#player

I didn't make a 147 until few years ago - I just wasn't the sort of player who went for them. But it's like buses I suppose, one comes along and then a few more follow. ↗

— John Higgins

#along #buses #comes #few #follow

It takes the pressure off of your better players to know they don't always have to be on top of their game for the team to do well. ↗

— Cal Hubbard

#better #game #know #off #players

They talk about those All-Star Games being exhibition affairs, and maybe they are, but I've seen very few players in my life who didn't want to win, no matter whom they were playing or what for. ↗

— Carl Hubbell

#affairs #all-star #being #exhibition #few

The best player I've ever played with was Paul Gascoigne. He had everything. He was amazing. ↗

— Paul Ince

#best #ever #everything #had #i

My early influences were the Shadows, who were an English instrumental band. They basically got me into playing and later on I got into blues and jazz players. I liked Clapton when he was with John Mayall. I really liked that period. ↗

— Tony Iommi

#basically #blues #clapton #early #english

The manager is by himself. He can't mingle with his players. I enjoyed my players, but I could not socialize with them so I spent a lot of time alone in my hotel room. Those four walls kind of close in on you. ↗

— Al Lopez

#close #could #enjoyed #four #himself

Our players are mad, but it's good mad. ↗

— Nancy Lopez

#mad #our #players

Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was. ↗

— Mickey Mantle

#ever #good #man #roger

A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater. ↗

— Christy Mathewson

#first #his #looks #regards #spring

All I can say is I've been reading the lips of bleeped-out words, angry baseball players, and stoned-out rock stars on awards shows for years and it's been hilarious. Everyone is always asking me what the bleeped-out parts are saying. ↗

— Marlee Matlin

#angry #asking #awards #baseball #baseball players