Player Progression Quotes

A lot of guys go into the NBA not being able to shoot the ball well, but then they become great shooters.

There is a big emphasis at Liverpool to have an academy that brings through young players.

Regions' role in detecting and developing a raw talent is no secret, as they work so hard to produce top class players who go on to represent departments, then national team, and also play in different leagues of the world.

College, our job is to get guys to get better. Work hard, get better and be in position so when your time comes you get to play in the NBA.

'Guild Wars 2' is a wider world in that we have a lot of different mechanics available for storytelling. We have our personal story, the story of you, which is tailored for your character. You answer some basic questions; you make some decisions early on, and that follows through.

When you're younger, it's about, 'How can I get better? How can I become the player that I want to be?' As you get older, it's, 'How can this football team improve?' While all along getting better along the way.

'Dark Souls' is my life's work; everything I came up with for 'Dark Souls III' is based on my personal preferences.

I'm still growing each and every day. I'm trying to become a better person, a better player and an all-time better QB.

I think some guys have the ability to learn from themselves and get better. Those are the guys that last a long time and continue to improve in this league and in sports in general.

Of course, becoming champions is something we all want, but I think that the best 'championship' for a manager is to see players like Koke, Lucas Hernandez, Angel Correa - lads who have come up from all the way down in the lower divisions - become professionals of a high standard.

You look at a club like Chelsea, and you know it won't be easy to get into that team. Sometimes you have to go away, play regular first team football, and show Chelsea that you are ready to play for them.

I want players to think: 'OK, this has happened now, what is next for me?' That's a very big target because what are academies about nowadays? Is it really just to find one or two players? But what happened to the others? I'm very, very interested in that.

I don't believe a player is ever a finished product.

We want to create a kind of cycle where casual gamers are gradually growing up to become passionate players.

Coming here to Liverpool, with the history of playing young players, it was the place to go to if I was to move. They've not let me down.

I give NFL quarterbacks a lot of leeway for a couple of years.

The speed will increase and the players will be better, but also the players around you will be a lot better. It all cancels itself out.

Everybody makes a big deal about small ball. Well, I've guarded Anthony Davis every time I've played him, since he first came into the league.

If you are a player wanting to improve then Hibs will be a club you want to go to.

Every player can still grow - there is no limit to that. Even when I was 38, I improved myself in certain things, and that is what I will always do with my players to help them get the best out of themselves.

To work with the kids and help them come through from the Academy to the first team would be brilliant.

Players' attention spans get less and less as they progress.

When I came to Chelsea from West Ham there were certain parts of my game I felt I needed to improve and I like to think now that I have shown dramatic improvement.

I think it's a natural progression: a lot of centre-backs start wide when they're young and move inside.