Famous Quotes & Sayings

We're pretty fortunate at this point. We've made very few mistakes. We're not a wide-open, spread-out offense. We're trying to control the ball with high-percentage plays and move the ball down the field.

John Wright

We're pretty familiar with it, so it's not like a new thing. But playing in here on 100 yards is new, especially with the vision. It's more like grass with the ball in that it rolls slower and stops easier, but it's not as much as grass. So it's kind of in the middle.

We touched the ball a lot. We won't get stuff blocks (where the ball goes directly to the floor) but we can slow it down so we can play it in the back row.

We took the No. 1 team in the county right to the edge. I think we're playing our best ball right now and that we sent a message tonight to the rest of the county: Meade is no pushover.

Chris Doyle

We took the game to them, we just didn't score. There are days when the ball doesn't go in and this was one of those days.

We took the ball to the hole; we just didn't make the shots. We didn't play good defense in the fourth quarter. And if we make half of the free throws we missed, we only lose by one.

We took the ball out of our own hands in the third quarter and that is what hurt us.

Chuck D.

We took the ball down the field and tried to flex our muscles, and we (couldn't).

Dick Vermeil

We took the ball away and won the football game. If we don't take it away, we don't win the game.

We took over the game. Physically, I think we wore them down a little bit. We were the fresher team and we were moving the ball better than they were and got more chances.

We took care of the ball and controlled the glass.

We took a real major step today (toward) being able to host the playoffs. We've still got four ball games to go, but we have a little more of a safety net to work with now.

We took a lot better care of the ball in the second half. And obviously our pressure (helped). I had no idea that was going to cause them that much trouble." ()

We took a big step forward today to invest in our future. Our local and small businesses will reap millions of dollars. Major League Baseball did not get an open checkbook. I said from the beginning I would support the ballpark but not at any cost.

We told them at the half that we had to move the ball more. We were taking Marietta one-on-one and we needed to pass the ball more.

We talked before the game and said we wanted to get the ball to Liz. No one can guard her. And we knew once we got the ball to her, everything else would open up.

We talked all week long about ball movement and rebounding. That's what we talked about all week, and they responded.

Tiger Woods

We're on smooth greens again. Even though they're a little bit grainy, you'd much rather see the ball roll than bounce.

John Gibbons

We're on a tough little stretch right now, no question. But we always seem to bounce back, that's the character of the ball club. In this business you take your lumps sometimes, it's just how you handle it that separates you.

We're off and running and they're having a fit. We're having a ball with it.

We're obviously putting the ball in play really well.

Luis Figo

We're now more aggressive. We're a team which wants the ball constantly and when we have it, we head quickly for the penalty area,

We're playing team ball. Playing with a great deal of heart. Playing together. Moving the ball well.

We're playing so much more together and communicating to each other better, ... They trust if they kick the ball to a certain spot, a teammate is going to be there.

When he was 4, he found this little old trampoline in our back yard. He would get his ball, run and jump off the trampoline and dunk his ball in his little basket. Pretty soon he was playing basketball all the time. He'd play by himself and he'd play in the pouring rain. Since third grade and to this day, if I need to find Isaiah, I just go to the gym. He's always there, practicing.

When he was 2 years old, we used to pitch to him in the kitchen. But he was hitting the ball too hard. He got too strong, so we had to take him out to the backyard.

When he takes off (to catch a fly ball), he doesn't really track the ball well. A couple of times he can be a couple of billboards off. But it's not a problem with him working on it. He really needs to make a commitment to do it on a daily basis to help himself.

When he squares up and releases the ball when he wants to, I'm extremely confident it's going in. He has tremendous mechanics. The only time when his shooting percentage goes down is when he doesn't take a good shot or when someone's on him. The most important thing is when he's taking the ball to the basket. When he does that, he's a dangerous player.

When he's open, he just needs to let the ball go. He was thinking too much.

When he's making his pitches, nobody's getting a good, good swing and they're not hitting the ball on the barrel, ... I mean, he's beating them in, he's throwing his cutters and curveballs, and throwing the first pitch for strikes. It's awesome.

When he shoots the ball well, the team plays well. And when he struggles, sometimes we struggle. When he goes out there and hits a big shot, not only does it boost his confidence, but it boosts the teams' confidence as well.

When he shoots the ball like that, yes. I think that he's confident, and we're confident in him.

Craig Smith

When he's determined to run the ball hard, he can be a physical presence.