#layer

What I would pay much more attention to are the few points where the player can inadvertently make a career decision. Most players end up back-tracking, though some actually enjoy this. ↗

— Graham Nelson

#attention #career #decision #end #enjoy

A coach once told me there are four factors that determine a players' performance: his tactical awareness, his physical condition, his technical ability and his mental strength. ↗

— Gary Neville

#awareness #coach #condition #determine #factors

Something interesting has happened over the last 10 years in the Premier League. Players who once would have been discarded as expensive and too old have become important parts of title-winning squads. ↗

— Gary Neville

#been #discarded #expensive #happened #important

There are some agents who do a good job looking after players but there are others who stifle and mollycoddle them. ↗

— Gary Neville

#agents #good #good job #job #looking

All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world. ↗

— Jack Nicklaus

#best #competitive #ever #golf #i

I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me. The only person I could prepare for events was me. And if I didn't play well, I didn't play well, and I wasn't going to compete. ↗

— Jack Nicklaus

#arnold palmer #compete #control #could #events

Since turning professional at 18, I have travelled the world playing the game that I love and consider myself a global player. As the World No.1 right now, I wish to be a positive role model and a sportsperson that people respect, and enjoy watching. ↗

— Rory McIlroy

#enjoy #game #global #i #i love

Two years ago, of course, I was just a rookie and listened to everybody. In a way I am still a rookie. I'm only 23 and I'll be surrounded by great players who have played in a lot more Ryder Cups than myself. But the rankings say I am the best player at the moment and so that brings a responsibility. ↗

— Rory McIlroy

#am #best #brings #course #cups

Cameroon is stronger because it's a country of conquerors, of winners. Cameroon's players aren't necessarily very technical, but that when they play, they play to win. ↗

— Roger Milla

#cameroon #conquerors #country #necessarily #play

The president requested me to restore order in the national team. I have been designated to be part of the official delegation to Egypt to help boost the morale of our players. ↗

— Roger Milla

#boost #delegation #designated #egypt #help