League Quotes - Page 39

• You have to believe in yourself. Belief is one of the biggest things in football. If you believe you can win the Premier League then of course it can happen.

  Rafael van der Vaart

  Football, Believe, Winning

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• Holland I think is the best school to learn football. I think its a great league for that because it's not the strongest league in Europe.

  Rafael van der Vaart

  Football, School, Thinking

  The Soccer Bible Interview, www.soccerbible.com. March 20, 2014.

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• When you start out in this business, the Hall of Fame is not what you're thinking about. You think all you want to do is make it to the major leagues. That's your goal, and that's your ambition as a broadcaster, just as it is with playing.

  Hank Greenwald

  Ambition, Thinking About You, Goal

  Source: baseballpastandpresent.com

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• There were never a lot of attacks on my work. We were building more parks than were ever built in the city, building more recreation centers, fixing more streets. We had national events, the Super Bowl, the (Major League Baseball) All-Star game, Final Four. We built seven hotels. The city hadn't built a hotel in 20 or more years.

  Kwame Kilpatrick

  Baseball, Stars, Years

  Source: www.finalcall.com

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• You certainly get used to winning in general. Winning the Champions League is a very particular feeling, but it's really the journey that makes it special. Every journey that brings you toward a win is important.

  Clarence Seedorf

  Winning, Journey, Champions League

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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• I enjoy traveling and playing baseball.Other than that, the minor leagues are tough. The wear and tear on your body.. and it's tough to stay on a nutrition program because you can only eat what is within walking distance of the hotel and what the clubhouse provides.

  Tyler Thornburg

  Baseball, Distance, Tears

  Source: reviewingthebrew.com

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• Honestly I feel comfortable starting and relieving. I've done both a lot. I really don't have a preference except which one gets me to the big leagues and allows me to excel the most.

  Tyler Thornburg

  Done, Bigs, Preference

  "Tyler Thornburg Interview: Talking Pitching, Goals, and Ryan Braun with the Brewers Prospect". Interview with Curt Hogg, reviewingthebrew.com.

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• I think as a veteran player, in general, you should feel that sense of responsibility to try to lead these guys to becoming good pros. You want the league to be in good hands, and you want these guys to become great NFL players and then pass it along to the next generation. You can only lead by example, and that's pretty much what I'm trying to do.

  Champ Bailey

  Responsibility, Player, Thinking

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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• I'm a guy who has always been a late bloomer on every level. I've always wanted to get into the league as a kid. Who would have thought during my senior year at college that I would be where I am now? It's been a lot of hard work and never stopping.

  Kevin Martin

  Senior, Hard Work, Kids

  Source: thestartingfive.net

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• I wanted to stay in the game. I wanted to learn more about the league, what goes on behind the scenes. As a player, you don't really think about that, nor do you really care: you're worried about your job.

  Chris Pronger

  Jobs, Player, Thinking

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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• [In management] you're getting an opportunity to meet and speak with the GMs, assistant GMs, owners, governors - all the way up the line. It's a great opportunity to understand the league a little better and the challenges it faces.

  Chris Pronger

  Opportunity, Challenges, Lines

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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• In the '90s, when I started, it was still a rough-and-tumble, physical league. You take the hook and holding and a little bit of the physicality out of the game, and the speed ratcheted up two-fold. Now you have a split second to make a hit, or decide to pull up. When there's indecision, you're going to make a mistake.

  Chris Pronger

  Mistake, Games, Two

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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• It was always just trying to move to the next limit. I didn't think about making the major leagues - every kid has that dream, I had it, but when I was in Little League I just wanted to make the junior high team. When I was in junior high, I wanted to make the Varsity team.

  Jim Abbott

  Dream, Team, Moving

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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• I played maybe one and a half games of Little League. The whole atmosphere of anxious parents and more anxious children was just too much for me.

  Harrison Ford

  Children, Games, Parent

  "42 Interview with Harrison Ford, Chadwick Boseman & Brian Helgeland". www.moviesonline.ca.

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• I am a true 80s girl. I loved Kylie, Madonna, The Bangles and Human League. I fancied a couple of the Neighbours kids too and I loved Bros. God, I had terrible music taste. I’m getting a taste of my own medicine now, as my daughter’s been asking for some quite scary albums.

  Donna Air

  Girl, Daughter, Couple

  "Donna Air: ‘Since my split, I've proved I'm a good single mum'". The Daily Mirror Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. August 15, 2008.

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• Generally in the Little League you're up against a good pitcher who throws like hell. What does the coach say? Get a walk. Isn't that beautiful way to learn to hit? For four years you stand up there looking for a walk.

  Robin Roberts

  Beautiful, Years, Doe

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• As a youngster, I played in Little League, Pony League, and all sorts of amateur baseball programs growing up.

  Jim Evans

  Baseball, Growing Up, Pregnancy

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• Anyone interested in becoming a professional umpire and becoming eligible to work in the minor leagues must attend one of the two umpire schools sanctioned by Major League Baseball.

  Jim Evans

  Baseball, School, Umpires

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• I had great, great times as a Little League coach. People were talking about me quitting acting, and they would say, What about your creative juices? Coaching is creative, because you could take a kid who thought he wasn't any good and, within four minutes, change his mind. And I didn't have to wait six months for them to put music to it.

  James Caan

  Change, Kids, Talking

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The Florida State League was considered the top A-league back then. You played in the spring training parks of major league teams, traveled throughout some great cities in Florida, and the pay was the best in A-ball.

  Jim Evans

  Spring, Team, Florida

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• When I was 14, I played in a summer league. One night the chief umpire asked me if I would like to try umpiring. There was a Little League tournament coming up and he needed more umpires than he had.

  Jim Evans

  Summer, Night, Umpires

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• Minor league umpires are evaluated in their respective leagues each year and rated numerically. This enables umpires to know where they stand and helps them make prudent career decisions.

  Jim Evans

  Years, Umpires, Careers

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• Umpires, like players, are expected to show constant improvement each season and at each level. Inconsistent plate work and the inability to handle situations are probably the two biggest problems that minor league umpires face.

  Jim Evans

  Player, Umpires, Two

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• I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold but I don't think I was really paying attention at that time.

  Dan O'Brien

  Baseball, Winning, Thinking

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• Boston is a very proud franchise. The NBA misses them when they are not in the mix. They, along with teams like the Knicks and 76ers are a big part of the heart, soul and history of the league.

  Doug Collins

  Team, Heart, Boston

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