#players

I'm not religious. In Spain all 22 players make the sign of the cross before they enter the pitch. If it works all matches must therefore end in a draw. ↗

— Johan Cruijff

#cross #draw #end #enter #i

The seeded draw came into being. This means that the two best players of the tournament are placed in opposite halves in the draw, and cannot possibly meet until the finals, if they come through successfully against all the rest of the participants. ↗

— Helen Wills Moody

#being #best #came #cannot #come

Our journey has taken 21 players but our goal is still the same, to win the World Cup. ↗

— Heather O'Reilly

#goal #journey #our #players #same

I am nothing without the players. ↗

— Stuart Pearce

#i #i am #nothing #players #without

For my part, I confess I seldom listen to the players: one has so much to do, in looking about and finding out one's acquaintance, that, really, one has no time to mind the stage. One merely comes to meet one's friends, and show that one's alive. ↗

— Fanny Burney

#acquaintance #alive #comes #confess #finding

We talked to the referees before the game; there's always new situations to adjust, for the refs and for us as well. Even on the ice, it's good for players to talk and interact with the referee. ↗

— Peter Bondra

#always #before #even #game #good

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog. ↗

— Whitey Herzog

#buddy #buy #dog #i #need

I've been around young, talented, non-coachable players. I've been around veteran, talented, non-coachable players. No matter what you do, sooner or later - even if a coach comes in that's able to connect with them - if that's who they are, they're going to go back to it. ↗

— Scott Brooks

#around #back #been #coach #comes

Andre Agassi was my rival in the '90s, and I think as we got older we sort of transcended the game. He was probably the best player I ever played over my career. There's a list of players that were tough, but Andre, certainly, he was the most unique. ↗

— Pete Sampras

#andre #best #career #certainly #ever

The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it. Lesser players play great for a set, but then less. ↗

— Pete Sampras

#certain point #difference #great #less #lesser