I just wanted to play as long as I could. When you stop playing, you're not going to get it back. When you don't enjoy it, that's the time to pack it in.
If you're successful in what you do over a period of time, you'll start approaching records, but that's not what you're playing for. You're playing to challenge and be challenged.
For one thing, when you're playing as well as I was at the time, you think you can play with anything. That isn't true, of course, but I didn't know it then.
When we watch a play under the standard circumstances, we've lost volition and time is passing. A still play feels like an existential threat.
I am here to play women's tennis. I'm a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies.
In my opinion, the only way to conquer stage fright is to get up on stage and play. Every time you play another show, it gets better and better.
For a long time, I couldn't actually deal with playing concerts; it was a totally alien concept to me, 'cause I was used to playing in clubs and dance halls.
I played baseball up until my freshman year of high school. That was my main sport. I played third base.
I think that people who have played sports have an ability to relate to people because when you're playing you have to work on teams and with opposing players.
Drama is played at the pace of chess... or billiards... or poker. Engrossing? Sure. But comedy is played at the jubilant, high-octane speed of sports like basketball or hockey.
I knew I was never going to play professional sport, but I loved playing and I went to all the games I could afford to.
With every record I put out, I got a bit more success, a bigger following in cities I would play in, and occasionally a bit of radio play.
I was doing what I love to do: play baseball. Not going to complain about that.
My mom had to beg the guys to let me play. I couldn't even play the drums right - Brian had to show me.
I read a lot of autobiographical stories, and I write plays and prose. And I play piano and cello. A lot of my downtime is devoted to that.
I'd like to play characters who are older - I don't want to be playing 14-year-olds too much longer.
When you're a kid that's all you want to do, go out and play football.
They wanted me to play third like Brooks so I did play like Brooks - Mel Brooks.
My way of playing is very different and Karpov plays very differently as well.
An actress can only play a woman. I'm an actor, I can play anything.
When I was a little boy, my dream was to play baseball and leave Cuba.