Like I said, when you have to play against a great player every night, that defines who you are if you can compete on that same level night in and night out.
Oh, I never knew I was going to be a great player.
It is one thing to have quality and another to be a great player.
We all know what a great player Cristiano is.
We know that Pepe is a great player.
I’m a great player.
I look at Sachin and I see a great player, the kind of person that you would like to follow, but I have my reputation and am happy with the way my career has gone.
Every great player is more outstanding in the victory, but has more pressure in defeats.
When people push back on you and don’t think you can do it, and you struggle a little bit and wonder if they’re right, it drives you to be successful and to be a great player.
I speak very highly of Jim Thome. Not only is he a great player, but he’s a great individual.
When I started playing basketball, it’s about winning championships and being a great player.
The game has been great to me. The Steelers have been great to me, and I think things will work out and take its toll. But I’m just singularly focused on being a great player, being here around the guys and my teammates, and representing my family.
The NCAA model is outdated. If Steve Serby’s a great player in high school, and an agent wants to represent you and wants to advance you money as a loan based on the fact that you’re gonna be a high draft choice, so be it.
I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude – he wasn’t a great player, but everything else about him was brilliant.
I never heard Jack Nicklaus say, ‘I’m a great player,’ or Tiger Woods, as a matter of fact. They just get out and do it. And I think that’s far more appealing… than talking about how good you are.
Every great player has learned the two Cs: how to concentrate and how to maintain composure.
I’m not going to play with a filter anymore; I’m going to play the game I need to play to be a great player for my team.
I think that was always my strength. I was never a great player, but I could write.
I think there’s a lot of different ways to win. You’ve seen teams that win championships with a super-duper star like Kobe Bryant. Those championship teams with Michael Jordan certainly had a great, great player.
Of course I would like to play with Cristiano Ronaldo – he is a great player.
I want to be remembered as a great footballer and a great player. When our football days are over, that’s all we are – people.
Patrick Peterson, obviously, is one of – it depends who you talk to – is the best, or one of the best, corners/return guys in the NFL. You just turn the film on and you’re like, ‘Wow, that guy plays corner? He looks like a linebacker and runs a 4.1’ or whatever. He’s a great player.
All the top clubs want to sign great players, but if you want a great player it costs a lot of money.
Kevin Garnett was a great player, but he wasn’t Kobe Bryant.
He is a legend – not just Africa and Chelsea but the whole world. Didier is a great player.
Mesut is a great player and he also works hard off the ball.
I’ve got to give Larry Bird his due; he was a great player. He knew the game and he was smart.
I’ve always been a believer of taking a little bit of knowledge of every great player I played with.
Mistakes are part of the game. It’s how well you recover from them, that’s the mark of a great player.
LeBron is a great player and a great guy, but he’s a drama queen.
I grew up playing sports, so I think of what it would be like to be in the NBA if you were a great player when Michael Jordan was playing. You could’ve been a phenomenal player, but you’re in the Jordan era. That’s the unfortunate thing about the competitive nature of entertainment. But we know what we signed up for.
Busquets has been a great player for Spain and Barcelona, don’t get me wrong. He’s a very effective player and is the first pick for every manager because he plays such a simple game. But we laud him as a genius, whereas our own we don’t, we criticise.
Serena is such a great player and a true champion.
I think winning a championship, for me, it put things in perspective. You can either be a great player on a so-so team, or you can be a role player on a championship team, or, in an extreme case, a great player on a championship team.
Everyone knows what a great player, as well as a person, David Beckham is. I am just hoping that I can learn from him. I know if I want to go far in my football career I have to do as well as him.
I don’t want to play forever. I want to give everything I can now and then walk away knowing I gave everything. The example I think of is Barry Sanders. He was such a great player, and he left when he was still on top. I want that to be me.
Rondo’s a great player, and most teams look at it that anytime you have a chance to get a great player, you do it.
The thing that I focus on is giving all that I have every day and then if I become a great player, then great.
The people you looked up to growing up, every great player has a signature shoe. That’s why I wanted one. I want to walk around and see people wearing my shoe.
I want to be remembered one day as a great player, good athlete and a good professional.
I know I’m a great player.
Everybody knows Cesc is a great player, one of the best in his position in the world.
I don’t regard myself as a great classical or jazz pianist. I like country music, but I’m not a great player. I just like music. Drums ‘n’ bass is pretty exciting and I’d love to explore it.
Ronaldo is a great player. But those who claim that he is stronger than Messi do not understand football or are in bad faith.
A great player can win, but cannot claim titles alone. You need to have a great team who are close and able to support you.
Astori was a great player on and off the pitch. He is a great example for all young men. I hope we never forget him. It’s important to remember men like him.
I think it’s the mark of a great player to be confident in tough situations.
I do not know how it is to be a great player, to be a Hall of Famer. I want to learn.
The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.
Gareth Bale is such a great player. I had watched him before on telly and you could see how special he is.
What’s the difference between a good player and a great player? A good player plays well in his own conditions – a great player plays well in all conditions.
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