“When I'm naked, I really like to do push-ups. No. I think I really tackle it like everything else. If you're going to commit yourself to playing something, you have to be able to understand it. If you can understand it, then you can do it and go balls out with it. But, I've never been in a position where I've been like, "This doesn't feel right." I wouldn't do it, if it was that. I like the shock value of it. I think that, if you use it correctly, it's pretty effective, as long as I'm lit really, really, really well.” IfsThinkingFeelsWellsLongUseAbleValuesCan DoPositionBallsCommitNakedShockYou Can Do ItLitFeels RightPush UpsShock Value Author:Charlize Theron
“If the rest of his foursome are bunched directly behind his ball, or assume the foetal position with their backs to the tee, the golfer is reminded that his drive tends to be erratic. More cruel yet is for his opponent to stand directly in the projected line of flight, as the safest place to be.” IfsLinesBehindsPositionBallsAssumingGolfFlightOpponentsGolfersTeesErraticFoursomes Author:Eric Nicol
“He doesn't need advice on how to play his position, but he needs advice on how to play team ball... If it's going to be my team, I'll voice my opinion. If he don't like it, he can opt out.” IfsNeedsPlayVoiceOpinionTeamAdvicePositionBasketballBallsLakers Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Conversation is much like a tennis game except that in tennis you try to put the ball in the most difficult position for the one who must hit it - while in conversation you must try to put it where it will be easy to hit.” TryingGamesEasyDifficultPositionConversationBallsTennisTennis Game Author:Margery Wilson
“Spectators around the world enjoyed watching Seve, but talking to a lot of the players, he made such an impression on them the way he played, and the way he was such a beautiful, natural talent. His hands on the club. His address position. He had an unbelievable way of telegraphing through his countenance what he was going to do with the ball. It was just like an artist.” WorldWayMadeHandsBeautifulArtistNaturalTalkingPlayerTalentPositionBallsClubsImpressionAround The WorldEnjoyedAddressesUnbelievableSpectatorsCountenanceNatural Talent Author:Ben Crenshaw
“Why, why are people all balls of bitter dust? Because they won't fall off the tree when they're ripe. They hang on to their old positions when the position is overpast, till they become infested with little worms and dry-rot.” PeopleLittlesFallChangeTreePositionBallsBitterDustDryWormsRipe Book:Women in Love Source: Women in Love
“Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.” NextWinningSportsPositionPercentShotsBallsGolfWinnerEighty Author:Ben Hogan
“I don't know how much things have changed. You still need to be able to run the ball, pick up blitzes and catch the ball out of the backfield. Perhaps you need a running back to do a little bit more or be more versatile today but that is a good thing. People say we get hurt and don't last as long, but it's still an important position and you need everyone in the backfield to be able to contribute.” PeopleKnowsNeedsLittlesLongStillsImportantRunningTodayAbleLastsBitsHurtKnow HowPositionChangedLittle BitPicksBallsGood ThingsThings Have ChangedVersatileRunning Back Author:Giovani Bernard
“I try to get control of the tempo, control of the flow, and get my teammates the ball in the best position to score.” TryingPositionFlowBallsScoreTeammateTempo Author:Deron Williams
“I just need to be in a position where I can control the ball, make smart decisions, and do what I'm coached up to do.” NeedsI CanDecisionPositionSmartBallsSmart Decisions Author:Carson Palmer
“Scholesy is one of my favourite players of all time. He was a great professional who had everything and I used to love playing with him. You could give him the ball in any position, he would take one touch and you would know exactly what the next move would be. [ . . . ] He was magical, pure class.” KnowsGivingWould BeMovingUsedNextClassPlayerPositionPureBallsAll TimeFavouriteUsed To LoveNext Move Author:Paul Gascoigne
“I am not ashamed to admit that in the games against Barcelona I spent a lot of the time just hoping he would take up positions as far away from me as possible. Elusive is the word that immediately springs to mind when I think about Messi's style of play. You think you have an eye on him and then - blink - he has gone, only to reappear somewhere else in space, with the ball.” ThinkingMindPlayEyeGamesSpaceGoneStylePositionSpringBallsAshamedFar AwaySomewhere ElseElusiveBlinkBarcelonaMessi Author:Paul Scholes
“I disobeyed a basic basketball rule and never boxed out. I figured that if I had the inside position I had enough of an advantage to just go get the ball. And coaches left me alone because I got it.” IfsEnoughLeftPositionBasketballAdvantageBallsCoachesMe AloneHad Enough Author:Dolph Schayes
“The two biggest things to understand when you're tracking the ball as a defensive back is your position on the field and understanding that once the ball is in the air you become the receiver. Too many young defensive backs worry about the receiver catching it or what the receiver is doing instead of focusing on what they should be doing. Just go out and make the play yourself, don't worry about him. Know where the ball is and attack it. Put yourself in position to bat it or catch it and make the play.” KnowsShouldTwoPlayYoungUnderstandingWorryAirFieldsPositionBallsBatsCatchingReceiverTrackingDefensive Backs Author:Antonio Cromartie
“Figure out where you are on the field. If you're past 15 or so yards, the ball is going down the field. When you're in great position, you're able to control the receiver.” IfsAblePastFiguresFieldsPositionBallsWhere You AreYardsReceiver Author:Antonio Cromartie
“You need to just understand where the ball is and how to use your body. Timing your jump the right way is crucial. Learn how to use your body to shield the receiver and box him out, again, much like a rebound. Trying to beat a receiver to a ball can be a lot like you're posting him up. Rebounding is great practice because you can employ those skills - body position, leverage, timing - a lot more than you might in a football game or practice if the quarterback doesn't look your way.” IfsWayNeedsTryingLooksUseBodyMightGamesPracticePositionFootballLike YouSkillsBeatsBallsBoxesYour BodyCrucialTimingRight WayShieldsQuarterbackFootball GameReceiverRebound Author:Antonio Cromartie