Famous Quotes & Sayings

Brian Urlacher

It's a little different trying to run the ball with eight guys in the box. The Vikings haven't had to face that because of the Randy Moss factor.

David Mitchell

It's a learning process for him as it is for any young guy when all of a sudden he gets an opportunity to play, ... Once he gets the ball in his hands and he gets past the line of scrimmage, that's all on his ability. What we're trying to get accomplished is to get him into the second level of the defense.

It's all a game to Theodore. It's a natural instinct. He wants the ball more than anything.

It's all about winning with me, ... I want to go out there and win. I realize I'm throwing the ball pretty well and I'm strong at the end of the year. But when the season's over and I sit on my couch I'll look back and if things finish out like they are, I'll feel pretty good about myself. But I can't sit and look at it now because the wins aren't getting done.

It's all about the team, and if it wasn't for my teammates, I wouldn't have made it. We are in this together, and they get me the ball and have confidence in me to shoot the open shot. I'm just thankful to have good teammates and good coaches around me.

It's all about the Pac-10 tournament. We're probably playing our best ball of the season. Give us three games playing well and we can beat anybody.

It's all about team. Right now, we're trying to work together and move the ball quick.

I took a risk trying to knock the ball out before it got there. I thought the ball was there, but (the referees) called it on me.

Ryan Doumit

I took a foul ball off of the head and I was fine. I didn't think anything of it. It was minor. That happens all of the time as a catcher.

I told the kids, 'If we're not making shots, do things you can control,' which are rebounding, taking care of the ball and playing defense. We hung in there until we got clicking.

I told the guys this was our game to win and the only way they were not going to win was if they turned the ball over, did not box out and not convert free throws. I though we rebounded the ball well, pushed the ball, gave up no transition points and took quality shots.

I told the guys if you look at our losses its either the turnover battle or the rebounding battle that we haven't won. Those are the two major battles you've got to win in a ball game if you're going to have a chance to win. It (Rebounding advantage) was a big margin and that wins you ball games.

Jeff Allen

I told the girls to stay focused and stay calm and put the ball in the middle of the court. At the end, we subbed and (Avoca) tried to freeze our servers with timeouts, but we just switched servers and that seemed to do it.

I told the girls three things. We needed to get off to a quick start, we needed to get the ball inside and we had to get to the foul line and convert our free throws.

I told the girls that they needed to come out and set the tone right away. They did a good job both offensively and defensively and really moved the ball well. We are not a one-dimensional team that relies on one person.

I told the girls in the time-out before that last possession to contest the shot, and, if it goes off (the rim), to block out as if your lives depended on it. Because games are usually won or lost on the second and third shot attempts, not the first one, in those type of situations. And we fought for that ball until time finally ran out.

I told the girls at halftime to keep playing hard and I think in second half they did it even more. We thought we could get into them defensively and make them work to get the ball up the floor.

Rick Barnes

I told them that we were going to switch everything. And if they score, we've got to get the ball back out in transition as quickly as they can and push it right on top of them. We got as good a look as we could probably get.

I told them that (today) we have to take a lot of batting practice because we didn't hit the ball at all.

I told them (open shots) would be there if they would move the ball and run the offense. This was the best game we've played all the way through. (The offense) just clicked, and the boys did what they were supposed to do.

I told them before the game that we're going to have peaks and valleys, and just don't get too hung up on yourself when we're at the peak and don't get too down on yourself when we're in the valley. We could have folded there at the start of the fourth quarter, but we came out hard, moved the ball well and got some nice shots.

I told them at halftime that we were playing a little too intense. We needed to calm down. We need to find our players and play the ball to their feet.

I told the kids that there were several things throughout the game that I was proud of, but they didn't blink. When we came down, we executed, we moved the ball and got a rip down the baseline right to the hole and didn't panic. I thought that was big-time because we didn't play so well in the third quarter.

I told Tyler to hold the ball and just let the time run out. He did what he was instructed to do, and that played a huge role in winning the game for us.

I told the umpire I'm taking this ball to my coach. I told him, 'If they change this call, I'm taking the ball,' and that's what I did. It's a salute to him for being so strong.

I told the team at halftime that we needed to pick up our scoring. We needed to get the ball into the post and be more patient on offense. When we did that, things just fell together. I was really happy with our overall play. This was a key week for us in the standings and I think winning both puts us in position to contend for a championship.

I told the point guards between the third and fourth (quarters) to push the ball. We had the opportunity to push the ball up the floor and we did.

I told them we needed to start playing our own game. We just needed to run the ball more and crash the boards.

Bobby Bowden

I told them we got a ball game next week as big as this one. That's all you can do when you get beat.

Todd Boyd

It rained on us all the way over there. We just got a few hits here and there. They put in a new pitcher, and we hit the ball well.

It puts us in a tough situation sometimes when you have a 6-5 girl. You know if you lose, it's going to be 'Well, why didn't they get the ball to the big girl more often?' But we have some players who shoot the ball pretty well.

It is what it is. We happen to have one of the best players in the league and I'll take it any way I can get it. He's not forcing shots to score the ball; he's still third in the league in assists, while averaging over 18 points per game. That combination is good for us. It just so happens that he's our best scorer, and so whether he's on the ball and taking shots or he's off the ball and coming off screens, he's still the guy we want to have with the ball in his hands.

This is the most inexperienced team we've had. We're not very big, so ball control and good defense will be our strengths.