Famous Quotes & Sayings

Nich Schafer

Kari's a great athlete and her game has just improved year after year. She has the game to go even farther this year. The sky is the limit for her.

Craig Haase

John is exactly the kind of athlete every coach wants on his team. He brings knowledge and great work ethic to every game and every practice. He's always been a small kid, but, through hard work, he's improved his body a lot. That's a tribute to his dedication. He's the kind of kid every coach dreams about.

Jonathan Williams

I think it really opened the door for black athletes at the time.

Steve Shephard

It came down to those last two athletes to do their job the best they could and both Stephanie and Meredith really came through in the clutch.

Denny Green

He'll be one of the best athletes they've got there. He can dunk a ball any way you want to dunk it. Absolutely. He's got exceptional speed, exceptional jumping ability. He'll be a regular gym rat.

Kevin Meyer

He knows we need to get him involved more. He is one of our best athletes and we need to find ways to keep him out on the field.

Hilton Armstrong

There are so many athletes on this team. But everybody gives up a little bit to make the team better.

Bill Edwards

There are simple common denominators in all sports, whether it's hockey or football or softball. An athlete is an athlete. There are certain athletic movements that transcend from each sport to another. Teaching kids to become aware of their bodies and their athletic movements is so crucial.

John Daniels

Here she was, this elite athlete that knew she had some potential, and she came to this school that didn't even have an athletic program when she committed to come here. She took quite a leap of faith.

Keke Palmer

I don't wish for anything. Wishing for a million dollars feels greedy. I just wish for the best for me.

Katherine Paterson

The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears.

Mike Gansey

Kevin is one of the best all-around players in the conference. He's obviously one of the best shooters and his inside play has improved this season. Kevin is a big part of our team.

Peter Laviolette

I would think that we're going to take the best players available.

Pat Brisson

Jack thought long and hard about it. It was very flattering for him that Carolina was so interested but Jack just feels his development is best served by staying another year at school. It was a tough decision but Jack feels good about it.

Chris DiMarco

Jack's the best, the best of all time, and to make that putt for him is what it's all about, ... We wanted to get a win for him so much. Last night, we had a great, emotional dinner. Everybody got up and talked, and I think everybody said they wanted to go out and win this for Jack. And to do that is unbelievable.

John Bogle

Jack Brennan is the best person I could possibly have found,

Stacy Keibler

I would say my best feature has to be my legs - they are 41.5 inches long!

Ed Oakley

I would say it's in his best interest, at this stage of the game.

Ron Moore

The purpose of zoning land for agricultural preservation is so that prime and unique farmland may be converted to urban use last,

Jim Ryan

They were converted to a larger-size tank but they just can't get it right. All of a sudden it starts cutting out.

Saint Teresa of Avila

When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No one saw what I endured... At the moment of my entrance into this new state I felt a joy so great that it has never failed me even to this day; and God converted the dryness of my soul into a very great tenderness.

Alex Butler

The thing is, when you have an inside game you have a greater tendency to draw fouls and contact. Honestly, we don't have an inside game. We don't have back-to-the-basket guys. Our '5' guys are really '3s' and '4s' and I've converted them because you have to play somewhere inside of 10 feet. It may not be fair to them, but that's the situation that we're in.

Shawn Amos

At the height of his popularity in 1977, Cat Stevens converted to Islam and dedicated his life to educational and philanthropic causes.

John Morley

You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.

Berhanu Nega

I converted Ethiopian Birr into dollars, ... and spent 32,000 dollars for one, 12,000 for another.

Nico Santucci

I converted C2K at the Venetian from a showroom into a club.

Denis Freeman

Our pressure defense really started to work. We didn't let Morgan settle into their offense and when we forced a turnover, we converted on the other end.

Gil Brandt

He didn't work out like a tight end would work out, but he worked out like a defensive or offensive lineman. He's an intriguing guy, a good guy to look at.

Lou Dawkins

He could easily have gotten more time early, but he didn't understand our defensive philosophy. The one thing we say here is if you don't play defense, you don't play. You can always have an off night shooting, but you can always play defense.

Lanny Smith

He killed us. We had some breakdowns in our defensive rotations, which we usually don't do.

Trevor Doughty

I thought we had a great defensive effort. The kids kept their poise whenever they were being very deliberate with the basketball. They stayed very composed.

Phil Jackson

I thought we had a good defensive first half. We capitalized off the steals and turnovers. I don't think we finished well, but the win tonight was good for our confidence.

Trent Strickland

I thought we had the game secured. But I guess that's when we all started thinking that. I just think we got a little relaxed and our defensive intensity wasn't at its highest peak.

Vance Downs

I thought the kids gave a great effort and guarded some of (the Johnston players) really well. We just wish we could have come up with a few more defensive rebounds there in the last few possessions.

Becky Hammon

I thought the game got turned around on the defensive end more than anything.

Bob Hill

I thought that we just couldn't keep them off the boards. We talked about finishing our defensive sets and we'd get them to miss and then they'd get the rebound.

Joey Miller

I was looking at these guys on TV last year. Now I'm one of them. It's really awesome.

Tim Hanson

Jake is a very talented freshman. Our varsity lineup has some guys that will be running varsity for the first time, so it will be interesting to see.

John McCullough

Guys can relate to it because every guy they want to play in the NBA, and they can relate it and they think maybe I can help them." ()

Skyler Green

Guys are trying to get back to normal as much as possible. It's getting better, but it's not quite there yet.

Ron Gardenhire

Guys are trying. Guys are out there playing. You've also got to score some runs, too. Our starters haven't been getting it done. Our offense has to pick them up.

Scott White

Guys are sore. It's very, very demanding. But he's really challenging us to play through it.

Al Horford

Guys are sagging so much in the lane, especially this team. They want you to shoot three's. You can't leave a guy like Lee Humphrey wide open like that and try to sag off, and we made them pay tonight.

Robert Esche

Guys are putting the onus on themselves to get this right. It was an ugly win.

Justin Leonard

Guys are little more relaxed here, ... You don't have the media buildup. The intensity is there, but for whatever reason the pressure is different. This event, you don't think about it until you get here. With the Ryder Cup, six months out people start talking about this and that. The next thing you know is we're all white-knuckled.

Mario Lemieux

I thought the other lines were pretty good, as well. We'll see what happens.

Nariman Behravesh

I think that whole line of reasoning is overdone.

Dale Mitchell

He was lined up straight with the ship canal,

Richelle Mead

My life didnʹt need to be on the line for me to enjoy dessert.

William Whewell

Hence no force, however great, can stretch a cord, however fine, into a horizontal line which is accurately straight: there will always be a bending downwards.

Richard Francis Burton

The Now, that indivisible point which studs the length of infinite line Whose ends are nowhere, is thine all , the puny all thou callest thine.

Walter Huston

Hell, I ain't paid to make good lines sound good. I'm paid to make bad lines sound good.

Mark Fields

Our path is not going to linear and smooth.

Chan Gailey

Our offensive line is pretty young. We did not feel like it was imperative. We'll make a push for some next year, maybe one or two. I don't feel any pressure right now and I think we'll have to look and see what we have numbers-wise to work with next year.

James Wicklund

There are so many variables to watch. With the API numbers on the way, everyone is in a wait and see attitude.

Charles Steinberg

What we have not seen in any significant numbers is people who refuse.

John Lindsey

Here, we're running into the problem of specific numbers again,

Bob White

I don't feel that their numbers and 'facts' are very accurate.

Alex Brown

I don't know that we've got his number yet.

Robert Keats

I don't know where their number comes from.

Steve Tisch

I'd be shocked if the suggestion internally to recommend two teams ever comes up. I think the numbers are too big. I think it would be an overwhelming suggestion. Over time, possibly.

Doreen Marchione

Ideally, we'd want to work ourselves out of business. There will always be some people who need help. But, ultimately, we want to work to see the numbers going down.

Homer Simpson

Hello? Operator! Give me the number for 911!

Asjha Jones

They like to think they can find success on the offensive glass. And they did. We have to do a better job.

Mike Sherman

This is the healthiest we've been on the offensive line. We've really survived this preseason without injury, and that's been a first for us.

Steve Spurrier

It wasn't real pretty for the offensive guys, so we'll regroup, watch tape and see if we can get better.

Steve Hutchinson

It was special. An offensive lineman doesn't really have stats for himself, so any time you can get the rushing record or a touchdown record like that it's big for us, too.

Ben Smith

As a young kid, she was an offensive whiz-bang.

Brian Hill

That's just our nemesis with this team. We can't seem to keep them off the offensive boards.

Gary Ernst

You have to respect every player. Each player has his own offensive identity.

Courteney Cox

I don't find the whole 'cougar' word that offensive.

Bill Self

If we didn't make those outside shots today, it would have been an ugly offensive game. You have got to make shots when teams do that.

Scot Bunnell

Harrison is playing really well and to go over there and win will be a challenge.

Thomas Muster

I was so tired of playing tennis, so tired of traveling, of hotels, everything related to this sport.

Jimmy Newman

When he's not playing polo or sleeping, he is concentrating on getting well-mounted and staying well-mounted.

Tony Bethel

When he (Simmons) is playing at his best, we win.

Brad Wilkerson

We've got to realize what we're playing for. Now's the time to want it.

Bill Guerin

We've got to keep playing for our lives.

Jeremy Trueblood

I thought we had a better team this year. But that was before we started playing the game, I guess. But they were a better team than they were two years ago -- a lot better.

Ryan Ghere

I thought that made them start playing harder.

Grady Sizemore

I think we got the team that can do it. We just got to keep playing the way we are. We're right where we wanted to be, and now it's up to us.