Once upon a time, growing up male gave little boys a sense of certainty about the natural order of things. We had short hair, wore pants, and played baseball. Girls had long hair, wore skirts, and, no matter how hard they tried, always threw a baseba...
I played baseball, and that's pretty much it. Basketball came late, this was, basketball was the sport that I tried to master, I kind of mastered baseball, so basketball was one of those things where I wanted to master this game, so that's why I prob...
In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.
The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player.
I worked every day - Christmas Eve, birthdays - trying to become a great basketball player. Everywhere I went, I had a basketball.
There's a lot of ingredients go into being a good tennis player.
To be a big league ball player, you have to love the game.
I just want to be a better guitar player, really.
Football players win football games.
Prior to Box, I was a professional wiffleball player and then a professional poker player.
I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock.
Lionel: Where's my record player?
This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.
Football players have some bodies! Oh my goodness!
I always wanted to play for AC Milan or Real Madrid. Real Madrid, of course, because when I was young, the players that played there were the top players. I was looking at Real Madrid as the best of the best. And AC Milan, they also had good players ...
There's rule changes every year. I do wish, however, that the NFL did have a voice from the players' side, whether it's our players' union president, or team captains, or our executive committee on the players' side. Because we're the guys that reali...
I am happy with being a tennis player and the choice I took when I was 12. But clearly, if I wouldn't have been a tennis player, I would have loved to be a soccer player. But again, I am happy with the choice I made.
I don't mean to diminish the job, it's a good job and a real pressure job. But I don't think a relief pitcher should ever be the most valuable player of a league. We only play in maybe half of the games. Being a relief pitcher means part-time employm...
If players are performing for you, their age shouldn't really matter, especially because the older players can bring their experience to the table.
Escape is a consumer goods like another
It was wrong. It was like arresting the gun for murder.
