul. Our guys lose the ball and fold their arms.” WorldRunningGuyLosesOpinionPlayerArmsBallsCommitFoldsFoulBest PlayersMessi Author:Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
“My standards are so high because of who I serve but it doesn't put any water on my fire for winning. I'm still an intense person. You can be intense and saved. You can compete and still be saved. You can challenge a guy and still be saved. There was nothing soft about me as a player and there isn't anything soft about me as a coach. You want to be a man of integrity and you want the players to know that you care about them. Whether or not they still like you or not is a whole other deal.” KnowsMenWantPersonsStillsWholeCareGuyWinningWaterChallengesDealsFirePlayerLike YouIntegrityStandardsCoachesSavedIntenseBe A ManMan Of Integrity Author:Avery Johnson
“What happened is I was going to college in 1950. L. A. City College. A guy I knew was going to an acting class on Thursday nights. He started telling me about all the good-lookin' chicks and said, "Why don't you go with me?" So I probably had some motivation beyond thoughts of being an actor. And sure enough, he was right. There were a lot of girls and not many guys. I said, "Yeah, they need me here." I wound up at Universal as a contract player.” NeedsSaidEnoughMotivationNightGuyGirlActorsActingCitiesClassPlayerHappenedCollegeUniversalYeahWoundsContractsChicksThursdayActing ClassesGoing To CollegeThursday Night Author:Clint Eastwood
“A couple of years ago, I was following players. Now, I'm trying to have guys follow me.” TryingYearsGuyPlayerCoupleYears AgoFollowingFollow Me Author:Tracy McGrady
“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
“It seems like teams want a guy who can get 10, 11, 12 assists. That's the kind of player I want to be. Sometimes that is more important than scoring 30 points a night.” WantKindImportantSometimesSeemsNightGuyPlayerTeam Author:Deron Williams
“I'm a baseball player. I'm also a guy who mows his lawn and plays with his dog.” PlayGuyPlayerDogBaseballLawnsBaseball Player Author:Scott Rolen
“You get into pro ball and you realize all the guys were the best players on their teams. You have to keep moving forward.” MovingGuyRealizingPlayerTeamBallsMoving ForwardKeep MovingKeep Moving ForwardBest Players Author:Matt Holliday
“You guys will write what you want to write, people will say what they want to say. I can't control any of that. All I can control is how I play. I'm trying to be the best player I can be.” PeopleWantWritingTryingI CanPlayGuyPlayerWhat You WantBeing The BestBest Players Author:Jason Spezza
“I've said this before, but going and playing with the guys that have been to the World Series, the elite players of the game, there's no harm in hanging around those guys at all.” WorldHas BeensSaidGuyGamesPlayerSeriesHarmElitesWorld SeriesHanging Around Author:Chase Utley
“Badfinger was pretty good. It was a very sad story, though, because the guy, he ended up killing himself, Pete Ham, who was a lovely fellow, he was a good guitar player and a great singer, he wrote, the most famous tune I would imagine is "Without You", you know the Harry Nilsson record.” KnowsStoriesGuyRecordsImaginePlayerFellowsKillingGuitarSingersLovelyTunesWithout YouGuitar PlayerHamVery SadSad Story Author:George Harrison
“I didn't want my records to sound like anybody else, and when I've got my guys in the studio, I have a language with those guys because we work together every day. A lot of times, you bring in outside guys, studio players, whatever, and they're great musicians. It's just that they don't necessarily play the way I want it to be played.” WayWantPlayTogetherGuyLanguageSoundRecordsPlayerMusicianStudiosWorking TogetherGreat MusicGreat Musician Author:Jason Aldean
“This Guy (Messi) is the Best Player in the World, no doubt about that. I think we're always nervous about calling people who are currently playing, who are young at 23, to say he's the Best Player ever. But we shouldn't be. We should admit what we are seeing in front of our eyes. This is a special talent, who may be is the Best Player ever been seen.” PeopleThinkingWorldShouldMayEyeYoungGuyDoubtPlayerSeeingSpecialTalentFrontsCallingNervousNo DoubtThis GuyBest PlayersMessiSpecial Talents Author:Gary Neville
“They call it football, but the object of the game is to bash the other guy so hard that he's eventually carried off the field on a stretcher. I can't watch football anymore. My psychiatrist said it's better that way. I used to watch a game, see the players in a huddle - and think they were talking about me.” ThinkingWaySaidI CanHardUsedGuyGamesTalkingWatchesPlayerFieldsObjectsFootballPsychiatristOther GuysBashTalking About Me Author:Jackie Mason
“A lot of players in Europe aren't as tall as the other guys, so they have to be stocky to physically compete.” GuyPlayerEuropeUsaTallOther Guys Author:Freddy Adu
“I was a hockey player, growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates. As an actor, I've been all over the map, but since I've moved to Hollywood, people tend to cast me in these more imposing characters, which is actually really fun for me.” PeopleCharacterUseBigsGuyActorsFunGrowing UpGrowingPlayerProtectHollywoodMovedCastsSizeMapsHockeyTeammateImposingBig GuysHockey Player Author:Kevin Durand
“I tend to prefer the band thing. I think playing solo is good for about 45 minutes. I remember when I was on my solo tour that I got a chance to play with Martin Stephenson of the Daintees. He's now refashioned himself as almost a delta blues guitar player and he's got all the technique, all the persona and the charisma on stage. I think I do too, but I'm more of a first position strummer guy with a little bit of filigree work. I could listen to him for hours; I could listen to myself playing solo for about half an hour!” ThinkingFirstsLittlesPlayRememberGuyBitsHoursChanceHalfPlayerMinutesStagePositionBandLittle BitGuitarTechniqueSoloRemember WhenPersonaCharismaGuitar PlayerDeltaDelta Blues Author:Bill Mallonee
“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
“The early years when I was starting, blues player, you wasn't always welcome in a lot of the other places. People usually have preconceived ideas about blues music. They always feel that it's depressing and that it's just something that a guy sit out on a stool, grab a guitar, and just start singing or mumbling or whatever.” PeopleFeelsYearsIdeasGuyPlayerSingingGuitarStartingWelcomeDepressingStoolsBlues MusicPreconceived Ideas Author:B. B. King