I think every player wants to be acknowledged for what they have done. I think every player eligible for the Hall Of Fame feels that the ultimate validation is enshrinement.
I never gave up as a player, and I won't give up as someone who wants to go to the Hall of Fame, because it's the ultimate goal for a baseball player or a football player or a basketball player.
Being in the Hall of Fame is where any player wants to be at the end of his career. It's somewhat of a last step for a player in terms of their career, and it's a place where you'll always be remembered for what you accomplished.
It's frustrating at times when you think you've earned a chance to play on the field and you're over there sitting on the bench. That's not the kind of player I am. I'm the kind of player who wants to be out there on the field and needs to contribute every minute of every game.
Every player feels like they can play at this level. Not every player gets an opportunity. I was fortunate to get an opportunity. Everything's kind of worked out real well.
I think every professional player wants to play every game and every minute because you never know when you're going to get a chance to score, in the first minute or the 90th.
The goal is to be in a place where you're wanted. You want to be with who wants you. I think that's what every player wants.
I think every player wants to be wanted.
It's up to the manager where and how every player should play, but I think every player should be comfortable in that position.
I think every child in my town wants to be a football player.
I am the only player who has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and am the second-best player in my family.
Rosie is a Hall of Fame player, and I wouldn't be in the Hall of Fame if it weren't for him.
I never look at myself as a black player. I think of myself as a hockey player that wants to be the best player in the league.
I think a player like Van Persie can play for every team because he's a top player.
I think every player who truly loves basketball wants to be in the game at all times.
I think you have to every day as an NFL player. I think you have to go out there... and show that you earned the right to be an NFL player and you earn the right every single day by your work habits, your preparation and the way you perform on the field.
I think the past is not important. For every player, for every single player, the past stay there. If you did well in the past, OK.