Kobe Bryant Professional Basketball Player “A lot of times things get blown out of proportion in a negative light, especially in the NBA, ... But there are a lot of players in the NBA who really care about the community and want to use their basketball-playing ability for a good cause.” Light Basketball Player ♥ 3
Kobe Bryant Professional Basketball Player “I don’t want to say I’ll be back at the top of my game because everybody’s gonna think I’m crazy and it’s the old player not letting go sort of thing, but that’s what it’s gonna be.” Crazy Player Letting Go ♥ 3
Kobe Bryant Professional Basketball Player “It's wonderful for the players. It's a huge challenge and a huge responsibility for us to get our act together, get our butts in gear. Phil isn't going to bail us out because of our mental lapses.” Responsibility Challenges Player ♥ 3
Lord Byron Poet, Novelist “The Coach does not play in the game, but the Coach helps the players identify areas to improve their game.” Sports Games Player ♥ 3
Luol Deng Basketball Player “Best team player? As good as Lebron James is, I have to go with Messi. What he's doing, he's on pace to becoming the best ever.” Team Player Becoming The Best ♥ 3
LG Luis Garcia Footballer “At the end of day, a player needs the confidence of the manager, the support of the fans and to enjoy the game.” Games Support Player ♥ 3
Howard Bryant Journalist, Author “LeBron James is the best player, hands down. He is easily moving into the territory of one of the best players of all time and may end up being the best player of all time.” Hands Moving Player ♥ 3
Howard Bryant Journalist, Author “And to not blink against the greatest player in the world, I think she's going - she said it really nicely. She [Serena Williams] said now, I can call myself a grand slam champion, and that sounds really, really nice. So I'm very happy for her.” Thinking Nice Player ♥ 3
Howard Bryant Journalist, Author “Give all the credit in the world to Angelique Kerber - great, great talent. She's been in the top 10 for the last four years, and she's one of those players that just really had a difficult time, when the chips were on the table, to kind of bring them over. And this time, she did it. I'm really happy for her because these chances don't come for these other players. Serena Williams has got 21 grand slam champions. Angelique Kerber was in her first final.” Giving Years Player ♥ 3
Howard Bryant Journalist, Author “So many players play Serena Williams, and so many players may catch her on a bad day, but she finds a way. She finds that extra gear. She makes it interesting, but at the end of the day, she come through in the end.” Interesting Player Bad Day ♥ 3
Hermann Hesse Novelist, Poet “At that time two opposing concepts of the Game called forth commentary and discussion. The foremost players distinguished two principal types of Game, the formal and the psychological.” Two Games Player ♥ 3
KS Kim Smith Artist “Setting can be something that is a major player in a scene, something that makes the mood leap from the page. But if an author doesn't handle it right, it falls flat or seems overdone. It is a challenge getting it "just right".” Fall Challenges Player ♥ 3
