Famous Quotes & Sayings

Israel Idonije

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

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,

Allen Iverson

As long as you leave everything out on the basketball court, you can go into the locker room and feel good about yourself and that's important..............

Stan Heath

That was a big play. I remember it because it was right underneath our basket and he threw it out of there. I wish he could have kept it in play, but we'll take the block.

Mark Slotsve

That was a big basket that turned the tide. It only gave them a five-point lead, but the way the game was going it felt like a 20-point lead.

Taquan Dean

Real college basketball begins. Now it's 'get after it.' The teams we played were great, but now the teams we're playing are much tougher. We have to be ready.

Steve McFall

Raven and Michelle are growing up big-time right now. They're finding out what big-time basketball is all about. They didn't go away. They kept fighting.

Lana Tomlin

Rachel was on fire. She was exploding to the basket and was not shy about getting position and going up strong.

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.

Kris Alexander

As far as track meets, it's by far the best meet in the state.

Charles Bofferding

As engineers, we have a different perspective. If a company really wants to get its product to be the best in all areas, then it must listen to all sides. A union is the best vehicle to carry the engineers' perspective.

Sass Jordan

As far as I'm concerned, you're the best singer in this competition,

Bobby Bates

As far as defensive post play, Pope is the best I've seen. She may be the best shot-blocker in the state in all classifications.

Jennifer Brown

As event Chair I can say that this was our best year yet.

Susan Hood

A series of storms of this magnitude obviously presents extraordinary challenges. Despite our best efforts, a small number of disputes will occur.

Dave Pirner

As funny as it sounds, the best thing I got out of making a solo record was to realize how much I love being in a band.

Rachel G. Fox

As an actress, I'm constantly watching different shows and films and am always gathering information and inspiration for characters and techniques to make my performances the best they can be.

Megan Hilty

As an actress, I learned a long time ago that there is a lot of this business that is just out of my hands. All I can really focus on is going to work every day and doing my best.

Winston Churchill

The rule which forbids ending a sentence with a preposition is the kind of nonsense up with which I will not put.

Keith Brooking

You've got to respect that decision, ... It would have been tough to come in here and give it everything, knowing your job was ending at the end of the year.

Tom O'Neil

I think finally it will get its due, because it's part three. It's like a Hollywood ending to a great Hollywood story,

George W. Bush

States should have the right to enact... laws... particularly to end the inhumane practice of ending a life that otherwise could live.

Beth Miller

That was a nice ending for her after what happened last year. She's playing much better now.

Tim Whitehead

Most importantly we didn't quit. We played hard and fought back. Unfortunately it didn't have the storybook ending that we had hoped, but at the same time we proved something to ourselves that we can come back and that the game is never over. Those are valuable lessons.

Bud Ogden

We couldn't have written an ending to this rivalry better. From our perspective, we snatched a victory out of their grasp.

Vernell Crittendon

We were not able to find a licensed professional that was willing to inject medication intravenously, ending the life of a human being.

Mark Pavlik

If I could write the ending to those previous appearances, we would have won a few more titles.

Tom Malone

As a punter, you get ready to go on third down. This year, we don't even get to third down very much. It's ridiculous how good the offense is. It's crazy. Some games, I didn't even punt at all.

Howard Wolfson

As a strategist, he's as good as they come. I think of guys like him and Mike McKeon as the A-team when it comes to Republican politics in New York.

Bob Howry

As a setup guy, if people are talking to you, obviously you did something bad. Otherwise you go unheard of. I guess that is a good thing.

Brian Thornton

As a senior it hurt not being out there with my team. I would have been good for something -- maybe helping out with (J.P.) Batista.

Chairon Isenia

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

Michael Boyd

As an operating airline, Independence is as good as dead.

John Connell

As a team, we've got a lot of character. I'm very happy with that. They work hard and have a history of being good students. I feel very comfortable with this group of guys.

Jim Lee

As a gamer, I like to go up and look at people's faces and see how good of a job they did.

Derek Brown

As a framework, it's about as good as it gets.

Nik Antropov

It was tough. They are all playing in the N.H.L. It wasn't balanced.

Elena Dementieva

It was another Williams today. She was playing different tennis today.

Arnold Palmer

I've been playing there since 1955, but now I'm not so sure.

Sherri Turner

I've been playing pretty good. I just haven't been making any putts. ... I'm very pleased. That's the second time I've shot that score on this course. It's probably been about 10 years since I've shot it, but I remember doing it.

Dennis Quaid

I've been down to a 1 twice, and every time I get down there I start playing badly. I'm playing like a 13 right now. I have no idea why. It's all between the ears.

Caleb Holmes

It would have been weird not playing on the same team.

Cristie Kerr

The whole team is playing well. We're psyched to play.

Chris Johnson

The whole situation just makes you value playing that much more.

William Hazlitt

The world has been doing little else but playing at make-believe all its lifetime.

M. Wolfe

The more participants we have, the better we can be. I think we can have a real strength in numbers.

Jeff Carnazzo

The strength of our team has been our defense.

Jerry A. Webman

The rise in equities helped strengthen the economy.

Benjamin Bratt

My family is like a sanctuary to me. I always turn to them for support and strength. I take comfort in knowing no matter which path I choose, my family stands behind me.

Jane Goodall

I just have this absolute belief that humans are moving away from cruelty and destruction towards a time when we can truly live in harmony with nature. When we understand that there is a spiritual power around us from which we can draw strength. That is where I believe human destiny ultimately is taking us. I just hope we have time.

Bruce Lee

Practice all movements slow and fast, soft and hard; the effectiveness of Jeet Kune-Do depends on split-second timing and reflexive action, which can be achieved only through repetitious practice.

Bruce Lee

Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water.

Bruce Lee

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Stanley A. McChrystal

Strength is leading when you just don't want to lead.

Craig Colten

The whole thing takes a long, long time.

Phil Klay

War is complicated and intense, and it takes time and thoughts to understand what it was.

Jane Smith

You have to know where to look, it just takes a little practice.

Paul Tagliabue

But it really doesn't matter. If it takes 2 1/2 (months), fine. If it takes 5 1/2 (months), that's fine, too.

Willis McGahee

My body's good, I keep getting up so I can't complain, ... If that's what it takes to win, that's what we're going to do.

Paul Gray

We have to re-evaluate it. It takes time, but they need to look at it again.

Z. Sheppard

I'm getting better. It takes a little time, but I'm getting better.

Eric Duncan

It still takes some getting used to. You walk around here and you see some pretty big names.

Karel Amaranth

It really takes a village. We're all responsible for all children.