Famous Quotes & Sayings

Israel Idonije

As a child, I always said I was going to be a professional basketball player like Michael Jordan.

Billy Donovan

As a basketball team you have to go through it. They need it. The game came down to our inexperience on the basketball court to their experience.

Michael Wong

As a group, we don't have the size and strength of other basketball players, so we try to create our own little world of basketball. We're not trying to lock people out because we're better. We're protecting our weaker status.

Jeff Davis

The bottom line is, we were beat tonight by a very good basketball team. I won't say better, but a very good basketball team.

Diana Taurasi

The bottom line is we've got good basketball players so we make good basketball decisions and play really good basketball and we just got to keep that same focus and intensity,

Don Allen

The bottom line is we're going to be playing onehopefully twovery good basketball teams. We're going to have our work cut out for us, regardless. A month-and-a-half ago, we were in the bottom of the barrel.

Austin Kirby

At times, we've stagnated a little on offense. We still haven't played our best basketball yet.

Terry Becker

A year ago, these guys were a long ways from being a good basketball team. But the great thing about them is that they worked hard and they listened and they learned.

Mike Lewis

Back east here, we were kind of basketball snobs. We figured we had to be better. That was our first mistake.

Carolina Milanesi

As competition continues to drive price pressure at the low end and a design and technology 'arms race' at the high end, the survival of the fittest depends more and more on economies of scales, or very carefully cut out niche markets.

Marc Chouinard

As a hockey player, it's one of the things you dread. It made me realize to be careful out there, especially when you have your back to the play.

Rusty Ladd

As a little child you are utterly dependent on the people that are your caretakers, and he was supposed to take care of her.

Tyler Mason

The big thing for Nevada, for us especially, would be the huge investments in technology and what they've done to modernize health care administration.

Philip Virgo

The big raids will be for project management staff so you need to ensure these staff are content and that means providing clear career paths and training opportunities. Many firms haven't been doing this because over the past few years they haven't felt the need to, but that is going to change with all these public sector projects.

Ron Hill

a very good example of a company that cares deeply about their community.

Debbie Norton

At your own home, you can ignore little problems like a leaky faucet or dripping pipes. But a person paying rent expects that to be taken care of.

Michael Cuddyer

A win is a win in our book, and we don't care how we do it.

Billy Blanks

A will is to make a decision how you should take care of yourself.

Kevin Collins

Our defense has made some big plays and scored some this year. We have a couple of interception returns for touchdowns.

Glenn Griffin

Our defense did a pretty good job, especially considering that we were missing a couple of defenders. (Jordan) Webb was sweeping for me, and she did a good job for us.

Jim Boeheim

Our defense at the end was tremendous by all our guys. They couldn't get a shot the last couple of chances.

Debbie Brown

Our drive-offs the first part of the month were very severe. And then we made a couple more pumps prepaid and that seemed to help, but then they started hitting the other ones that were not.

Lindy Ruff

Our entries weren't very good. Our passing wasn't very good. Shot selection was bad. We missed the net on good opportunities. We didn't get traffic. We had a couple guys on a couple shifts with the power play that couldn't handle the puck, and it disrupted the whole power play.

Johnnie Burton

Our experience tells us we could expect wells to be drilled within a couple of years after the lease sale occurs. Production is something else. Production could occur within three to four years.

Ron James

Our execution in the second half was suspect in a couple areas.

Lindy Ruff

Our execution and passing wasn't very good. We had a couple of guys on a couple of shifts who couldn't handle the puck, and it disrupted the whole power play.

Jon Choboy

People don't know it, but these guys come out and work hard every day. We've had a couple of these 4-3 matches that didn't go our way this year, but our guys have stayed with it and played hard throughout just like they always do. Today was our day and I can't say enough about this team. I'm really proud of them.

Fran Drescher

The thing about Fran Fine is she'll always be the flashy girl from Flushing.

O. J. Simpson

I've always gotten a little less recognition than the other players, ... and that's fine with me.

Ben Steele

I wanted to come back, ... That's what's disappointing - I missed out on a pretty good opportunity (to play). But I'll be fine and ready to go on Monday.

William Shakespeare

A fine volley of words, gentlemen, and quickly shot off

Gerry Fleming

A fine is fine with me. Nobody got hurt on the play.

John Flaherty

After he reached for his leg I went out to talk to him during that inning. He said the leg was fine but that he was letting it all out that inning.

Steve Spurrier

After being with a team that didn't score many points, I sort of realized why teams didn't like us (at Florida), ... We kept trying to score the whole game and for some reason, in football, you're not supposed to do that. If we lose by a big number, that's fine with me.

Bruce Montgomery

Subtle nuances, fine finishes and overall quality are most important.

Russell Smith

No matter how fine your suit and your shoes, you will remind everyone that you are not yet a grownup man by wearing them with your old college knapsack, in its nasty, nylon glory.

Harry Browne

A show's a show, and this is for a good cause.

Erica White

As good as this feels, we're not done yet.

Chris Nelson

As good as (Southern Nevada) is, to come in and win in their park, that's a good thing for Derek.

Robert Esche

As good as it may have seemed, we still lost the game. So, it wasn't that great.

Jay Bilas

As good as I thought they were going to be, and I thought they would be in the NCAA tournament, I didn't think they were going to be this good. I didn't think they were going to be this mature, this polished and this resilient.

Brad Skoglund

As good as catch, maybe better, than the one at state.

Louie Golden

As good a player as he is, he's so unselfish. He makes teams go. He makes it happen.

Jessica Springsteen

As for singing, my parents say I have a good voice, but then again, they have to say that.

Rocky Carroll

As an actor, you can think your way out of a lot of good things sometimes. I trust my instincts as an actor, and I trust the instincts of the creators, so it's a good combination.

Jeff Bowden

I've never talked with Jay about it, but I remember when he was going through it. There's not much you can say. It just reminds you that you have to be thick-skinned to be in this profession. It's sad that's the way it is, but that's the way it is. You just better be able to handle it when it comes.

Arlen Specter

It would take us less time to handle this trial than to handle the talk shows,

Urban Meyer

I used to be able to handle him very easily.

Mike Conflitti

They all specialize in something different and it helps out a lot. There's no way I could handle this by myself, especially not being in the school.

Tom Cole

The WWF knows I have been telling the truth since the beginning, and they really can't handle someone who has the truth on their side.

Larry Smith

These are the projects that are needed to be able to handle the traffic.

H. Hart

This is one of those losses that makes you sick to your stomach. I don't think my team has ever hurt about loss like they are right now. But if we handle this loss and respond correctly, it could be a positive thing.

Ron Mason

The way the game's played today, especially in the Olympic level on the big ice sheet, you need people that can skate well and handle the puck well. That's his forte.

Martin Barras

That's why he earns so much respect around the traps, because he can handle himself not just in a very professional way, but he's very much his own man and he does things the right way.

Nick Park

You need to find things like having your actors move 2 inches in a day pretty exciting.

Tommy Williams

From midnight to 4 a.m., we recorded about 2 inches of rain and over a half-inch more from then until 8 a.m..

Mark Ewens

We had 5.1 inches of snow here, with 0.53 inch of precipitation.

David Dwyer

The monitors are sort of windows into the way kids are thinking. You don't want to sit down and lecture them, you want to give them time in this wonderful interactive environment.

Eric Dubin

Do you realize these kids lost their mother? ... Are you having fun?

LouAnn Hopson

Defensively, we didn't get to do a whole lot. I saw the kids warming up and I knew that they were ready to go today.

Chris Kaman

Any kids out there, I'd tell them try and do what you can. If you need the medication, you need the medication. I didn't want to take a pill for the rest of my life.

Stephen Bennett

Are kids going to suffer because of all of this unorganized mess?

Richard Seto

And the kids come out and some of them perform at an assembly.

Gina Miller

(The students) were all saying the same things. You just don't know what kids will do these days.

David Robbins

The staff will be lost; the kids will be lost, but they will be lost together,

Sandy Wood

The team we played, unfortunately was very weak. But it was an opportunity to get matches played for kids who don't usually play.

Catrina Thompson

During the first match everyone always has nerves. And even though it is going to be tough, we will be ready.

Mike Thibault

Once we made that first run, they weren't able to match it.

Marcos Baghdatis

I've played him second round, third round, quarters. Now it's the final. So every day is different. I just go into the match and play my game, just try not to make a lot of mistakes, just try to make him play. I'll try to find a solution in the match.

John Corcoran

It was the pivotal match in the whole tournament and it was a big win for them and a big win for the team.

Bob White

It was very frustrating. The talent doesn't match the attitude.

John Rittenhouse

This is states, so every match is going to be a challenge.

Holly Brown

The way we've been playing, we're going to be a tough match for them.

Annika Sorenstam

That's just match play, ... That's what makes it so exciting.

Davis III

You see that in match play, and that's why we don't do it every week. It's a little too volatile to do it every week.

Tom Sawyer

As congressman, my voting record on these matters is clear. I know how to get things done.

Frank Dixon

As a matter of fact, it would be a shock if we weren't. As long as I've been here, we've been No. 1 every year for 15 years. Very seldom have we been out of the No. 1 slot.

Stephen F. Lynch

other matters have been referred to us, and we are taking a look at those matters.

Christopher Hill

The sense is we should be able to wrap this up in a matter of days, not weeks,

Shyam Saran

These matters should be resolved through discussions and not through confrontation.

Alicia Figgs

Some people usually don't come awake, no matter how long they live.

David Morse

No matter how many people tell you, Save your money, when you've got a series, you never do. Somehow it doesn't seem important. Maybe it's because you've been without money for so long as an actor.

Nigerian Proverb

No matter how long the night may be, the day is sure to come

Tony McCoy

No matter how long I go without riding winners, I know in the back of my head that I can ride.

Mark Whitaker

The bottom-line pressures at Time Inc. are no secret,

Steve Robinson

That's what we want to do. We want to put some pressure on and just run, run, run.

David Eckstein

That's what we try to do, put pressure on the other pitcher.

Paul Brinkman

This puts a lot of pressure on us. It is unfortunate, but that is the way it is. It could be pretty rough for students.

Carnie Wilson

If someone puts too much pressure on me, I will automatically rebel.

Jan de Bont

It's always an enormous pressure when you do a sequel. The demands are so high, and it's expensive.

Jamie Redknapp

There is pressure every day as a footballer.

Ari Graynor

Twitter's a lot of work! That's the first thing I would say. There's so much pressure to be funny.

Billie Jean King

Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.

Zeke Jones

I think in some spots we competed well and there were some spots where we could have done a little better.

Tubby Smith

Teams like this give us a lot of problems.

George C. Williams

This is one of the best, if not the best, teams we've had here in a long time,

Jamie Spencer

We've got two different teams here. It's like this every year.

Jim Brown

This one is a very competitive tournament. There's probably 10 teams in the top 20 there, at least.

Lynn Meger

There's not a lot of differences between their teams in that district. There aren't a lot of differences between our teams.

Cadillac Williams

We want to be great. No question. Even more than that, we want our teams to be great.

Tom Condon

Those are the two teams we have scheduled so far.

Marissa Chovanec

Many of them play on the same travel teams and know each other well.

Randy Schaedig

From that standpoint, this isn't really much of a change. We play all those teams already anyway.

Doc Sadler

We tried some things. A triangle-and-two, some zone. And they made some shots.

Phil Budervic

We tried not to do that, because that's kind of unfair. But when we need a basket...that's who we're going to.

Dirk Nowitzki

We tried a lot of things that game, but he's just that good.

James Simpson

We all tried to get the word out any way possible. Did it help? Who knows. For all we know, the chopper was already on the way. But it did get attention, and now they're safe.

Denny McCrotty

We tried to manufacture some runs, it was too much. That's kind of been our story for some kind now." ()

Kylan Robinson

She tried to make it, but it was too late.

Grant Hill

I would probably say yes. I don't see getting another surgery. We tried it. It didn't work. I don't see doing another.

Bob Enos

We've tried surgery, medications, and nothing has changed.

Tom Daschle

We've tried all the voluntary options, ... They have all failed. We know what we've got to do.