Player Quotes — Page 43

Novelist, Short Story Writer

“I'd swear to God, if I were a piano player or an actor or something and all those dopes thought I was terrific, I'd hate it. I wouldn't even want them to clap for me. People always clap for the wrong things. If I were a piano player, I'd play it in the goddam closet.”

Hate Player Dope

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J. K. Rowling

Novelist, Screenwriter

“And it’s Johnson, Johnson with the Quaffle, what a player that girl is, I’ve been saying it for years but she still won’t go out with me —” “JORDAN!” yelled Professor McGonagall. “Just a fun fact, Professor, adds a bit of interest —”

Girl Fun Player

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Lamar Odom

Basketball Player

“I'm just a basketball player, you know? Just put me where you need me.”

Needs Player

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Ice T

Rapper, Actor

“If I'm going to be a jazz player, I need to understand Miles Davis.”

Needs Player

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J. D. Salinger

Novelist, Short Story Writer

“If I were a piano player, I'd play it in the goddam closet.”

Player Piano Closets

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Lamar Odom

Basketball Player

“You walk in our locker room and you see Pau Gasol, you see Andrew Bynum, you see Kobe, you see Ron Artest ... we have so many players that can play.”

Player Rooms Lockers

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Lamar Odom

Basketball Player

“I'm one of those players that I think I can do what's asked of me. Whether it's putting the ball in the basket, rebounding the ball, diving on the floor, making other people better, I'm willing to do anything just to win.”

Thinking Winning Player

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Ice Cube

Rapper, Actor

“With film, I have to be a team player; it's a whole different thing. I can't just be a one-man show. I have to learn how to use people to the best of their ability and motivate them to be as passionate about the project as I am.”

Men Player Team

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Orhan Pamuk

Novelist, Screenwriter

“The image that I remember most of all is of the Fenerbahçe players storming into the stadium before kickoff. They were called the canaries because of their yellow jerseys. It was as if they, like canaries, were fluttering into the stadium out of a hole. I loved it. It was poetry.”

Player Yellow Jersey

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Natalie

Musician

“It's fun to come back to the town where I went to school and see all the new Wildcat players”

School Fun Player

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

Astrophysicist, Science Communicator

“Computers have proved to be formidable chess players. In fact, they've beaten our top human chess champions.”

Player Chess Champion

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Harrison Ford

Actor

“[ Chadwick Boseman] was not a baseball player. He spent, I don't know, countless hours, many months, working two sessions a day with professional pro coaches to develop the baseball skills that he needed.”

Player Baseball Skills

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