Famous Quotes & Sayings

I thought Wisconsin was on all cylinders in the first half and really shot the ball well and played well.

I thought White Oak played extremely well tonight. They came out right off the ball and put us on our heels. We knew there would be a different energy level and focus.

I thought, when (Tyler) hit that ball over the fence, it really loosened our team up. I thought we were wanting to win too bad. We couldn't quite free it up when we needed it and I thought when he hit that ball, we freed it up. It started to come to us after that.

Desmond Clark

I thought we would run the ball a little bit more, especially in the first half, but that wasn't a play that was called. They also had a weak secondary, so either way you look at it, whatever we did, we should have capitalized on it. It's not good when they're playing a soft cover-two shell and we don't put up the numbers that we should have put up.

Doc Rivers

I thought we won the game because of great ball movement. That's how you play at the end of a game. If they trap you, swing it, and the ball kept moving until it found the open guy. You could see our guys at the end were getting into the ball movement.

I thought we were really impatient in the first half; (Raymond) was zoning up and we wanted to get the ball to the baseline and reverse it. We didn't do a good job of that. When we did run it, we scored. At halftime, we discussed it and the kids responded. We played pretty well in the third quarter.

I thought we were just a little hurried in the first half. You can't throw the ball to them. You can't just give them the ball.

I thought we were in it, even when we were down 10 with 3:45 left. We could come in, get three stops, and it's a tie ball game. We just couldn't get it.

Albert Pujols

I thought we were going to get him. But he found a way to make a pitch and get a ground ball double- play. That's why he's won 14 Gold Gloves.

It is a big blow for us. Rodney might be my son but he is one of he best passers of a ball in the Irish League,

I tipped it right off my glove. If I get that, I think it's a double-play ball and we're out of the inning so none of that stuff ever happens.

It hurt us with him going down. That's a lot of points. We've been telling (Walker) to shoot the ball all year. Tyler's a shooter too and a great player. He's worked hard this year so I'm glad he had a great game.

It hurt us big. We're not quite deep enough yet. We're young and getting deeper. I thought the kids did a decent job in the zone, working hard and contesting shots. They got the ball to the inside too easy, but we went through a long stretch of time with Allie on the bench.

Thaworn Wiratchant

It hurts when I walk but I can still hit the ball okay. So hopefully, it will not bother me that much tomorrow. I'm striking the ball nicely and it's important to do so as there is a lot of jungle that fringes most holes.

It is a challenge, but a very winnable game. If we can come out and play with the tenacity and shooting the ball the way we have then I feel good about our chances.

Ben Roethlisberger

I threw the ball so hard. You would have thought I threw a little screen pass to him.

Kara Lawson

I threw the ball away in the last two minutes, so it was nice to have it in my hands afterward. I've always dreamed of winning a title, and I have the ball in my hands when the game ends.

I threw a curve ball and I hung it and he (Buchanan) hit it right.

Willie Randolph

I thought Zambrano looked a lot looser, there was more fluidity to his pitches, he kept the ball down. The key to success for any pitcher is to pound the bottom of the zone, but with him, especially. He looked totally different.

Loren Roberts

It is a great start. I'm thrilled to death to be here. I hit the ball really well.

I think the market is anticipating today that the Fed is getting closer to the end of the tightening rather than early in the ball game, and that is one of the principal reasons why financial stocks have rallied not just yesterday ... but as much as 25 percent in just the last two months.

I think the last couple of months he did exceptionally well. I was very impressed with the way he handled the ball club under difficult circumstances.

I think the kids who are left are playing hard and have been through a lot. We've had to coach hard, think through things, get guys the ball at the right time. I think these two years will not only make me, but our entire staff, better coaches.

E. P. Thompson

I think the kids were more relaxed and they had a chance to time him. We've been working hard on keeping the ball down. Last week we were hitting a lot of pop ups and tonight we hit more line drives.

I think the kids did the game plan real well; they got a couple of breaks in the end and we didn't, and that was the ball game. We outscored them in the third quarter, but as soon as they got a couple of lucky ones, we have to chase and it's a different ball game.

I think the key to our team's success is that we are the ultimate team. We hang out. We go do things together, and we love to play ball together. I think that a big part of it (success) is that we know that we have each others' backs. It is fun to play ball with your friends, and when you are having fun, you play better.

I think their patience had an effect on us not shooting the ball very well, because we didn't have the ball for a long time.

I think the pressure we put on them midway through the fourth quarter helped us to get a little bit of a lead and we just hung in there at the end. Neither team was shooting the ball that great. It was such a physical game. It was hard to get shots, open looks at the basket.

I think the hardest single thing to do in the game other than shooting the ball is the steal. It's unbelievable what she has done.

Johnny Damon

I think the guys were pretty much teasing him saying he should have did that last year. He's the best. I thought he threw the ball well. It was good to see the best right out the chute. I know exactly what I need to work on. Get my timing down. It was a good day.

Rick Carlisle

I think the guys rallied behind the fact that we lost (O'Neal). It's important for us to understand what can be accomplished collectively when we share the ball and work at the defensive end.

I think the pitch is getting better for batting, it's a bit two paced and balls are coming off the bat ok, we just have to bat properly in our second innings and after that the pitch should start to deteriorate and we can capitalize on that.

Andy Roddick

I think that's a big key, at least knowing that they have to do something with the ball and I'm not just going to kind of poke it back and be content to stay in rallies.