Famous Quotes & Sayings

Israel Idonije

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

Jerry Graybeal

Reaching 500 games is a great accomplishment. That's a lot of games for any coach. She's a great example of stability in our women's basketball program and it has translated to success on the floor. Carla has been a great representative of Weber State as a player and coach for more than 25 years.

Tony Parker

Definitely difficult to lose him. He was coming back very well. He was starting to play very well. He was playing good basketball so it is hard to lose him again.

Herb Kohl

No two umpires, or no two referees, have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game, ... And ballplayers and basketball players understand that, depending upon who the umpire is and who the referee is, the game can be called entirely differently.

Steve Kerr

So much youth basketball is being played around the world, in countries everywhere. And the sheer volume of kids means that Winthrop and Monmouth can get some pretty good players.

Carly Syverson

Sometimes in basketball you don't think, you react. That's exactly what I did.

Joe Morgan

Teams draft mostly college players now, ... and a black kid from a poor family can't go to college unless he gets a scholarship. He can get one in basketball or football, but not in baseball.

Karl Hobbs

Temple played a fantastic game. The elder statesman showed that he still knows how to get a team up and prepared to win a basketball game.

Brian Hill

Sometimes the light goes on a little bit later. Maybe this is one of those situations where we just realize if we play together and share the basketball and play good defense and force some turnovers and get out and run, we can be pretty good.

John Johnson

As for going on the show, I would not have minded one bit to meet him face to face and look him in the eye, ... But I feel the deck is stacked on that one and the show is Dr. Phil, not Jerry Springer. The title is ?Falsely Accused,? not?Guilty as Sin.?

Rand Paul

As a doctor, I will take it and make it my mission to heal the nation, reverse the course of Obamacare, and repeal every last bit of it.

Jim Furyk

Our team tends to be a little more loose, ... We have a little bit more fun during the Presidents Cup.

Sean Dillon

Our defense kind of locked them down a little bit during that run.

Jools Oliver

People pick up on some bits of the book in particular, like the bit about Jamie's sperm,

Michael A. Stackpole

People downloading my stories from the bit torrent sites were never going to buy them anyway. It's no money out of my pocket.

Greg Chappell

Oh, he is a class act, no doubt. He has so many strokes and can be murderous at times. The only thing is that he needs to be consistent and enjoy what he is doing. I feel at times he is a bit too harsh on himself.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Normally the wicket has a little bit in the morning so we'll have a go at them first. We have some good pace so we want to let them loose.

Jim Tressel

After the first play of the game, our defense dominated. After we were startled a little bit ... our defense decided no more of that and shut them down.

Joey Skaggs

As a news story, I'm just a subject, not a person. My early performances were provocative, so I was stereotypically portrayed as a counter-cultural figure by the mainstream media.

Keith Newman

Defensively, I think we've got to get off to a better start than what we have. I think we've got to go out there and set the tone early in the game.

Jake Shields

I've only seen two of his fights, and it was hard to get a feel for him because he had his man on the ground most of the time. I'm going to have to feel him out early on and see what he's got.

Brian Jones

The September report was taken too early to get the full effect.

W. S. Gilbert

The wickets will be similar to what the players will face early in the season at the SCG,

Dave Moates

That's high school baseball. It's not earth-shattering. It's early in the year, too. They have to learn to pitch and play in games like this to be successful in games like this in April.

Elize Du Toit

I'm not sure if I'll become Dr. Du Toit. I'm at the early stages of a long journey.

Jay Brooks

We desperately need ways of detecting early lung cancers.

Chris Schultz

When you're 1-9 and down 22 at the half, it's nice to see they didn't quit. That's a good sign. I told the kids early in the third quarter that we were still in this thing. They didn't pack it in.

Leslie Howle

The thing I think I'm missing the most is she was so much fun to go places with. Sometimes, Octavia ended our phone conversations with, 'I'll be seeing you then.' I didn't get to say goodbye, so I'll say, I'll be seeing you then.

Mel Kahele

Actually, we ended up with a real deal, a package that I don't think we would have been able to refuse.

Luc Robitaille

It was the second time we've done it. Most of the guys ended up playing with their kids in the back yard, or they took naps.

Anthony Crescenzi

It was very well subscribed -- and that was why they raised it and it ended up being $4.8 billion.

Mark Philippoussis

It was a long day, but it ended up well so I'm happy. The hard work is paying off. I've just got to be patient and keep working at it.

Greg Holle

That shot gave us all the momentum. When he threw it up over what seemed like 15 guys I was thinking, 'What the heck are you doing?' but it ended up being the smartest shot he's ever taken. He's a genius.

Alfredo Palacio

The people of Ecuador, particularly the people of Quito, today have ended the dictatorship, the immorality, the great power, the terror of fear,

Cristobal Huet

Even if it deflected, I would have liked to get it. I'll have to look at it (on replays), but I'm disappointed that it ended like that.

Justin Leonard

Tuesday night, I ended up getting sick. I wasn't even sure Wednesday if I was going to be able to play.

Hilton Armstrong

As a senior, I understand that every team comes at us harder because we're No. 1.

David Lambert

As an actor, I'm always so excited about those things that I get to stretch my legs and really get to do something that's hard to do.

Kieran Crowley

Our skill level let us down big time. The harder we tried the worse it got.

Schoolboy Q

The more harder you work, the less you're out spending your money.

Brand Pretorius

Dealers pushed particularly hard in March in order to qualify for their quarterly sales incentive bonuses.

Paula Creamer

Annika's at the place I want to be. I think that's helping me. I have to work harder than her. I have to get stronger than her.

George Foster

Anything that's on the lower end of the pay scale would probably be harder to fill.

Don Cole

The situation is making it harder for our officers to do their jobs.

Aaron Johnson

The thing about travelling is that you work hard and play hard, but you can do all those things without your parents knowing.

Bob Rose

Northwest is hurting. They're hurting themselves, and they're hurting the passengers.

Kip Carpenter

The starter is really hurting people. You're supposed to be down for 1 1/2, 2 seconds at the most. When you're down for 2 1/2, 3 seconds, it's a tough position. I tripped up and it just got my timing off.

Tommy Maddox

It was time to quit working on things and just go play. If we could stop hurting ourselves, we're going to be pretty tough.

Marsha Sharp

We got a little fatigued on the boards, and they started hurting us right there.

Michael Vick

We're not dinking and dunking the way it's supposed to be done. It may be hurting me. It may be hurting the offense.

Stephanie Hill

I thought my back would be hurting forever, and I was nervous that I wouldn't be able to play at all (this year). And if I did play, I thought I would be in pain. I didn't think it would just go away, but it did.

Tom O'Neil

His shyness is hurting him. He is pulling out of public appearances lately and it's been widely noticed. He's been pulling back when he should be campaigning.

Andy Reid

I thought about it, yes. There was a point where he was hurting after he took a hit. He tried to run and he took a hit. So I thought about it.

Mark Richt

I know Ray was hurting bad, ... The trainers were working on him before every (series), basically. But he refused to stay out of the game.

Ronnie Arnold

These allegations are disturbing. It was improper and unprofessional, but you see these things out there where kids are harmed emotionally and physically every day.

Tom Stern

It was tough for every wrestler to get through (to state). There are a lot of kids that aren't going who could be.

Shaheed Saleem

I've been here before but none of these kids have. This team is already winners because of what they have accomplished this season.

Brian Idalski

This is special because it's my alma mater and being to be a part and have that success here. We didn't get here because I'm a genius. This is a players' accomplishment and a testament to the kids we've had play here.

Harv Bainter

You saw how many different looks we had. We played up to 20 some kids tonight.

Bow Wow

My fans saw 'Roll Bounce,' but also that older crowd who might not have been familiar with me on the music tip saw 'Roll Bounce' and loved it. 'Roll Bounce' opened up that door for me to have older people love Bow Wow and opened up that door so all of the kids would love Bow Wow. My fan base is really diverse; it's all ages and all colors.

Jason Dominick

This win is a real tribute to our kids. We lost a lot from last season's team and these kids really put in the time during the summer in order to get back to this point.

Aziz Ansari

Aren't you scared your kid's getting kidnapped...RIGHT NOW?

Ayelet Waldman

The stereotypical gay man is someone whose company I enjoy, someone who makes me laugh, someone I'd want my kid to be. The stereotypical gay woman makes me insecure, conscious of my failings as a feminist.

Nick Lewis

We went in a little too confident. We've got to realize it's tough to win on the road in any conference.

John Stocco

But you never realize really what it's like until you're actually out there in the spotlight,

Salvation Army

I didn't even realize that there is a possibility ... I would be very sad to see it go.

Kurt Warner

I didn't realize that, the little things you learn.

Dan Campbell

I didn't realize how young our team was, ... We're all pretty much on an even plane.

Chuck D.

I think they realized the timing was all wrong.

Steven Lopez

Winning had become kind of automatic, but I realized in 2008 that at any moment that could be taken away from me.

John Magnie

We realized we really do better when when we're all together.

Courtney Lewis

We realized that we had to be the leaders.

Cedric Benson

As a competitor, you want to be out there, making something happen, especially when the team is losing. But my time will come.

Sarah Martin

Our team worked really hard. Well, I told them to work really hard.

Jim Balsillie

No question, we took one for the team here.

Mark Ehlen

Anything that I've said to the team hasn't been effective. I've been mad, I've stomped, I've screamed, I've been encouraging and positive, and nothing matters.

Tubby Smith

Teams like this give us a lot of problems.

Jami Finan

It was a long time. Our team could not have wanted it more than anything in the world.

Kenny Rogers

They are a better team than us right now. Those are the facts.

George C. Williams

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

Frank Permuy

You really can't compare. Every year is different, every team is different.

Michael W. Smith

Is it going to win an Oscar? Probably not.

Bai Ling

I'm one of the best actresses. One day I will win an Oscar.

Art Buchwald

When it came to writing about wine, I did what almost everybody does - faked it

Benito Mussolini

Tomorrow, the Tripartite Pact will become an instrument of just peace between the peoples. Italians! Once more arise and be worthy of this historical hour! We shall win.

Brian Blessed

Ninety nine per cent of the time, for anyone who wins or makes money, it makes them happy.

Jamie Foxx

I never planned to win an Oscar. When I auditioned for 'Ray,' I was just thinking about what a great project it would be.

Buster Keaton

If one more person tells me this is just like old times, I swear I'll jump out the window.

Carroll Shelby

Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races

Al Franken

When you win an election, what you really win is a chance to go to work for working families who need a voice in Minnesota.

Kristin Baker

I've matured. I think I work better with the team.

James Marsh

I've always worked very efficiently on small budgets, both in documentaries and in features.

Amanda Hale

I've come to realise I work so much better when I'm going by instinct.

Luis Castillo

This is terrible. Very disappointing. I've got to get back out there. There's so many things I have to work on.

Bryson Sumlin

That's not in the playbook, ... That's just excitement. Everything worked as clockwork.

Jane Fonda

The harder you work out, the more you should stretch.

Kent McCord

Some of the greatest writers in our industry can't get work.

Eric Maskin

The market doesn't work very well when it comes to public goods.

Charles Kettering

There has never been any 30-hour week for men who had anything to do.