Players Quotes

I never really had a chance to know the players individually... I thought when they were on the floor, they worked hard. But I never really got to know them.

All the cameras shifted from the players to me.

Black players had an issue with Joe Torre. They weren't treated like everybody else. Even I got called out in a couple of meetings that I thought was unfair.

But the equipment to protect the players hasn't developed along with that, so now you have more players out with worse injuries, for longer periods of time.

I try to respect everybody out here: players, caddies, fans, media.

I, most talented players don't always succeed. Some don't even make the team. It's more what's inside.

Players don't really ask for much or want much. But the things that they do need are important.

It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And it means a lot to me to be out here and fighting for the title and, you know, it hurts not to win it.

I hope the business sense that artists like Jay-Z and Nelly are showing rubs off on the young players. I want somebody to stand up and say, Look, these kids got it going on. We want to be a part of them.

The best players will play. That's the way it will always be.

There's always room for improvement. We have a nucleus that's pretty good. You want players that will help.

My four older brothers were my favorite players. That's why I got into football and sports.

We try to recruit good players and good people.

We arrived in Argentina with a lot of injured players, including our goalkeeper. Also we were unlucky to be drawn in the same group as the two tournament favourites Italy and Argentina.

Whether you want to or not, you do serve as a role model. People will always put more faith in baseball players than anyone else.

India buzzes for its players and that makes you feel special.

Baseball and American football and hockey are all ahead because they have a history. The MLS is kind of new. So hopefully, in time, and with players coming and trying to develop the game, and the U.S. team also doing well - at the last World Cup, they finished above England and created some buzz.

Why are baseball managers the only coaches who dress up like the players?

It's all about putting the best team together - not just in the front office but the players on the field.

When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions.

To go to the next level, you have to be special, and I look for those special qualities in those players, those qualities that I think will translate to the NFL.