Just because I'm undersized and under-this and under-that, I've still been a good football player since I was little. Wes Welker
Just soaking up the history of the Boston Celtics has been the best thing that's happened to me as a player. Paul Pierce
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.William Shakespeare
My biggest fear had always been getting hurt, and not being able to leave the game as a player on my own terms. Jason Kidd
My dream was to be in the NBA. I wasn't really focused on being a star player on a team. I just wanted to make it to the NBA. I've been blessed for the opportunities to be in the Finals, been in the playoffs ever since I've been in the NBA. James Harden
My goal is always the same: to keep the other player from ever scoring a point. That doesn't always happen, but that's what I try for. Venus Williams
My two favorite things about being a pro player are Sunday afternoons being able to excite many fans and the money because I get to treat my family and friends and myself to nice things. Dante Hall
No one ever asked what was my relationship with Bart Giamatti. We used to talk about baseball a lot as a player and a commissioner, just talk about the game, what could we do to help the game, where's the game going, he was pretty good. Pete Rose
No player can become accustomed to New York's climate in August in a few days. The playing conditions, the courts in New York and France are very different. Helen Wills Moody
Nothing is like being out there and playing and performing and winning - nothing. But to have an interest in the player? The nerves and everything that goes with it? Seeing what he's learned and how he's done it? That's the second best thing to playing. I think.Jimmy Connors
Once people start making comparisons to a player of the past, they want you to be that player. I try to go out there and create my own image, my own style, my own type of game. Right now I can't even think of one guy I've been compared to. Paul Pierce
Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game. Branch Rickey
Part of what makes you great as a young player can hurt you at the end of your career, in terms of you need a certain amount of ego, a certain amount of arrogance to be able to play well and to push yourself and trick yourself into thinking you're better than you really are. David Cone
People know me. I'm not going to produce any cartwheels out there. I'm not going to belong on Comedy Central. I'll always be a tennis player, not a celebrity. Pete Sampras