Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Haley

Jackson has overcome a lot of adversity, and had struggled with his ERA this season. To win this championship we needed someone to step up like he did. He should be the most valuable player of this series.

Bob Hartley

Just the way those guys battled all night, it's easy to say we have a desire to be in the playoffs. We faced tons of adversity (Thursday night). Read between the lines.

Kristin King

I think it's a journey that's been great. We've been tested in every single way imaginable, and I think it's going to help us in the end, battling through adversity and doing what we need to do in the end to win the game.

Drew Bledsoe

I also thought it was good for our offense to bounce back from a really horrible start. I think we showed that there is no panic in this team... can respond to adversity which is going to serve us well in the future.

Rick Carlisle

Harrison felt bad about the suspension. I thought he atoned himself in a very strong way with his play at both ends of the court. That's what you want to see, a guy respond to adversity when things aren't going well all the time.

Seneca

Gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity

Sidney Crosby

Going through this is a lot of adversity -- let's be honest, there is a little bit of pressure because we haven't been winning -- and if we can get through this, we'll be better for it, ... It's not an ideal situation but now we realize it's tough to win and we have to be ready every night. We have to dig deep and play determined and play desperate.

Kevin Towers

He's had to learn in the big leagues, which is tough. He's faced probably as much adversity as any young player in the game is going to face.

Leonard Perry

He's a talented kid. He personifies what our program is all about. He's tough. He plays hard. He got his degree in 31/2 years. He's completing a second major. Great kid. He keeps us going through the kind of adversity we've had.

Rudyard Kipling

King Solomon drew merchantmen, / Because of his desire / For peacocks, apes and ivory, / From Tarshish unto Tyre.

David Fink

Know what you want. Become your real self.

Alan Greenspan

I would strongly suggest that, while there is an obvious strongly desired sense to move rapidly, it's far more important to be right than quick,

Keisha Brown

John knows what it takes to win and be a leader. He has the desire to win and he always steps up as a leader. Sometimes in the locker room, I don't need to say what needs to be said because John has already done it for me.

Chris Gordon

J.R. expressed a desire to be a part of something on (The Team) again.

Glen Sather

He didn't have superstar written all over him, but he had the desire to play,

Steve Cleveland

He just lost his desire to play competitively. I have full respect for that. We wish him the very best.

Sigi Schmid

He is the type of player that has a tremendous desire to win. He needs to be an example to our younger players. He needs to be a vocal player, but he can't do any of that until he gets on the field, so first he needs to get healthy.

Tyri Squyres

There are so many reasons to love Vegas. Anything that your heart desires is there. Starting June 16, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but starts in Stockton.

Mark Martin

Kind of made it easy on me here at the end without me having to fight for it.

Gail Goestenkors

I wouldn't say it's an easy fix. I think it's a mentality. Once again, I feel like we have to become mentally tougher.

Roger Ailes

Jack and I are very easy with each other, ... He'll run the operation. He and I will meet daily. I'll offer my advice.

Brian Cresta

Just take a look at this - it can work for you. It's easy to say 'It doesn't work for me,' until you actually look at the numbers. This can make a big difference.

Al Carter

I talked to the guys about maximizing their opportunities. We missed seven or eight easy baskets in the first half, and I thought we needed to do much better in the second half.

Rick Soracco

I think in that first quarter we could have been out by a lot more. We missed some easy shots.

Jim Kramer

It can be easy to be not ready to go. We liken it to a game. You have to be up for every game.

Malik Rose

It always reverts back to sharing the ball, making the easy pass as opposed to the spectacular pass, ... His whole mantra is keep the game simple. If a guy's more open than you are, he gets the ball.

Sherwood Schwartz

He was a great actor, ... People think it's easy to fall down and get hit in the head with a coconut. And, every time, he'd find a different way to do that.

Martin Jacques

Just six years into the 21st century, one can say this is not shaping up to be anything like an American century. Rather, the U.S. seems much more likely to be faced with a very different kind of future: how to manage its own imperial decline.

Erin Horn

I think it'll be a good series. We've faced good pitchers before and we did fine.

Jerry Hairston

Guys like Nomar (Garciaparra) and (Todd) Walker, we faced him in the American League, and we're like, 'I don't remember him being like that.'

Grant Achatz

Whenever people are faced with any sort of adversity... they tend to gravitate toward things that make them comfortable, and things that they feel are important.

Kyle Davis

(Harang) helped by botching up the first two pitches. Then, I was going for the strikeout. I felt good about facing Freel because I've faced him in the minor leagues.

Jimmy Page

I think when you're faced with a plight that's inescapable, and there's something you can do about it, you hope you can make a difference.

Ray Nagin

Ladies and gentlemen, I wish I had better news for you but we are facing a storm that most of us have feared. This is a threat that we've never faced before.

Robert Eenhoorn

When he went the second time through the lineup I thought it would be hard to get a hit off him. He faced hitters like Carlos Lee, and these hitters are usually very good making adjustments after seeing a pitcher for the first time.

Chuck Fehr

We've faced some good pitchers, but some guys have also been pressing and putting too much pressure on themselves. We finally had a good day at the plate.

Tom Brady

I was laughing the whole practice. But he who laughs last laughs best, so those guys don't know what's in store.

Jay Alford

I was looking to them as the guys that make the plays and run around and get to the ball. So that's what I'm trying to do this year.

Joey Miller

I was looking at these guys on TV last year. Now I'm one of them. It's really awesome.

Tom Renney

Kevin was fine. I thought (the switch) was more an opportunity to wake up 18 guys and make a statement.

John Doherty

Kevin threw three picks early, but he stayed the course, ... He's our No. 1 man and he kept the rest of the guys pushing. He didn't let anything get to him.

Tim Hanson

Jake is a very talented freshman. Our varsity lineup has some guys that will be running varsity for the first time, so it will be interesting to see.

DeShaun Foster

Just like those two guys were different kinds of backs, we got the same thing here,'' Skipper says.

Tony Kanaan

Just trying to keep up with those guys made it a very hard day. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough.

Andrew Frank

Just to be a part of this team is something special, something I'll never forget. With these three guys gone, it's going to be hard for me, but the team's going to be strong, but we'll always remember these guys.

Rob Lowe

I'm perfectly flawed... I've got tons of flaws.

Russ Diamond

There's tons more to come. This is just the first wave.

Mary Rowland

It does really well, and we have tons of different publications.