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.

David Wright

You look at it, you've got to take one game at a time and play good baseball. Yes, we started hot, but there have been a ton of teams that start hot, then they go into a drought after that. So we have to stay focused and continue doing what we're doing.

Mark Ellis

You look at Frank's numbers and he's amazing. He's already a presence around here. You couldn't be a baseball fan in the '90s and not follow Frank Thomas. He's as good as there was in the game.

John Gibbons

First of all, he's been in the organization a long time. Second, he's had a lot of these guys, ... He's a good baseball man, and he's paid his dues. And he's from the South.

Randy Johnson

There's really not one person in this clubhouse we could have been without,

Tom Slater

There was a little extra bounce in their step. With the hard work they put in ever single day, it makes them feel better to know that they're being rewarded for hard their hard work. The most important thing in baseball is confidence. Obviously when you win, it gives you a little more.

Jim Rew

There's something about playing the game of baseball that lights up a youngster's eyes but for children facing mental and physical challenges, that opportunity can often be a difficult first test. The Miracle League gives these children the opportunity to get out in the sunshine and enjoy the game of baseball in its purest form.

Scott Wallsten

There's no real justification for public financing of stadiums. They don't generate economic benefits. They don't help revitalize neighborhoods. The economic research on this is pretty solid. The only studies that show positive effects are the ones commissioned by baseball and people who want a stadium built.

Jeff Bagwell

There's no other situation this would be OK. A normal guy, that wasn't going to play. It fit for our situation at the time. It's not something I would advocate. But Roger Clemens is a gift from the baseball gods. Anything he does is a gift. ... Craig (Biggio) and I have never had a ring. Our best opportunity to get one was to have Roger around. He tends to his obligations, his kids. And it's not like the man comes in here and pitches five innings and gives up six every day.

Jeff Kagan

The rules of the telecom business are changing.

David Cummings

The route between the Isle of Man and Southampton is a key business link for many finance companies, and we are pleased to offer this service to our passengers.

Jiang Baoguo

The roof was leaking and half of the lights were turned off. Because the business was poor, the owner didn't want to spend more money on it.

Taylor Hawkins

I've worked hard, but this business can be tough, and I just consider myself incredibly lucky to have had the career that I have, and to still be having so much fun playing drums and making music.

Mike Mularkey

I've taken business as usual like I'm going into the season as head coach. There's more question out there than there was in here, especially with me. I've approached it full speed.

Richard Ratner

It would be a pity because we think there is huge potential in that business to double profits over the next four to five years, but if 40 pct of your shareholders want out, then I suspect that is what may happen.

Andrew Ladd

It would be nice to have it out of the way so I could just concentrate on hockey, ... But this is the business side of the game that creeps in. And you have to deal with it as you get older so I have to get used to it.

Ned Schwing

It would be like Chevrolet going out of business or Chevrolet being made in Japan or China. Winchester is an American legend, whether you're a gun person or not.

George Miller

It would be unconscionable for the House to continue to do business as usual, ... when the voices and needs of millions of hard-working American families have been closed out of the people's house.

Mark Roman

Sometimes do I think it was unjust? Yeah, but I can think about it all I want - it (isn't) going to change what's going on this year. I'm trying to put all that stuff as far away from my mind as I can possibly get it and just move on and try to prosper in this new year.

Sam Worthington

I sign on to any project because of the director: because they won't change, and you've got to feel confident that you're in good hands, in their vision.

E. Helm

I see no short-term change in that situation. Durham has a great supply of relatively inexpensive homes.

Bill Cowher

I see no reason to make a change at this point.

David Castillo

I've been worried in the past. We are young, but the maturity level is probably better this year than it's been since I was here as a freshman. After the game ... no one was yelling at each other or complaining. That's a big change from years past ... and a pretty good sign we're going to rebound just fine. We can still finish strong and have a great season.

Gary Barnett

I've been voting Texas No. 1, and I'm not going to change my vote.

Gary Coxe

I've been there. I don't know any speaker out there on the circuit who's been through half or a tenth of what I've been through. A lot of people, you hear them say 'You have to change the way you think,' and a lot of people say 'Yep, yep, yep.' But what if you're in the audience, and you're saying 'How do I do that?' That's where I come in.

Olli Jokinen

I've been here six years and Roberto and I are the only two guys left. Scott Mellanby, Pavel Bure, older guys were here then. All gone. We're the older guys now. It's been a little tough. That's a lot of change over the years.

Joe Boylan

I've been out knocking on doors again, trying to change some people's minds.