Sentence examples for gritty player from inspiring English sources

"He's a gritty player," Julien said of Daugavins.

Soriano was also charitable toward Hillenbrand, recalling him as a gritty player who never stopped working and hitting.

Those are high draft picks, and Callahan is a strong, gritty player with plenty of years left.

Those who know him now see a single-minded, gritty player, albeit one that can be a paradoxical mix of intellect and intensity.

HOUSTON — As a fearless, gritty player at Oklahoma, Hollis Price embodied the hard-nosed approach of the former Sooners coach Kelvin Sampson.

He is Jim Furyk from the Pittsburgh suburbs, a gritty player, and hence a player people mostly appreciate only under arduous golf conditions, like those found at the United States Open.

He wrote that he wanted to play in the N.H.L., envisioning himself among the class of gritty players with scoring punch, like his hero, Wendel Clark, who grew up in Saskatchewan and became captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

So, one of the best players on the Mets was engulfed by the most popular player on the Yankees, the most versatile player on the Boston Red Sox and the grittiest player on the Philadelphia Phillies.

That Nadal is one of the grittiest players on tour is reflected in the ATP stats.

Grittier players slide "head first" into the base, but their careers often do not last as long.

He intimidated opponents with his size and strength, was unstoppable on offense with his hook shot, and soon established a reputation as one of the hardest and grittiest players in the league, often playing through injury and punishing opposing centers with hard fouls.