“Some players don't like training and I've seen some players who aren't bothered if they play or not. But I want to play every game. Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game.” IfsWantSometimesPlayCertainGamesPlayerTrainingBothered Author:Wayne Rooney
“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 grew up in Arkansas and that's the law. My dad was a high school basketball coach, so I was raised as a coach's son and I was a baseball player back in Arkansas, and I lived in Texas, too, so I was just surrounded by sports. So that's what I was going to do: Pitch for the St Louis Cardinals. I had no idea I was going to be an actor. So I got my collar bone broken in the Kansas City Royals training camp. And once I got hurt I started doing other things for a while.” IdeasSchoolLawActorsSportsHurtCitiesPlayerSonBrokenGrewDadBasketballGrew UpTrainingHigh SchoolBaseballRaisedMy DadBonesCoachesNo IdeaTexasCampsRoyalCollarsCardinalsBaseball PlayerKansasBasketball CoachArkansasKansas CityGot HurtTraining Camp Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“Best player? For me, it's Paul Scholes. He'll do ridiculous things in training like say, “You see that tree over there?” - it'll be 40 yards away - “I'm going to hit it”. And he'll do it. Everyone at the club considers him the best.” PlayerTreeTrainingClubsRidiculousYardsBest PlayersScholesPaul ScholesRidiculous Things Author:Rio Ferdinand
“Scholes is the best English player. Intelligence, technique, strength... all the attributes are there. At Manchester United I saw what he could do on the training field. Phew!” UnitedSawsPlayerFieldsTrainingTechniqueAttributesManchesterManchester UnitedScholes Author:Laurent Blanc
“One of the best players I've ever seen in my life! Spectacular on training!! Playing with him was a joy!” JoyPlayerTrainingSpectacularBest PlayersScholes Author:Gerard Pique
“I wish you guys would just say, 'Michael Sam, how's the football going? How's training going?' But it is what it is. And I just wish you guys would see me as Michael Sam the football player instead of Michael Sam the gay football player.” GuyWishPlayerFootballGayTrainingWish YouFootball PlayerIt Is What It Is Author:Michael Sam
“I've always been fascinated by music and sounds. I was lucky to receive proper classical training as an orchestra player and I'm always learning as a composer, looking to create new flavors and colors.” SoundPlayerColorLuckyTrainingFascinatedComposerFlavorOrchestraAlways Learning Author:Lior Ron
“I'm not the type who spends his free time in training camp playing with his Playstation or playing cards on trips. The other players thought it was odd: There he is, reading again.” ReadingPlayerTypeTrainingCardsOddCampsFree TimePlaying CardsPlaystationTraining Camp Author:Oliver Kahn
“We've all seen talented young players who get to a certain level but there comes a point where that talent will only take you so far. The great players go away and work on extra things. They work harder on their skills, they start having early nights and they think about their diet and training. That is what takes them to the next level.” ThinkingYoungNightCertainNextLevelsPlayerTalentHard WorkSkillsTrainingHarderDietsExtrasGoing AwayWork HarderNext Level Author:Warren Gatland
“During the final two weeks of training, our students work simulated game situations in which our staff members role-play as players, managers, and coaches. They are given immediate feedback following each camp game.” TwoPlayGamesGivenSituationRolesPlayerWeekStudentsMembersTrainingFinalsFollowingCoachesManagersCampsStaffFeedbackTwo WeeksStaff Members Author:Jim Evans
“At Barca, players were banned from driving their sports cars to training. I thought this was ridiculous - it was no one's business what car I drive - so in April, before a match with Almeria, I drove my Ferrari Enzo to work. It caused a scene.” SportsPlayerCarSceneTrainingRidiculousDrivingWorking ItAprilBannedFerrariSports CarsBarca Author:Zlatan Ibrahimovic
“I think it's important to cross train. Surfing is a good cross training sport for your shoulders. I don't think I know of any other football player who does it, who can go and paddle out past the sets.” ThinkingKnowsDoeImportantPastSportsPlayerFootballTrainingCrossesTrainShouldersSurfingFootball Player Author:Troy Polamalu
“A player cannot be part of the training camp experience as a rookie unless he is signed to a contract.” PlayerTrainingContractsCampsRookiesTraining Camp Author:Leigh Steinberg
“In the U.S., coaches could be the father next door. They had no formal training. They're like old hockey players. They don't go to school and study.” SchoolNextFatherStudyPlayerDoorsTrainingCoachesHockeyFormalHockey Player Author:Gabe Polsky
“I have the possibility to watch Messi in training each morning, and because of what he demonstrates he is the best player in the world, he stated during a press conference. It is a pleasure to watch him, and because of the way he plays he is an undisputed leader of the Barcelona team.” WorldWayPlayPleasureLeaderWatchesMorningPlayerTeamPossibilityTrainingPressesConferencesBest PlayersBarcelonaMessiWatch MePress ConferencesUndisputed Author:Thierry Henry
“Baseball players need strength but also the ability to make fast-paced, explosive movements, so their training is all about strengthening the tendons around the bone and the joint so you don't tear the muscles from the bones. And so the muscles will have endurance and stability. And flexibility, which helps you throw the ball harder or have the snap to hit a ball. Or to take off quickly to steal a base.” NeedsHelpingAbilityPlayerMovementTearsTrainingBaseballBallsHarderBonesStealingMusclesEnduranceStabilityFlexibilityJointsSnapsFast PacedStrengtheningBaseball PlayerExplosivesNeed Strength Author:Chadwick Boseman
“The best illustration I can give of his talent is that at Manchester United there was always a possession drill in training designed to develop our passing ability, which might be three players against another three players, or six versus six, or nine versus nine. But no matter what the numbers were, the side with Paul Scholes on their team would always win by keeping the most possession.” GivingI CanMatterMightThreeWinningSidesAbilityUnitedNumbersPlayerTeamTalentSixTrainingNo Matter WhatPossessionNinePassingPassingsVersusManchesterIllustrationDrillsManchester UnitedScholesPaul Scholes Author:Gary Neville
“The Baseball Hall of Fame is something every player dreams about, but being a member of God's Hall of Fame is the greatest achievement of all. God offers each of us the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ. When we accept God's gift of salvation, our name is written in the Book of Life, guaranteeing us a place in heaven forever. I made that decision during spring training in 1973, asking Jesus to come into my heart as Lord and Savior.” HeartMadeBookDreamJesusNamesHeavenChristDecisionAcceptingLordForeverPlayerWrittenMy HeartOffersFameMembersAchievementEternalSpringTrainingJesus ChristBaseballAskingSalvationHallsSaviorEternal LifeHall Of FameGreatest AchievementSpring TrainingBook Of LifeBaseball Hall Of Fame Author:Gary Carter
“When players go out and train on their own, they usually do it at half speed. This kind of training is valuable, but it doesn't prepare you for competition, where you must perform at full throttle. So the trick is to schedule regular sessions of intense practice, while always leaving time to juggle and generally goof around with the ball” KindHalfPracticePlayerTrainingBallsCompetitionTrainLeavingValuableSpeedTricksIntenseUsaSchedulesSessionThrottleGoofsAlways Leaving Author:Mia Hamm
“I think every player enjoys praise and I have to work extremely hard on the training ground to bring my game together.” ThinkingHardTogetherGamesEnjoyPlayerTrainingEnglandPraise Author:Frank Lampard
“People who are following their dreams inspire me. I train at this relatively new gym in West Hollywood called Training Mate. It's owned by a former Australian football player named Luke Milton. The classes are mostly taught by other Australians that are just like Luke: fit, funny, cute, and approachable. Now they're talking about opening another location. He will open another location and be successful because he's following his dream. People like him inspire me because they make me think I can do it too.” PeopleThinkingI CanDreamCan DoTalkingClassSuccessfulPlayerFootballInspireTaughtFitTrainingHollywoodTrainWestFollowingOpeningFormerCuteBeing SuccessfulGymMatesLocationAustralianLukeI Can Do ItFootball PlayerMiltonWest Hollywood Author:Dayna Devon
“I remember talking to Alex Ferguson about Tony [Blair] and Gordon [Brown], and he said: "Why doesn't Tony just get rid of him?" But if you sack someone in football, they can't turn up to training the next day. In politics they're still on the pitch. Gordon would still have been a big player.” IfsHas BeensSaidStillsBigsRememberTurnsNextTalkingPlayerFootballTrainingBrownNext DayAlexBlairFerguson Author:Alastair Campbell
“I have the possibility to watch Messi in training each morning, and because of what he demonstrates he is the best player in the world” WorldWatchesMorningPlayerPossibilityTrainingBest PlayersMessiWatch Me Author:Thierry Henry
“I became a player who goes to a lot of effort while training, who can rely on his will and his mental strengths.” EffortPlayerTrainingRelyMental Strength Author:Rafael Nadal
“I was going to say is that I come from a rock background, but also I was super interested in jazz for a long time. I was training to be a jazz musician for quite a while. I never trained to be a classical composer or player, but I did train to play jazz.” LongPlayerMusicianTrainingTrainJazzComposerJazz MusicJazz Musician Author:Jherek Bischoff
“My vision of being a professional, as opposed to being a football player before, has completely changed. Being a pro is doing everything right all the time. It sounds cliche, but if you apply that to strength training, if you apply that to a lot of body work, if you apply that to making good decisions, all the work I did on myself and all the time I spent with therapists and doctors and family, that was my mantra: "Do it right all the time." It started to build momentum, and it started to build up steam. Once I got the opportunity to come back and play, I just kept using that and it helped.” OpportunityDecisionVisionPlayerChangedFootballTrainingClicheFootball PlayerGood Decision Author:Richie Incognito
“The other players of job market are Global Competitors, the glamour corporations in high technology, telecom, entertainment, consumer products and pharmaceuticals who are the headline makers as they move jobs, services and production around the globe. They pay the highest salaries, but offer little in terms of job security, training, or careers.” MovingTermTechnologyPlayerSecurityTrainingGlamour Author:James O'Toole
“My life is split in three parts; I don't know the percentage. One could be called "chess" - the Kasparov Chess Foundation, promoting the game, training young players, playing on the internet, sometimes exhibitions. The second area would be "writing" - books, articles, Twitter, Facebook. And then "political activity" - fighting for human rights and democracy, so TV, interviews, speeches.” WritingBookSometimesPoliticalFightingDemocracyPlayerInternetTrainingHuman RightsChess Author:Garry Kasparov
“Training's completely different now. It used to be a lot of running and work without the ball. Now it's all with the ball, which any player loves.” DifferentRunningUsedSportsPlayerTrainingBallsUsed To Be Author:Frank Lampard
“The values learned on the playing field-how to set goals, endure, take criticism and risks, become team players, use our beliefs, stay healthy and deal with stress-prepare us for life.” UseValuesBeliefSportsGoalDealsPlayerRiskTeamFieldsHealthyTrainingCriticismStressEndureAthletePreparationMotivational SportsSetting GoalsPlaying FieldsTeam PlayerDealing With Stress Author:Donna de Varona
“What a player does best, he should practice least. Practice is for problems.” ShouldDoeProblemSportsPracticePlayerTrainingBaseballHockey Author:Duke Snider
“I don't like to lose, and that isn't so much because it is just a football game, but because defeat means the failure to reach your objective. I don't want a football player who doesn't take defeat to heart, who laughs it off with the thought, "Oh, well, there's another Saturday." The trouble in American life today, in business as well as in sports, is that too many people are afraid of competition. The result is that in some circles people have come to sneer at success if it costs hard work and training and sacrifice.” PeopleIfsWantWellsHeartMeanHardTodayGamesSportsLosesResultsBusinessLaughingPlayerTroubleSacrificeFootballHard WorkFailureCostTrainingCompetitionDefeatCirclesObjectivesSaturdayFootball PlayerAmerican LifeFootball GameOh WellSneer Author:Knute Rockne