Famous Quotes & Sayings

Joe Papin

Kingsford was really ready to play. It took us awhile to get going and they surprised us.

Dave Trembley

It been awhile since the last time John has pitched, so I would expect John to pitch a whole lot better his next time out.

Andrea Gibson

He is over in Iraq now, ... I worry every day when I wake up. 'How's he doing? I haven't heard from him, what's going on?' Every once in awhile I get an email and he'll say, 'I'm okay, I love you' and that's pretty much how it is.

Dave Righetti

Going in last year, everyone was excited about the starters -- on paper. But I had my concerns for certain reasons. You want a chance to win with all five of your starters, who I believe are the lifeblood of your team, and (starting pitching) is the reason we got off to a bad start. I honestly feel a lot better about the rotation. In fact, it's been awhile since we felt this good about the rotation. I'm pumped up about it.

Bill Shelton

It is going to be a very successful program, but we need to get the word out and it is going to take awhile to get the kinks worked out.

Tony Raffetto

We're playing the way we're supposed to be playing. We've got a lot of big guys, and sometimes it takes awhile to figure things out. We've kind of figured it out now.

John Chadima

To find a Division I-A opponent to play was very difficult because of that. And I was nervous for awhile that we'd have to go the I-AA route.

Derek Brown

I thought we hung in there for awhile and played well in stretches. On our level mainly it's not as quick, not as fast up and down the floor.

Dave Lewis

I think we're going to be harder to play against. We're going to be more physical, and there's going to be more of a price to pay to come into our zone. Players won't be poking around our net as much as they did last year trying to get rebounds because I think we can make them pay. And we didn't have that last year -- we haven't had that for awhile -- so that's going to really help us. I think our strength is going to be on the back end.

Daniel Woodrell

I have always loved short stories. I have been at least as influenced by the short story masters as I have been by novelists.

Bobby Bowden

When they pick the all-time missed field-goal coach, I'll probably get the award. We're masters at that.

Jules Verne

Before all masters, necessity is the one most listened to, and who teaches the best.

Dave Parker

He is 50-50 right now for the Masters but we should know more after the operation.

Saint Augustine

O Master, make me chaste, but not yet!

Brandt Jobe

I played my first Masters with him and this is his last. I couldn't think of a better person to play with at Augusta.

Rick Blackburn

If you wanted to use Ray Charles, there was no negotiation. After about 10 years, the masters reverted to him.

Hazrat Inayat Khan

A master sees the bad in the good, and the good in the bad.

Napoleon Bonaparte

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

Mark Wood

Just something to get her to open up and not be so shy.

Rich Harris

I think it is an open question whether they would want them released while there are two investigations ongoing.

Bonnie Raitt

He used to let me open for him and he tuned my guitar.

James Cotton

Greg and I just have this special connection. When he is open down low, he will say 'Yes!' and I will give him the ball.

Joel Klein

has been and always remains open to a settlement.

Jamie Rains

Hayley was on fire. They had to get out on her, and that really opened things up for other people.

Rob Spear

I think it's going to open up. Would you be interested?

Brian Roberts

I think, without a setback, I don't see why I won't be ready for Opening Day. I haven't really put that much thought into Tuesday yet.

Tom Driscoll

We're opening up the day after Mother's Day.

Dave Pirner

I was just a punk-rock kid who never played acoustic guitar.

Lindsay Davenport

I was just able to eke out the second set, and the third set I just played a lot better and she started to make a lot more unforced errors.

David Duncan

Kirby was 8 of 15 from the field. That's pretty good. She played well.

Jarome Iginla

Kipper, he's played like that all year. He's been amazing.

David Cash

I wouldn't say it's pressure. We played our way into this position we can play our way out of it.

Tiger Woods

I think I played really well - even though I had three bogeys, I think 10 birdies usually offsets that.

Leonard Little

It can't do nothing but get better now. We've played the worst that we can play.

Stephen Jackson

He was aggressive. He didn't let the referees get in his head, he just played well. He's getting a feel for the game.

Myron Rolle

He just told me not to put any undue pressure on myself. He said if I just relaxed and played my game, the big plays would come.

Dwyane Wade

I was like, 'Hey, Carmelo Anthony should be playing too.' . . . I think I could have helped.

Jeff Attinella

Kevin's taught me everything I know about playing keeper. He's prepared me for every situation.

John Buck

Just say today's the day and keep playing hard. Hopefully, it's going to end tomorrow.

John Tortorella

It all starts with our desperation level. We're playing with desperation.

John Muckler

He wanted a little attention, he wasn't getting any with Dom around, not playing any games.

Jim Boeheim

He couldn't get playing tonight. It's as simple as that.

Jose Reyes

He is playing like the game. He is trying all the time.

Scot Bunnell

Harrison is playing really well and to go over there and win will be a challenge.

Thomas Muster

I was so tired of playing tennis, so tired of traveling, of hotels, everything related to this sport.

Tom Renney

I wouldn't say real bad. But it is uncomfortable enough where it would be day-to-day. And whether he plays would be just that, a day-to-day situation. ... He's a little uncomfortable and there's pain.

Lonnie Soloff

I would say that his size plays into that, not his weight. We are comfortable where he is from a weight standpoint.

Al Thornton

He just stepped up and made the big plays that really got us going.

Torrey Smith

I've been playing football forever, and I've been making plays forever.

Katori Hall

I started writing because I got so frustrated that there weren't enough plays that had roles for young black women in them.

Steve Shepanski

Her shot was flowing. She plays very, very well when she's got that confidence.

Joe Vitt

He's a special guy, now we've got to see how he plays after a week's worth of preparation and somebody getting ready for him.

Elton Brand

He's a solid acquisition for us. He plays many spots on the floor, he can spread the court, and that's something we didn't have.

Kurt Pauly

He's a tough kid, and he plays like a tough kid.

Joey Porter

I would think somebody would say that, but I wouldn't think he would say that. He's too soft to say something like that.

Kevin Sneddon

Just really disappointed in the third goal; it really took the wind out of our sails. That was just a really soft goal.

Byron Scott

I thought we were soft. Soft on defense. Soft on the boards. That tells me we're scared.

Dickie Moore

He talked hard, but he had a soft heart.

Woody Allen

I was the captain of the latent paranoid softball team. We used to play all the neurotics on sunday morning. Nailbiters against the bedwetters, and if you've never seen neurotics play softball, it's really funny. I used to steal second base, and feel guilty and go back.

Venus Williams

I don't want to give anyone an edge in my mind. Every time I walk out on the court, I have to feel I'm the best so I can compete well. A lot of times, my chief rival is just me.

Sandy Koufax

It's better to throw a theoretically poorer pitch whole-heartedly, than to throw the so-called right pitch with feeling of doubt-doubt that's it's right, or doubt that you can make it behave well at that moment. You've got to feel sure you're doing the right thing-sure that you want to throw the pitch you're going to throw.

W. P. Kinsella

[I] Played a little softball, but there was nowhere on the field it was safe for me to be.

Robert Falcon Scott

Winners are born, Champions are made.