#layer

I think because I was the first Chinese player to win a grand slam, people were thinking: 'She's not like normal people.' ↗

— Li Na

#chinese #first #grand #grand slam #i

Today, free agency takes away a lot of your heroes, they go somewhere else. Some of them don't but a lot of them do-take the higher offer to go somewhere else. And, it turns the fans off because they get attached to the players. ↗

— Bob Lilly

#attached #away #because #else #fans

Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate. ↗

— Vince Lombardi

#board #coaches #dime #dozen #get

When I was playing I felt tired all the time. My recovery period was a lot longer than the other players. They'd be ok after an hour - I'd have to stay in bed till the next session. ↗

— Jonah Lomu

#bed #felt #hour #i #longer

I consider the guitar a tool for the most part. I do pick up the acoustic now and then, I certainly don't have any routine. Usually the only time I practice is when the band gets together. Hendrix has always been one of my favorite players, but I was a sucker for Nugent in the late 1970's. ↗

— Ian MacKaye

#always #any #band #been #certainly

I was blessed to work with The Jazz Messengers when the two piano players were Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea. ↗

— Chuck Mangione

#chick #corea #i #jazz #keith

One thing we were looking for from the start was players who really fit together, who sounded in tune. ↗

— Neville Marriner

#looking #one thing #players #really #sounded

Sometimes if you have very confident people, you have to tell them please, be polite, there are other players are good enough as you and you should never speak out of an orchestra. ↗

— Kurt Masur

#enough #good #never #orchestra #other

A pitcher is not a ballplayer. ↗

— Christy Mathewson

#pitcher

The ability of players to jump teams when their contracts are up has hurt fan loyalty. ↗

— Will McDonough

#contracts #fan #hurt #jump #loyalty