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Players Quotes

Like the Negro League players, I traveled through the segregated south as a young man. Because I was black, I was denied service at many restaurants and could only drink from water fountains marked ‘Colored.’ When I went to the movies, I would have to sit in the Colored balcony Picture Quote #1

For a blink of an eye, there was so much media glare. It was unexpected, and I don’t think we realized the magnitude of the message we were imparting with ‘The Nanny Diaries.’ There was also this added challenge that some of the media power players whose publications were doing stories on us perceived us to be sniping at their lifestyles Picture Quote #1

There’s a lot of women in blues music, lots of strong women and that sort of stuff. It’s not the first thing that comes to mind when you think about blues. There were a lot of powerful blues guitar players in the olden times that were women. It’s just that when you think about blues, you have this one image in your mind Picture Quote #1

Blues music is becoming more and more popular than it ever was. I’m always meeting people on the road that are really young, and are guitar players. male and female Picture Quote #1

My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50’s and 60’s and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well-known blues musicians Picture Quote #1

I have considered rap music stars, and there is one in my new book, Lovers and Players, and there is also a hip-hop music mogul who I think you will like a lot Picture Quote #1

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I read every book there was on jazz, about the original players - King Oliver, Buddy Bolden and all those groups. At one time I was fairly well schooled in that... I could tell you who played where and when, historically, way before my time Picture Quote #1

I don’t play video games. My husband does. He plays sometimes the football, and every once in a while when he gets bored, he’ll do a little boxing in there. He gets into the football. You can trade players, and he keeps up with the whole aspect of the game, not just the game. He’s a fanatic Picture Quote #1

Football is entertainment in which the audience is expected to delight in gladiatorial action that a growing portion of the audience knows may cause the players degenerative brain disease Picture Quote #1

Literally thousands of lawsuits have been filed against the NFL by retired players, many of whom say that information on brain injury in football was withheld from them Picture Quote #1

As professional soccer players, we take our bodies to the extreme. We’re the people at the gym that look like we’re breaking the machines. Pushing our bodies to the limits is what makes us so strong and capable and Olympians. It’s not an easy thing to consistently do over and over again to your body Picture Quote #1

Superficially my war was a comfortable exercise in futility carried out in a grand Scottish hotel amongst the bridge players and swillers of easy-come-by whisky. My chest got me out of active service and into guilt, as I wrote two, or is it three of the novels for which I am now acclaimed Picture Quote #1

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I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few incidents, but they certainly didn’t serve to bring me down any Picture Quote #1

I’ve always just tried to treat people with respect, build relationships with players and coaches... build a trust Picture Quote #1

It’s every manager’s dream, I suppose, to build a team by coaching young players of 15 to 17. That’s why I started a youth scheme Picture Quote #1

Trying to build a team over the course of the winter to put on the field is really just half the job. Because if your best players go down, it’s not so much him going down as who you replace him with, which ultimately might have the biggest impact on how you end up finishing. So you want to have both a belt and suspenders for support Picture Quote #1

I’ve always said the players don’t build up rivalries themselves, people from the outside build up the rivalries. I just want to play good golf. I want to try and keep winning golf tournaments Picture Quote #1

The players in the promotion business today are, by and large, not in it for the art anymore. It’s all about how many bucks can you make on a concert Picture Quote #1

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I hope the business sense that artists like Jay-Z and Nelly are showing rubs off on the young players. I want somebody to stand up and say, Look, these kids got it going on. We want to be a part of them Picture Quote #1

Me as a person, I’m not the president of the NBPA (National Basketball Players Association). I don’t even know what to say. I’m not like this perfect, buttoned-up, suit-and-tie guy Picture Quote #1

I have to be involved in negotiations because players have to buy into me and what I want from them if they join my club, so all managers need to be fully involved in transfers, that’s for sure Picture Quote #1

Something goes wrong, I yell at them -‘Fix it’- whether it’s their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust Picture Quote #1

At Barca, players were banned from driving their sports cars to training Picture Quote #1

That first group of Manchester players allowed me to enjoy coaching at a very young age that motivated me to do it. If it wasn’t good, I might have made a career change Picture Quote #1

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In my situation, unlike some players who retire because they have no choice - either teams don’t want them or injuries have caused them to retire, and they just can’t do it - for me, I really had never thought I would give out mentally before I gave out physically, but I think that was the case Picture Quote #1

The goal of mass transit is to convince people to abandon their cars, which feature such enticing accessories as CD players and elbow room Picture Quote #1

I know some players like being the centre of attention and I admit that when I first became a player I liked fame, too. But that feeling lasted only for three months. Then I realised what it was really like to be the centre of attention all the time. It isn’t all good Picture Quote #1

When you’re trying to build or change a culture, what do you do? I always say to take players from state championship teams because they only know one thing -- winning Picture Quote #1

Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives? Picture Quote #1

In my day, the players used to work their socks off. It’s all changed now, obviously Picture Quote #1

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Like the Negro League players, I traveled through the segregated south as a young man. Because I was black, I was denied service at many restaurants and could only drink from water fountains marked ‘Colored.’ When I went to the movies, I would have to sit in the Colored balcony. (Players Quotes) For a blink of an eye, there was so much media glare. It was unexpected, and I don’t think we realized the magnitude of the message we were imparting with ‘The Nanny Diaries.’ There was also this added challenge that some of the media power players whose publications were doing stories on us perceived us to be sniping at their lifestyles. (Players Quotes) There’s a lot of women in blues music, lots of strong women and that sort of stuff. It’s not the first thing that comes to mind when you think about blues. There were a lot of powerful blues guitar players in the olden times that were women. It’s just that when you think about blues, you have this one image in your mind. (Players Quotes) Blues music is becoming more and more popular than it ever was. I’m always meeting people on the road that are really young, and are guitar players. male and female. (Players Quotes) My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50’s and 60’s and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well-known blues musicians. (Players Quotes) I have considered rap music stars, and there is one in my new book, Lovers and Players, and there is also a hip-hop music mogul who I think you will like a lot. (Players Quotes) I read every book there was on jazz, about the original players - King Oliver, Buddy Bolden and all those groups. At one time I was fairly well schooled in that... I could tell you who played where and when, historically, way before my time. (Players Quotes) I don’t play video games. My husband does. He plays sometimes the football, and every once in a while when he gets bored, he’ll do a little boxing in there. He gets into the football. You can trade players, and he keeps up with the whole aspect of the game, not just the game. He’s a fanatic. (Players Quotes) Football is entertainment in which the audience is expected to delight in gladiatorial action that a growing portion of the audience knows may cause the players degenerative brain disease. (Players Quotes) Literally thousands of lawsuits have been filed against the NFL by retired players, many of whom say that information on brain injury in football was withheld from them. (Players Quotes) As professional soccer players, we take our bodies to the extreme. We’re the people at the gym that look like we’re breaking the machines. Pushing our bodies to the limits is what makes us so strong and capable and Olympians. It’s not an easy thing to consistently do over and over again to your body. (Players Quotes) Superficially my war was a comfortable exercise in futility carried out in a grand Scottish hotel amongst the bridge players and swillers of easy-come-by whisky. My chest got me out of active service and into guilt, as I wrote two, or is it three of the novels for which I am now acclaimed. (Players Quotes) I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few incidents, but they certainly didn’t serve to bring me down any. (Players Quotes) I’ve always just tried to treat people with respect, build relationships with players and coaches... build a trust. (Players Quotes) It’s every manager’s dream, I suppose, to build a team by coaching young players of 15 to 17. That’s why I started a youth scheme. (Players Quotes) Trying to build a team over the course of the winter to put on the field is really just half the job. Because if your best players go down, it’s not so much him going down as who you replace him with, which ultimately might have the biggest impact on how you end up finishing. So you want to have both a belt and suspenders for support. (Players Quotes) I’ve always said the players don’t build up rivalries themselves, people from the outside build up the rivalries. I just want to play good golf. I want to try and keep winning golf tournaments. (Players Quotes) The players in the promotion business today are, by and large, not in it for the art anymore. It’s all about how many bucks can you make on a concert. (Players Quotes) I hope the business sense that artists like Jay-Z and Nelly are showing rubs off on the young players. I want somebody to stand up and say, Look, these kids got it going on. We want to be a part of them. (Players Quotes) Me as a person, I’m not the president of the NBPA (National Basketball Players Association). I don’t even know what to say. I’m not like this perfect, buttoned-up, suit-and-tie guy. (Players Quotes) I have to be involved in negotiations because players have to buy into me and what I want from them if they join my club, so all managers need to be fully involved in transfers, that’s for sure. (Players Quotes) Something goes wrong, I yell at them -‘Fix it’- whether it’s their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust. (Players Quotes) At Barca, players were banned from driving their sports cars to training (Players Quotes) That first group of Manchester players allowed me to enjoy coaching at a very young age that motivated me to do it. If it wasn’t good, I might have made a career change. (Players Quotes) In my situation, unlike some players who retire because they have no choice - either teams don’t want them or injuries have caused them to retire, and they just can’t do it - for me, I really had never thought I would give out mentally before I gave out physically, but I think that was the case. (Players Quotes) The goal of mass transit is to convince people to abandon their cars, which feature such enticing accessories as CD players and elbow room. (Players Quotes) I know some players like being the centre of attention and I admit that when I first became a player I liked fame, too. But that feeling lasted only for three months. Then I realised what it was really like to be the centre of attention all the time. It isn’t all good. (Players Quotes) When you’re trying to build or change a culture, what do you do? I always say to take players from state championship teams because they only know one thing -- winning. (Players Quotes) Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives? (Players Quotes) In my day, the players used to work their socks off. It’s all changed now, obviously. (Players Quotes)

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