“I've always said the players don't build up rivalries themselves, people from the outside build up the rivalries. I just want to play good golf. I want to try and keep winning golf tournaments.” PeopleWantTryingSaidPlayWinningPlayerGolfTournamentsRivalryGood GolfGolf Tournaments Author:Rory McIlroy
“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
“Tennis Australia really led the charge as far as upping the prize money and trying to do the right thing by the players. They also led the way so women have equal prize money in all the grand slams too.” WayTryingPlayerEqualRight ThingTennisAustraliaPrizeSlamPrize Money Author:Samantha Stosur
“That $27,000 that a young player will now get just for making the main draw at the Australian Open is huge. It can set them up for a couple of months which at that level you really do need that kind of help. It sounds like a lot of money, but when you're travelling the world trying to make it as a tennis player, it doesn't last long.” WorldNeedsTryingKindLongHelpingLastsYoungSoundLevelsPlayerHugeMonthsCoupleDrawsTennisLots Of MoneyAustralianTravel The WorldTennis Player Author:Samantha Stosur
“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 noticed a lot of guitar players neglected the rhythm part of rhythm guitar and decided I would try to focus in that.” TryingFocusPlayerDecidedGuitarRhythmNeglectedGuitar Player Author:Hal Sparks
“What I would tell young players is that as you get older, the best thing you can do is try to have other interests and have opportunities.” TryingYoungOpportunityInterestCan DoPlayerBest Things Author:Ricky Williams
“We're better than Metallica. We're better musicians, better players. Put it this way, they can try to walk onstage after an Iron Maiden show if they want.” IfsWayWantTryingShowsWalksPlayerMusicianIronMaidensMetallicaIron Maiden Author:Bruce Dickinson
“If a player is trying to intimidate a skilled player on your team, what do we want? We want our skilled players playing, so we shouldn't be doing that.” IfsWantTryingPlayerTeamIntimidating Author:Bobby Orr
“I come to spring training and just try to do my job, try to do the best I can. That's all any player can do.” TryingI CanJobsCan DoPlayerSpringTrainingDo The BestSpring Training Author:Danny Bautista
“I'm going to go out and try to be the best player I can be and help the Chicago Bears win.” TryingI CanHelpingWinningSportsPlayerBearsBeing The BestChicagoBest Players Author:Brian Griese
“You cannot control the market, you cannot control the players, you cannot control the clubs. You can try - but we have done our best.” TryingDonePlayerClubs Author:Rafael Benitez
“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
“You make sure that there's a structure that's interesting for them to play on top of, then do temp versions and try it on the film. By the time the players come to the recording session, I've found what works. So I'm not wasting their time.” TryingPlayFilmFoundInterestingPlayerStructureVersionsSession Author:Mike Figgis
“I sacrificed for the Dallas Cowboys when most quit. I put in overtime to try to help young players.” TryingHelpingYoungPlayerQuittingCowboyDallasDallas Cowboy Author:Charles Haley
“The mark of genius is consistency. Do we hear of naive genius piano players? If anyone knows of one, try listening to it for an hour.” IfsKnowsTryingHoursPlayerListeningGeniusMarkPianoConsistencyNaive Author:David Luiz
“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.” TryingFirstsI CanImportantPlayWhiteWatchesPlayerFootballGrewDadGrew UpPaidGreenMy DadIrelandFirst LoveEarningUnclesOrangeCousinCountyFootball PlayerCaliberEarning MoneyGaelic Author:Patrick Murray
“I do like to try and see myself in football players. Everybody is different and express themselves in different ways. There are different kinds of talents of course and there are many who I would never have had the talent that they have when I was a player. But I still had that determination to be successful and try my best.” WayTryingKindStillsDifferentCoursesSuccessfulPlayerTalentFootballDeterminationDifferent WaysBeing SuccessfulDifferent KindsFootball Player Author:Alex Ferguson
“I always used to say to players at half-time, 'Be patient. The last fifteen minutes throw the kitchen sink at them. It's worth a gamble'. You are going to lose the game anyway. There is nothing better than when you get to that last fifteen minutes and you actually win the game late on. The fans are going out of the gates I gave it a try and it worked.” TryingLastsUsedGamesWinningLosesHalfPlayerFansMinutesLatePatientKitchenGatesFifteenGoing OutBe PatientGambleHalf TimeKitchen Sinks Author:Alex Ferguson
“We obviously can't compete with the big clubs trying to sign world class stars, but we've already identified some very good players and we'll see what happens.” WorldTryingBigsHappensStarsClassPlayerVery GoodClubsWorld Class Author:Paul Jewell
“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
“I'm going to try to enjoy the All-Star break, hope my players reflect on what happened the first half of the season, come back with a different attitude, try to find our solution on how to win it.” TryingFirstsDifferentWinningStarsSportsEnjoyHalfAttitudeBreakPlayerHappenedSolutionsSeasonsAll StarsDifferent Attitude Author:Don Baylor
“We can't score goals, we can't stop goals, we aren't hitting, we can't play on special teams... we all stink. We can try to improve but to do so we will need to make trades. And who would want our players that are underachieving?” WantNeedsTryingPlayGoalPlayerTeamSpecialTradeScoreHockeyHittingNhlStinkSpecial TeamsUnderachieving Author:Ted Leonsis
“Did you hear this big scandal? Eight female badminton players were expelled from the Olympics for trying to lose on purpose. So tragically, they'll never have another chance to play badminton unless they get invited to a picnic.” TryingPlayBigsFunnyPurposeLosesChancePlayerFemaleEightOlympicsInvitedScandalPicnicsAnother ChanceLondon OlympicsBadminton Author:Conan O'Brien
“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'm not chasing championships. Championship's chasing us. I'm not doing that. I want my players to be better people once they leave campus because this is a life lesson. This is more than basketball. This is life lessons that we're trying to teach.” PeopleWantTryingTeachPlayerLessonsBasketballLife LessonChampionshipChasingCampus Author:Kevin Ollie
“A dirty player is somebody who ultimately is trying to hurt somebody. There's a huge difference. There's no gray in that. Like, you have no conscience, no nothing, no guilt. I don't have that mean streak in me. I don't play angry. It's not anger.” TryingMeanPlayDifferencesHurtPlayerHugeLike YouConscienceAngryGuiltDirtyGrayStreaks Author:Ndamukong Suh
“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
“It never changes. Football is a game of repetition, mental and physical. You may try to articulate it a little different, but it's the same thing: Get better players, make fewer mistakes, and drill the fundamentals into your players' heads. The rest of it is a joke. Teams aren't winning because of what they had for breakfast of what some coach said in the locker room.” TryingMayLittlesSaidDifferentGamesWinningRoomsMistakePlayerTeamFootballJokesFundamentalsCoachesGet BetterNflBreakfastFewerRepetitionNever ChangeDrillsLockersLocker Room Author:Barry Switzer
“I guess the way I describe it is when basketball players talk about being in the zone and they feel like they can't miss. That's the way a running back feels when the game is in slow-motion. It feels like every cut is right, every run is going to be at least 10 yards. You see what the defense is doing. You know what they're trying to do to you. It's awesome.” KnowsWayFeelsTryingRunningGamesCuttingPlayerMissingBasketballDefenseNflZoneYardsDoing YouBasketball PlayerSlow MotionRunning Back Author:LaDainian Tomlinson
“What I really try to do is take different pages out of different players books.” TryingBookDifferentPlayerPages Author:Chris Paul
“I would pass onto any young player to enjoy your football, play your football as you want to play the game, try and enjoy it and make the most of it.” WantTryingPlayYoungGamesEnjoyPlayerFootball Author:Lionel Messi
“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
“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've always been able to stay focused on trying to recruit good players and trying to develop those players.” TryingAblePlayerFocusedStay FocusedRecruit Author:Nick Saban
“You can't say that being a fan is more serious, because players are trying to do better in order to get paid better.” TryingOrderPlayerFansSeriousPaid Author:David Ortiz
“Whether youre trying to learn in hockey or trying to learn in life, Ive always tried to be observant and tried to learn more, tried to evolve, whether its as a hockey player or as a person. With each year, I try to do that.” TryingYearsPersonsPlayerEvolveHockeyObservantHockey Player Author:Sidney Crosby
“I don't get a big charge out of being the leading scorer. The object of competing is winning. I just try to do what has to be done for us to win. That might be anything at the time - defense, rebounding, passing. I get great satisfaction out of being a team player.” TryingDoneBigsMightWinningPlayerTeamObjectsSatisfactionDefensePassingPassingsCompetingTeam Player Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“So after 11 years you're just picking up all this information. I'm a basketball junky, so I watch old players. The '90s was a great era of basketball. I watched so much of that. That just helped me be a student of the game and pick up any moment. It's the 10,000 hour rule. You're just trying to master your craft.” TryingYearsMomentsGamesHoursWatchesPlayerInformationStudentsMastersBasketballPicksCraftsErasChampionshipNba Championships Author:Andre Iguodala
“It's really hard because you only have that split-second to determine what to do. It's crazy. I try my best to use clear judgment and make clear decisions, but a lot of those collisions are unavoidable. You're either going to let them catch it and take a step to see what's going on, or there's going to be a collision.” TryingHardUseDecisionStepsClearPlayerCrazyJudgmentDetermineSplitsCollisionTacklingNfl Players Author:Adrian Wilson
“I expect that [trying to do the best] of my players today and of my kids. My wife says I shouldn't expect that of my children, but I don't think that's asking too much.” ThinkingTryingChildrenKidsTodayToo MuchWifePlayerAskingMy WifeMy ChildrenDo The BestAsking Too Much Author:Frank Robinson
“All I can do is do my best work, try to create the best kind of moment to moment reality that I can do. That's what I do. I'm an actor. And all the rest of it is like baseball. You hit the ball. Sometimes it goes in the hole. Sometimes it goes to the player.” TryingKindI CanSometimesMomentsRealityActorsCan DoPlayerBaseballBallsHolesBest Work Author:Tobin Bell
“Today's parents have little authority over those others with whom they share the task of raising their children. On the contrary,most parents deal with those others from a position of inferiority or helplessness. Teacher, doctors, social workers, or television producers possess more status than most parents.... As a result, the parent today isa maestro trying to conduct an orchestra of players who have never met and who play from a multitude of different scores, each in a notation the conductor cannot read.” TryingChildrenLittlesDifferentPlayTodaySocialParentResultsDealsTeacherPlayerSharePositionTelevisionMetsAuthorityTasksDoctorsWorkersContraryProducersScoreMultitudesOrchestraHelplessnessInferiorityConductorSocial WorkerMaestro Author:Kenneth Keniston
“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.” PeopleIfsKnowsTryingImportantBigsJobsGamesPlayerBaseballLeagueUpsetPreparingTalk To Me Author:Albert Belle
“It's always really challenging trying to go from player to player/coach. You have a kind of friendship basis of relationship with all of your teammates and now you go to this power position where you have to make decisions that might hurt people's feelings.” PeopleTryingKindFeelingsMightChallengesHurtDecisionPlayerPositionBasesCoachesTeammate Author:Abby Wambach
“I'm a piano player. I never thought of myself as a singer, at all. I was always trying to sound like somebody else. I don't like my own voice, I like Ray Charles, Robert Plant, I like Joe Cocker, Rod Stewart, people that have an edge in their voice.” PeopleTryingSoundVoiceMy OwnPlayerPlantEdgesSingersPianoRaysAlways Trying Author:Billy Joel
“My bench never heard me mention winning. My whole emphasis was for each one of my players to try to learn to execute the fundamentals to the best of their ability. Not to try to be better than somebody else, but to learn from others, and never cease trying to be the best they could be; that's what I emphasized more than anything else.” TryingWholeWinningAbilityPlayerHeardFundamentalsCeaseBeing The BestEmphasisBenches Author:John Wooden
“I am always playing hard trying to win. Just knowing that at one time I was once that kid that looked up to NBA players and NFL players. Today these kids look up me.” TryingLooksHardKidsTodayWinningKnowingPlayerNflLook UpNbaOne TimeNba PlayerNfl Players Author:Jason Terry
“As players of instruments, it is our duty to reach out and give light to those in the dark in whatever way that we can. All my actions are a fulfilment of all the African music genres - I'm only trying to maintain the culture and the tradition. I am a musician.” WayGivingTryingLightActionCultureDarkPlayerDutyMusicianTraditionInstrumentsGenreReach OutFulfilmentAfrican Music Author:Sizzla
“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