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“If you don't set goals, you'll never reach them. Or like they say in golf, if you aim for nothing, you'll hit it every time. Take any player in the major leagues: I'd say just about everyone of them had a dream - a goal - to be a big-leaguer when they were kids. It wasn't an easy goal, but it was a reachable one, and that's important.”

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Book:What Time Is It? You Mean Now?: Advice for Life from the Zennest Master of Them All

Source: What Time Is It? You Mean Now?: Advice for Life from the Zennest Master of Them All

“A player is said to have the opposition when he can place his King directly in front of the adverse King, with only one square between them. This is often an important advantage in ending games.”

Said Important Games Player Fronts Kings Advantage Opposition Squares Adverse

Book:The American Chess-player's Handbook: Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognised Openings : Exemplified by Appropriate Games Actually Played by Morphy, Harrwitz, Anderssen, Staunton, Paulsen, Montgomery, Meek and Others : from the Work of Staunton

Source: The American Chess-player's Handbook: Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognised Openings : Exemplified by Appropriate Games Actually Played by Morphy, Harrwitz, Anderssen, Staunton, Paulsen, Montgomery, Meek and Others : from the Work of Staunton

“Players don't really ask for much or want much. But the things that they do need are important.”

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Author:Sheryl Swoopes

“People have to understand how important it is for the players to let off steam, switch off and relax.”

People Important Player Relax Steam

Author:Will Carling

“It is important for students to get a - to be exposed to a variety of people. Just like you want football players, you want piccolo players, you want people from all over the country and different backgrounds.”

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Author:Paul Gigot

“Pete Townsend for me was a huge influence. Because essentially they were a three-piece band and the way he structured his chords and took up a lot of space musically in the songs was really important to the way Rush developed. Geddy and Neil both were such active players and lot of the time we were all playing like crazy and it was too much and somebody had to reel it in and me being the faceless guy, I would do that.”

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Author:Alex Lifeson

“When I was a kid I would much rather have been a good baseball player or a hit with the girls, but I couldn't play ball. I couldn't dance. Luckily, the girls didn't want me. Not much I could do about that. So I started to draw and to write By the time I got to where I was attracting girls, I was already into work, and it was more important to me. Not that I wouldn't rather make love, but the work has become a habit.”

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Author:Shel Silverstein

“But I'm confident that my work — and the work of my staff — with our many young players over the last two years will begin to pay off for Mr. Taylor and Timberwolves fans. Now, as important new players are added to the mix, the future of this franchise should be a bright one, and I am thankful for the chance I had, to play a part in shaping that future.”

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Author:Kurt Rambis

“I grew up watching my Dad, Uncles Ciaran Murray and Brendan Murray, and cousin, Aedin Murray, who were all national caliber Gaelic football players in Ireland. I try to watch as much Gaelic football as I can, it is my first love. I bleed Green, White, and Orange. Gaelic football players don’t get paid to play, you play to represent your county that is more important than earning money.”

“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.”

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Author:Alex Ferguson

“The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.”

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Author:Chuck Daly

“I think the only thing that matters is you win as a team and you lose as a team. And so the team needs to understand that no one player is bigger than any other player. Everybody has a role... Every single role is important.”

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Author:Bill O'Brien

“As a college coach, I felt you could make a difference in a player's life. There was an educational aspect I thought was important.”

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Author:Tom Osborne

“Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally.”

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Author:Alfred Hitchcock

“I think Marshawn Lynch is the most important player in this football game.”

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Author:Kurt Warner

“I am always giving advice to young players about how things are, how important it is to work hard every day to reach the glory days.”

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Author:Milagros Cabral

“It's also very important to make sure that the main character and the player are completely in synch.”

Important Character Player Main Characters

Author:Sam Lake

“Since the most important responsibility of a coach in regard to the actual playing of the game is to teach his players properly and effectively to execute the various fundamentals of the game, he is first of all a teacher.”

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Author:John Wooden

“My daughter MacKenzie is so important to me. I have a tattoo on my arm for her. My roommate gave me the name for her.”

Important Names Player Arms Daughter Nfl My Daughter Tattoo Roommate Nfl Players

Author:Mike Evans

“Confidence is the most important thing in this sport, and the confidence from winning Wimbledon would make it easier to win the Olympics, too. Either would be very difficult, both even more-but the player who wins Wimbledon will be the favorite for the Olympics. It can happen.”

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Author:Rafael Nadal

“Bobby Fischer was hugely important for the American chess community because it put chess on the map - he made it possible for other chess players to make a living.”

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Author:Liz Garbus

“In baseball, I don't fraternize with players when it's time to hit. I'm preparing for the game. It's the most important time of the day. And I know if I don't hit, I won't have a job in the big leagues. That's why I tend to get very upset when people try to talk to me.”

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Author:Albert Belle

“I started taking piano lessons when I was 8 and I wrote my first song shortly after. Music was really important in my family. My grandma was a professional violin player and my parents first met when my dad was giving my mom guitar lessons.”

Giving Firsts Important Song Parent Player Mom Dad Lessons Mets My Family Guitar My Dad My Mom Piano Violin Grandma My Grandma Piano Lesson

Author:Eric Hutchinson

“Ben [Peeler] and I have known each other for a decade. He trusts my crazy ideas and spontaneous combustion and he gets the players I want and knows the kind of personality players I like. He has taste that I trust and that to me is more important than any technical things.”

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Author:Shelby Lynne

“I think school is very important and I personally had a great experience at North Carolina, which helped shape me as a basketball player and a person. Every once in a while, you will have a player who can make the jump and have an immediate impact on the professional level, but most of the players who come out would absolutely benefit from going to college.”

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Author:Michael Jordan

“When I come home, I'm not a basketball player, but "dad". While everyone sees me as an NBA player, to my boys, I'm just "dad" and that's very important.”

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Author:Dwyane Wade

“I think spectators and fans are very important. Darts players would be nowhere without them.”

Thinking Important Would Be Player Fans Spectators Darts

Author:Trina Gulliver

“I suppose the most important thing is to stay interested. It's very easy in life if you get to a place where you're successful to hit the same groove on the record player over and over again because it's safe.”

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Author:Kevin Spacey

“Coaches are very important to players. They're people that are mentors, people that are advising them, people that should be their friends and somebody you can rely on on the tour.”

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Author:Novak Djokovic

“What's more important is that the monsters are controllable by the players.Pikachu is like the name of the species. But each player can name their own Pikachu. So kids can relate to it more. They get more attached to them that way.”

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Author:Satoshi Tajiri

“Attitude is really important to me and I talk about that with the players. Often players don't realise that if they've missed out on selection, the most important thing is how they respond to that. Of course they're going to be really disappointed, but if they're positive they're really supportive of the rest of the team.”

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Author:Warren Gatland

“Basically, you're still sitting there using just the muscles of your hand, really. Of one hand, actually. It's another example of the transfer of literacy to making music because the assumption is that everything important is happening in your head; the muscles are there simply to serve the head. But that isn't how traditional players work at all; musicians know that their muscles have a lot of stuff going on as well. They're using their whole body to make music, in fact.”

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Author:Brian Eno

“The analysis of statistics is a big part of the modern game, and it's important as a modern manager to embrace areas that can help your team and players improve.”

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Author:Brendan Rodgers

“A player's character is a crucial factor I look into before committing to signing them. They also need to show a willingness to learn, regardless of age and experience; that's very important to me.”

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Author:Brendan Rodgers

“Knowing his coach likes him is more important to a player than anything else.”

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Book:Hey, wait a minute, I wrote a book

Source: Hey, wait a minute, I wrote a book

“Computer and video games represent one of the most important new media developments of this generation. Unlike many other forms of entertainment they offer players the opportunity to explore, be creative, learn through interaction and express themselves to others. It is vitally important that we protect and nurture this new art form so that it can reach its full potential. Like most new forms of artistic expression that have come before (music, novels, movies), the primary critics of video games are the people that do not play them.”

“It is important to us to understand and discuss a "vision" with both leagues and then sponsor the league that best matches our views and direction on growing the sport. To do that, there must be a tie back to our grass roots efforts. In short, our marketing plan for new players has to ultimately point to a league and its players.”

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Author:John Robinson

“If you go to Japan, they're still buying vinyl, and they want the education. They know who's playing on what tracks from the '60s and the '70s - who the guitar player is, who the drummer is, who the producer was, what studio it was recorded in. That's how I grew up listening to music. We bought albums. We read the liner notes. It was important to know the whole history behind it.”

Ifs Knows Want Stills Important Whole Behinds Player Listening Grew Grew Up Notes Guitar Track Albums Studios Producers Buying Japan Listening To Music Drummer Guitar Player Vinyl

Author:Lenny Kravitz

“I think it's important to cross train. Surfing is a good cross training sport for your shoulders. I don't think I know of any other football player who does it, who can go and paddle out past the sets.”

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Author:Troy Polamalu

“People think this is all about the top players hitting tenins balls and they talk about technique and strategy and how important that is. But they don't understand the essence of competition. This is one-on-one, two players out there fighting each other with everything they have, trying to bring the best out of themselves. And the difference at this level of the game is all in the head and in the heart.”

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Author:John Newcombe

“I think it's important as a player every now and again to play something that's influenced you as an artist just to expose the people to it.”

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Author:Gavin DeGraw

“In the economy we guarantee all market players the same conditions, and the private sector plays an increasingly important role. We are in the process of dissolving thousands of state-owned companies and converting them into stock corporations. We even plan to accelerate this development. In contrast, it is the party's responsibility to improve the lives of the people, and this is where our citizens have great confidence in us. Party members who commit crimes are severely punished.”

“In an unhealthy way, I found a lot of validity in having always been a very good athlete, a very good baseball player, and I've since grown out of that place into a different perspective and learned how to live differently, thankfully, where baseball is certainly something that's very important to me. It's not who I am, though. It's just what I do.”

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Author:R.A. Dickey

“As a soccer player, the goal isn't to be very bulky. It is more important to even your body out. Make sure your body is well rounded. You can't really focus on one area. Everything has to be balanced.”

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Author:Jozy Altidore

“To me, the team is more important than any individual member of the squad, and the players have to realise that and accept that my priority is to pick a side with the best possible chance of winning each match.”

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Author:Gerard Houllier

“I wouldn't mind being a hero to a kid. I grew up idolizing players, so I know how important that is for a lot of younger kids.”

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Author:Johnny Damon

“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.”

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Author:Deron Williams

“It's important to me to be a complete player.”

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Author:Tony Gonzalez

“I don't remember those early playoff games. Keep it positive. I'm a different player. More focused. I know how important it is to score in the playoffs.”

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Author:Pavel Datsyuk

“It's not important for me to be a star, but it is important for me to be one of the better players. I won't feel comfortable with not living up to my potential. I don't want to be spoken of as the player who had potential who never reached it, so I am going to work extra hard to try to be the best I can be.”

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Author:Julius Peppers