1.   The greatest players struggle as coaches because they were perfectionists.

2.   And it was Slusher who maneuvered Haynes, one of the two greatest Patriot players ever, out of New England to the Raiders.

3.   And his peers recently voted him the greatest player of the last quarter century.

4.   And Steven Orr Spurrier, the greatest player in Florida history, can rightfully claim to be its greatest coach.

5.   And the greatest player in the modern era of the franchise feels as if he is in jail.

6.   And the Giants had Willie Mays, the greatest player in their history and arguably the best all-around player in major league history.

7.   And yet, when every film is broken down and every scouting report compiled, the Bulls still have the greatest player in the game.

8.   Bagwell has gone on to become perhaps the greatest player in franchise history.

9.   Before the pre-game introductions, the team strung together a touching tribute of highlights in honor of the greatest player who ever lived.

10.   Blessed with that rare combination of power and speed he became arguably the greatest player of his era, until injuries broke him down.