Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bobby Fischer

When I won the world championship, in 1972, the United States had an image of, you know, a football country, a baseball country, but nobody thought of it as an intellectual country.

Dylan O'Brien

I love baseball - 'Moneyball' was my favorite book when I was 13.

Rod Schwarz

We were just talking about how baseball can chew you up if you let it. One day this can happens and the next day can be totally opposite. That won't happen, though, if you hang your head and feel sorry for yourself. You have to come back and get after it.

Vin Scully

I love baseball and I don't want to be part of anything that would cheapen it or vulgarize it.

Vin Scully

I really love baseball. The guys and the game, and I love the challenge of describing things.

Vida Blue

Charlie Finley has soured my stomach for baseball. He treated me like a damn colored boy.

Vida Blue

I keep telling myself, don't get cocky. Give your services to the press and the media, be nice to the kids, throw a baseball into the stands once in a while.

Vida Blue

Catfish Hunter was a man among men. He was a genuine person. There was nothing phony about him. I learned a lot from him, both on and off the baseball field.

Usher

I tried football and got my ass beat. I tried baseball, and the ball knocked out one of my teeth.

Brianna Schooley

I've seen the video and still can't believe it. I will always remember the cheering and how great it felt when I scored with 1:28 left to play. That moment will always be very special to me.

Tad Perry

I've worked carefully with our internal people to make sure we follow the open meetings laws. I believe we did in this case.

Tiger Woods

I've won four and, I tell you what, it's hard to believe really, just because it's the Masters. This is something every kid dreams of playing in, and, hopefully, one day even winning it. To have the opportunity to win four already is the thrill of the lifetime.

Mitch Lasky

I've witnessed first hand the impact the Benchmark team has had on new ventures, and I believe their commitment to the entrepreneur and dedication to building companies of lasting value really set the firm apart.

Luke Donald

I've still got to believe that I can (win). If I play really great golf, then I've got a chance to win around here.

Amanda Crew

I've never seen any ghost, but I definitely believe that there's some sort of something spiritual out there. I mean, there has to be.

Turner Stevenson

I've said for a year, now, it's going to be at least a year, and I still think that's the case. No Stanley Cup handed out this year. Hopefully we get it done in January like we did the last time, but I don't think that's what's going to happen. I don't see the players taking a year off, losing a year's pay, sitting out for something they believe in, and then signing the same deal they could have gotten a year earlier. That's not going to happen.

Walter Willett

It would be a huge misinterpretation to believe that it doesn't matter what we eat to prevent heart disease and cancer.

Matti Vanhanen

It would be more correct to say that the EU is in difficulties. I am not taking issue with whether or not there are problems in the leadership ... I do not necessarily believe in an authoritarian style of leadership where democracy is concerned

Jason Gibson

We decided to go in another direction at quarterback. He's (Leak) a big, strong kid and he's got a big-time arm.

Olga Pomar

We don't think the residents of Cramer Hill should be forced out of their homes and that their homes should be taken by eminent domain. They had already selected the developer and decided on the proposal they would use before they had objectively evaluated the neighborhood and heard from the public.

Nancy Allen

Since it happened in our area, and it?s the Oxford Lions, we thought we?d step up. We decided last Thursday at our meeting. We wanted to get it out and do it quick.

Sanath Jayasuriya

I thought about it long and hard and decided that's it. It's a very emotional moment, but I guess every good thing has to come to an end.

Horacio Gutierrez

Transparency is vitally important in what can be a very opaque process in Brussels. We've decided to open this up so people can understand the issues.

Eric Wortman

I'm excited to come back next year. Well, hey, I qualified.

Phillip Woods

I'm excited to be back on the home court. We always play well at the House.

Sam Martin

I'm excited to be at the primary level and know when the kids leave Aux Sable they are going to be prepared for the junior high. I get to work with the students, parents and teachers from day one of their schooling.

Chris Hanson

I?m excited to be a part of the new branch, and I have great team to work with.

Judy Thompson

It's a wonderful facility and we're really excited about it.

Joan Winter

We're really excited about this. The goal is for every family to have one.

Chet Reed

We were a little excited and started getting fatigued.

Matt Holliday

We're at that level of knowing we can play here and play well at this level. You hate to get really excited ...

Tom Coughlin

We're excited about this pick. It's truly a valuable pick.

Terrence Gabriel

The Nasdaq has at least the Microsoft report to look forward to, which should be strong.

Romeo Crennel

I'm sure he's disappointed because I know he wanted to be part of a victory. But he's still part of the team and we're looking forward to a speedy recovery.

Simon Dyson

I just want to keep playing as I have been doing and shooting sub-par rounds. I think if one of us shoots four- or five-under on Sunday, (he) could take it. I am looking forward to it. I have been in a share of the lead every day and feel I have responded well.

Don Pierson

The larger corporations have such significant resources, they take their initiative and move forward without significant needs.

Trevor Thomas

It's real disappointing. It makes you feel like you've done all this work for nothing. Most of these players don't have anything to look forward to right now.

Josh Miller

It's heartbreaking. It's opening day and I'm not working. Just like players and fans, umpires look forward to opening day.

Mike Comrie

It's been a fun 300 games, but I'm looking forward to the next 300 even more.

Jason Gore

It's been a lot of fun. I'm still trying to level things off in life, but I look forward to this week, for sure.

Craig Bellamy

It's been a tough period for me but I'm going where people know me and I'm looking forward to working with them.

Irving Berlin

We joined the Navy to see the world, / And what did we see? We saw the sea.

Bobby Knight

I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation.

Bobby Howard

We were leading 7-2 in the game. We just didn't get it done.

Scott Walker

My problem with public sector union leaders, the bosses, has been they stood in the way of protecting the taxpayer.

Ernie Harwell

It's easy, inexpensive, everyone can do it and it will lead to better things.

Dave Barry

When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.

Charles Stanley

God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us.

Alan Autry

Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.

Al Oerter

So what if I never win my fifth gold medal; It's only one end of the string. It's competing that matters. It's proving that there is a place for guys like me in sports. It's a persona challenge to extend myself.

Al McGuire

Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.

William Shakespeare

Patience is sottish, and impatience does become a dog that's mad.

Shelby Lynne

Well, I had a record deal since I was 18, and it got me where I am.

Mark Martin

I'm not always successful. But I try to treat the people the way I want to be treated. I really try to keep that in mind, but it doesn't always work.

Michael Grade

I sometimes say that success just happens. That's not true. You have to make it happen. When I make up my mind to do something, I make sure it happens. You can't wait for the phone to ring. You have to ring them.

Orison Swett Marden

The hopeful man sees success where others see failure, sunshine where others see shadows and storm.

Eric Schmidt

Even though Google may do very well, there will always be an alternative to what Google is doing, and people will always have the free choice... because there's no way for us to prevent them from exercising that choice. That is one of the key aspects of why the Internet has been so successful. No technologies can dominate.

Eli Manning

We don't mind working hard to be successful. We don't mind working to be at our best.

Charles Buxton

Sometimes success is due less to ability than to zeal.