“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