“I was never promised any special treatment or consideration for fingering star players. I was never coerced to provide information against anyone. All that I was ever told to was to tell the truth to the best of my ability. And that is what I have done.” DoneStarsAbilityPlayerSpecialInformationConsiderationTelling The TruthTreatmentSpecial Treatment Author:Jim Lehrer
“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
“Most of my ukulele heroes were traditional players from Hawaii, like Eddie Kamae and Ohta-san. There may not be uke stars in popular culture, but there are certainly pop stars that play uke - George Harrison, Eddie Vedder, Taylor Swift, Train, and Paul McCartney.” MayPlayCultureStarsPlayerHeroTrainPopsTraditionalHawaiiPopular CulturePop StarsUkulele Author:Jake Shimabukuro
“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
“Nobody seems to appreciate what an incredible player Wilt was," Russell said at 1997 All-Star Game when the league named and honored its 50 greatest players. "He was the best player of all time because he dominated the floor like nobody else ever could. To be that big and that athletic was special.” SaidBigsSeemsGamesStarsPlayerSpecialAppreciateIncrediblesAll TimeLeagueHonoredAthleticBest PlayersAll Stars Author:Wilt Chamberlain
“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
“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
“The team is never about the single player. It's not about the injury that keeps a star out of a certain game, and it's not about the coach. It's about the strength, and the abilities of the sum.” CertainGamesStarsAbilityPlayerTeamCoachesInjuryTigersLsu Author:Les Miles
“My mother was a secretary that elevated herself to having her own international company, my father elevated himself to an NBA player and perennial all-star. So I learned from my parents that it's about hard work, about both of them getting their education, putting people first and leading a life of integrity.” PeopleFirstsHardMotherFatherStarsParentCompanyPlayerHard WorkIntegrityInternationalNbaSecretaryNba PlayerAll Stars Author:Brian J. White
“My dream was to be in the NBA. I wasn't really focused on being a star player on a team. I just wanted to make it to the NBA. I've been blessed for the opportunities to be in the Finals, been in the playoffs ever since I've been in the NBA.” DreamWantedOpportunityStarsPlayerTeamBlessedFinalsFocusedNbaPlayoffsNba Finals Author:James Harden
“Ibiza is a popular vacation place for a lot of the players in Spain. If you go in the summer, there are some of the world's most famous movie and music stars, so nobody cares about soccer players.” IfsWorldCareStarsPlayerSummerSoccerMovieVacationSpainNobody CaresSoccer PlayerIbizaMovies And Music Author:Xavi
“Everywhere I go now, people are like, 'That's the guy from 'Dancing With the Stars!'' It's pretty good that you're not just a football player but you're in the entertainment world.” PeopleWorldGuyStarsPlayerFootballDancingEntertainmentFootball PlayerDancing With The Stars Author:Donald Driver
“The talk shows are stuffed full of sufferers who have regained their health--congressmen who suffered through a serious spell of boozing and skirt-chasing, White House aides who were stricken cruelly with overweening ambition, movie stars and baseball players who came down with acute cases of wanting to trash hotel rooms while under the influence of recreational drugs. Most of them have found God, or at least a publisher.” ShowsFoundHouseStarsWhiteRoomsCasesPlayerInfluenceSeriousDrugAmbitionBaseballHotelWhite HouseSpellsPublishersChasingMovie StarTrashSkirtsBaseball PlayerCongressmanTalk ShowsHotel RoomsSufferersRecreational Drugs Author:Calvin Trillin
“Whatever girl you are, every girl needs a really killer peg skirt in her closet. I don't care who you are. If you're the bohemian and you're wearing your big boyfriend sweater you need a peg skirt to reclaim your body. If you were the movie star, you might wear that with the push up tank like we have in the spring collection. It's all about body, body body. If you're the power player you put a jacket over that and work it that way. That item is for every girl, and every boy appreciated her in it.” IfsWayNeedsBodyBigsMightCareGirlStarsBoysPlayerSpringWho You AreDon't CareYour BodyI Don't CareCollectionsWorking ItKillersClosetsAppreciatedMovie StarItemsTanksJacketsSkirtsSweatersEvery GirlBohemianPegPush Ups Author:Byron Lars
“It is not coincidence that at Barcelona we have low-key lifestyles and we have been successful. We know we are football players and not movie stars.” KnowsHas BeensStarsSuccessfulPlayerFootballKeysLowsLifestyleCoincidenceMovie StarFootball PlayerBarcelonaLow Key Author:Lionel Messi
“Decide which you want to play up: your clothing or your jewelry, but not both. Let one be the star and one the supporting player.” WantPlayStarsPlayerClothingsJewelry Author:Padma Lakshmi
“I think there's a lot of different ways to win. You've seen teams that win championships with a super-duper star like Kobe Bryant. Those championship teams with Michael Jordan certainly had a great, great player.” ThinkingWayDifferentWinningStarsPlayerTeamDifferent WaysChampionshipJordanChampionship Team Author:Doug Collins
“As I say, there's something that scares the hell out of me but it really makes me work hard in losing myself. I'm not really interested in me as an actor or being a personality player, or a Hollywood star. What's given to me is to become different people and to find the truth of that. That is really what I do.” PeopleDifferentHardActorsGivenStarsHellPlayerHard WorkPersonalityLosingHollywoodScareDifferent PeoplesLosing MyselfHollywood Stars Author:David Suchet
“The fact that we have in our head coach, Lone Star Dietz, an Indian, together with several Indian players, has not, as may be suspected, inspired me to select the name Redskins.” MayFactsTogetherNamesStarsPlayerInspiredCoachesIndianSelectLoneHead CoachesRedskins Author:George Preston Marshall
“How can you not have fun going around the country playing baseball for a living? Being a baseball player is the next best thing to being a rock star.” CountryNextFunStarsPlayerRocksBaseballHaving FunBest ThingsRock StarBaseball PlayerPlaying Baseball Author:Jason Giambi
“There's players like myself in the league who deserve to make the All-Star team and aren't given a chance. I've put up numbers, as good if not better than players that are making the team.” IfsGivenStarsChanceNumbersPlayerTeamDeserveLeagueAll StarsGiven A Chance Author:Jeff Cunningham
“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.” WantFeelsTryingI CanImportantHardStarsPlayerComfortableExtrasBeing The BestGoing To Work Author:Julius Peppers