Famous Quotes & Sayings

We have more first downs than most teams. We have moved the ball to a certain extent. We have not scored touchdowns to a certain extent.

We're working the ball around better, kicking it out really well. I'm just getting better looks.

We're very young, with six freshman on our roster. We have a lot of skilled players with ball handling but we have little size because many of our boys are still maturing physically.

We're up two, come out, run a play, score a basket, we're up four with the ball with 18 minutes to go. And then offensively, we just go crazy and not score.

Virtually every team in the country goes through it. At some point during the season, the ball doesn't bounce your way and the shots don't fall. We just happened to go through it at the end of the season.

(Valparaiso) came out fast and got us on our heels. But at the same time we challenged our guys to make some plays. So when we got the ball back and Chris broke the big play, a lot of times one guy making the big play really, really makes others think they can, too." ()

Utah State really shot the ball well. I thought we did a great job on their post guys in the first half, and their perimeter guys kind of hurt us. Then in the second half, we did a better job on the perimeter, but the post guys kind of took it to us.

Usually you put a tee in the ground to let someone know they've hit a ball into your group, ... It is a game with a code of conduct, where thoughtfulness should prevail.

Usually when Dustin Yoder gets the ball on the break he is going to get it down there.

Usually we play better in the second half, so I figured we could pick it up and score a couple goals. We got the ball down the sides a lot better and put it in the box because their team crowded the middle. We got it wide and kept possession.

Waggle has been hitting the ball real well all year. I just hope he's not satisfied and continues to work on getting better each time out.

(Wadsworth) did a good job of getting the ball inside, and we played tentative at times, and I'm not sure why. They did a lot of switching in their half-court defense, and they didn't do that the last time we played them.

Voting so far is going pretty well considering that we have not had a whole lot on the ballot because there is not much opposition.

Nick Clegg

Voters tell politicians what they want through the ballot box. Constantly second-guessing them by speculating whether the parties should gang up on each other misses the point.

Voters should know we are working with officials to provide ballots and equipment that will work well on Election Day.

Voters see little on the ballot that connects to their current concerns.

We're still trying to get everybody to click. But its nice to know you can always run, so you're able to control the ball and the clock.

Andy Scott

With the game on the line, we want the ball in her hands.

Bill Self

With the game evolving into so many ball screens and stretching defenses, you're so much harder to guard when you have a four man (power forward) that can be a threat from the perimeter as well as inside.

With the exception of some erratic pitching, we played pretty solid. Overall, we hit the ball better and we're scoring some runs, just not enough. We're making some mistakes that cost us at inopportune times.

Tony Dungy

With the (defensive) looks we're getting, I would bet we'll end up running the ball more than we did last year. We feel like we can operate whatever the defense allows.

Stephen Ames

With the trees, the mistake has to be left off the tee. And that brings the water into play. You used to be able to miss right and even run your ball up. Now, you can't. You have to fly it there.

With the three guards, we started moving the ball. We started making the extra pass, rather than just throwing the ball to Kenny and watching him play.

With the temperatures you get around here (in autumn), the balloon works better than it does right now, ... The colder the day, the quicker (balloons) react.

With the team we had, we had more open shots for each other. The ball movement and all the practice we put in helped everything.

Ken Hamlin

We've done a good job, especially keeping the deep ball off of us. We haven't had as many interceptions as we probably expected, but as far as making plays on the ball and just stopping and getting off the field, we're doing a good job.

We've developed a better technique, as far as playing inside. We fire off on the ball now and get off blocks. They want us to make plays, and dominate each play.

We're taking the whole thing their line and that defense as a challenge. We're going to do what Virginia Tech does. We're going to pound the ball at them. If it breaks, it breaks.

We're really playing as a team right now. We're starting to play to our strengths. Guys who handle the ball are handling the ball. Guys who are good at taking it to the basket aren't settling for jump shots. We're rebounding well, too.

Robert Gottlieb

As ye sow, so shall ye reap. When a ballet company spends a lot of money on gimmicky pieces, it's stuck with them for a while - they have to earn their keep.

Robert Gottlieb

One of the eternal mysteries of ballet is how untalented choreographers find backers for their work, and then find good dancers to perform in it. Is it irresistible charm? Chutzpah? Pure determination? Blackmail? Or are so many supposedly knowledgeable people just plain blind?

I like big thinkers who, no matter how big their vision, can sit down and talk to me about hour-to-hour, day-to-day type stuff they do to move the ball forward.

Pete Rose

Umpires got power, man. You ever notice if you go to a ballpark and there's a close play on first base, they will not run the replay at the ballpark? I've seen umpires go underneath and call up and say if you run one more of those replays, we're gonna forfeit the game. That's how strong their union is.