#layer

It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And it means a lot to me to be out here and fighting for the title and, you know, it hurts not to win it. ↗

— Andre Agassi

#best #challenge #fighting #here #hurts

I will never again stand on the pitch as a professional player. But I won't stop playing the game. ↗

— Hidetoshi Nakata

#game #i #never #pitch #player

Sometimes the ATP puts a lot of pressure on the players and sometimes you get injured because you play on a dangerous surface. Nothing happens, no one pays for that. ↗

— David Nalbandian

#dangerous #get #happens #injured #lot

The physio side probably stemmed from the knocks I got as a player. ↗

— Bob Paisley

#i #knocks #player #probably #side

They try to say this era was a tainted era. But so many great players played in the last 15 to 20 years. This is going to be the best era in the history of the game in my opinion. ↗

— Rafael Palmeiro

#era #game #going #great #history

I probably visualize myself, the shots I'm going to get in the game, how I'm going to play defense, what we have to do to stop the other team's best player, what it's going to take out of me, the whole aspect of the game. ↗

— Paul Pierce

#best #defense #game #get #going

A lot of players know I've been around 13 years and this is my second lockout. I got a lot of respect. I know what's going on both for the league and the union. ↗

— Paul Pierce

#been #both #going #got #i

Francisco Garcia could have been a high draft choice last year, probably in the 20s. He's the best wing player I've ever coached. But he's done it the right way. He knew he had to work on his body to become a good pro. When he goes into the pros, he'll be physically ready. ↗

— Rick Pitino

#been #best #body #choice #coached

I can say that hands down from being in this business 32 years; we're going to be much better than we were last year just because there's eight new players that now have experience and Palacios will be healthy. ↗

— Rick Pitino

#being #better #business #down #eight

You can look at everything from pre-Heisman to post-Heisman, and I think that's why it ranks up at the top, because before then, I didn't even think I was good enough to be a professional ballplayer. ↗

— Barry Sanders

#because #before #enough #even #everything