“Ultimately, all I wanted was for players to feel like they were in the real world. I wanted them to be able to apply real world common sense to the problems confronting them, and I thought recreating real world locations would encourage that kind of thinking. There's also just a real power, a real thrill, when you fire up a game and see a place you've been or want to go, and then get to do all the stuff you WANT to do there but know you'll get arrested if you try! If that isn't the stuff of fantasy - far more than exploring some goofy dwarven mine or alien spaceship - I don't know what is!” IfsThinkingKnowsWorldWantFeelsTryingKindRealProblemAbleWantedGamesStuffCommonFantasyFirePlayerMinesCommon SenseAliensReal WorldExploringLocationThrillArrestedSpaceshipsConfrontingGoofyReal Power Author:Warren Spector
“Henry is a great man, I really like him. He is a great professional and I think he will be a great captain for them. He's been the outstanding player in the Premiership for the last three or four years” ThinkingMenYearsLastsThreeFourPlayerGreat MenFour YearsCaptainsOutstanding Author:Frank Lampard
“The best player I ever played against is Thierry Henry. He was something else; i've played against Rooney and Ronaldo and players like that but i think he was the best player ever to play in the Premier League” ThinkingPlayPlayerLeagueBest PlayersPremier LeagueRooney Author:Jamie Carragher
“In the NBA, you can't run from guys. I think a lot of teams were surprised by my interviews, how nice and well-spoken I am as a player and as a person. I'm a guy who wants to learn.” ThinkingWantWellsPersonsRunningGuyNicePlayerTeamInterviewsNba Author:Shabazz Muhammad
“It took him 75 steps to get from third to home. I thought we were going to have to go out there and help him. A lot of players start thinking double then maybe wind up with a triple because the outfielder slips.” ThinkingHelpingHomeStepsPlayerWindThirdsSlipsYankeesNew York YankeesOutfielders Author:Derek Jeter
“You know I don't think there will ever be a time when the English player is not respected, and feared, across the world of football. The English footballer is very brave and strong and committed and there is always enough high-class players in his team to cause concern in any opponent. It is a national characteristic.” ThinkingKnowsWorldEnoughStrongCausesClassPlayerTeamFootballConcernBraveCommittedSoccerAnalysisOpponentsCharacteristicsFootballerHigh ClassBrave And Strong Author:Johan Cruijff
“This is a game between players from 12 national sides, a game that if you have a friend in China, in Brazil, in Qatar...in half the world he wants to watch. I was thinking of this game when I signed for Chelsea.” IfsThinkingWorldWantGamesSidesHalfWatchesPlayerFootballChinaManagersSoccerChairmanBrazilChelseaQatar Author:Luiz Felipe Scolari
“I think Chris Paul is a great player. He is very unselfish and plays very hard, so he would be a guy if he plays. I think his hand is still questionable, though. I hear they are talking about resting him that weekend. I'm excited to play with all the guys. Marvin Williams is starting to play well, and Salim Stoudamire, I think he should be there.” IfsThinkingShouldWellsStillsHardPlayHandsWould BeGuySportsTalkingPlayerStartingExcitedWeekendUnselfishQuestionableMarvin Author:Andrew Bogut
“So along with that is spending a lot of time with the ball. For me it was, I loved to juggle the ball in my front yard, and I always challenged myself - how many juggles can I get today? I think for players to get better, it's just about spending the time.” ThinkingTodaySportsPlayerFrontsBallsSpendingGet BetterYards Author:Brandi Chastain
“I just think overall a lot of it has to do with conditioning and players putting in the time and the effort in the off-season to keep themselves in condition for 12 months a year.” ThinkingYearsSportsEffortPlayerConditionsMonthsSeasonsConditioningOff SeasonOffseason Author:Mark Messier
“I don't think that - you know, I'm sure that there's guys that are doing it, because I'm sure in every sport there's players who want to get the edge. But I think that it's been blown overly - way more than guys are using it in our game.” ThinkingKnowsWayWantGuyGamesSportsPlayerEdges Author:Rafael Palmeiro
“I can understand why some of these drummers and bass players become cult figures with all of their equipment and the incredible amount of technique they have. But there's very little that I think satisfies you intellectually or emotionally.” ThinkingLittlesI CanPlayerFiguresAmountIncrediblesTechniqueCultEquipmentBassDrummerBass Players Author:Ken Burns
“I'm not sure Mario is going to get accolafes he deserves, especially from outside the game. But from within, the players, the people who follow closely, realize exactly what he's broughtto the table, exactly what he has done. People tend to forget... hockey was dying in Pittsburgh before he got there. I played there. It was almost dead. I'm sorry, but the NHL would not have a franchise in Pittsburgh today had Mario not come along. Think about it, no hockey in Pittsburgh.” PeopleThinkingDoneTodayGamesRealizingForgetPlayerDyingDeserveTablesSorryNot SureHockeyI'm SorryNhlPittsburghMario Author:Wayne Gretzky
“I think the deal is not great for the players. It is definitely an owner-friendly deal.” ThinkingDealsPlayerOwnersFriendlyNhlNhl Lockout Author:Jeremy Roenick
“I think the best all-round baseball player ever was Joe DiMaggio.” ThinkingPlayerBaseballRoundsBaseball Player Author:Mickey Mantle
“Seriously, the Olympic badminton players were apparently trying to lose on purpose, a big story. But really, think about it, if you train day and night for four years to be in the Olympics for badminton, in a way, haven't you already lost?” IfsThinkingWayTryingYearsStoriesBigsFunnyPurposeNightLostLosesFourPlayerHavensTrainFour YearsOlympicsDay And NightLondon OlympicsBadminton Author:Conan O'Brien
“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
“I think I'm the only player who looks at each and every center and says to myself, 'That's barbecued chicken down there.'” ThinkingLooksPlayerBasketballChickens Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“He can play. He can shoot. He can dribble. He can pass. He's a great player. Period. No question about it. And if anyone thinks Dirk is not a great player, I'll punch them in their face.” IfsThinkingPlayFacesPlayerPeriodsBasketballNbaDribble Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“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.” ThinkingNeedsImportantMatterWinningLosesRolesPlayerTeamBiggerThings That MatterOnly Thing That Matters Author:Bill O'Brien
“That's something that I just can't underestimate the importance of, the staff continuity. I really think that the players feed off the coaches.” ThinkingPlayerImportanceCoachesStaffUnderestimateContinuity Author:Pete Lembo
“Tendulkar is a world class player and a great ambassador for the game. As a youngster I watched the games and that's where all my dreams started. You watch Tendulkar on TV and you think that I want to be like that one day” ThinkingWorldWantDreamGamesClassWatchesPlayerTvsOne DayCricketAmbassadorsYoungstersWorld ClassTendulkar Author:Graeme Smith
“Tim Thomas is about excuses. It's always somebody else's fault. He said I was jealous? He should thank me for helping him get that contract. He said I didn't show? They traded me, they traded Ray, they traded Big Dog [Robinson] and Tim Thomas still wasn't the man on that team. Michael Redd became the man there. I think I'm doing quite well for myself here. Right now, he needs to focus on his game. Right now, he's not a good basketball player. And I like Tim Thomas. He just has too many damn excuses.” ThinkingMenNeedsShouldWellsSaidStillsHelpingShowsBigsGamesFocusPlayerTeamDogHe ManRight NowBasketballFaultsExcuseDamnContractsJealousRaysBasketball PlayerGood Basketball Author:Sam Cassell
“I've been patient with everything - management, coaches, players - but I want to play. I think I took my time eating my soup, the soup is gone. Now it's time for the main course. The appetizers, throw them out the window.” ThinkingWantPlayCoursesGonePlayerEatingWindowManagementPatientCoachesMy TimeSoupAppetizersMain Course Author:Charles Oakley
“We're not only hockey players. A lot of guys have families and girlfriends. You can't just think about hockey 24-7.” ThinkingGuyPlayerGirlfriendHockeyHockey Player Author:Mike Comrie
“As a person, to inspire some young girls and give them something to look at and give them something to play for, I think is such a great position to be in. Im glad that I can follow all of the great Korean players footsteps.” ThinkingGivingLooksPersonsI CanPlayYoungGirlPlayerPositionInspireGladFootstepsKorean Author:Inbee Park
“I'm just another player that comes in and comes out. Everybody's time is up at some point, I don't think that's my problem. I'm just going to keep on trying like I normally do.” ThinkingTryingProblemPlayer Author:David Ortiz
“Once you're a football player, you're a football player for life. You always think of yourself in terms of that. We all do. It's hard to get rid of when you can't play anymore.” ThinkingHardPlayTermPlayerFootballNflThink Of YouFootball Player Author:Pete Carroll
“I think Marshawn Lynch is the most important player in this football game.” ThinkingImportantGamesPlayerFootballNflSuper BowlFootball Game Author:Kurt Warner
“I don't think you can recreate anything from the past. You can not do it. If you're going to go out and imitate a Motown sound, you can't do it, it's impossible because of the studios and players involved and the atmosphere.” IfsThinkingPastSoundPlayerImpossibleInvolvedStudiosAtmosphereCan NotMotown Author:Elton John
“I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they all work really hard.” ThinkingWellsHardPlayerProudHandleNhl Author:Wayne Gretzky
“I think that when young players really see their game rise next level, it's when practices are like competition and there's no separation there. Of course, there are adrenaline and the butterflies; you don't have that so much in practice. You want to fake yourself out and try to get them there because you want to be as close to that game mentality as you can when you step on that field every single day whether it's practice or in your backyard or down the street with your dad.” ThinkingWantTryingYoungCoursesNextGamesLevelsStepsPracticePlayerStreetsFieldsDadCompetitionSeparationFakeMentalityButterflyAdrenalineBackyardsNext LevelYour Dad Author:Jennie Finch
“Steven Spielberg making a Ready Player One movie is going to change the course of human history as pertains to how quickly virtual reality is adopted. He's going to shows the whole world the potential of VR, which is one of the reasons I think he's doing it. Once you have to compose for 360 degrees, and a movie is different every time you watch it depending on where you choose to look, it's like the dawn of a new era.” ThinkingWorldHumansLooksDifferentReasonWholeShowsRealityCoursesWatchesPlayerReadyDegreesWhole WorldErasDawnYou ChooseAdoptedHuman HistoryVirtual RealityNew Era Author:Ernest Cline
“The gut-strung guitar, the classical guitar, that is a whole different world on its own. When you think what the guitar can do and what every individual player does with a guitar, everyone has their own identity coming through the guitar.” ThinkingWorldDoeDifferentWholeIndividualCan DoPlayerIdentityGuitarGutsDifferent WorldsClassical Guitar Author:Jimmy Page
“There is far more sensitivity in acoustic guitar players than could ever be compared to any synthesizer. That's a personal point of view but that's the way I see it. I think that's what it's all about. The drive, the fire, the passion - it all comes out on the guitar.” ThinkingWayPassionViewsFirePlayerGuitarPoint Of ViewSensitivityGuitar PlayerAcousticsAcoustic GuitarSynthesizers Author:Jimmy Page
“St. Andrews by far is my favorite golf course in the world. It's where the game all started, it's why we have 18 holes instead of 22 and I think the history behind St. Andrews is amazing. There is no other golf course in the world that can say that every great player who has ever played the game has played that golf course.” ThinkingWorldCoursesGamesBehindsPlayerGolfMy FavoriteHolesGolf CourseAndrew Author:Tiger Woods
“I think I'm a mama's boy who wanted to be a hockey player, who failed, and had to become a singer. I think that I'm a generous, impatient, kind, jerk.” ThinkingKindWantedBoysPlayerSingersGenerousHockeyImpatientMamaJerkHockey PlayerMama's Boy Author:Michael Buble
“If you think I'm a loser, that I'm a bust, that's fine, but you don't know me. I don't have a problem with people thinking I was a bad football player. I wasn't a particularly good pro football player. But I was a great college player, and that's something.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsProblemPlayerFootballCollegeFineLoserKnow MeFootball PlayerPro FootballYou Don't Know Me Author:Ryan Leaf
“People know more about baseball players contracts than they do about the policies that govern the fate of our childrens lives in twenty years. Think about it. People used to say, the whole time I was growing up, Do you want to bring a child into this world? Thats pretty dire.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldWantYearsChildrenWholeUsedGrowing UpFateGrowingPlayerPolicyThis WorldBaseballTwentiesOur ChildrenContractsBaseball Player Author:Jackson Browne
“That's what I love about acting. There's never a set role. You can be a firefighter, you can be a baseball player, you can be whatever you want in the acting world. I think I've found my calling.” ThinkingWorldWantFoundActingRolesPlayerCallingBaseballBaseball PlayerFirefighter Author:Ryan Guzman
“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
“A guy like Malcolm who makes that type of quick, instinctive plays, that's one of his strong suits. I don't think it surprised any of us players because that's what his skill set is.” ThinkingPlayGuyStrongPlayerTypeSkillsSuitsNflMvp Author:Tom Brady
“You don't have to be best friends as basketball players but I do believe in chemistry. I think it makes everything different if a team is really together and they're all on that same page. They might not like each other, per se, but if you're on the same page and the chemistry is there, you can play great basketball. You can go back to teams like Detroit, the Bad Boys. Those guys had great chemistry, that's why they won.” IfsThinkingBelieveDifferentPlayMightTogetherGuyBoysPlayerTeamBasketballPagesChemistryDetroitBasketball PlayerBad BoyGreat Basketball Author:Dwight Howard
“Fortunately for me, its my most favorite drill, and that is finishing. However, from a young age, soccer players in this country are not taught how to properly finish, and I think you see that through the professional ranks, that we dont have that killer instinct of the forwards from other countries.” ThinkingCountryAgeYoungPlayerTaughtInstinctSoccerKillersOther CountriesYoung AgeFinishingDrillsSoccer PlayerKiller InstinctMost Favorite Author:Landon Donovan
“I want to hold onto that because I think every kid when they dream about playing basketball, they don't dream about being a role player. They dream about being the man. I have that position in Toronto and to give that up and go somewhere else to be an addition would kinda defeat the purpose of my dreams.” ThinkingMenWantGivingDreamKidsPurposeRolesPlayerPositionHe ManBasketballDefeatSomewhere ElseTorontoPlaying Basketball Author:Chris Bosh
“I think my broadcast partner Mike Gorman said it best. He said there's a generation of fans who know me as a player and there's a generation of fans who know me as a coach and now there's a generation of fans who think I'm Shrek!” ThinkingKnowsSaidPlayerGenerationsFansPartnersCoachesKnow MeMike Author:Tom Heinsohn
“As a kid, you obviously dream of being a professional footballer. I would watch players like Ronaldo of Brazil and pretend to be him in the playground. But I don't think about trying to become one of the best in the world or anything like that. I just play football.” ThinkingWorldTryingPlayDreamKidsWatchesPlayerFootballFootballerBrazilPlaygroundsFootball Player Author:Gareth Bale
“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
“I think there are [gay players] right now, and if they're looking for a window to just come out, I mean, now is the window. My view on it is, yes, I am a Christian, but to each his own. You do what you want to do.” IfsThinkingWantMeanChristianViewsPlayerRight NowGayWindowWhat You Want Author:Robert Griffin III
“Playing against 10 is harder than playing against 11 players. You know why? The team with 11 will think "ok, we can take it easy now", while the team with 10 will think "We really have to work hard now."” ThinkingKnowsHardEasyPlayerTeamHard WorkHarderSoccerTake It Easy Author:Johan Cruijff