Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dan Mullen

Athletes face some of the same issues any student deals with: academics, family and personal issues, career or educational path changes. Each person has a unique set of circumstances that lead to decisions they make.

Ken Slappy

I understand that (football) is his focus, but he's a good athlete and in basketball you can always use good athletes. He's 6-2 and he's tough. I can put him in the game and he won't be afraid.

Arthur Ashe

Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.

Tom Peters

The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.

Edwin Moses

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

Carson Palmer

So many people get caught up in being a pro athlete and think they are better. I don't feel like I've ever changed or acted any differently because of the situation I'm in or that status I have.

Barry Zito

I can relate to anyone. I can hang out with stoners, skaters, surfers, stockbrokers, lawyers, athletes, rappers. I feel I can hang out with any group of people and find common ground to talk with them.

Derrick Rose

All I got to do is keep getting the most out of each one of my days and keep trying to be the best athlete I can become.

Dave Peterson

We had a very encouraging effort from many of our athletes for the first outdoor meet.

Michael Bennet

Often times, political games prevent senators from even beginning to debate some of the most important issues.

Scott Robinson

A point for us is good but we made some mistakes out there and I thought this was a game we could have won. Normally in three-on-three someone scores after a game like this but we'll take the positives and move on into the new year.

Brian Buchanan

And then I see them at the games, and they just go, go, go. I never hear them complain. Heck, they're always so happy to be there. And it reminds me how lucky we are to have them.

DeShawn Stevenson

So we've got to go out there and play every game like it's a playoff game and play together like we're doing. We're doing a good job.

Charlie Kemppainen

Ryan has had a very good season. He could always shoot, but he's improved his overall game a lot.

Andy Robinson

Rugby is a physical game and sometimes it erupts but we are not condoning it and it's disappointing,

Dean McAmmond

Sanford was phenomenal. He kept us in the game and he's been doing that of late. We should have come away with two points.

Richard Segal

There will be two new products next year. In the first half there will be a person-to-person skill game and in the second half there will be another more akin to casino.

George DeLeone

The rule is different in the NFL. And is drastically different this year (in the NCAA). Last year it was the same (as the NFL). This year, the way that rule is interpreted in the game Saturday at Vanderbilt - the rule is drastically different.

Shepard Fairey

Propaganda has a negative connotation, which it partially deserves, but I think there is some propaganda that is very positive. I feel that if you can do something that gets people's attention, then maybe they'll go and find out more about the person.

O. Henry

The thing that gets me the most was that there were so many good shots.

English 20th Century Proverbs

The rich man has his ice in the summer and the poor man gets his in the winter.

Kristin Gore

I'm allergic to caffeine. When I have it, my throat gets sore, and I get a rash.

Tim Federle

You can't tell the story of a 13-year-old boy who knows every lyric to 'Phantom of the Opera' without also referencing how much teasing he gets at school.

Teddy Pendergrass

It gets harder and harder to make sure your public understands you're a sensitive human being, but I am sensitive. I don't like to be hurt.

Robert Hoffman

Each week gets tougher and tougher. But this was very big for me because I got pinned here last year (in the final), and it?s good to come back and win where you lost before.

Chris Spillane

Every time he steps onto the ice, he gets the job done. He doesn't get a lot of ice time, but every time he does, he does a super job.

Jim Walden

Well, I don't know what they do on the west side of the state, but over here whenever it gets dark, we just turn on our lights.

Michael Sheen

Sometimes you see things in a script, and it doesn't necessarily mean the director sees the same things. And if you think you're going to be making a different film, then that's not gonna work.

Britney Spears

There's no master plan! I'm just gonna be me and hope it all works out!

Diane Riibe

What the adults teach them is what they see. And so, unfortunately, if it's not an important issue to the adults in their world around them, then kids aren't gonna get the message.

Tony Marshburn

We know it's a tough tournament, obviously you've got a lot of good teams in it. We're just gonna have to play well. We feel like we stack up with just about everybody.

Kent Thompson

Obviously at first, there were a lot of people who were worried about, 'Am I gonna have a job?'

Jennifer Green

I don't think it's a very good idea. It's gonna take too much time, the price of tickets are gonna rise and plus they should trust us. It's gonna be too many restrictions on us having fun.

Julie Futch

For us to win a league championship, we knew we were gonna have to come in this gym and take it.

Lauren Bechtold

For the three of us this is the last go-around. We're not gonna go out easy.

Margot Robbie

If someone's gonna pick between me and Emma Stone, they're gonna pick Emma Stone.

Chairon Isenia

As a player, you feel good when someone remembers something like that.

Kurt Thomas

As long as I set a good pick and roll, get to the open spot, it's about me knocking down the shot. He knows when to find you.

Jared Bernstein

Our expectations have been pretty diminished. A good month used to be 300,000 more jobs and now it is 200,000.

Tim Parmeter

Offensively, if we don't turn it over, we're going to score, and we did a good job of that in the first half. We can shoot, so when we get a shot at the basket, good things are usually going to happen for us.

Don Kloth

Normally, we're a very good free-throw shooting team. But tonight, we weren't.

Dean Wagenaar

Normally we're a good 3-point shooting team but we weren't hitting anything today, so they just plugged up the middle and took Chad's shots away. We panicked a little in the third quarter but the kids held together. Bruce's kids are so disciplined, and they really know how to protect their floor.

Levi Leipheimer

After the first two mountain stages people realized Lance was as good as ever.

Chris Riddell

Do you have hands? Excellent. That's a good start. Can you hold a pencil? Great. If you have a sketchbook, open it and start by making a line, a mark, wherever. Doodle.

Fran Dunphy

Defensively, we were just about as good as we could be. Offensively, when the separation occurred, it was because we did some things out of character.

Terry Farley

We don't want to make mistakes. However long it takes, we want to get it right.

Rob Hoffman

It doesn't matter who I wrestle. You still have to go out and get the job done. You only have to win by one point. Sure, you'd like to pin, but it's rewarding however you get the win.

Scott Hatteberg

I'll try to mix in wherever I can. That's going to be up to Jerry and the guys. I'll be ready, however they want me.

Robert Gottlieb

Once, Pina Bausch was about something, however disagreeable.

Richard Estrada

So we said, let's organize this huge march of the pueblo, of the people.

John Fogg

Psychologically, that is a huge step forward, ... When that happens, you can think about getting back to a sense of normalcy.

Steve Lowery

It would be very satisfying after the start I had. That would be a huge accomplishment.

Octavio Dotel

This is huge in my country. Just huge.

Richard Sullivan

This is the first time we have been able to predict such a huge improvement in long-term survival,

Jonathon Shockey

This (win) is a huge confidence-builder for us.

Dan Castro

We had a huge increase this year and it's unlikely that it can be sustained at that level. With interest rates moving higher, mortgage originations will be down a little bit, and as a result, securitizations will be down.

Gennaro Castaldo

There have only been two or three other personal appearances which were as huge as this and we have had to turn away many of the fans.

Curtis Strange

When it first was played in 1987, it was a huge deal.

Ron Walker

You wouldn't want tigers to get loose on the athletes, would you? The mind boggles at the thought.

Nathan Peavy

We were just loose today. We went out to play and to have fun.

Alex Solis

He was so relaxed; he made the track look fast. The track was loose but he still went 1:12 1/5, just breezing. He was real happy.

Shawn Williams

They outworked us to the ball, got loose balls. We were shooting. We just didn't make shots.

Tom Kenna

They got loose on the threes. They made 12. They shot the three in transition.

Todd Bodine

There was no way I could let Mark Martin get outside of me on that restart. My truck was so loose when somebody was out there. When he went inside, I said, 'Have at it.' That was what we needed.

David Wright

This one's on my shoulders. Those were tough plays to make, but these are the big leagues.

David Martin

We had plenty of opportunities, we just didn't make the plays when we had our chances.

Lance Berkman

We've got a logjam out there. We'll see how that plays out. It's an interesting situation.

Mike O'Connell

We're going to wait and see how it plays out,

Bronco Mendenhall

I give TCU credit, they made the plays to win.

Bob Stoops

He's the best. You can say all you want about him. He makes the plays that matter, and you see it every week.

Terry Teachout

One reason why Shakespeare's plays remain so popular is that they're now regularly presented in updated stagings with a contemporary flavor.

Bret Bielema

Obviously, you've seen him make plays out there. He's going to make some for them (opponents), unfortunately. We're trying to get those out of his system.

Greg Graham

That was a tough one. We made all the plays down the stretch. We got big stops, we just ran out of time.

Viktor E. Frankl

It is well known that humor, more than anything else in the human make-up, can afford an aloofness and an ability to rise above any situation, even if only for a few seconds.

Ariel Sharon

He who rises up to kill us, we will pre-empt it and kill him first.

Allan Bristow

As of right now, that's our only option, ... We'll look for others. But right now that seems to be the best.

Jeff Sluman

Other days, making one or two birdies seems like it's going to be impossible.

Diane Siri

I've accomplished most of the things I set out to do. It just seems like the right time to make a transition.

Rick Dickson

Somebody said it was a week ago Sunday this all began, ... It seems like many years ago.

Kenny Chesney

now he seems to think he can tell Renee what to do, what to wear, where to go and who to see.

Todd Rundgren

It seems like there are two worlds out there - one that has revolved around 'Breaking Bad,' and then the one that I've been in, which just kind of observes it from afar.

Jay Bilas

Even though it seems like a short timeframe, there's a lot that can happen.

Jill Wagner

When work seems like a job, I don't do it anymore. I always want it to be something I'm interested in and something that challenges me.

Tony Hsieh

Things are never as bad or as good as they seem.

Sherill Baker

We just tried to be the aggressor. We were trying to get some steals to set up our scoring.

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.

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.

Brett Hull

Canadian hockey fans... They boo me every time I go anywhere. Because I play for Team USA.

Norm Chow

I think he's a tremendous player. He's so explosive.

Dan Bennett

Dale Hansen is a tremendous talent, and we wish him the very best.