#players

Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though. ↗

— Boris Spassky

#defenders #dynamism #initiative #like #modern

The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that. ↗

— Boris Spassky

#chess #even #exception #fischer #only

Players come and go, good friends, players who performed well. You can't control that. ↗

— Mats Sundin

#come and go #control #friends #go #good

I have to make a lot of decisions that aren't in the best interests of individuals, whether they be owners, club executives, players. ↗

— Roger Goodell

#best interests #club #decisions #executives #i

I like ice hockey, but it's a frustrating game to watch. It's hard to keep your eyes on both the puck and the players and too much time passes between scoring in hockey. There are usually more fights than there are points. ↗

— Andy Rooney

#both #eyes #fights #frustrating #game

The trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It's that they stay out all night looking for it. ↗

— Casey Stengel

#before #game #looking #night #out

Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#enhances #everybody #give #great #group

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

People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When he's out on the field arguing with the umpires, making a fool of himself and you know you can't win, and when he brings out the line-up card. ↗

— Frank Robinson

#arguing #brings #card #come #field

I have never believed in comparisons, whether they are about different eras, players or coaches. ↗

— Sachin Tendulkar

#believed #coaches #comparisons #different #eras