Famous Quotes & Sayings

Richard Corso

I think it's good. I love that kind of adversity, you know? Adversity and distractions only make us tougher.

Flip Saunders

I think the one thing that people underestimate is that when there's adversity and they become challenged they rise up to the occasion. They love those types of situations. That's why this team is built for the playoffs.

John Tortorella

We talked about this as an organization before we started the season. We felt there were going to be some bumps and quite a bit of adversity coming through, and we've seen it. But it's a learning experience. We are going to have to learn to deal with it. We are going to have to have a better second half, and I believe we will.

Bryan Shelton

We've got to respond. Championship teams are defined not so much on how they win, but how they deal with adversity and losses. This will be a good test for this team after we were beat up at Baylor on Thursday.

Jerry McSwords

I thought the kids came together and wrestled exceptionally well. The best thing is we came back from adversity.

Jamie Dixon

I thought we battled, we played hard, we got through some adversity with the foul trouble. We made some shots at the end but we didn't make them consistently throughout the game. They're a good team, but we need to play better.

Bronco Mendenhall

I thought our offense moved the ball consistently from beginning to end. They overcame adversity in critical situations and the leadership of our quarterback and the resolve of the offense was exceptional.

Chuck McBreen

It has been a struggle, going through so much adversity. Sometimes, it feels like I'm pushing a car up a North Bergen hill, like 76th Street. But I love what I do and look forward to it every day. It's not a job for me. Coaching basketball is a passion.

Al Montoya

It has been an all right year in which I definitely improved and had to face a lot of adversity, which is part of being a pro and how you react. I feel I've dealt with them fairly well when I had the chance to go out there and felt good. I think I made a difference and gave the team a chance to win, and hopefully that story is not ending too soon. Now it's all about getting momentum early, especially in our own building.

Amar Stoudemire

Kobe came out and played great basketball all around. I'd give him an A-plus.

Jerry Sloan

I would think those things would make you a better basketball player.

Rick Barnes

(Kelvin) lost some games when he didn't have his whole team there. Coming in (to the season) they were like us, a team that was up there. And they're a good basketball team.

Matthew Parker

Just overall I felt that of all the schools I had recruiting me, they were recruiting me the hardest, ... I want to help with the rebuilding process they have going on with the basketball program. It was a hard decision, but of the schools that were recruiting me hard, I felt like they wanted me the most.

Doc Sadler

Just more little things. Making free throws. You've got to do the little things to win basketball games -- especially on the road.

Vance Downs

Jordan's been practicing with us since January, so he knows how to run our offense, and he's been getting better every night. We knew this last two to three weeks that he was ready. As far as basketball maturity goes, he's well beyond his years. He's a pretty cool customer.

Greg Anthony

Joe understands team. Basketball is not about having the five best players. It's about having five players that play the best together. It's a puzzle.

Larry Harris

I talk about his basketball knowledge and his competitiveness all the time. A lot of guys don't know how mentally tough he is.

Chris Richard

I think it's a great chance (everyone will stay) because none of the people who have an opportunity to leave are really hurting financially. That helps us out a lot. Everybody might not love school, but we love the basketball part about it. Money isn't the issue for the people who have the chance to go.

Nathan Robertson

I was just desperate to win it. It was such a big occasion and right now it ranks as the best. We can win grand prix events but it is the medals you have won that define your career when it's all done.

Joe Nemechek

I was looking to get back to the front on the next (green-flag) run, but the car got loose -- it was a struggle just to maintain our position.

Steve Schmidt

Kerry's sham economic indicator says that our economy was better under Jimmy Carter than under Ronald Reagan, a deception few Ohioans are likely to believe.

Don Jordan

Ken was recognized early in his career as a man of integrity, strength and imagination. I hated it when he told me he was taking early retirement. I tried hard to talk him out of it.

Chris McKay

Key would be the detection of carbon and nitrogen containing particles.

Gary Griffiths

Kids need to be connected to the school and they need to feel someone cares about them. In a large school setting it can be extremely impersonal. There's nothing worse than a student in a large setting not being connected to anything. That's the height of loneliness.

Ayn Rand

know not if this earth on which I stand is the core of the universe or if it is but a speck of dust lost in eternity. I know not and I care not. For I know what happiness is possible to me on earth.

Courtney LaVere

Knowing it's the end of the season and the end of my career possibly, I don't want to regret anything.

Santonio Holmes

Knowing I have three kids to take care of, I want them to have a dad, something I didn't have. I want to be there to support them. My mom was always a single parent raising four kids. I really want to support my mom.

Jerry Gray

I talked to Marv and he pretty much gave me permission to go and seek another job somewhere else, so I have no problem with that. Would I like to be interviewed for the head coaching job? Yes. I know the players on offense and defense and I think I have their respect.

Billy Donovan

I always felt I was going to have a lot of fun coaching these guys. They've had the right attitude, and winning has been the byproduct of it.

Darren Kalina

Going unbeaten (in the league) for a second straight year is a big deal to the coaching staff and the kids. I don't know if it's ever been done before, and we're trying to make it happen.

Mike Miello

He's a leader, not just in statistics, but a true leader on our football team. He leads by example. He's not a rah-rah guy. He's got a real sense of maturity about him. He leads and people follow. He's the kind of kid that makes coaching worthwhile. That's how we all feel about him, and he's having a great year on top of it, individually.

E. B. White

He's definitely auditioning for a head coaching job, maybe not here but he's going to get a head coaching job. He's a great coach, a players' coach and he's going to give it his all. He played the game and played it well.

Troy Smith

I think it's being more comfortable within the offense, the guys starting to be comfortable with me and also the coaching staff. With more film study you're able to see more guys, not just through tunnel vision like I had early in the season.

Wayne Simien

I was ecstatic come draft night just to hear my name called. And now, after playing in the summer league and getting to know some of the guys and being able to play under the coaching staff and seeing the great things that are going on here in this organization, I'm even more excited to put my name on the dotted line.

Mike Mueller

What means the most is that it's voted on by my coaching peers.

Ryan Church

There is no coaching in the minors or the majors that compares to the kind of coaching we got here in terms of individual attention. He makes you into a man. He does everything that is needed to get you ready for the next level.

Tony Young

Knowing that you are automatically in feels really good. It takes a lot of stress off your head knowing that you are automatically in.

Tom Crean

Jack and Jackie gave Jim a great value base. He saw how Jack did it and how Jackie supported it. Jim is such a natural leader and a natural competitor. He feels a responsibility to lead people. That's what led him to be a head coach.

Byron Scott

It always feels good, but it feels good just to see him back out there. I'm just glad to see him back on the sidelines.

Felipe Alou

He wants to play. He always wants to play. As long as he feels healthy enough to do that.

Sierra McCormick

There are some subjects in school that I love, but it can still feel like a chore. Acting never feels like a chore.

Brendan Morrison

Going into to the game, I knew I had to step it up. There's no sense hanging your head about it. You've got to go out and do the little things and help the team win. Last game I felt good, but didn't get too many chances. It feels good to get the first one. I knew it's only a matter of time before I notched my first goal and got a few points.

Brian Cashman

He's always a bright-side type of guy. He feels he's going to be fine and ready and this is small problem.

Mark Turgeon

He's doing better this morning. It feels weak to him when he puts a lot of pressure on it.

Chris Pronger

It hurts to walk but it feels pretty good to skate.

Dwight Freeney

I was like, 'What, we signed a free agent?' ... It's big. I think the owner (Jim Irsay) really sees the opportunity to move forward here and make that push.

Joey Porter

I would think somebody would say it, but I wouldn't think he would say it. He's too soft to say something like that. He's going to have an opportunity to back up his words and I'm going to have an opportunity to back up my words. It's something I'm looking forward to. I'm ready to get it on.

Jerramy Stevens

Joey's a great player. I look forward to the challenge.

Bill Stoneman

John has been an integral part in the success of our pitching staff. We look forward to another impressive season from him.

Jessica Wilk

JMU is a big in-state rivalry, and we're looking forward to getting back at it and getting on the right side of the win column.

Andrew Card

Harriet is an outstanding person ... I look forward to her hearings and I look forward to her confirmation and I look for to her taking that oath. It means so much to all of us,

Terry Bradway

Herm did a good job when he was here. At this point it was good for us to make a change. I'm looking forward to the future.

John Hughs

Going forward you're not going to see anything too dramatic, barring any major news event.

John Silvia

Going forward there is a sense of what are we trying to do here?

Greg Jackson

Kids who come here, I see them grow. My philosophy is not winning and losing. When I see a kid like Tracey, it puts this job in perspective.

Travis Moyer

Jordan did a very nice job out there. He pitched excellent. He only made one mistake.

Scott Rice

Joey's a talented kid. He did a nice job on his routes.

Matt McKay

Joe did an outstanding job on Biggs. We didn't want him shooting 3s.

Galen Hall

Joe did a miraculous job keeping that squad from not splitting offensively and defensively.

John Caudwell

Journalists like to say I started off sweeping the pottery floors. But it was just a short-lived part time job doing that after I left school.

Garrett Gravesen

Jobs can wait, but the lives of these kids cannot. And because no one else was doing anything else about it.

Glen Smith

He viewed it as a job that had to be done.

Allard Baird

He comes into Spring Training where it's his job to lose.

Kellan Lutz

I love the idea of marriage. I definitely want marriage and little Kellans running around.

Keke Palmer

I love competing. I love a challenge. I love going in and showing people what I can do, proving to them that I can get this part, that I can give you what you want.

Grady Sizemore

I always feel like that. That's what I love about the game. There's always pressure in baseball.

Maria Sharapova

I also want to play in the Olympics and would love to represent Russia there as well.

Stephen Jackson

He wants to play with us. He loves his teammates. He has no problem with his teammates. He told me that personally. He wants to come back and play.

Rod Carew

He cared. I love him. I'm going to miss him.

Peggy Fleming

He just loves what he's doing. And that rubs off on his skaters.

Sami Hyypia

He is very aggressive, loves a tackle and can play as well.

Greg Cipes

Gosh, I love saying 'Booyakasha!' I keep finding new ways to say it. I love saying 'Booyakasha.'

Lena Headey

Really, I still just think of myself as a Northerner, ultimately. It's in my DNA. I'll always have those Northern qualities. We can be mischievous. We can be bold.

Rob Collins

If there's a better player in Northern California, I haven't seen him.

Brent Walston

Everyone here at North Johnston wishes him well at his new job.

Ben Graham

This is kind of the cornerstone of our expansion. It's the first one of its kind in North America.

Condoleezza Rice

The northwest is very different from what I could have imagined.

John Stephens

It took us seven years to saturate Northern California.

Mohamed ElBaradei

The U.S. engages with North Korea, so I don't see why they can't engage with Iran.

Carlos Alberto

They will come for a victory and they will come to play football, not volleyball like Northern Ireland.

Jeff Perreault

They're undefeated and the #1 ranked team in North Dakota. Their program is very strong.

Scott Hinkel

I wrestled here; I wore the singlet. I have a passion for the sport. This is where I like to be.

Henry Blanco

He just has a passion for the game.

Maya Angelou

Her passion was never spent in public display.

Loui Antonucci

I think that there's a lot of passion with these people.

Flip Saunders

I thought we had terrible energy, terrible passion in the first half. We just seemed very disinterested.

Flip Saunders

I thought we had terrible energy, terrible passion in the first half. Just seemed very much disinterested. Then we picked things up, played with more energy, got the lead.

Rick Clausen

I think it's the ultimate rivalry in the SEC. There's always a little more passion when it comes to this game.

Richard Whately

To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.

Richelle Mead

Some part of you will always ... fight to cling to life and experience all it has. That's why you're so reckless in the things you do. You don't hold back your feelings, your passion, your anger. It makes you remarkable. It makes you dangerous

Jon Runyan

Just pushing and shoving. That's the way I always play.

Ryan Baker

I think it's from each other and pushing each other and having fun. If somebody does well, then we'll give him some support.

Dan Morrison

He has a built-in self-starter. He's never satisfied where he's at. He's always pushing himself.

Will Ferrell

When you look at someone like Sacha Baron Cohen, you have to really respect the boundaries he is pushing as Bruno or Borat.

Werner Erhard

Whatever you are pushing against, you are stuck to.

Sally Ride

Studying whether there's life on Mars or studying how the universe began, there's something magical about pushing back the frontiers of knowledge. That's something that is almost part of being human, and I'm certain that will continue.

Grady Jackson

I'll be ready for Detroit. I just have to get the footwork down, get used to pushing and everything again.

James Humphrey

That's a big motivation. If we're up by 10-12, we shouldn't just get comfortable. We need to keep pushing it.

Brian Rush

It's where you finish. We've been pushing it pretty hard. Each week we keep getting better.