Famous Quotes & Sayings

Both teams like to play the full-court game and we got the easier shots. They did not shoot the ball well, especially the first half. We passed the ball very well and were aggressive.

Both teams have had difficulty scoring, and we can't let them go to the line 38 times. I thought they were a little quicker to the ball than we were.

Both teams are really good ball clubs. There's a lot of respect both ways. Both teams will do the talking on the field.

Both teams are better. We got better contact and hit the ball better. But Colonel Crawford has, too.

Jim Tressel

Both sides of the ball did some good things. Now we've got to get better before next week.

Both teams will try to get the ball inside. The team that does the best job of that is going to have a huge advantage.

Both teams were really nervous and on their tiptoes a lot. Both teams threw the ball around a little bit more.

Both teams played some good defense, and the ball just bounced our way.

E. O. Wilson

Both teams made mistakes. Both teams played very hard and at the end, the ball didn't bounce our way.

Both pitchers were in a groove. They were both hitting their spots and keeping the ball down in the zone.

Both our opponents packed in a zone defense and we did not shoot the ball well. But we did play well enough on defense to get things done.

The governor continues his commitment to pursue those reforms. But it's becoming increasingly clear that the way you have to do that is at the ballot box, which would ironically require more fundraising.

The good news is (Reynolds) is coming here personally. We've moved a long ways from October when we were having the big problems. We're to a point now where we're having good dialogue. Having the senior vice president come up to Grant County and the Columbia Basin is a very positive sign. It tells us we're moving the ball forward, getting closer to the goal, which is to get a decent service put into place in Grant County.

We've been playing well, and this was another good game for us. We had a really good practice on Friday and were hitting the ball hard, and it carried over to the game.

We've been playing pretty well lately. We have hit the ball well, but we haven't been able to get that one extra hit to put teams away. We got those extra hits (Wednesday).

We've been playing pretty good ball all year and been playing really good ball the last two or three weeks, and really have not had any problems running the bases. And tonight it looked like it was the first week of the season. Who knows if (they) would have led to a run, but it sure led to an out.

Caron Butler

We've been playing great basketball. I think we're a loose ball or a stop away. The whistle can blow either way but . . . you don't want the game to get in those situations in which a call can determine a game. We need to continue to play hard and with a lot of energy. We'll be fine.

We've been playing good ball lately, and we're home.

We've been playing from behind the last couple of games and playing with such a frenzy trying to catch up. To get a lead really settled us down some. We only had three turnovers in the first half. We were efficient and Joe shot the ball well.

Kobe Bryant

We've been on a stretch here where we have to win these games. And I try to lead by example. The way I go about doing it, and my role here on the team, is to put the ball in the basket.

We're hoping to see a little more consistency. Hopefully, the breaking ball will continue to get better. But his command and consistency are something we'd like to see improve.

We seem to be headed in the right direction. That was a good ball club we beat. Timely hitting has been a problem, but today we got the hits when we needed them.

We seemed to be in a hurry in the first half, especially in trying to get the ball inside to Dominique Powell. In the second half, we was able to do a better job with the ball, reversing it and passing it better for more open looks and that loosened up their defense and forced them to work a little harder.

We're the ones who are going to put the ball in the hole and diving on the floor. There are little things we have to take care of in the next couple of weeks. I think we can get it done. It can still be a great year for us.

We're the 1986 Celtics when we don't turn the ball over. The fact that we can turn it over that many times and still win a ballgame is a pretty good sign.

We're thankful that First Flight played some possession, but in that moment, we still have to continue to do our job of staying tight and pushing forward when the ball goes back.

Ben Wallace

We're talking about it, getting back to what we were doing early in the season, when we were getting stops that would lead to easy baskets. Where everybody was getting buckets in transition and forcing teams to turn the ball over, everybody getting out and running. ... Now, we're just trying to get back to where we were.

We've been a different team since coming back from Christmas break. We're starting to buy into what's happening out there. We're playing with a lot of energy and giving the ball up at the right time.

We need to handle their full-court pressure. If we can shoot the ball well, take care of the ball and make things difficult on the interior, we should be OK.

John Force

We need to go after these guys, ... We need to quit racing scared. When you're (in the points lead), you always back off a little bit and play it safe. But now I ain't in the lead. I've got nothing to lose. So let's play hard ball because I've got too much experience to suck this bad.

We need to get the ball out of his hands. We have to make other guys beat us.

We need to get the ball in play and make them work for points. We can't be giving them free points.

We need to get that down. We'd like to be around, at the most, 15 a game. Plus we need to put the ball in the basket better; we were 16-of-42.