Famous Quotes & Sayings

I said to myself, 'What's wrong? What could fix this?' ... You would need someone with ability and time, and the only ones are retired coaches -- the more stature the better.

Rosie Perez

I said to her, 'I know you think I'm loud because of the press you read, but it's not true. I have the ability to do this -- all I need is the opportunity ... I want the lead and I want to produce. Here's my resume,' ... I just got tired of being offered this and that -- I was like 'I'm better than that.'

is about looking forward, rather than an assessment of their ability to understand history.

Tom DeLay

I respect his opinion, but I don't respect his ability to count votes,

I was concerned. But knowing her, I had confidence in her ability and the way she trained. I was not let down.

Matt Greene

I was completely surprised that (Palm) said he did not want to be a part of this. By having this building it is going to give us the programs and the ability to focus on the programs.

Clint Hurdle

It is something we have dealt with since Day 1. You can't recreate that environment. It's just the ability to go out there and slow the inning down as much as you can.

Doug Ferguson

I thought we did the little things particularly well in the bottom of the fifth. What stood out was our ability to move the runners either with sacrifice flies, bunts, or stolen bases.

Flip Saunders

I thought we made great adjustments in the second half. You can talk about turning it up, but I think the big thing is that our team has the ability to see how a team plays, then make the adjustments to get into their weaknesses. You can turn up your energy, but you still have to be able to beat the other team.

I thought they were going to stay in the zone but they came out kind of aggressive on the guards. John, being experienced, popped out and got the ball. We were stressing the whole second half to attack the seam in the zone and John has the ability to do that.

I thought the ability of our team to get off to the start we did was big. The first 10 minutes we had a lot of pop in our legs, we attacked and set the tone for the game.

I thought that our ability to keep our composure was a big factor, especially in the fourth quarter.

I thought she's played very well the last three or four games. She has the ability to score underneath because of her athleticism and jumping ability. She does a good job of getting herself the ball and getting key baskets.

I think we had a better percentage from the arc than we did inside the lane. We felt like we were good perimeter shooters, but we haven't demonstrated that ability all the time. But, when the defense gets extended, we have to be able to convert in the lane so other teams at least have to honor that.

Pat Riley

I think we're beginning to learn more about individual performances by perimeter players who have the ability to do what he does... We have to do something different at times to take the ball out of his hands, force him into areas it's not as easy for him to get done what he gets done.

I think we're going to be very strong defensively. I think we're going to have the ability to score goals. I think it's going to be a matter of being healthy, and everyone staying on the field.

Isadore Sharp

I think we're enjoying the fruits of good times right now, but this has been our pattern. Track the record of the past. We see good things ahead. I think the balance of the year might be more moderate, but still, very, very positive in terms of our ability to perform.

Michael Leunig

I think we live in delusional times, whether it's with a great ability to totally distract ourselves with technology, or with speed and the velocity of life.

Tom Osborne

I think we have a lot of confidence, and I think we've got a lot of athletic ability. We have put in more offense in a week and a day than we ran all of last season. We had 14 seniors last year, but seven of those were first-year players. So now, most of our kids have been in the system at least a year, with some having two or three years' experience.

I think we have the ability to get something done with both of them to get them in. I think we're a little closer to getting something done with Boynton, but I don't know when it might happen with either one of them.

I thought our girls played absolutely wonderful. To go on the road and play a top team that close was great. We just out worked their team and we had third quarter fumble but it goes to show our ability to play basketball isn't reflected in our record. Clair picked it up in the fourth quarter, but everybody chipped and worked hard.

Todd Helton

I think we've got a chance to be a lot better this year. If everybody just plays to their ability. Nobody really has to go off, nobody has to do anything crazy. There are going to be teams better than us, talent-wise, but we are going to play the game hard and we never give up.

Patrick Beverley

I think we underestimated their shooting ability. They shot the ball very well in the first half and we had to turn up the pressure in the second half and get them to turn the ball over. But they are a great shooting team.

I think we still need to improve our organization and our ability to read what we need to be doing earlier in order to score. Before today, a majority of our goals have been coming in the second half and we need to take control of the game earlier and carry that momentum throughout the game for a full 90 minutes.

I think what we can take away from this is our ability to overcome that deficit and tie the game.

I think what that will do is enhance the department's ability to have an enforcement presence on the lake.

I think what's really pushing this is Microsoft's ability to see that it's long been playing cat and mouse with AIM and ICQ (another AOL instant messaging service). Microsoft needs to stake its presence in a big way.

Flip Saunders

I think what it does is it shows the character of the team, the whole roster, your ability to go out every night and perform at a high level. To win that many games, you don't take too many days off. Especially the start that we had, it seemed like everyone was playing pretty much their Super Bowl.

Frank Beamer

I think what you have is a dynamic quarterback that has the ability to beat you running or beat you throwing. Pretty good guy. Pretty good quarterback.

I think a lot of people are rationalizing the fourth quarter as a one-time tax hit. I don't agree. This indicates the company's need to focus on and invest in its ability to more effectively forecast, manage and execute its international operations.

I think a lot depends on the weather conditions. If it's raining hard like last week it makes it tough for us pass. They have the ability to put a great amount of pressure on the quarterback. We expect them to make some adjustments defensively and it's up to us to make adjustments to their adjustments.

Jackie Stewart

I think Alonso has demonstrated his ability to take on the best of the championship contenders.

Joe Carnahan

I think as a filmmaker and as a director, you shortchange yourself if you inhibit the ability of your actor to bring their own personal experiences to the characters.