Famous Quotes & Sayings

The thing that made me feel positive in many ways was the way our defense played in the early stages when the game was in doubt. They ran an interception back and had the ball after the punt block. At that point it would have been in a lot of peoples minds that Toledo would knock it in, but they had to kick it. There was another red-zone stand that left them with a field-goal attempt.

Bill Evans

The thing that hurt us the most was they got off to such a quick start. We're having a hard time scoring the basketball, and I think our patience hurts us. We didn't throw the ball in the post enough.

The thing I'm most surprised about is the run production. I knew he'd be a catalyst and get on base and steal bases, but the way he drives the ball has really impressed me because he's not a home run hitter.

The thing I liked most was that when Dwight was matched up with Duncan, he took the ball right at him. That's what we've been trying to get him to do all season. We want him to take it right at the defender rather than the finesse stuff. Maybe as he continues to get confidence from the foul line, he'll do that.

Drew Bledsoe

The thing I liked best about our offense tonight is that we finally got out of our own way, ... We were making mistakes, but not because the defense was forcing us to do it. When we run the ball like we did tonight, we're going to be good offensively.

The thing I have to worry about the most is getting off the ball. It's important for me to get off the ball as fast as possible to make plays.

The thing about Josh is he does not beat himself. He throws strikes, he moves the ball in and out. If you try to go yard on him, he's got you. He does a very good job. He doesn't walk anybody.

The thing about it is we could have easily won three out of the four. Our defense just let us down the first three ball games. This is really the first time all year this has happened. I really think it was our guys tried to hard wanting to win. You can't play baseball like that. Our guys finally relaxed and played pretty good baseball.

Mila Kunis

The thing about ballet that I never knew about is that it's one of the most excruciating sports that I've ever been a part of. I say sports because they train constantly, every single day.

The thing about a kid like that is his presence is felt. If you don't give him ball fakes he's going to block it. The thing I like about him is he goes and gets it. It wasn't that our kids were intimidated by him. It's his presence.

The things that I know from watching him in Milwaukee and Arizona, the thing we're going to work on is to charge harder. He kind of plays deep a little bit. He has tremendous range and a tremendous arm. Sometimes he has to charge the ball more and not lay back.

Rodney Harrison

I've never been around anything like it. We'd stop 'em, three and out. Then Ryan Leaf and our offense would give 'em the ball back on the first play, so we'd go out and hold them, three and out, again. We never let up.

I've never been there and the girls have never been there. But I have confidence in these girls. They might be nervous but I think when the ball is tipped, they'll go out and show all of their work has paid off. They believe in themselves.

Willie Randolph

It's fine. He was my closer and he said he was fine. I told him to take the ball and he went out and pitched. There's nothing wrong with him.

It seems that when we don't shoot the ball well, we stop working hard. And tonight we didn't make anything and I think we get discouraged and didn't play as hard on defense. That's a heart issue.

It seems that we were able to string some hits together and quit hitting the ball right at people. I'm happy with the effort, but we're still far from where we want to be. We're still making some mistakes in close games that cost us in the first half.

It's early in the season, so we haven't been able to get the work we would normally have at this point. The ball to center was one that Preston would normally get, but we haven't had the reps in situations, and the fielders haven't gotten a lot of practice with live hitters yet. That will change as we get more practices and games under our belts.

It seems like we've always been fortunate enough to bounce back after a loss this season. I thought we did a good job of playing defense for 40 minutes, which was a concern from the last outing (a 73-57 loss to Howard). We also did a good job of getting the ball (inside).

It's a streak for us. We'll take it right now after losing all those ball games. We feel like a winning ball club again.

It's as good as last year's top three, no doubt, especially when it comes down to the speed and shiftiness, ... Our thing is, get the ball in our hands.

It's a tough one to lose. Our kids do play hard, but down the stretch they got a few key bounces of the ball and a couple of calls went their way. We could have used a free throw and we had some good looks in the post where we could have used a finish.

Doc Rivers

It's a tough loss. The game felt like the team who had the ball last was going to score. Nobody was playing defense on either team. I guess that's what people want to watch. I don't.

Patrick Patterson

It's a tough loss and we shouldn't have lost the game in the first place. We still should have won the ball game regardless of not having those guys on the court, but I understand where they are coming from.

Chris Burke

It's a rule of thumb for me if I'm at second when he has the ball I try to go for three.

Ron Gardenhire

It's a tough time for everyone. I'm sure Minnesota Twins fans are hurting. It's very painful right now. But the good thing is that we all know where Puck is going to be -- he's going to be up in heaven whacking the ball around.

It's a testament to him, to get the ball in play and eliminate one side. Nicklaus did it better than anybody. I'm proud he didn't deviate from it. To be in the fairway was a positive.

Al Horford

It's a big part of our game. When the ball gets in, we want to get it out.

Josh Howard

It's a big motivator. We've been a good defensive team and don't want to let that happen again. We're conscious of who can score the ball on the other team. We take that as a personal challenge.

It's a big deal. I'm trying not to think about it. Tonight ended the way it should have. We played strong defense to finish the game off. We hit the ball well enough to score the runs that we needed.

It's a big ball game for this early in the year, no doubt about that. We talk about how important because there's only three teams in the playoffs.

It's a ball trajectory that you're not used to. She disguises it so well. She constantly keeps you guessing.

It's a balloon, not a bubble. Balloons inflate and deflate; bubbles burst.

Jeff Francoeur

(I) took one the opposite way, finally, ... It felt good. I felt like I've been able to see the ball better. If you do that, you're going to be able to hit.