More precisely, the highly sought-after player is motivated by a combination of the following influences: big money, big money markets where a player can earn bigger-time endorsements, big life styles, and the opportunity to play for the biggest time-honored franchises in the history of the sport.
There is no such uncertainty at St Helen's where the Ospreys play for the last time.
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That rule came into play for the first time in 1996, when San Diego's Tony Gwynn won his third straight NL batting title, and his seventh overall.
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An Obama-Kaine duo would almost certainly put Virginia's 13 Electoral College votes even more in play for the first time since 1964, shifting the battleground to Pennsylvania and its 21 electoral votes.
But then the Islanders' suddenly potent power play clicked for the third time.
The Rangers had two power-play goals for the first time this season, and they beat the Sabres in a shootout, 3-2.
Great Britain's trip to Lithuania saw Skupski included in a Davis Cup squad for the second time and saw him play competitive tennis for his country for the first time.
Harrison's star is in the ascendancy after leading Salford into the play-offs for the first time last season.
Paul Simpson's boys have been beaten just twice in 14 matches and are hoping to earn promotion via the play-offs for the first time in their history.
The Reds reached the Super League play-offs for the first time last season under Karl Harrison but his five-year tenure was ended after their 66-6 loss away to the Catalans Dragons in May.
Sir Kenneth will play Macbeth for the first time in his career in a deconsecrated church in the city.
Spurs, on the other hand, will play in the Champions League proper for the first time as they progressed 6-3 on aggregate after a 4-0 win at home to Swiss team Young Boys.
Southerland had a second straight great effort from 3-point range and Carter-Williams scored Syracuse's last seven points against Pittsburgh in a game in which the final 1:15 was a great way for the programs to play one last time in the Big East.
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Now 33, Anelka briefly worked as a player-coach at Shenhua following the dismissal of coach Jean Tigana but is now looking to play in Serie A for the first time in his career.
With a general election approaching, the government will probably want to play for time, possibly by referring the issue to its own advisory council.
It took only eight seconds of power-play time for the Rangers to cash in.
On the other hand, administration aides are painfully aware of the Iranian ability to play the world for time.
Now is not the time for workers to play by the rules.
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The University of Connecticut is hardly a football factory, although it did play in the BCS this past season for the first time.
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Under heavy cloud cover he made a vital error before play was halted for the first time, the Warwickshire man left alone a googly that clipped the top of off stump.
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But Stielike told the BBC he thought this time Kalou would play for the land of his birth.
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"For example, if you do have two or three Pakistani players and they are not able to play at the time of tournament for any reasons - visas or whatever - then you are stuck, " he said.
Earlier this month it was announced that the 67-year-old would play London's Wembley Arena for the sixtieth time in his career next year.
In keeping with the first two Tests, those who had made it to the Waca in time for the start of play were rewarded with some early drama.
Dennis Waterman will play a TV policeman for the first time since The Sweeney ended 25 years ago.
All of them are free to play, have been pushed heavily on Facebook, and have encouraged millions of people to play video games for the very first time.
Despite the agony of narrowly missing out on promotion for the last three seasons - and being defeated by Bolton at the same stage last term - Burley remains confident about his side's chances of reaching a Wembley play-off final for the first time.
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