#layer

I was on the sideline with a knee injury and when I came back, I wanted to play at the best level I could. And that's the case for a lot of players, they want the chance to play against the best competition. ↗

— Claudio Reyna

#back #best #came #case #chance

Sure we have skilled players, but the biggest thing might just be that we are so well conditioned and how we can play for 90 minutes at a high tempo which is needed in soccer at an international level. ↗

— Claudio Reyna

#biggest #biggest thing #conditioned #high #how

The situation was, the team I was on when I got injured went down to the lower leagues. In America, they don't have that relegation, so when the team went down to the lower region, every player has his value, and they went off and sold any player who had value. ↗

— Claudio Reyna

#any #down #every #got #had

It often seemed like we had become a nation where the only heroes were rock singers and ball players and that there were no large men of probity who could be called upon for the task. ↗

— Elliot Richardson

#become #called #could #had #heroes

How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a ballplayer. ↗

— Branch Rickey

#biggest #biggest problem #how #leisure #leisure time

Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late. ↗

— Branch Rickey

#late #player #rather #than #too

Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine. ↗

— Sally Ride

#billie #hero #i #jean #king

You have to defeat a great players aura more than his game. ↗

— Pat Riley

#defeat #game #great #his #more

A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team. ↗

— Pat Riley

#efficiency #game #moving #particular #performance

I think it goes hand in hand because if you discipline yourself on the floor, as you become an older player or a more seasoned individual, it adds structure in your life. ↗

— Dominique Wilkins

#because #become #discipline #floor #goes