- Nov 07, 2020
Players Quotes
On talent, discipline, and setting the standard.
These lines look at players from both admiration and expectation - naming two legendary names who alone could make a team a contender, and a club that banned sports cars from training grounds. Related: Best.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Modern
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have all come to agree the modern players cannot be one-trick ponies, and we are especially critical of those who do not consistently produce in the biggest games.
- Healthy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm all for players extending their careers, and I'm all for trying to be as healthy as possible for the playoff run.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a strong believer that coaches coach and players play.
- Practice
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- Nov 07, 2020
On the road, we're hitting in the cages during our normal batting practice for our position players.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's one of things I've heard about Brooklyn - how good they are at developing players.
- Francisco
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was in the open market that we found Joe DiMaggio with the San Francisco Seals. A bad knee had scared everybody else off DiMaggio. But we risked $25,000 in cash and five players, and landed a star whom I would not sell for $250,000.
- Nov 07, 2020
The team with the best players wins.
- Far
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- Nov 07, 2020
Players from Holland and Scandinavia aren't divers, but those from Spain and Italy go down far too easily for my liking.
- Far
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- Nov 07, 2020
Far too often English players seem determined to keep running after getting a whack on the leg, even though the chance to get a shot in has gone.
- Basketball
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- Nov 07, 2020
Basketball's eras are defined by teams - Celtics, Lakers, Bulls - and baseball's epochs are defined by players - Ruth, Robinson, Mantle - but with football, it's the sideline strategists, the nutty professors and top coated Lears.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's great to have atmosphere at the stadium, but football is all about the players.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020