Player Quotes — Page 45

Novelist, Screenwriter

“In King’s Landing, there are two sorts of people. The players and the pieces… Every man’s a piece to start with, and every maid as well. Even some who think they are players." Petyr Baelish”

Men Player Kings

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George Will

Political Commentator, Author

“An alloy of innocence and arrogance, young (Ted) Williams came to Boston when it had four morning and four evening local newspapers engaged in perpetual circulation wars. He became grist for their mills, and his wars with the sportswriters brought out the worst in him, and cost him. He won two Most Valuable Player Awards and finished second four times. Several of those times he would have won had he not had such poisonous relations with the voting press.”

War Morning Player

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Gerad Adams

Businessman

“It's the one thing that the Devils have always prided themselves on. That comes from recruiting. We try and pick out the players who not only have the on-ice skills, but the off-ice skills too. I think in any job, if you have good people and you work together, you work better.”

Thinking Jobs Player

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Gerad Adams

Businessman

“There's quite a bit of pressure, but it's a lot of fun, it's enjoyable. I think one of the biggest things is being organised, having things written down. Keep the players aware of the other teams, what the other teams' tendencies are, and just to keep on top of things.”

Fun Player Team

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Gerald Cohen

Mathematician

“How much freedom I have depends on the number and nature of my options. And that, in turn, depends both on the rules of the game and on the assetts of the players: it is a very important and widely neglected truth that it does not depend on the rules of the game alone.”

Games Numbers Player

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Graham Nelson

Game Designer

“What I would pay much more attention to are the few points where the player can inadvertently make a career decision. Most players end up back-tracking, though some actually enjoy this.”

Player Careers Decision

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Graham Taylor

Football Manager

“In club football you have your players and staff with you all the time, preparing for two games a week, you know them inside out, you have a discipline over them.”

Games Player Football

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Gunter Grass

Novelist

“We dance for the pure joy of it. In the kitchen to the record player. Because we've got it in us. All over ... it's not just in the legs. It comes from inside and runs all through you. In waves. From down below to up above. All the way to the scalp.”

Running Player Joy

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Mark Cuban

Entrepreneur, Investor

“One thing I learned in the NBA is that the No. 1 job of a general manager is to keep his job. They are only 30 positions where you make millions and hang around with basketball players all day.”

Jobs Player Basketball

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Mark Cuban

Entrepreneur, Investor

“The key is having great players. But there are a lot of teams that have All-Stars and haven't been able to put it together.”

Stars Player Team

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Lewis Schiff

Businessman

“As you climb of the organizational ladder, you have to redefine your role in the value chain from player to captain to coach to manager, and for some, to owner. These are different roles and you won't be able to succeed as a manager when you're acting like a player.”

Different Player Acting

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Gordon Smith

Artist

“In my day, the players used to work their socks off. It's all changed now, obviously.”

Player Used Sock

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