Frank Gore

You think about when I went to Miami. I played as a freshman, I go in and compete to be a starter, I tear my ACL. Come back, I start, I get off to a good couple of games and I get hurt again. You hear everybody saying, 'Oh, he's done.' I get drafted in the third round. People still said I got drafted too high, saying I'll only play three years.

American Athlete

Carson Wentz

If the team's winning, I'm going to do whatever I can to help the team, whether that's from third-string role, backup, starter, it doesn't matter. I'm going to do what I can to prepare and help the team.

Roma Downey

Entire families are attending 'Son of God' together and sharing it with their own kids. Parents are using the film as a conversation starter to help bring the story of Jesus to life for their children.

Irish Actress

Leonardo DiCaprio

I've always been a slow starter. My first date was with a girl called Cessi. We had a beautiful relationship over the phone all summer, and then when we met, I couldn't look her in the eye.

American Actor

Colin Kaepernick

When you step on the field, you want to be a starter. You want to be the person everybody looks to and says, 'If we need a play to be made, let's go to him.

Kawhi Leonard

It was a great feeling to be named an All-Star starter, to know that my hard work is paying off and fans around the world are recognizing that.

Adam Thielen

I feel like I've proven that I can be a starter in this league, and I want to be respected in that way.

Raul

I have always been there to help the team, sometimes coming off the bench, other times as a starter.

Spanish Athlete

Bojan Bogdanovic

I hope that I will be the starter and that I'll play important minutes.

Usain Bolt

There are better starters than me but I'm a strong finisher.

Jamaican Athlete

Used to describe objects or mechanisms that cause something to run or operate.

Initiating Action

Can be used metaphorically for people causing events or activities to commence.

Metaphorical Use

Refers to the initial dish of a multi-course meal, usually smaller and lighter.

Meal Sequence

Typically used in formal dining situations, both at restaurants and home dinners.

Dining Context

The concept of a 'starter' may vary by culture, known as 'entree' in American English.

Cultural Variance

Refers to sports players selected to start the game, indicating skill or strategy.

Sports Lineup

Being a starter is often seen as prestigious among team members in sports.

Status Indicator

Associated with machinery, vehicles, or equipment that need an ignition source.

Technical Context

A faulty starter in machinery can be a common cause for operational failure.

Troubleshooting

Implies someone new to a subject or activity, often facing a learning curve.

Learning Phase

Starters may show strong motivation or enthusiasm, a beginner's zeal.

Beginner's Enthusiasm

 we need what happens in the world to reinforce what happens in our home. This is not a men's problem or a women's problem. This is everyone's problem, and we all play a role in dismantling systems of inequality. For starters, we have got to stop telling women what they can and cannot do with their bodies.

The lies we tell...

 I don't mean to discount these structural barriers. But when I look back at my life and my community, something else was going on, something else mattered. It's difficult to quantify, but it was no less real. So for starters, there was a very real sense of hopelessness in the community that I grew up in.

America's forgotten...

 we're also this extraordinarily altruistic, compassionate one. So how do you make sense of the biology of our best behaviors, our worst ones and all of those ambiguously in between? Now, for starters, what's totally boring is understanding the motoric aspects of the behavior.

The biology of our best...

 For starters, fear can actually feel pretty good. When a threat triggers our fight or flight response, our bodies prepare for danger by releasing chemicals that change how our brains and bodies function. This automatic response jumpstarts systems that can aid in survival.

Why is being scared so...

 At the same time, oil discoveries lowered the price of gasoline, and new advances made internal combustion engines more appealing. Electric starters removed the need for hand-cranking, mufflers made engines quieter and rubber engine mounts reduced vibration.

The surprisingly long...

 at the spindle and hearth you want something fairly light but most important it's the grain structure if you look at this one you would see little grains almost little holes and pores in here so you want to make a starter hole so I make a divot in there

How to Make a Friction...

 moment if I change my name will I get this job but I've chosen to get in front of it it took some time as I mentioned earlier and so today I use my name as a conversation starter an entry point into the world that is Who I am my name is

The power in your name PIPE...

 underground the delicate starter nest is protected from the wind and Sun she lays her very first egg just like any mother her commitment to her offspring will be unswerving her young should have a good

The Hornet Queen Builds...

 and that tyranny of the loud encourages the tyranny of the nasty. It does not have to be that way. It does not. We can change the incentive. For starters, there are two things we can all do.

Sally Kohn: Don’t like...

 be a massive boost to the hornet's own larvae and their queen's fortunes for the first month of spring the queen has her work cut out as she builds her starter nest she flies