Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

Van Allen

Having that consistency in the coaching staff has really been helping all of our athletes improve.

Nick Hill

Having this kind of technology available to athletes and coaches helps give us that necessary edge that you need to win on the world stage.

Pat Griffin

For men, the stereotypical image has been that gay men are not competitive, not tough enough. It's important for people to see that these stereotypes are not true. Women athletes who come out become instant heroes, because lesbians want strong heroes.

Chad Nightingale

He's as down to earth as they come. You don't always see that in upper-echelon athletes like him. The kid has been raised right.

Matt Grow

Just like everyone, we are growing. And we are growing extremely fast.

Ron Niekamp

Jordan is a big concern, but they have a lot of other guys who have stepped up as well. They play extremely hard and are a very disciplined team.

Chris Gratton

It can be extremely frustrating. It's tough to start out like that.

Rich Phillips

He was a fine young man. I'm extremely proud to say I'm his uncle.

Ned Yost

He knows what he's doing and knows what he wants. He grew up in this game and knows the game extremely well. I think he still has to work on his defense, but he will play every day.

Bryce Kaneshiro

I thought we were going to score one before the end of the game. We had a lot of opportunities on the long throw-ins. We just didn't put it in. I'm extremely proud of my guys.

Tony Battie

It hurts to lose, but we had a good run. We would have loved the season to end on a strong note, especially here at home, to keep that winning streak alive. But it just didn't go our way tonight. We played extremely hard, but just didn't get a break.

Mark Bennett

There is huge potential for this kind of technology in Africa. It's new, but it's extremely appropriate because there are no copper-wire phone lines in much of Africa, and half the people there have never touched a phone - and never will. People are already contacting us about getting into the systems that are going up, but the question is the rate to do it so it remains sustainable.

Mark Bennett

There is huge potential for this kind of technology in Africa, ... It's new, but it's extremely appropriate because there are no copper-wire phone lines in much of Africa, and half the people there have never touched a phone - and never will. People are already contacting us about getting into the systems that are going up, but the question is the rate to do it so it remains sustainable.

Katherine Paterson

I'm a great believer in research. I have to know about a place before I write a story that is set in that place.

Darius Miles

Kevin had a great game. We have some smaller guards out there so he was able to do a lot more things. He had it going and was on fire.

Alden Ehrenreich

I would say that it's mainly about the director. It's a hard quality to find, but I always know whether I want to do something or not. The character is important to me, as is getting to work with people that I feel like I can learn from and make a great movie with.

Chuck D.

Joey wrestled a great tournament, and we don't want him to get lost in the shuffle. He was solid all weekend.

Tim Ehresman

Joe was great tonight. He did things tonight he's been practicing all year. Come heck or high water, he was going to make it (to the regional tournament) again.

Ike Turner

Joe Louis is a great artist. He kind of helped me somewhat getting back to the blues.

Fay Vincent

John is the hero. He did a great job. Now Rose admits John was correct.

Mitchel McLaughlin

John Hume has, I think, demonstrated great sensitivity and judgment throughout this peace process. And I think it's hard to imagine a more inappropriate moment to make that suggestion.

Donnie Henderson

I think it's a great opportunity. You always want to hear your name, and now a team has actually called. It's exciting.

Daniel Toole

I would stress that the $US805 million ($A1.08 billion) is enough to cope, to meet the minimum requirements of these children. It's not luxury and it is also not emergencies that happen after today.

Daniel Toole

I would stress that the $805 million is enough to cope, to meet the minimum requirements of these children. It's not luxury and it is also not emergencies that happen after today.

Diana Yates

What would have happened to Citigroup under a weaker operating environment?

Wim Kok

It chokes me up, ... This is the most terrible thing that could happen to people.

Russ Knocke

It didn't happen at the same time at all the different places.

Tim Camacho

It didn't happen and everything happens for a reason. These guys, I think, pulled if off for her. She's up there watching.

Jay Wright

I thought West Virginia was just great. It's the Big East. You knew it was going to come some time where someone was going to play a better game. We've just got to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Brian Belski

I think the market is taking a step back and assessing what's really going to happen with the stimulus package.

Rich Teglia

I think their physical size and strength wore us down. It just didn't happen for us today.

Susan Murray

kind of hard to get to your car.

Laura Lange

I wouldn't say I've progressed since last year. I don't think I'm going to play in college, so this is my last year playing and I'm going to play as hard as I can.

Mark Mulder

Izzy told me the first time you're traded or released and go somewhere else is the hardest. After that, it's no problem. I can now understand why people say that. It wasn't hard making an adjustment. It was just different.

Ron Polk

He used to be a power pitcher, but after shoulder surgery he's had some hard luck.

Joey Cora

He didn't pitch that bad. He threw strikes, and that's the key for him. He didn't get hit hard at all. He just wasn't lucky.

Ben Braun

He can take a lot of pride knowing he is playing for a championship now as he leaves Cal. He has worked so hard over the years.

Hal Chiodo

He keeps it simple and pushes the kids hard and teaches to take pride in your responsibilities.

Gary Pinkel

He just worked hard and got back in, so he's ready to go.

Doug Boxell

He just has that work mentality that he's going to work hard and put it all on the line, and I don't think those people think much about the pressure part of it. They just go in there and do their job.

Alex Villalobos

I think that if we play our style and do what we have to do and make them play our game, we'll be OK.

Ronnie Brewer

We've got to play our style of basketball. (Being physical) is not our style of basketball.

Richard Whately

Of metaphors, those generally conduce most to energy or vivacity of style which illustrate an intellectual by a sensible object.

Toyo Ito

I will never fix my architectural style and never be satisfied with my works.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Wherever you find a sentence musically worded, of true rhythm and melody in the words, there is something deep and good in the meaning also.

Vinnie Vincent

I agree with you about the music of today. It lacks style and emotion.

Robert Pattinson

I am a big fan of music and clothing style of the 1960s. Whether in England or the United States, I like everything from that time.

Voltaire

The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to compliment. The lighter beauties are in their place when there is nothing more solid to say; but the flowery style ought to be banished from a pleading, a sermon, or a didactic work.

William Strunk, Jr.

To acquire style, begin by affecting none.