Player Quotes

• Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

  Voltaire

  Inspirational, Motivational, Yoga

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• Players that aren't true leaders but try to be, always bash other players after a mistake. True leaders on the pitch already assume others will make mistakes.

  Johan Cruijff

  Change, Football, Mistake

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• I’d go for Scholesy as the club’s greatest ever player. I’ve seen him do things that no other player can do. The way he can control the tempo of games, and his range of passing, are both incredible. We’ve seen over the years that players just haven’t been able to get near him. And you can’t forget his goals either.

  Ryan Giggs

  Years, Games, Goal

  "Giggs hails Scholes as Man United's greatest ever player" by Ian Cruise, talksport.com. February 1, 2011.

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• No celebrity bullshit,no self promotion,an amazingly gifted player who remained an unaffected human being

  Roy Keane

  Self, Bullshit, Promotion

  Roy Keane, Eamon Dunphy (2002). “Keane: The Autobiography”

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• A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.

  Joe DiMaggio

  Family, Sports, Baseball

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• As far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don't know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can be.

  Kobe Bryant

  Basketball, Years, Torches

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  No matter how good you get you can always get better, and that's the exciting part.

  Tiger Woods

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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• I can't understand why Scholes has never won the player of the year award. He should have won it long ago. Maybe it's because he doesn't seek the limelight like some of the other 'stars'.

  Thierry Henry

  Stars, Awards, Long Ago

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• 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.

  Rio Ferdinand

  Tree, Training, Yards

  "Simply the best" by Jamie Jackson, www.theguardian.com. May 18, 2008.

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• Be a fountain, not a drain.

  Rex Hudler

  Inspirational, Happiness, Attitude

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• A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players.

  Knute Rockne

  Motivational, Responsibility, Nfl

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• In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen — the most complete — is Scholes. I have spoken with Xabi Alonso about this many times. Scholes is a spectacular player who has everything. He can play the final pass, he can score, he is strong, he never gets knocked off the ball and he doesn’t give possession away. If he had been Spanish then maybe he would have been valued more.

  Xavi

  Strong, Years, Giving

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• Sometimes you come up against a mountain and you end up making the mountain seem bigger than God.

  Jeremy Lin

  Inspirational, God, Mountain

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• If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes. His passing and shooting is of the highest level and he’s the most consistent and naturally gifted player we’ve had for a long, long time.

  Alan Shearer

  Long, Shooting, Levels

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• If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes.

  Alan Shearer

  Admire, Paul Scholes, Footballer

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• Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Life, Success

  'Macbeth' (1606) act 5, sc. 5, l. 16

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• The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Sports, Winning, Chance

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• We won't ever see another one like Paul Scholes. He is a legend and a real benchmark. He is not interested in the modern-day footballer's life off the pitch, but he is a world-class player on it.

  Darren Fletcher

  Real, Class, World

  "Paul Scholes deserved more awards, says Darren Fletcher". www.theguardian.com. April 20, 2010.

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• A good player is always lucky.

  Jose Raul Capablanca

  Success, Lucky, Chess

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• Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  "Full Text of Governor Ikpeazu’s Inaugural Speech". dailypost.ng. May 30, 2015.

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• Just heard Paul Scholes has retired, best I’ve ever played against by a mile. Most technically gifted player in english history. Legend.

  Joey Barton

  English History, Legends, Miles

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• Paul Scholes has been the best England midfield player for 30-odd years. You'd probably have to go back to Bobby Charlton to find someone who could do as much as Scholes. When the ball arrives at his feet he could tell you where every player on that pitch is at that moment. His awareness is superb.

  Gordon Strachan

  Years, Feet, Balls

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• It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.

  Vince Lombardi

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.31, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I play in a position that demands hard work and generosity and little glamour, but I like it.  It’s my job and I like it.  I would rather intercept and steal 10 balls than shoot.  That’s what I’m here for, to make everyone else’s jobs easier.

  Sergio Busquets

  Football, Jobs, Hard Work

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• Associate with those who help you believe in yourself.

  Brooks Robinson

  Motivational, Baseball, Believe

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