Famous Quotes & Sayings

I was taking it upon myself to make sure that I didn't turn over the ball and that I had control of the game. Whether it was like getting it to the right person or getting the open shot, I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't going to be the reason we lost and hopefully I was going to be one of the big reasons we won.

Christine Baranski

I was sent to ballet school when I was very young. I really loved dancing. I started performing in high school by the end of my sophomore year.

I was seeing the ball real well and got a few pitches to hit and put them in play.

Kim Clijsters

I was seeing the ball really well today, ... I knew I needed to be aggressive. There was a lot of wind out there, they were not easy conditions.

Kim Clijsters

I was seeing the ball really well today,

I was seeing the ball really good that game. After I hit the first two, I got real comfortable and the pitcher threw me a 3-2 fastball inside, and I just turned on it.

Kim Clijsters

I was seeing the ball a little better today and didn't make all those unforced errors,

I was surprised he said that. Catching the ball just comes naturally to me. I know deep down inside, this position is the best fit for me. I'm really sold at this new position.

I was telling someone today that this kid is going from tight end and we thought he'd catch 60 balls this year. Last year, he was playing center and now he's our quarterback. He's a great athlete. He's a great kid. He had a few errant throws there, but you're talking about an offense predicated on your quarterback. Mike has done a great job. He's only had four days to get ready.

Michael Robinson

I wouldn't say we work on ball control, ... It comes down to the game situation -- if we have a lead, what we want to do in a particular drive. Sometimes Coach Paterno will come over to me and say, 'If you get a chance to throw it deep, see if we can hit it.'

Phil Garner

I would say he threw pretty good. He's probably a little bit rusty, but still threw pretty good. The first couple innings he was sharp. With the exception of a couple home runs, I thought he threw the ball pretty good. It was basically his first outing of the spring.

I would have to say I was more pleased with the defense today. They did a great job of not staying blocked very long, of flying around and making plays. On the offensive side of things, we ran the ball very well in long yardage situations.

Bobby Bowden

I would be if he did it all the time. He's run the ball well. Runs are popping out there.

David Carr

I wish we could make the big plays. We did last year. It's like night and day. We used to put the ball up and guys would make plays. It was fun to be around here. We just haven't had those opportunities this year.

Charlie Manuel

I wish we could fill our ballpark every night. The players would like that, too. But that's just how it is. We've got to keep going. They'll come if we win.

Bernie Williams

I would get a late jump on a ball and be able to overcome that by running, ... Now I can't get to it.

Ernie Els

I worked really hard on my long game the last two week, especially last week. I'm working on a bit of a flatter plane through the ball. I got a little bit steep on the ball so I'm trying to flatten it out a little bit through the hitting area.

I worked in the Midwest League for four or five years and we received national exposure when our ballpark flooded, but it was nothing like this. Our original intent was regional, but this promotion has gone nationwide.

John Jay

I was pretty comfortable with how those guys were defending, and I thought we had pretty good ball movement. I didn't need to experiment or try anything else. I had great confidence in that group. I didn't start the game like I was going to play seven. Somewhere in there I said to myself I'm only playing seven.

I was practically crying I was so nervous. I thought the last ball was good. I was disappointed for him, I just ran up and hugged him.

I was pleased with the players in the autumn. What's important is the whole team's development. It's about understanding that if we can get a quick ball then the midfield combinations will have more time to work and expose the space we are trying to attack. I was pretty pleased with the way midfield went.

I was pleased with the guys' hitting today. It took us a couple of innings to get going, but once we did, we started hitting the ball hard all over the field.

I was really pleased with the way we hit the ball tonight. It could have been more. We left the bases loaded twice.

Reggie McNeal

I guess it might have been questionable about my throwing, my deep ball. I hit all my deep balls on point today.

(Batista) was missing with his cutter to the outer half (of the plate) and I thought that it was a good time to throw a fastball. He has so many good pitches and his ball has such life that we ended up getting the result we were looking for.

Basically, all of my teammates were taking the ball to the hole. And they play big-time 'help' defense, so we knew that bringing other (defenders) over would leave a bunch of other people wide open for threes.

Baseball is a great game to watch and have a conversation with when you're sitting in the ballpark or enjoying it on television. When you come home from a long day at the office, seeing things a little quicker is more desirable.

Bobby Hatfield

Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil wrote a lot of stuff for Phil Spector... we had done all rock and roll and rhythm and blues. I mean, we liked ballads and I suppose we did them OK, but that wasn't where we were emotionally and musically coming from.

Clint Hurdle

Because they're capable of doing it. And obviously I think the other team would be the first one to tell you, they're not pitching like they can or like they need to. They're probably leaving balls up over the plate. We're getting some balls to hit, and we're hitting them.

Stuart Appleby

I'm at a more competitive level than I was a few months ago, driving the ball better, hitting my irons better, hitting more greens and making a couple more putts.

Albert Pujols

I'm a line-drive hitter with power. I can drive the ball into the gap, and I'm strong enough to hit it out of the park if I elevate it. No matter how people describe me, it's about staying focused. Don't worry about what people write or say. I don't play for those people. I play to try to get better.

I'm always looking for a steal. That's my specialty. Stealing the ball is what makes me go. Our team is built on defense and creating turnovers, and we practice that a lot. We like to play defense.

Kim Clijsters

I look forward to get going again. I am hitting the ball well again. That is the most important thing.