Player Welfare Quotes

If a guy is hurt, you take care of him. The Falcons didn't do that.

I've always really respected Mark Richt. I think he's a great man, first of all, and I think he's a great coach and a guy that truly cares about the players and always has.

Junior Seau's CTE finding raises a lot of issues for everyone. He is such a beacon. He was so young when he died. He was an active player for so long. He was such an amazing individual who was well loved by his teammates and his community.

When you've been playing the game for so long and sports for so long, it can take a toll on your body, and that's what we're putting on the line, and that's what our argument is as players when we're doing negotiations and stuff like that.

I would never, ever intentionally hurt a player contractually.

For me as a mom, not an allocated player, there have been some years that have been a difficult journey because NWSL doesn't really support mothers.

We, as a league, must do a better job of protecting the integrity of the game and the safety of our players.

Players want to play a lot of rugby. We're walking contradictions at times in that we want to play a lot of rugby, but we don't want to play too much rugby, and we want to be available for all the big games, yet there are times when you have to sacrifice that because of game limits.

The NFL does a great job of taking care of the players.

All I've done all my life is just tried to better the game for our players and for those people watching.

You need to protect the best players in the country. When there is so much cricket, we must work on ways to prolong their careers.

Sixteen games, to me, is a long enough schedule for anybody. We're already concerning ourselves with head injuries and bodily harm to all of the professional athletes. Add to extra games to it, (and) you are just increasing those risks.

I really do care about the health of the players. That's one of the tough things about the NFL - it's so physically tough on the players.

Deep down, your players must know you care about them. This is the most important thing. I could never get away with what I do if the players feel I didn't care for them. They know, in the long run, I'm in their corner.

I'm thankful for the collaboration between the WRU and Ospreys, which will look after my best interests and enables me to play the best rugby possible.

We know the transfer market is not an easy period for players, for their minds, for their preparations, too, for their bodies.

There's rule changes every year. I do wish, however, that the NFL did have a voice from the players' side, whether it's our players' union president, or team captains, or our executive committee on the players' side. Because we're the guys that realize the risk; we're the guys on the field.

My job is to protect the integrity of the NFL and to make sure the game is as safe as possible.

Sidney Crosby, our greatest player, I don't want to see Sidney Crosby in the penalty box. I don't want to see Sidney Crosby hurt. I want to see Sidney Crosby play.

This whole 'tired footballers' and three-games-a-week thing is an absolute myth.

Wenger is an immense manager and a great man. He takes care of his players, maybe too much. He's not a man of conflict.

Some really good players are coming out of county cricket. Better preparation, and looking after yourself physically are things that counties should still have to strive for. Also, the volume of county cricket is still far too high. I'd definitely like less county cricket.

We've had people like Marc Vivien-Foe die while playing. There have been too many others, including Cheick Tiote. The clubs and the federations have to be serious about giving checkups to the players.

We've got to do better at taking care of players and making sure the fans get the best of the players when they're showcasing their abilities.

I wanted to find out if we went to the NFL and really took care of guys, really cared about each and every individual, what would happen?