Famous Quotes & Sayings

It all boils down to mistakes, and he had some today. He's beaten half of the kids ahead of him, but he just didn't wrestle his best today.

Michael Redd

It discourages me because nobody has done it since then. We definitely have a tough task ahead of us. No doubt about that. Detroit, in my opinion, is the best team in the NBA going into the playoffs. So we have to be prepared on all cylinders. All cylinders.

E. O. Wilson

I think it will really show in the years ahead the worth of these two head coaches. It will be a challenge to remain this consistent, and change will be the one constant. It will show in time the importance of these head coaches.

I think Jonathan Townsend's just sort of stepping into the role that Todd had last year, the leader of the team and the ultimate competitor. He's stepping on the field ahead in most fitness (tests) and leading the team in warm-ups. While we're playing, he's the guy that everybody's looking to go to.

Peter Falk

I think Morris has a fantastic zest for life. He's hit upon something, and that is this central question: 'I'm full of life now, but what do I see in the future? A slow, steady disintegration into paralysis. Do I go out while I'm on top, or do I want to hang around, inch by inch, watching myself decay and have my family watch me decay?' He approaches this subject with tremendous humor, and he's never depressing -- he's always way ahead of everybody else, and full of life. He's a fantastic character.

Mike Holmgren

I think Matt's best years are still ahead of him. He has played very, very well this year. But he is just starting and, in my opinion, he should be good for a while and keep getting better.

I think many people end up taking buyout offers quickly because $100,000 (or some other lump-sum payment) can seem like a great deal of money, only to end up realizing after the fact that it wasn't enough to justify leaving. People need to avoid the wide-eyed feeling of I'm winning the lottery and make sure they think about if I am 50 I still got decades ahead of me.

I think last year's loss in the finals has helped this team with our focus. The pain of last year has really motivated this team, and I don't think you'll see us looking ahead or past any team.

I think L.A. is under a lot of pressure right now. They have a lot of resources on that team, but they're only four points ahead of us, with (the Rapids having) two games in hand. They had a tough loss on Sunday and I expect it to be a very emotional, very physical game.

Alex McLeish

It has put us in a strong position and it's a very good start. It sets us up well but we still have hard work ahead of us.

Derek Jeter

I thought he would try to get ahead with a fastball. I was just trying to hit the ball hard.

I thought it looked like we had a couple of weeks off for a majority of the time. It's a matter of executing from a timeout to the floor. It's a matter of paying attention to detail, and as a unit that's obviously something coaches want their team to continue to get better and better at as the year goes on, especially with the slate we have ahead of us.

Dave Collins

I thought initially I was going to wait and decide after the season. But I went ahead and talked to my family about it and thought I'd come back. I just wanted to make sure I was going to be able to give the organization the same commitment I gave them the last three years. I didn't want to just be here. I want to contribute. The only way I can do that is to take a tremendous amount of time.

John-Michael showed us that he is capable of being the kind of player that will excel in the new NHL. He's a very smart, skilled player who has a bright future ahead of him.

June sales were ahead of plan, reflecting strong performance in hot-weather-related categories such as seasonal apparel, accessories, and specialty items.

Chris Nelson

We jumped ahead early and then turned it over to the defense. I was pleased with the energy the team had. The key to our success is energy and focus. In the victory, we had both.

We invited 25 in, and unfortunately, that's not what happened, ... It's a security issue -- they knew this ahead of time.

We intend to proceed ahead with AOL as our partner in these areas, and we will also look at other things in which both companies can work together on.

We intend to go ahead with site construction this summer, but it does not make sense to pursue sales at this time.

You'll never even catch me doing that 'soft atheist' thing of very softly singing along or just mouthing the words, looking down at a hymn sheet every few seconds to check the words. To state the obvious, as an atheist, the hymn sheet is no use to me. So I just stand there, looking straight ahead or up at the ceiling, and do nothing.

You just try to get an idea of the certain teams and players play. When you see all the teams during the year you can have a game plan ahead of time of what you need to do. You can work on certain things in practice. This way it's just more fly by the seat of your pants coaching.

You know, if they ask me to be on the jury, I'd do it. That's a 14-year old girl. She's got her whole life ahead of her.

Winged women on wheels. Terri has a much better record than I do. When I see her on the track ahead of me, we aren't going to crash each other, we'll help each other. But if she bumps me on the track, she's gone.

Will's got electric stuff. He's had a good year, but like most of our pitchers, it's been up-and-down. Tonight, he was lights out. He was ahead in the count, very composed out there.

Shoichi Nakagawa

will move ahead step by step by taking the necessary procedures.

Whitehall and Manhattan are both pretty good. Whitehall split with us and Manhattan was ahead of us at the half the last time we played them.

We continue to recommend that investors buy the shares ahead of the product refreshes in the May to August time frame.

We continue to make great progress in building the new US Airways, and today's announcements furthers that momentum. We are thrilled to welcome these employees back to a new airline that has a fresh attitude and bright future ahead of it.

We continue to believe that the proposed merger would have been a victory for consumers nationwide, and for our shareholders. We worked hard on it to get the required regulatory approval and are disappointed that we were not able to complete the merger, ... However, since the merger couldn't be completed, we concluded that this settlement is the best alternative for Hughes and places us in the best position to move ahead with our business.

We continue to believe Amazon's valuation remains ahead of the size of its opportunity.

We continued to produce outstanding results, with nine-month earnings 35 percent ahead of last year's record pace. Our third-quarter results reflect significant breadth, with record operating results in Discover Card and asset management and another outstanding quarter in the securities business.

We couldn't get ahead in the count. We weren't throwing strikes. You got to get ahead of a good hitting ball clubs.

Mark Turgeon

We feel good because of where we are. We'd much rather be one game ahead with two to go. Drake really challenges you and they're good at home. They've played everybody really tough in that building.