- If you were in charge of your team and to sign up somebody to a contract for the remainder of the season with the proviso that he could never have played basketball professionally or in college, who would you select and why? https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/aeqkb7/if_you_were_in_charge_of_your_team_and_to_sign_up/ 17 comments nba
- How could I have never played this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/the_typing_of_the_dead 6 comments reddit.com
- What is the most obscure reason you could never play in the NBA? https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/6y2sgx/what_is_the_most_obscure_reason_you_could_never/ 119 comments nba
- Name one player you could never picture playing on another team. https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/9v9ki1/name_one_player_you_could_never_picture_playing/ 69 comments nba
- [Ruiz] Guys like this could never play in today’s league https://twitter.com/theStevenRuiz/status/1442513009809764360 178 comments nfl
- Your favourite factorio video you could show to someone that has never played the game? https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/7ukwzn/your_favourite_factorio_video_you_could_show_to/ 7 comments factorio
- Tuchel says they were never asked whether they could play. "We were informed by text that the decision had been made in Switzerland" (UEFA) https://twitter.com/larspollmann/status/852240009277181952 224 comments soccer
- British tennis player Fran Jones qualifies for the Australian Open - after doctors told her she could never play competitive tennis https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-14/francesca-jones-defies-odds-to-qualify-for-australian-open/13057136 364 comments sports
- Flashback Three Seasons Ago -- "I don't recruit," Rose told rappler.com this week. "If anyone wants to play with me, I wouldn't mind playing with, it could be anybody in the NBA, but as far as recruiting, I never did or never will." http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-09-19/sports/chi-derrick-rose-lebron-james-20130919_1_derrick-rose-nba-lebron-james 37 comments nba
- [Meisel] Terry Francona: "We could be playing these games in Siberia, and it could be a 10-game season, and we'd still want to win. That's how we're built. ... Nothing against Siberia, by the way. I've never been there." https://twitter.com/zackmeisel/status/1279089765212618752?s=21 41 comments baseball
- Blues players pointedly lament their terrible play to media. Apparently, the Canucks could never beat them if they played well. Not sure they have learned much from the experience yet. https://www.nhl.com/news/blues-eliminated-by-canucks-in-first-round/c-318687900 24 comments hockey
- "I always played on the street with two lamp posts that were like a basketball pitch and we could not shoot. You had to dribble and touch the ball on the posts to score: we never shot," - Mousa Dembele (Reflecting on his style of play). https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/agu3e1/i_always_played_on_the_street_with_two_lamp_posts/ 30 comments soccer
- [José Morgado] Fritz. "It's ridiculous how I could play today. I've never experience this much pain in my life". https://twitter.com/josemorgado/status/1505701456183185409?s=21 17 comments tennis
- Allen Iverson On NBA Super Teams, ‘I Could Never Imagine Playing With Shaq Or Kobe, It’d Be To Easy For Me' https://streamable.com/3gfxys 91 comments nba
- Louis van Gaal: "Di Maria says it was my problem. I played him in every attacking position. You can check that. He never convinced me in any of those positions. He could not deal with the continuous pressure on the ball in the Premier League. That was his problem." https://twitter.com/utdstreet/status/1110623686938296320 469 comments soccer
- Steven Gerrard: "José Mourinho tried to sign me probably about 5-6 times during my career. Twice at Chelsea, he tried to sign me at Internazionale and for Real Madrid as well. I could have gone and played for him at different teams but I never did." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4577732/liverpool-legend-steven-gerrard-reveals-all.html 278 comments soccer
- Nagler: "Richard Sherman told the local media earlier this week that he has never played football in the snow. Sunday could be fun." https://twitter.com/aaronnagler/status/807234291184893952 336 comments nfl
- Kroos: "There are transfers that you simply don't do. Just like Pep would never manage Madrid, I could never see myself playing for Barcelona. It's a matter of respect for tradition and for the supporters." http://www.realtotal.de/kroos-wuerde-mit-modric-und-bale-auch-gerne-fuer-deutschland-spielen/ 327 comments soccer
- Today could be a day, which goes down in German football history. Hamburger SV, the only club that never played below 1.Bundesliga fights relegation. http://www.hsv.de/saison/meldungen-saison/bundesliga/saison-201415/34-spieltag/saisonfinale-endspiel-gegen-schalke/ 138 comments soccer
- Can you become an expert in something with 10,000 hours worth of practice? Dan McLaughlin quit his job to do just this and see if he could become a pro golfer (a sport he'd never played before). He's 6000 hours in and is now playing off of 3. http://zidilife.com/far-go/ 5 comments sports
- Most Cherry-picked stat I could find: The Seattle Seahawks have never won a game (0-4) when the temperature is below freezing and played on real grass while on the road in January on a weekend day. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/tiny.cgi?id=dbgap 3 comments nfl
- Pioli: "We've never been the strongest team in the league. We tried to fight but we haven't always managed to raise our level of play. Inter have been the best team for 4 years and they only won twice. If I could change the derby results I would give everything to do it." https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/pioli-conferenza-stampa-juventus-milan-serie-a-26-aprile-2024 23 comments soccer
- [John Clark] Jalen Hurts says the wind and cold affected him and his hands were numb at the beginning of the game and he didn’t have good vision “I’ve never played in anything that cold” January games at the Linc could be cold “It ain’t Chicago” https://twitter.com/JClarkNBCS/status/1604604460818481155?s=20&t=YVgyWagSAKLthLzOEv0L4Q 88 comments nfl
- [B/R] Marques Valdez-Scantling responding to criticism on Lamar Jackson playing with fans: “Because he wants to go back and be the guy that he never saw as a kid. Could change a kid’s life. Bigger than chasing a check when you are a genuine person who cares about the youth.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CRiAyGeFxbA/ 650 comments nfl
- Mauro Icardi “I was in my seventh year at Inter and my dream was to play in the Champions League with Inter, which I did last season, but we never won anything. I thought the time had come for me to go to a winning club, one that could challenge for and win titles.It’s time for me to start winning.” https://www.football-italia.net/144482/icardi-psg-win-trophies 115 comments soccer
- [No Chill Podcast] Gilbert Arenas says MJ told Kobe after a Wizards/Lakers game that he could wear the shoes but "never fill them." Kobe got so mad that he didn’t speak to teammates for two weeks. When LA played the Wizards again, Mamba dropped 55. https://streamable.com/o2ned 598 comments nba
- [Lavinio] Brooklyn Nets GM Sean Marks on what Kevin Durant said to him on why he chose Brooklyn: "I love the system. I love how you guys play,” Durant said. "We could never take you guys lightly." https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/ce2vf9/lavinio_brooklyn_nets_gm_sean_marks_on_what_kevin/ 106 comments nba
- Naby Keita on his toughest opponent: "When I used to play against Bayern, Xabi Alonso always used to give me a really hard time. He was so experienced, he made me suffer. The way he’d keep switching play just meant that you could never stop running. He was very intelligent" https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/315110-naby-keita-liverpool-interview-fans-questions 319 comments soccer
- [Evan Turner] "I figured I’d put my two cents in because I actually play the game and I went up against him. I figured my small knowledge could almost equate to the fans who never hooped before" — Turner's reply to a fan while commenting on SI's IG post about Kyrie's first playoff series https://www.instagram.com/p/bgciag3hhtb/?taken-by=sportsillustrated 3 comments nba
- [Murphy] Kyrie on Al Horford: "I’ve played with guys who could get the board and push it, but I’ve never played with a 5 man who’s got it off the board and just pushed it like that." http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/celtics/2017/10/celtics_notebook_kyrie_irving_enjoys_getting_to_know_al_horford?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow 59 comments nba
- George Weah: "Juventus have been my favourite team since I was a kid. It's because of Michel Platini, who made me fall in love for them. I really wanted to play for them, but never managed to do it. If I could have chosen, I would've chosen Juve and not PSG after my time at Monaco." http://www.football-italia.net/102319/weah-juve-my-blood 27 comments soccer
- “Jerry always took that knock: ‘Anybody could have built a team around Michael,’” John Paxson, who had played for Krause, said when he succeeded him as general manager. “It was always unfair. Jerry, for some reason, never got the respect he deserved.” https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/21/sports/basketball/jerry-krause-dead-bulls-general-manager.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur 5 comments nba
- Nick Young: "This could be my last couple times playing in this uniform, you never know. I’m a Laker fan for life.” https://twitter.com/bill_oram/status/445631961218822144 159 comments nba
- "I feel I've accomplished a lot more than I could have ever imagined...In terms of playing 1000 games, that never even crossed my mind. I feel I have more to give..." excellent article about Marty St. Louis playing in his 1000th NHL game http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hockey/lightning/st-louis-appreciates-hitting-1000-game-mark/2153320 9 comments hockey
- Team Loyalty, a thing of the past? "How much more could you possibly need? I never played this game for money purposes, I played it for love and for championships. Loyalty is very important to me. The Angels drafted me and I wanted to stay here and win a championship or two or three." http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=18350543&c_id=ana 8 comments sports
- Two 17-watt fluorescent-tube bulbs — no more, no less — illuminated each cell, 24 hours a day. White noise played constantly but was never to exceed 79 decibels. A prisoner could be doused with 41-degree water but for only 20 minutes at a stretch. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/us/26prison.html?_r=1&hp 3 comments politics
- Revenge of the Never Trumpers: How a “Kamikaze” Primary Could Pierce the Fox News Bubble, Put New Hampshire in Play, and Hit Trump Where It Hurts https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/09/never-trumpers-republican-primary-trump 14 comments politics
- Since LN channels can be open infinitely it’s possible that people could actually start selling/buying LN coins (IOUs) that never leave the network. Then, down the road, you take the BTC backing away (just like gold backing was removed from the dollar) & you have a new form of fiat. That's the play. https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/8o8imt/since_ln_channels_can_be_open_infinitely_its/ 130 comments btc
- Just as in the presidential campaign, Obama has once again outwitted the punditocracy and the opposition. The same crowd that said he was a wimpy hope-monger who could never beat Hillary or get white votes was played for fools again. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/opinion/15rich.html 5 comments politics
- [Lewenberg] Schroder would've been a solid add for a contender in need of a backup PG. Never understood why the Nets, a non-contender, would take on his $ for next season when they could've just waived Dinwiddie's expiring themselves. Not making any more sense to me watching this team play. https://twitter.com/JLew1050/status/1760846514253934784 18 comments nba