“There are several insights at the heart of the A’s system that I think are wonderful for baseball. One, that it’s a team game. That no one player is going to make that much of a difference to your team, so for god’s sake don’t go blow a quarter of your budget on one guy.” ThinkingHeartGuyGamesDifferencesPlayerWonderfulTeamBaseballSakeBlowInsightBudgetsQuarters Author:Michael Lewis
“I've been semi-successful. I've done all right but I'm not the player I was. Who do I think will win the world championship? John Higgins. Have I been good for snooker? I don't know.” ThinkingKnowsWorldDoneWinningSuccessfulPlayerChampionshipSnooker Author:Ronnie O'Sullivan
“I have three tools at my disposal - my whistle, my body language and my talk. It is a question of how I marry them up to try to get the players around to my way of thinking.” ThinkingWayTryingBodyThreeLanguagePlayerToolsMy WayWay Of ThinkingBody Language Author:Alan Lewis
“The weird thing about rap is that you don't get compared in the same way that athletes do, even though it's probably the most competitive sport in music. In basketball, they look at a player and say: 'This guy was the best in his prime at this sport.' But in rap it's not until you're dead or retired that people think about it like that.” PeopleThinkingWayLooksGuySportsPlayerBasketballAthleteRapPrimeThis GuyRetiredWeird ThingsCompetitive Sports Author:Chance the Rapper
“I still love hockey. It's just I'm at a different stage of my life and I think I'm just ready to grow in other ways outside of just being a hockey player.” ThinkingWayStillsDifferentGrowsPlayerStageReadyHockeyJust BeingHockey Player Author:Angela Ruggiero
“I think right now the jury is out on where and how much profit is available in the consumer electronics industry, because if you look at the current consumer electronics players, the biggest ones on the planet struggle to make profit consistently.” IfsThinkingLooksStruggleEconomyPlayerPlanetsIndustryRight NowProfitCurrentsAvailableConsumersConsistentlyJuryElectronics Author:Kevin B. Rollins
“People think that there is so much money in tennis, but the reality is unless you're ranked in about the top 50 you don't earn much at all. It is hard to support yourself travelling the world, to be away from home most of the year and to pay for a coach to help you become a better player.” PeopleThinkingWorldYearsHardHelpingHomeRealityPaySupportPlayerCoachesTennisTravel The WorldAway From Home Author:Samantha Stosur
“I did always dream of being a professional player. I think every kid does dream of being a pro, but to last the journey you have to love tennis as a sport and if you are lucky enough to make it in the pros, it is really a bonus.” IfsThinkingDoeEnoughDreamKidsLastsSportsPlayerJourneyLuckyTennisBonus Author:Samantha Stosur
“I think all tennis players have to struggle through the early stages of their career. We start off playing tournaments and really just get by. I always had a dream to play in the big tournaments and never have doubted if it was worth it. Having to battle a little early on in my career makes it all the more worthwhile now.” IfsThinkingLittlesPlayDreamBigsCareersStrugglePlayerStageBattleTennisWorthwhileWorth ItTournamentsDoubtedTennis Player Author:Samantha Stosur
“I think I will always stay involved in tennis and would like to give back by helping out young players. I have done a little commentary and may one day enjoy doing that again.” ThinkingGivingMayLittlesDoneHelpingYoungEnjoyPlayerInvolvedOne DayTennisGiving BackCommentary Author:Samantha Stosur
“I think Serena Williams is the best tennis player of this generation, if not the best ever. It is amazing for her to be playing as well as she is at the age of 31.” IfsThinkingWellsAgePlayerGenerationsTennisThis GenerationTennis PlayerBest Ever Author:Samantha Stosur
“I think 'Horace Silver' was actually the first live jazz group I ever heard back when I was a kid in St. Louis. So along with most players of my generation, I have a real affection for the music of 'Horace Silver.” ThinkingFirstsRealKidsPlayerGenerationsHeardGroupsJazzAffectionSilverMy GenerationBack When Author:David Sanborn
“I like to be able to control which players I'm working with. Because it doesn't matter how good a coach you are if the guys you're working with think they already know it all. You need a response, you need to feel they're trying. I want players who are always striving to improve.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantNeedsFeelsTryingMatterAbleGuyPlayerResponseStriveCoachesKnow It All Author:Gordon Strachan
“I think it goes hand in hand because if you discipline yourself on the floor, as you become an older player or a more seasoned individual, it adds structure in your life.” IfsThinkingHandsIndividualPlayerDisciplineStructureAddHand In Hand Author:Dominique Wilkins
“I also think there's too many players who say the same boring answers, they don't even have to turn up to interviews because journalists answer their own questions the way they ask them. Unfortunately the way it is now players are so afraid to say anything, but I'd like them to be honest.” ThinkingWayTurnsAsksAnswersPlayerHonestBoringBeing HonestJournalistInterviewsSay Anything Author:Shane Warne
“People think it is all about country music, and I know a lot of country music has come out of there, but like Blonde on Blonde by Bob Dillon was recorded there. A lot of great records; R&B records, jazz records. It's a lot of great players and great studios.” PeopleThinkingKnowsCountryRecordsPlayerJazzStudiosBobBlondeNashvilleJazz Records Author:Elvis Costello
“I think most players would love, at one stage in their career, to say, 'I've been No. 1 in the world.” ThinkingWorldCareersPlayerStage Author:Andy Murray
“I think you always have, you know, new players. Every year you see new faces, juniors coming into the seniors. I was one of them at the time long time ago now.” ThinkingKnowsYearsLongFacesSportsPlayerLong TimeSeniorLong Time AgoJuniorsNew Faces Author:Amelie Mauresmo
“But in my mind, I don't think there's any question Sidney Crosby is the best all-around player in the game. His hockey sense is so strong and so solid, combined with his God-gifted talent of being able to see the ice, see the entire picture in front of him. And, most importantly, I don't care how good you are, if you don't have a work ethic, it doesn't matter. There's no question that each and every game, he's one of the hardest-working guys on the ice. In my mind, he's the best player in the game today.” IfsThinkingMindMatterCareTodayAbleGuyGamesStrongPlayerTalentFrontsEthicsDon't CareHardestIceI Don't CareHockeyGiftedWork EthicBest PlayersCrosby Author:Wayne Gretzky
“I think each player has an individual style. Each is concerned with giving the best to his team, and I think my best talent is dribbling and setting up goal situations, giving an assist or deceiving one of the other team's players.” ThinkingGivingIndividualGoalSituationPlayerTeamTalentStyleConcernedSettingSettingsDeceivingIndividual Style Author:Ronaldinho
“Generally speaking, they have as many stars as other firms, but they are low-key about it, because that's not the Goldman way, but their bench is a lot deeper. I think Goldman has as many A players, but more importantly they have fewer C players. And no firm, I have noticed, has the depth anywhere like that.” ThinkingWayStarsPlayerKeysLowsDepthDeeperFirmFewerBenchesLow Key Author:William D. Cohan
“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.” IfsThinkingSchoolAbilityPlayerFootballCollegeHigh SchoolNflFootball PlayerCollege FootballNfl PlayersGood CollegeGood High School Author:Robert Griffin III
“Italy have plenty of high-quality players. Newcomers need time to get adjusted to the set-up and the system of play. I'm very young, and although I think I have shown good quality in my international games, I realise that there are plenty of others competing for places.” ThinkingNeedsPlayYoungGamesQualityPlayerInternationalPlentyRealisingCompetingHigh QualityGood QualityTime Of NeedNewcomers Author:Alessandro Del Piero
“I have never discussed a player contract with an agent and I like to think I never will.” ThinkingPlayerBaseballAgentsContracts Author:Walter O'Malley
“I'm a guitar player. Actually, I think of myself as a songwriter/rhythm-guitar player.” ThinkingPlayerGuitarRhythmSongwritersGuitar Player Author:Rick Nielsen
“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
“I'm a big proponent of Hawk-Eye. I think it's a wonderful addition, not only for the players, but more importantly for the fans.” ThinkingBigsEyePlayerWonderfulFansHawks Author:Jim Courier
“As someone who's very competitive, I'm someone who abhors losing more than I enjoy winning. In that regard, it hasn't been a great two months, but I think our players' attitude remains pretty resolute.” ThinkingTwoWinningEnjoyAttitudePlayerMonthsLosingRegardRemainsTwo MonthsResolute Author:Skip Prosser
“Coach John Wooden used seven players at UCLA. Coach Denny Crum used to say, 'The more moving parts you have, the greater the chance you have for a breakdown.' I think there's a lot of veracity to that.” ThinkingMovingUsedChanceGreaterPlayerSevenCoachesPartingBreakdownUclaVeracityMoving Parts Author:Skip Prosser
“I think every coach has to adapt to what they have, because they're what you get. You can't just go out to the player tree and pick all the great ones. That doesn't happen. You get a Barry Sanders every now and then. You get a Billy Sims every once in a while. And when you have it, you adapt to their strengths. Whoever comes in here and whoever has this job needs to adapt and will do that.” ThinkingNeedsHappensJobsPlayerTreePicksCoachesNow And ThenAdaptabilityGreat OnesSims Author:Matt Millen
“I don't think players care too much about stats and statistics.” ThinkingCareToo MuchPlayerStatisticsCaring Too Much Author:Ashley Cole
“It's about how the players play and compete. I know everybody is going to equate that on winning or losing, like they always do, but if we play hard and compete well in the game .. then I think we are building on something.” IfsThinkingKnowsWellsHardPlayGamesWinningPlayerBuildingLosingWin Or LosePlay Hard Author:Nick Saban
“One thing I think you have to do here at Wisconsin is maximize your personnel. From the standpoint of getting our best players out there, you've really got to make sure you're not burying anybody at a position.” ThinkingPlayerOne ThingPositionStandpointBest PlayersPersonnelWisconsinBurying Author:Bret Bielema
“People say I seem very negative about new music - well, if somebody asks me what I think of Keane, I'll tell 'em. I don't like 'em. I'll obviously take it a step too far and grossly insult the keyboard player's mam or summat, but I'm afraid that's just me.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsSeemsAsksStepsPlayerNegativeAsk MeInsultEmsKeyboardsNew MusicKeyboard Players Author:Noel Gallagher
“I never yelled at my players much. That would have been artificial stimulation, which doesn't last very long. I think it's like love and passion. Passion won't last as long as love. When you are dependent on passion, you need more and more of it to make it work. It's the same with yelling.” ThinkingNeedsLongHas BeensMotivationalLastsPassionPlayerDependentWorking ItArtificialYellingLike LoveStimulationLove And Passion Author:John Wooden
“Both of my parents are actually music teachers. I think I got to a certain age where I decided I'd rather be a baseball player than a musician. Now, like most kids, I regret it.” ThinkingKidsAgeCertainParentTeacherPlayerRegretMusicianDecidedBaseballI RegretBaseball PlayerMusic Teacher Author:Charlie Day
“My dad's father was a White Star Line trumpet player in the '20s. It shaped the way that I think about music. My grandfather was classically trained, military trained. He was an orphan who ended up in the Military School of Music in Kneller Hall.” ThinkingWaySchoolFatherStarsLinesWhitePlayerMilitaryDadMy DadHallsGrandfatherMy GrandfatherOrphanTrumpetsMilitary School Author:Elvis Costello
“My music is so mine, it's hard to turn it over to someone else. I have to be really involved in the production. It's like someone else taking care of your kids - if they don't treat them well, you're going to be pissed off. I'm actually co-producing [Backwoods] with my guitar player of 20 years, Kent Wells. We make a good combination... I think we're going to have a real good record.” IfsThinkingYearsWellsRealHardCareKidsTurnsMusicRecordsPlayerMinesInvolvedMusic IsTreatsGuitarProductionsCombinationBeing RealGuitar PlayerPissed OffKentGood RecordsBackwoods Author:Dolly Parton
“I think we've got a lot players in the squad who are more suited to European football at the moment.” ThinkingMomentsPlayerFootballSquadEuropean Countries Author:Steven Gerrard
“Since the boss said I would play, I've been thinking I should kiss the penalty spot, the grass and the post. I think every Liverpool player should do that.” ThinkingShouldSaidPlayPlayerKissingSpotsPostsGrassBossPenaltiesLiverpool Author:Jerzy Dudek
“Do anything you wanna do—but from [the heart]. Music is a thing from the heart, from the soul, just like anything else you do, man. And you can be the best, you can be what you wanna be. That’s right! You can do what you wanna do. I believe—I’m a blues player. I never been a millionaire, but let me tell you something—I think I am. Cause I got this. I’ve got what it take. And I don’t care if you don’t believe me, man, but I know you do. Because this is what it’s all about. Anything you do, if you wanna do it and you love it, you rich. You a millionaire, man.” IfsThinkingKnowsMenBelieveHeartSoulCareI BelieveCausesCan DoRichPlayerMusic IsLet MeDon't BelieveDon't CareI Don't CareBeing The BestBelieve In MeMillionaire Author:Hubert Sumlin
“Managers are never 100 percent in control. You're at the mercy of the players. When you're a player, you're driving. I'm the navigator. I hardly ever think about driving anymore, unless there's two out in the bottom of the ninth.” ThinkingTwoPlayerPercentMercyBottomDrivingManagersNavigators Author:Dusty Baker
“I think you can learn lots of skills playing football. Team building is one. You also learn how to solve problems within your team. Sometimes you find yourself playing with players that you don't necessarily like, but you have to put your differences aside for the good of the team. It gives you skills that you may not appreciate at the time.” ThinkingGivingMaySometimesProblemDifferencesPlayerTeamBuildingFootballSkillsAppreciateSolveFinding YourselfTeam BuildingFootball TeamPlaying Football Author:Hope Powell
“The best have the courage and I say this all the time. The courage to take the ball all the time, the courage to make sure that they are not going to be intimidated by their opponents, and the courage to express themselves at all times and I think that all the great players have got that.” ThinkingPlayerBallsAll TimeOpponentsIntimidated Author:Alex Ferguson
“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.” ThinkingKnowsYearsImportantAbilityPlayerTrust MeFootballerAbility To Adapt Author:Alex Ferguson
“If you were in a game of football always think you need maybe eight to win the game. Three can on an off day or semi off day but you always hard. And the players recognize that and they'll do that extra to make sure they get winning. The essence of the team is to understand and trust each other and to trust me.” IfsThinkingNeedsHardThreeGamesWinningPlayerTeamFootballEssenceEightExtrasTrust Me Author:Alex Ferguson
“You ask me: 'Was he a fair player?' I say: 'No, I'm sorry, for me he was not a fair player.' I just think I respect him highly as a quality player. I did not like some things he did on the football pitch and I have the right to say that. It's not because you are older, suddenly, that you are a saint.” ThinkingAsksQualityPlayerFootballFairsSorrySaintAsk MeI'm Sorry Author:Arsene Wenger
“Outside of a Grand Slam, I don't think there's a tournament in the world that has this many top players representing their countries. It's really remarkable that we have this many No. 1's. And with so many countries being represented, it's going to give the fans from Las Vegas who are from those countries a chance to come out and root for their countrymen.” ThinkingWorldGivingCountryChancePlayerRemarkable Author:Steve Bellamy
“We want players here who are going to be here for the long term. Players who buy houses here, who settle in the area. It's a brilliant club, great supporters but we want players to come here to be part of that community rather than being ships in the night having a last pay day at Ipswich... we want to build for the future rather than do a quick fix because I think it's going to be a long-term job.” ThinkingWantLongJobsLastsNightHouseTermCommunityPayPlayerAreasClubsBrilliantShipsSettlingLong TermSupporterQuick Fixes Author:Paul Jewell