#layer

The more self-centered and egotistical a guy is, the better ballplayer he's going to be. ↗

— Bill Lee

#better #egotistical #going #guy #more

I do love using keyboards and I love writing keyboard parts, but I am not a player in the true sense of the word. ↗

— Geddy Lee

#i #i am #i do #i love #keyboard

Major league baseball has asked its players to stop tossing baseballs into the stands during games, because they say fans fight over them and they get hurt. In fact, the Florida Marlins said that's why they never hit any home runs. It's a safety issue. ↗

— Jay Leno

#asked #baseball #because #during #fact

Magic Johnson, former basketball player, may run for mayor of L.A. in the next election. Remember the good 'ol days when only qualified people ran for office like actors and professional wrestlers. ↗

— Jay Leno

#basketball #basketball player #days #election #former

This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, there's a layer of people who run everything. But we - we're just peasants. We don't understand what's going on, and we can't do anything. ↗

— Doris Lessing

#equipped #everything #going #how #just

I had the idea that I should beat up every player I tangled with and nothing ever convinced me it wasn't a good idea. ↗

— Ted Lindsay

#convinced #ever #every #good #good idea

I watch a lot of hockey. There are some good hockey players and there are some awfully stupid hockey players. ↗

— Ted Lindsay

#good #hockey #hockey players #i #key players

The best, most successful managers in the modern era are those who can keep a player happy even if he is not in the team. Given the size of the squads and the use of rotation nowadays, that's tougher than it's ever been. ↗

— Gary Lineker

#best #era #even #ever #given

The whole kiss-and-tell thing is a negative approach that often happens in a World Cup. We will see negative stories about the players and it can affect their confidence and the overall performance of the national team on the pitch, let alone the bid to actually stage the competition. ↗

— Gary Lineker

#actually #affect #alone #approach #bid

When you're winning games, everyone thinks everything the manager says and does is fantastic. Then it goes the other way, and those earlier criticisms of players can backfire. ↗

— Gary Lineker

#does #earlier #everyone #everything #fantastic