Famous Quotes & Sayings

Johnny Damon

Normally, our bats will get us back in it, but that didn't happen today.

Allison Merzon

It was time for a rally, we turned our jackets inside out and from there our bats woke up.

Rick Daniels

We saw the kids playing in mud and they had bats and were making mud pies out of them.

Stephen Hansen

We scored some runs in the first and got our bats going.

Chris Finwood

First of all, as you can see they (Troy) are a heck of a lot better than we are. There's no question about that. Coach (Bobby) Pierce and his staff do a great job ... I thought the first few days we swung the bats well enough to have a chance to win. We didn't pitch well enough, especially out of the bullpen.

Mike Hussey

I spoke to Kookaburra this morning and they said we could use the bats during the one-day series not the Test matches.

Raul Ibanez

We've put together big innings the last two nights. We swung the bats well this series.

Mike Jeffcoat

What can I say? We just didn't give up. We kept swinging the bats well. It took off a lot of the pressure coming back from down three with two innings left. That was huge for us.

Dennis Braun

We've been swinging the bats well, and hopefully that continues. It's nice when they come out swinging. It makes it a lot easier for us.

Rob Sumner

Our defenseman couldn't get there because he was getting blocked. There was a scoring chance created off of it and they scored.

Larry Schmit

Once we get the game under control like that, we like to give everyone the chance to play. Everyone played well and seemed to have a good time.

Rick Dantzler

Once the lawyers have a chance to wordsmith it, they will take it to their councils for a vote. I don't think there will be a need for us to get back together again.

Danielle Kinley

Actually, I didn't think it was going over. I thought the centerfielder had a chance to make a play. It was a great feeling after.

Carolyn Maloney

The more Lifetime can help with the public advocacy, the better chance this legislation has.

Guenael Rodier

The more humans infected with the avian virus, the more chance it has to adapt. We may be playing with fire.

Abdul Hakim

The more freedom given to Iraqis, the more chance for further progress there would be, particularly in fighting terror.

Al Wolski

The monkey is kinda off our back. The first win is always the most important. To be so close to it so many games prior, it gnawed at their insides and finally they got a chance to win. It's great for them.

Tommy Bowden

Defensively, we play like that and we have a chance to win a lot of football games. Offensively, you can get hot and cold. But as long as our defense played like it did, it can keep you close.

Eli Juarez

A new coach, a new system and a young 6-foot-and-under team. I'm extremely proud of what we accomplished this season. We lose only two seniors and we're still learning. We can look forward to a good season next year.

Rick Carlisle

As a staff we have to keep coaching hard and keep getting these guys prepared to play. The games keep coming. That's just the way it is in this league. We're going to fight our way out of this as a group collectively: players, coaches and everybody. Losing streaks are no fun.

Henry Uhegwu

That was a big win for us. We prepared for them in two days, but the coaches gave us a really good game plan and we stepped to it. This is our season, we're trying to turn things around.

Amanda Smith

Our emotions were high and momentum was on our side. We wanted to win. This game was special for our coach (Tim Smith). We wanted to win this one for him at Germantown.

Marshall Strickland

The month leading up to coach resigning, it just seemed like we were walking into every game down 15 points. Ever since then, guys have come together and we just feel like we can win. It's just a completely different attitude, but it's something that all of the guys are feeling.

Janell Burse

Defense is key this year, Coach D told us that from the very first meeting we had. Everybody is focused on that more than our offense, and that's a change. I like it better because we can protect the paint a lot more. It's easier to help, and it's just more realistic.

Rob Hummel

Definitely, when you see a coach Painter or coach Alford, that's going to stick in your mind. It's a big deal. (The head coach) is the guy.

Rick Bell

Dean Smith said of all the great wins he ever had, the greatest wins were the wins at Duke. Coach K said the greatest wins he ever had were the wins at Carolina. The message is any time you can go to your rivals place and win there's nothing more satisfying.

James Blake

Dean is doing a great job. He's extremely laid-back and an extremely knowledgeable coach, which I think fits great with our team. He's there to help if we need it. He also knows not to probably go overboard; we all have our own coaches, we all know kind of what we're working on in our games, and he just is there to help keep our focus there this week and keep our spirits high, I guess.

Wayne Krivsky

At home with my wife and dogs after six weeks of spring training. That's been the last 11 opening days for me. But this one here, this is special.

Jeff Nobers

Once we get the permits, it's about 120 days to get the store built, stocked and open.

Jalal Rumi

Days of wanting.Let them go by without worrying that they do.Stay where you areinside such a pure, hollow note.

Brendan Shanahan

The old days of having a two- or three-goal lead and just being able to lock on are over. You're just going to have to keep on playing.

Sherri Coale

After 30 days of practice and three wins now, it was not something I expected. I was very surprised there was a lack of poise from particularly my point guards.

Plaxico Burress

Some days you get the pretty lady. Some days you get the beast.

Michelle Monaghan

Some days I really love being a mom, and some days I don't! It's crazy - I'm tired of packing lunches!

Patricia Lockhart

Soon we'll be working overnight and on weekends. It's not about the three days or 10 minutes, it's about giving up the rights our past teachers worked for.

Jim Tressel

There will be some days where we are prolific or, whatever, and then there are other days where we do just what we have to do to win and feel good about that, ... And there's going to be days where, you know what, we didn't do our part. I know that's the way Troy feels.

James Flecker

A ship, an isle, a sickle moon - / With few but with how splendid stars / The mirrors of the sea are strewn / Between their silver bars.

Tom Herrion

As a team we take a lot more free throws than we used to. And we've improved greatly at it. But it's like every other team sport, the team that makes the fewer mistakes wins.

Marco Polo

At school, a few people know that I'm over here. I don't know about everybody, professors, curling people and a few kids in class.

Budd Booth

That was a big accomplishment for them. They all seem to be playing well together, and we have a lot of youth and depth, so that's encouraging for the next few seasons.

Dave Tragethon

People should make reservations, because if they wait until they get to the mountain we might be full. There are people who come up, make a few runs, come in and party a little bit, then go back out. Then there's those who come just for dinner, the party and the fireworks.

Tracii Guns

Actually, it's funny that you mention that, we just started making plans within the last few days. We're going to hopefully do at least three videos for this album. We have tons of live footage and tons of the making of this record on film so we're hoping that by the end of next summer here that it will be out and it will run for about two hours.

Josh Stewart

Dramas for me are where it's at, but a great drama, a great character-driven drama, there's very few of them that get made; there's very few of them that actually make it to theaters. There's just very few of them.

Jason Gerken

During the final round, we sprayed the ball, left ourselves long putts and made a few big numbers that sent our scores soaring,?. . ?And as has been our problem all year long, we finished poorly over the last few holes.

Greg Davidson

Defensively, we're playing pretty sound. There've been lower-scoring games, but we've been able to pull out some shutouts for a few games.

Carmen Bambach

A showdown of the two greatest rivals of the Renaissance.

Nicola Sturgeon

Personally, I can think of no greater privilege than to lead the party I joined when I was just 16.

Derek Jeter

People say this is the greatest offense ever. But let us play awhile. Names don't win games. You have to play the games.

Mark Mohl

Osage had a very tough week with three quality opponents. We are disappointed we didn't win all three, but the kids had great effort.

Luke Reilly

Ortiz played like a senior leader and we had some great contributions off the bench. It was two great teams battling. I'm happy with the way we played.

Lord Alfred Tennyson

O great and sane and simple race of brutes/ That own no lust because they have no law!

Mike McKee

Offensively and defensively he did a great job. It was one of our better team efforts.

John Cannon

Officers went to great lengths to find witnesses, but no one saw or heard anything.

O. Singh

Oh, he's a great player. I don't think he's scared to go out there and play, especially with a lead.

H. Judd

People go, 'What the heck is this guy?

Tom Ryan

Is it adequate? No. Is it a heck of a lot better than it was last time? Yes.

Larry Terry

This is going to be a heck of a challenge. We just want to play well and start to find out what kind of team we have.

Steve Squyres

That's no Mount Everest, but for a little rover this was a heck of a climb,

Todd Abbott

Zach did a heck of a job on the mound.

Alan Trammell

You would like to hold them off as long as possible and to be honest, we did that. Congratulations to the White Sox. They've had a heck of a year.

Michael Brown

Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job.

Tim Murphy

Warren had a heck of a night, ... She was our go-to player.

Phil Loy

The one thing we didn't want to let them do is go on that run. That hurt. To come back like that, that takes a heck of an effort. I'm very proud of them, we were right there. I like this team.

Chris Shays

No, what I wanted you to do was do your job,

Marc Levesque

This is really a tale of two job markets.

John Bruton

That's where my job comes in. Getting the E.U. and U.S. to agree.

Chone Figgins

That's my job, to try and get on base. I'm not used to doing things like that.

Margie Sillery

That's my job to find out if there's going to be a parent there.

Jerome Bettis

That's my job. There was no way I wasn't going to get into the end zone.

Matt Rosoff

That number three job at Microsoft is a tough position to be in.

Ken Swanson

That must be quite a job to hand-thin them.

Jackie Scales

All 10 of the players know that they have a job to do, and they know that they'll get quality playing time if they get it done.

Harry Tholen

Norris has been opportunistic. Every time he pitches we score runs.

Tracy Sutton

The more he pitches the better he is. If he has a very long lay-off, it takes him a while to get back into the rhythm, so we throw him as much as possible. He's a rhythm man. ... today, he threw pretty good.

Ivan Rodriguez

I should take more walks. But I'm very aggressive. In the off-season, I'm going to work on taking more pitches and being more selective. If I'm more selective, I can have some better numbers.

Dusty Baker

You want him to go out and pitch the way he has pitched before.

Suzy Buchholtz

Boom, boom, boom, boom, and at 7:40 everyone's gone. Everyone pitches in.

Mike Reagan

Didn't throw a strike. (Miller) was all over the place.I don't think I have seen an inning like that inning in the first inning. Our pitchers didn't get it done today.

Chris Carpenter

I sat there watching him pitch those two years in Toronto (in 1997 and '98) and it was amazing,

Willie Randolph

Listen, when he pitches if I don't see what I like to see I'm not going to be totally patient. You go by your track record.

Koby Clemens

I wish I could talk to Satchel Paige and find out what he did to pitch at 50,

Tom Daschle

As a veteran, there is no question that I stand strongly with the troops,

Sean Avery

No question that this is a way (for the league) to do something to me,

Pete Carroll

No question it helps. I wish I had two weeks for every game.

Stephen Hess

No question about it. It is overwhelmingly the issue.

Klaus Wowereit

No question about it, it is a glitzy scene but that is also part of Berlin,

Bob Goin

The stakes are higher, ... There's no question about that.

Allen Mesch

The summer's going to be without much question very bad.

Joseph Grundfest

There are a lot of complicated questions to answer.

Apolo Ohno

The first question is always, 'We loved him on 'Dancing with the Stars,' we loved him in the Olympics, but can he speak English?' Yes I speak English. Yes, I can.

Brian Marshall

The staff told me they were going to do this. I told them it wasn't necessary.

Oliver North

The teachers that teach here could make more money. The staff could do something else.

Mark Sanchez

That's what the staff wants to do with it.

John Roberts

I was a staff lawyer, ... I didn't have a position.

Paul Tagliabue

I think that I see (finding a replacement) as one of opportunity. I told the staff that we have a lot of things in place, a lot of initiatives under way.