Famous Quotes & Sayings

This team played lights out for three quarters, but there was always one quarter of almost every game where it wasn't so good. But I have to say that we had a lot of fun and I was impressed at how they played as a team.

This team is really intriguing. When they play well they are almost unbeatable. The biggest thing I see about these guys is they are complementary players. They go well together, and that doesn't easily happen, especially for guards.

This team is full of seniors and we've had games this season that we almost lost because we almost let it go at the end. That showed up in the fourth quarter here. But they know what to do. They know when to come and play.

This team has some talent but is severely lacking in leadership, discipline and the desire to push themselves to repeat. The seniors that we lost last year took almost all the leadership with them and they were a special group. However, this team has certain individuals capable of stepping into that role.

This was the first time we faced a gimmick defense all season. Last season we would see it almost every other game, but I'm proud of the way the girls stepped up and handled it.

This was the first baby of the year, almost 46 hours after the New Year.

This was really chilly for a lot of people. But it's almost over.

Jim Calhoun

This was a year that if you relaxed, you were going to get beat. Here's Marquette picked 12th, and they have a bye. It gives you a sense of just how strong this league is. It's almost impossible to imagine that a couple of years ago. The diversity and depth of players make it almost impossible to predict.

Eddie Jordan

This was a relief. We left here almost three and a half weeks ago in the fifth spot with all of the trials and tribulations. We came back in the fifth spot so we are happy.

Brian Holt

This was a big win here for us today. Killer did great tonight. He was stopping almost everything that came at him. He's excited about the night that he had.

We turned it over the whole game till right at the end and they turned it over at the end. It was a game of turnovers, I thought, and they just turned it over at the wrong time. Almost all (the runs) were off turnovers. That's what the tournament's all about.

We try to use almost 10 players every game. We like to press and get our offense off the transition defense. So far, we've been successful at that. We've been pushing the ball up the floor. It's been good to us so far. We're 10-1, the kids are playing well. They like it, too, because they all get more time in the game, so it keeps everybody happy.

Armando Iannucci

When I started off, I always used to do parodies and impressions, mimicking people... and then institutions. You become aware that some institutions have their own language. You almost define yourself by how you speak.

When I started in Philadelphia, I was thinking about it. Now it's almost as good as new. I feel pretty confident right now with both knees.

When I started growing corn almost 40 years ago, we weren't considered in the Corn Belt at all. We were considered too far north, so the seed companies weren't breeding any corn for this region. Things have changed a lot.

With liquidity still strong, some valuation headroom remaining in our composite valuation indicator, and growth almost everywhere around the world stable to strong, it is hard to see why equity markets would not rise in the first part of 2006. We expect the positive equity market environment to run through into the first half of next year.

Gilbert Gottfried

With (Katrina), it's almost like the sequel that doesn't live up to the original. It's certainly a shocking event and a tragedy, but somehow as a big event it doesn't seem to carry as much weight with the public as 9/11 did.

With gasoline at or near $3 a gallon recently, and other energy costs such as natural gas almost doubling in the past year, consumers may face tough choices in how they allocate their spending.

We got so many good teams (in the region). You can almost assume that three spots are sewn up. It makes it real tough, but it makes every pitch and every at-bat real important.

Renzo Piano

We chose steel and extra wide panels of glass, which is almost like crystal. These are honest materials that create the right sense of strength and clarity between old and new, as well as a sense of transparency in the center of the institution that opens the campus up to the street.

We certainly understand that Christians have difficulties in life, even ministers. But this was not a realistic portrayal of a minister's life. This was so far beyond the pale, it was almost a comic-strip version.

We could almost double the size of our district.

We convince people they have only one talent, or usually there's only one subject that's not beyond their grasp. And I think that's totally unnecessary. From my work with kids I'm quite convinced that kids are born almost universally with abilities in both areas, if we would nurture those abilities.

We controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, but almost gave it away in the second half.

John Parsons

We are using almost every car we have already in daily service. We are planning on crowded trains.

We are two proven programs going at it for the section lead. Both teams are looking forward to this match. Anytime we wrestle Latrobe, you can throw out the records, because almost anything can happen.

We score on almost every possession he touches the ball.

There was almost no chance that we wouldn't make it.

There was a different kind of pressure last year. We lost a game to Kitchener and people were saying, 'What's going on?' This year, we're more the underdog compared to last year and it would almost be a sweeter victory if we can do it.

There's such a history, it's unbelievable. I remember this going back to the 1990s. I used to see him almost every morning on my way to work.

There's a good vibe in the valley. You can almost measure the spirit of the local people by how much snow is on the hill. It's a funny way to measure life.

Joshua Michael Stern

There's a few in our history, where the person who creates it becomes almost the product itself. Jobs is one of those.

There's a different feel this time of year for us, and I'm sure for them as well. Since it's been almost two months since we last played each other, there's no doubt that both teams have grown and changed. There's always something new to counter.