Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kenny Laag was super on that mound, but Andy Reid was the man. He got ahead of a lot of hitters. He took charge out there. It was a big start for a senior, and he really stepped up and shined.

Jeff Cook

James has always been a guitar hero, ... And I've always felt he was a little ahead of his time.

Jake did a phenomenal job. Got ahead of hitters, made them hit his pitches and our defense played very well behind him ? typical early-season game where pitchers are dominant. We were very fortunate to get this win.

Jackie threw one heck of a game. She hit her spot 90-95 percent of the time and pitched ahead of the count.

Kim Clijsters

I think it's a compliment but, you know, I've got a tough match ahead of me, ... I'm not really thinking too much about being the favorite because I know what I have to do out there to win my matches.

Jay Wright

I think it changed the game. I think he was way ahead of his time. He caught the country by surprise the year he went to the Final Four. I think even after years he had all that success going to the Final Four, I think that it still took all of us a long time to catch up.

He likes to get ahead of guys. For infielders, it keeps us on our toes. He keeps the game moving.

Chuck Grassley

He is putting the good of country and party ahead of his own personal ambitions.

He learned from the guy ahead of him. He's a real smart kid, he makes good decisions, he's got a strong arm, he's a great leader and a real good field guy. The guys believe in him.

He knows what's going to happen before it happens. It's like playing a game of chess with him. He can see a couple moves ahead and orchestrate the game.

Greenspan usually refrains from saying anything market moving ahead of speeches before Congress,

Peter Greene

Greenspan's comments are obviously a big turnaround from what he said last year. But the bond market is usually ahead of the Fed about interest rates, and it has priced in a rise.

Half the team didn't shave, that's pretty rare. We've got some pretty good time drops ahead of us. (At least) you hope it plays out that way.

Hartford jumped out to a 2-0 lead and then we tied it up 2-2. Then they went ahead 3-2 in the second period, and we tied it in the third with five minutes left, and then Tyler scored the winning goal.

Hard work. We're going out there and playing hard and that's all you can really ask. We're doing a good job staying in games and just working hard and forging ahead to get the win is all you ask.

Grant Hill

Regardless of the obstacles or hurdles that are ahead of you, regardless of the opponent, regardless of the odds, your goal and objective always is to win. I think that's part of sports.

Stephen Sondheim

Every time one can write a self-deluded song, you are way ahead of the game, way ahead. Self-delusion is the basis of nearly all the great scenes in all the great plays, from 'Oedipus' to 'Hamlet.'

There are still tough times ahead in technology, ... Wall Street wants to see only greater-than-expected earnings.

I'll tell you what the real problem is: These people are working under the assumption that they know better about what is good for kids, what kids need to learn to get ahead in this world.

What we went through the past few years, it was kind of like kids being passed from foster home to foster home. You never really get comfortable. Now we are comfortable. We understand that these coaches are going to be here for the long haul and guys are buying into what the coaches are talking about. Buying into the philosophy of this team. So I think we are way ahead of where we were last year.

Michael Griffin

What we have ahead of us represents a challenge significantly greater than when we first went to the moon.

Teddy Atlas

Here's a guy that was running away from the pack like Secretariat winning the Belmont by 30 lengths, and now people are starting to question the quality he was running away from. Exactly what was he 30 lengths ahead of? ... But now that he's lost and lost in devastating fashion, I think people are asking that question louder and more often.

Here, investors are looking ahead to the BOJ meeting and at the end of the week we'll be awaiting U.S. jobs data. With these factors ahead, I don't think stocks will be able to move much at all today.

Lev Grossman

Hating a book is not unlike hating a person; in fact it's tempting to just go ahead and hate the author personally, by proxy, qua human being, except that I know that would be a mistake.

Having harvested all the knowledge and wisdom we can from our mistakes and failures, we should put them behind us and go ahead

He's a first-pitch fastball guy. Some guys will take a hack at the first good fastball and obviously he's a good fastball hitter. He'll work the count a little bit so if you get ahead maybe he chases one.

Her work ethic. We're trying to get her to work harder in practice. Last year it was at a five out of 10. This year, she's at a seven rather than nine or 10. It's better, but her future is ahead of her.

Jonathan Cheechoo

He's a great player. I've watched him since '94, I guess. He's always been one of the best players in the league, so I got lucky to get ahead of him.

Here we are just into 2006 and already there is another mother planning to bury her son. It's sad. It's the first homicide of the year and we have a long year ahead of us.

Here we are, four weeks ahead of Thanksgiving, and it hasn't gotten stupid yet.

Johnny Damon

Going into Yankee Stadium, we expect to win. We know what the job ahead of us is. We need to win as many games as possible.

Elton Brand

Golden State is hovering right about .500 and they're behind us in the Pacific, so it's very instrumental. We're in there, so we have to stay ahead of the teams that are behind us and catch some of the upper-echelon teams.

Gold closed out the week on a firmer yet inconclusive note as traders squared logbooks ahead of the weekend.