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I remember every player-every single one-who wore the Tennessee orange, a shade that our rivals hate, a bold, aggravating color that you can usually find on a roadside crew, "or in a correctional institution," as my friend Wendy Larry jokes. But to us the color is a flag of pride, because it identifies us as Lady Vols and therefore as women of an unmistakable type. Fighters. I remember how many of them fought for a better life for themselves. I just met them halfway.
Pat Summitt

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2.
She taught me that it's ok to let down your guard and allow your players to get to know you. They don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
Pat Summitt

She instructed me that it's acceptable to be more open and let your athletes become acquainted with you. They don't regard how much you are aware of until they recognize how passionate you are.
3.
There is an old saying about the strength of the wolf is the pack, and I think there is a lot of truth to that. On a football team, it’s not the strength of the individual players, but it is the strength of the unit and how they all function together.
Bill Belichick

4.
Life is like a game, there could be many players. If you don't play with them, they'll play with you.
Adolf Hitler

'Life is a competition, many contenders. If you don't contend with them, they'll compete against you.'
5.
I have both Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as my idols. If I can take a little of each player's game and make it my own, I would be very happy.
Neymar

I have Messi and Ronaldo as my role models. If I can incorporate aspects of both their playstyles into my own, I would be delighted.
6.
Jimmy Page is an excellent producer. Led Zeppelin I and II are classics. As a player he's very good in the studio, but I've never seen him play well live. He's sloppy. He plays like he's got a broken hand and he's two years old. If you put out a good album and play like a two year old, what's the purpose?
Eddie Van Halen

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You definitely go through a stage, most coaches do, where you see a good player and you get enamored, you really like what the player does, but then when you put him into your system, it's not quite the same player that he was in another system. He has some strengths, but you cant utilize all those strengths. If you try to utilize all his strengths, you end up weakening a lot of other players who are already in your system.
Bill Belichick

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My personal coaching philosophy, my mentality, has always been to make things as difficult as possible for players in practice, however bad we can make them, I make them.
Bill Belichick

My coaching approach has always been to challenge players in practice by pushing them beyond their limits, no matter how strenuous the tasks may be.
9.
Bringing together disparate personalities to form a team is like a jigsaw puzzle. You have to ask yourself: what is the whole picture here? We want to make sure our players all fit together properly and complement each other, so that we don't have a big piece, a little piece, an oblong piece, and a round piece. If personalities work against each other, as a team you'll find yourselves spinning your wheels.
Pat Summitt

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Whatever success I've had it is because I've tried to understand the situation of the player. I think the coach's duty is to avoid complicating matters.
Bill Belichick

I believe that my accomplishments are due to my effort to comprehend the circumstances of the athlete. I think a coach's responsibility is to steer clear of making things more complicated.
11.
Technically, I'm not a guitar player, all I play is truth and emotion.
Jimi Hendrix

'In essence, I'm not a guitarist, merely an artist expressing candor and feeling.'
12.
I have never been concerned about winning the Ballon d'Or or being the best player in the world. The best player is already here and that's Messi. And now I can see him from close up and help him.
Neymar

I have never felt the need to be recognized as the ultimate footballer by receiving the Ballon d'Or or being acclaimed as the world's top player. Lionel Messi is already that person, and I am now lucky enough to observe him from close quarters and contribute to his success.
13.
I will forgive if the players cannot get it right, but not if they do not try hard.
Pep Guardiola

I will excuse mistakes if the players exert effort, but not for lack of effort.
14.
If I had to choose between dribbling past 5 players and scoring from 40 yards at Anfield or shagging miss world, it'd be a hard choice. Thankfully, i've done both
George Best

If I had to pick between maneuvering around 5 opponents and netting from 40 yards at Anfield or cohabitating with Miss Universe, it'd be a tough decision. Fortunately, I have experienced both.
15.
I instruct you to be the obeyer, A rhythm recipe that you'll savor, Doesn't matter if you're minor or major, Yes, the Tribe of the game, rhythm player, As you inhale like a breath of fresh air
Phife Dawg

16.
There are players that try to imitate others, but at free-kick time it is a personal thing. Every person has their own technique and routine when they stand over the ball and I have mine, I am not trying to copy anyone.
Neymar

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In short, we accumulate all the information that we can accumulate, wherever that information comes from, and try to analyze it and make the best decision we can make for our football team on a case-by-case basis. It's the same for every single player; the process is the same.
Bill Belichick

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A lot of people, when a guy scores a lot of goals, think, 'He's a great player', because a goal is very important, but a great player is a player who can do everything on the field. He can do assists, encourage his colleagues, give them confidence to go forward. It is someone who, when a team does not do well, becomes one of the leaders.
Pele

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Life isn’t a music player where you choose whats being played, it is a radio where you have to enjoy whats being played.
Zayn Malik

'Life isn't a jukebox to pick and choose from, it's a radio station where you have to accept what's playing.'
20.
The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before.
Rafael Nadal

The felicity is being content. The felicity is not conquering here or conquering there. The felicity is relishing practicing, delighting in every day, relishing to work hard, seeking to be a better player than before.
21.
In human life, you will find players of religion until the knowledge and proficiency in religion will be cleansed from all superstitions, and will be purified and perfected by the enlightenment of real science.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

22.
God is a snooker player, that's why all the planets are turning!
Mehmet Murat Ildan

'The Almighty is an expert billiards player, explaining why the heavenly bodies rotate!'
23.
Great teams are not made up of many well-rounded players. Great teams are made up of a variety of players, each having their own strengths.
Pele

'Successful squads are not crafted from numerous all-encompassing players. Proficient teams are composed of a diversity of players, each boasting their own specialties.'
24.
I have yet to be in a game where luck was involved. Well-prepared players make plays. I have yet to be in a game where the most prepared team didn't win.
Urban Meyer

'I have yet to be in a game where chance was involved. Thoroughly-equipped players make decisions. I have yet to be in a game where the most appropriately equipped team didn't emerge victorious.'
25.
Teamwork is the foundation of success. The three universal questions that an individual asks of his coach, player, employee, employer are: Can I trust you? Are you committed to excellence? And, do you care about me?
Lou Holtz

26.
If you dont live, eat, breathe, football, then youre not a true football player. You just wear the jersey.
Sergio Ramos

If you don't immerse yourself in football, then you aren't a genuine footballer. You just don the uniform.
27.
I believe every guitar player inherently has something unique about their playing. They just have to identify what makes them different and develop it.
Jimmy Page

28.
You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player.
Jose Raul Capablanca

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I enjoyed the position I was in as a tennis player. I was to blame when I lost. I was to blame when I won. And I really like that, because I played soccer a lot too, and I couldn't stand it when I had to blame it on the goalkeeper.
Roger Federer

30.
We can no longer ignore the stupidity of the hits that are still happening today despite the fact that the players know the concussion aspect is such a big part of the game and sports in general.
Jeremy Roenick

31.
When I was young, everyone laughed at me when I said that I wanted to be a professional basketball player...now it's my turn to laugh.
Allen Iverson

32.
I can't make every decision for you. I don't have 14 timeouts. You guys got to get together and talk
Gregg Popovich

33.
Take off all the masks, manners, fancy clothes, all the devices you use, and be the most honest person you can be with yourself. Then, whatever love you get then is real. All the false approaches, like trying to be a player, only bring false results.
Jacque Fresco

34.
I used to play golf. I wanted to be a better player, but after a while I realized I'd always stink. And that's when I really started to enjoy the game.
Don Rickles

35.
The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance.
Phil Jackson

36.
When one player is better than you, at this moment, the only thing you can do is work, try to find solutions and try to wait a little bit for your time. I'm going to wait and I'm going to try a sixth time. And if the sixth doesn't happen, a seventh. It's going to be like this. That's the spirit of sport.
Rafael Nadal

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Football is like a religion to me. I worship the ball, and I treat it like a god. Too many players think of a football as something to kick. They should be taught to caress it and to treat it like a precious gem.
Pele

38.
Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be builders, for instance, by building, and harp players by playing the harp. In the same way, by doing just acts we come to be just; by doing self-controlled acts, we come to be self-controlled ; and by doing brave acts, we become brave.
Aristotle

39.
Deep down, your players must know you care about them. This is the most important thing. I could never get away with what I do if the players feel I didn't care for them. They know, in the long run, I'm in their corner.
Bo Schembechler

40.
I wear tinted visor not to trick other players, but so hot girls in stands don't see me looking at them
Alexander Ovechkin

41.
Good players create opportunities. The great players and the great people seize them
Mia Hamm

42.
A professional player is smarter than a college man. He uses his noodle. He knows what to do and when to do it. He rarely goes up in the air as is the case with most of our college players when they get in a tight place.
Red Grange

43.
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.
Kevin Garnett

44.
IPL does not allow Pakistani players because they are dangerous.
Alastair Cook

45.
All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.
Gordie Howe

46.
I had daydreams and fantasies when I was growing up. I always wanted to live in a log cabin at the foot of a mountain. I would ride my horse to town and pick up provisions. Then return to the cabin, with a big open fire, a record player and peace.
Linda McCartney

47.
You need to work as hard to be a great teammate as you do to be a great player
Jon Gordon

48.
Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
Magic Johnson

49.
Most players ... do not like losing, and consider defeat as something shameful. This is a wrong attitude. Those who wish to perfect themselves must regard their losses as lessons and learn from them what sorts of things to avoid in the future.
Jose Raul Capablanca

50.
It's not just enough to change the players. We've gotta change the game.
Barack Obama