Gary Bettman Quotes

A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

Rosie knows how to play ball. She's an athlete, for sure.

I played baseball, and that's pretty much it. Basketball came late, this was, basketball was the sport that I tried to master, I kind of mastered baseball, so basketball was one of those things where I wanted to master this game, so that's why I probably play it the way I do.

There are a lot of good players all over the world.

We earned any fans with the way we play.

Every time I'm on the court, every time a fan cheers for me, I just want to go out and make a play for them to cheer even more.

My job is to go out there and play as hard as I can. Because the fans are paying so much money to come and see the game.

In the Premier League, we have to play a lot, and we always need the support of the fans.

If I can run, I'm not going to sit out any game. I'm here to play football, not to watch and collect a check.

I was a sports nut. I stayed after school probably three hours every day - from fall, to winter, to spring. I went from football to basketball to track, and it started all over again. I loved all of it. I just loved being an athlete and all that it entailed. It really accounts for who I am today and even how I think today.

The first good player I watched as a kid was Joe DiMaggio, and that was like ballet. Since then, I played sandlot and college ball and came to understand how difficult it can be.

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.

I wanted to play sports my whole life. That's all I really wanted to do.

You don't even have to win a championship every year to draw the fans. You just have to show you're really trying.

I love team environments, like the Celtics, the Bruins. I love going into the locker room and meeting these guys.

There is still a lot of football in me and I enjoy watching the players go out there and be the best players they can possibly be.

I was not good at team sports, I have to say. I'm quite good at individual sports, but I was not good at team sports, so I wasn't good at baseball and football.

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

As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.

I think there are some players born to play ball.

I was a pretty normal high school kid. I just loved to play sports and had opportunities, and the Lord blessed me with talent, and I just tried to take advantage of it.

I was a very good baseball player and football player as a kid.

I've learnt and I just want to be respected for what I've achieved on the pitch. I know I haven't achieved much off it but I do know I've given pleasure to people watching me play football over the years.

I cannot let this opportunity pass without placing on record how much I have enjoyed my cricket with Kent.

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