Branch Rickey Quotes

The great player, so much of the greatness, in my mind, is in his heart and his head. It's not in his body, in his skill set. It comes from having great talent but wanting to mold that and fit it together into being special. And being special means winning championships.

I would hope there would be a greater appreciation by casual sports fans of the incredible skill and passion of our players.

My main focus is playing football and giving it all I got. I'm trying to go out there and make plays and help my team win.

I don't think you have to be flamboyant to be a great player.

Base Ball, to be played thoroughly, requires the possession of muscular strength, great agility, quickness of eye, readiness of hand, and many other faculties of mind and body that mark the man of nerve.

I want to see a player on the football field. I want to see what kind of teammate they are, what kind of leadership qualities they have. I want to see how aggressive they are, how much fun they have playing the game.

The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel.

I think any football is a guy that is able to one, be able to be humble and hungry off the field, but at the same time on the football field understand what they have to get done and be a little bit ferocious.

You have to have a lot of little boy in you to play baseball for a living.

I think, without question, the way someone plays sports shows something about inherently who they are, you know?

I want to be a great player. I don't want to play for the money. I don't want to play for fame. I'd just as soon no one knew who I was. I want to play football because it's football.

I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.

I went on and was still able to play some good hockey.

My height doesn't define my skill set. To be a great quarterback, you have to have great leadership, great attention to detail and a relentless competitive nature - and I try to bring that on a daily basis.

The Williams girls compete extremely hard on court because they hate losing - it's just that they haven't played an awful lot of tennis over the years.

Wherever I played, I had an opportunity to show my attributes.

I like to show my ability on the field. I'm not one to show off with words. I'm really looking forward to the chance. I'm a calm goalkeeper, and above all, I've got a real desire to win. When I get on the pitch, I give everything for the team, everything for the shirt.

I've always thought of myself as the best defensive player in the league, and I want to play like the best defensive player in the league.

You need talent and good coaching to be successful in the NBA.

It is difficult to single out any one player, as I aim to give my best against every single player that I have played so far against.

Guys that are competitive and love to play the game of football and love their teammates, you can't have enough of those guys on your team.

I have confidence in my game. I can get up and run the floor to the best of my ability, and above all, I'm going to play my hardest.

I'm a football player. I believe I'm just as tough as anybody else. I try not to play like a wide receiver.

Mesut is a great player and he also works hard off the ball.

At the time, when I was growing up, my habits were misconstrued as laziness, not caring. But when I got out onto the pitch I actually did care about football, I just showed it in a different way.