#layers

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

In the German football team players from different clubs need to get on with each other both on and off the pitch. In the grand coalition Christian Democrats and Social Democrats sit in the same boat and need to pull in the same direction. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#both #christian #clubs #coalition #democrats

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

Our coach was absolutely out of his head. He must have read Bear Bryant's book. We had 78 players out. The first day 35 quit. Twenty quit the second day. We ended with 17 players. It was depressing. ↗

— Merlin Olsen

#bear #book #bryant #coach #day

I don't think that - you know, I'm sure that there's guys that are doing it, because I'm sure in every sport there's players who want to get the edge. But I think that it's been blown overly - way more than guys are using it in our game. ↗

— Rafael Palmeiro

#been #blown #doing #edge #every

Darts players are probably a lot fitter than most footballers in overall body strength. ↗

— Sid Waddell

#darts #fitter #footballers #lot #most

Everyone knows the game is about the players. ↗

— Mike Quade

#everyone #game #knows #players

EA SPORTS has a strong partnership with adidas and through this relationship they approached adidas about using some of their top players from around the world. ↗

— Claudio Reyna

#approached #around #partnership #players #relationship