Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mike Thibault

We had some advantages we refused to take advantage of. I just don't think we played very smart. The emotional difference was just being mad at how we were playing.

Geoff Jenkins

We had plenty of opportunities. We just didn't take advantage of the opportunities we had.

Amy Trask

We want a home-field advantage for the team.

Larry Coker

We got a glimpse of what can happen, where we can be. And with a very good Colorado team coming to town with a week off, certainly we'll have a tremendous challenge there. But I think being at home, this is a time we've got to build on. We've got to take advantage of it. Seize the day.

Missy Rodey

We fully expect to take advantage of the Health Service District.

Anne Kelley

We have a big advantage now in that people are more likely to come to a new place where they are one of the founding faculty members and have a lot of say in what gets done, ... But when you get to the point where we have 100 faculty and we're just another UC at the bottom of the barrel, there's less to distinguish ourselves.

Rusty Lane

We had a few opportunities. We just couldn't take advantage of it.

Thad Kopec

We had a few opportunities early. I felt if we could have taken advantage, it would have changed the feel of the game.

Dusty Baker

We were one of the better teams in the league on the road. That's usually the toughest part of the equation. We need to play well at home and establish home-field advantage and superiority.

Danny Graves

Before I came here, I expected to teach some basic stuff from Step 1, but some of these guys can actually hit it. They have the athletic capability, I think they can pick up the sport very easily, and I also think the interest is going to be there. I think it will continue to spread in the country.

Jay Harrington

His best years of basketball are down the road. He's a very skilled, athletic kid who can jump.

Billy Donovan

His game is slashing, driving, getting into the lane. He made some spectacular, athletic plays.

Brenda Jackson

I'm totally shocked and humbled they would give me such an honor. When (Wofford athletic director) Richard Johnson contacted me I was speechless.

David Jacobs

I just saw him (last) Friday and he talked about what he was going to do after graduation. He really wanted to be an athletic director.

Steve Bilsky

I heard from scores of university presidents, athletic directors and basketball coaches, and the unanimous opinion is that Glen is a person of integrity, sincerity and uncommon coaching acumen.

Joe Johnson

I have to thank Billy and coach Woodson for believing in me and giving me this opportunity, ... And I think this is going to be fun for all of us players. We'll have so many athletic guys who can get up and down the floor. And it will be great for the fans. We're going to be an exciting team.

Vince Dooley

I'm open to more than before when I was athletic director. I'm selective now, but I was even more so when I was athletic director. Being employed by the university, I didn't feel like I needed to be as visible promoting things as I am now.

Mick Cronin

I have no problem if he chooses to leave and pursue other opportunities, that's his choice. If our athletic department or myself choose not to release him to a particular school it means we are not comfortable with possible direct or indirect contact that has been made, and I'm not going to comment on any particular school.

Peter Jacobs

I think the key is that next year, even though Boeing will see about a 15-16 percent decline in revenue, they should still be able to show improvement in the bottom line.

Michael Beasley

It was an honor to be a part of history, but honestly I don't remember all the games we've played. I do remember the trips, though, and that's what we will miss the most ? all those good times.

Wilbert Hamilton

We are still having problems with the half court. We are trying to play a lot of people and I guess we are putting them in the wrong positions and just not getting that cohesiveness. We've got another game to try to get it right.

Fred Thompson

We did a much better job this game staying in it mentally,

Rob Salter

We did a good job of pushing the tempo. Even though we weren't on our A game defensively, we played well offensively.

Kevin Stallings

We did a good job of getting back in the game in the second half, but we ran out of gas. You have to play really well on the road to win in this league. We didn't and they did.

Michael Redd

We did a good job (in the second half). This is a game we had to have.

Bruce Bowen

We did a better job in the second half of the game tonight.

Chris Brady

We didn't play as we normally do tonight. (The Panthers) played an all-around good game tonight. They are a really hard team to defend.

Mickey Bounds

We didn't play as well as I had hoped we would. Last week and this week we made some mistakes that hurt us. We did work on getting some wide open shots in our spread offense. This game will help us on down the road.

Tubby Smith

When a team shoots 72 percent, you're not really playing much defensively.

Martin Amis

I sometimes feel I'm a sort of cult writer, rather than a mainstream writer, in that those who like my stuff like it a lot, but the appeal is not that broad.