Player Exchange Quotes

We decided to go the way of trading and getting younger players.

They asked me when I was out there, 'Why do you want to be traded?' I said me staying here is like divorcing my wife and marrying someone who looks like me. That's backwards, man.

Nobody told me that I would be just a player to be exchanged. Nobody likes to be a part of that situation, especially not me.

Being a part of a trade doesn't always mean you're not a good player. It means they want to do something different for their organization.

We can work together to produce better footballers for both FK Sarajevo and maybe Cardiff City and maybe even to play for other clubs. We hope this will be well received by everybody and enhance good relations between Malaysia and Bosnia.

For several years, I have had my eye on second baseman Del Pratt of St. Louis. I cannot say that he is a better player than our own Joe Gedeon, but he has played better ball, and we wanted him. Well, how did I get him? I paid $15,000 in cash and gave away a number of good players for him. But what can you do?

We have always made sure that players who have played for CSK, even those who came from other franchises for whatever reason, have performed well.

It's strange that we don't see more English players going to the Spanish league.

Transfer fees don't show which player is better. It's only a number necessary for a club to get a player.

It stinks to give up a good player. But if you think that way, you'll never make any trades. You have to focus on what you're getting back.

Every season, players come in and players go, but I think it is good news if top players come in.

I didn't like it in the beginning, but later on, if I was in Jerry West's shoes, I would do the same thing. I would trade myself for Kobe, no-brainer.

That's a great trade. I'd trade myself for Kevin Garnett.

I was forced to leave my hometown, and Napoli sold me to Juventus.

I don't know why you would trade a stud pitcher.

I think it's a good match, Dutch players playing in England.

The Giants are looking for a trade but I don't think Atlanta wants to depart with a quality player.

Anytime a guy gets traded at midseason - a young player - it's surprising.

It's up to the national associations and their leagues to limit the entry of foreign players.

This is football, things can change very fast. Let's be clear about it though: I will not be used as change to facilitate someone else's transfer.

There's a lot of players who you can pick up some stuff from, not just only full-backs or defenders. Even training with the top players every week you can get good things from all of them.

Clubs will lose great players, and great players will come in.