Sentence examples for commitment to a player from inspiring English sources
The deal is the longest commitment to a player in franchise history.
"I think when you make a commitment to a player, especially young players, you've got to develop them," Woodson said.
When you make a commitment to a player, it's not just a commitment to that player, it's a commitment to all the players.
But the team has every right to be wary of overdoing its commitment to a player who they fear is in decline and who is facing his 37th birthday in June.
Coaches have fought reform proposals that would make scholarships a four-year commitment to a player and not just for a single year and that would pay for the true cost of college attendance.
But the risk here all seems to be on one side, and it's the side that just found itself in possession of a long-term commitment to a player who may not have the skillset to live up to it.
He is the one Knick who has the potential on any night to soar above the common Knicks-Heat playoff scrum, but the coach apparently still has issues with commitment to a whimsical player who has little conventional offense.
The Yankees also saw the possibility of an escape hatch from their financial commitment to an injured player in apparent decline.
— Nobody really wants to believe the Yankees are aiming to become fiscally responsible, relatively speaking, but in making qualifying offers this off-season to Rafael Soriano, Nick Swisher and Hiroki Kuroda, the team showed a reluctance to make a long-term commitment to any player at this point.
With a commitment to player development, including an international scouting operation that's yielded rich pitching talent, the team had won the National League championship with a mostly homegrown roster and baseball's sixth-lowest payroll.
But some executives are curious to see whether Oakland, among the game's most unstable franchises, ultimately makes a serious attempt to compete with the Yankees for Giambi, or if the Athletics will be reluctant to make a huge commitment to one player.
