Famous Quotes & Sayings

Danny Graves

Before I came here, I expected to teach some basic stuff from Step 1, but some of these guys can actually hit it. They have the athletic capability, I think they can pick up the sport very easily, and I also think the interest is going to be there. I think it will continue to spread in the country.

Jay Harrington

His best years of basketball are down the road. He's a very skilled, athletic kid who can jump.

Billy Donovan

His game is slashing, driving, getting into the lane. He made some spectacular, athletic plays.

Brenda Jackson

I'm totally shocked and humbled they would give me such an honor. When (Wofford athletic director) Richard Johnson contacted me I was speechless.

David Jacobs

I just saw him (last) Friday and he talked about what he was going to do after graduation. He really wanted to be an athletic director.

Steve Bilsky

I heard from scores of university presidents, athletic directors and basketball coaches, and the unanimous opinion is that Glen is a person of integrity, sincerity and uncommon coaching acumen.

Joe Johnson

I have to thank Billy and coach Woodson for believing in me and giving me this opportunity, ... And I think this is going to be fun for all of us players. We'll have so many athletic guys who can get up and down the floor. And it will be great for the fans. We're going to be an exciting team.

Vince Dooley

I'm open to more than before when I was athletic director. I'm selective now, but I was even more so when I was athletic director. Being employed by the university, I didn't feel like I needed to be as visible promoting things as I am now.

Mick Cronin

I have no problem if he chooses to leave and pursue other opportunities, that's his choice. If our athletic department or myself choose not to release him to a particular school it means we are not comfortable with possible direct or indirect contact that has been made, and I'm not going to comment on any particular school.

Bobby Knight

Walking has been ridiculous in college basketball the past 15 years.

Bobby Knight

If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy.

Bobby Jackson

Every game is important in the last 20 games; you have to win as many as you can. Whoever is playing the best basketball is going to go to the playoffs. We have to get every win we can and play well.

Rick Majerus

Great shooters are one dribble guys.

Rick Majerus

Pro basketball is a very mercenary endeavor.

Ron Paul

Jury verdicts, basketball games, and even music are enough to set off black rage, it seems,

Tom Landry

Perhaps the toughest call for a coach is weighing what is best for an individual against what is best for the team. Keeping a player on the roster just because I liked him personally, or even because of his great contributions to the team in the past, when I felt some one else could do more for the team would be a disservice to the team's goals.

Scott Skiles

Basketball is like Religion. Many attend but few understand.

John Milton

Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to the possessor.

Sam Cassell

We're just the same old Clippers. That's all we are. We're just the same old Clippers. We want teams to continue to take us lightly.

Karolyn Grimes

Life continues to be difficult. It always will be because that's just life. But I am so glad I have put some happiness into the world.

Steve Neimeth

I think the market will continue to rally as the economic data continues to improve.

Shane Patrick

I thought at times we showed we could move the ball. Our passing game looked good at times. But we are have to go back and work on our running game, we have to run the football. On defense, I saw some things. Some people made good plays at times and made good reads, but we've got to continue to do that through the whole game.

Ali Dabagh

There is no D-Day. Negotiations can continue until Oct. 15.

Dick Abrams

We took a big step between Monroe and Lake. That has to continue to be competitive in our league, because everyone in our league is a challenge.

Krissy Hall

I thought we played very well in doubles today. We switched things up and we ended up winning the point. We struggled in singles play, but I hope that we can learn from this match and continue that in the next couple of matches.

John Hughs

I think we're going to continue to see this churning for the rest of the month and then February tends to be seasonally weaker for the market, ... Longer-term, the momentum is still up, but we may need a few weeks of consolidation.

John Chaney

I will continue to look at it. I will continue to criticize.

Tony Fabrizio

There is a growing, deep-seated discontentment and pessimism about the direction of the country.

Chris Culos

We've always been friends before we were even in a band. It's a good-natured feeling, playing together on stage every night. To us, hanging out is playing a show. We can read each other and know each other's moods, and we know the direction we're headed. But we also know nothing is set in stone.

Christy Mathewson

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.

Christopher Reeve

You learn the stuff of your life (sports, movies, traveling) ... that's not the essence of your existence, my relationships were always good. Now they have transcended (rise beyond).

Anna Kournikova

I think that tennis is a lady's sport, so we should look out there like ladies.

Angela Ruggiero

I'm in the perfect position. It's a sports position and a political position where I can help better the lives of athletes around the world.

Angela Ruggiero

I look at myself, and how much I've gotten just because I play a sport well.

Althea Gibson

In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are.

Alonzo Mourning

So many people feel that once you reach a certain age then it's time for you to retire from a sport you love. I don't think that's true at all. I think age should not dictate that.

Alonzo Mourning

I can still play this game at a high level; I've proven that. I want to be home. I want to be close to my family. I want to be close to my foundation and my business interests.

Alonzo Mourning

There's nobody else on the face of this earth that's playing a sport at a highest level... with a transplant. That alone continues to inspire me, because I realize throughout the whole world the struggles that people are going through. I need to inspire them the best way I can.

Jane Elliot

My guilty pleasure is 'Revenge.' I've watched it from the very first episode.