Famous Quotes & Sayings

Koop did a good job. We were trying to get the ball back to Craig. That's not the shot we wanted, obviously. They did a good job taking Craig out of it.

Phil Jackson

Kobe was waiting for his game to get hot and it never happened, and we tried to force the ball into him and it cost us.

Ryan Hall

Last year he tried to throw the ball past hitters, where this year he's pitching past hitters. He's mixing up his pitches, has good location and he has a good idea before each pitch of what he wants to do.

Anthony Russo

Last year, guys were open and the ball would be overthrown or we'd drop the ball or run the wrong route. We are making those plays that we weren't last year, and that's a big change.

Last week we were frustrated (against Abilene Cooper) but not (Friday). We knew this was a good team and we just told them to keep the ball on the ground and keep playing.

Last week we just threw the ball on the court and played. Now that we know who we're playing, we know what work we have to do.

Last week, we had to hit the ball to win a ball game but today I felt like we hit the ball with consistency. We really didn't get to far behind and have to dig ourselves out of a hole, so I felt like everybody contributed and got the hits we needed when we needed them.

Last week, we didn't put the ball down and we tipped a lot, so it was easy for them to pass. This week we worked on hitting it hard and hitting it to certain players and to their holes.

Last week was just one of those things. He just wasn't catching the ball for whatever reason. He's been having great practices.

Last week I didn't throw the ball that well. I was up in the zone last week. It worked for me this week. Having a big game like I did (Friday) was big.

Last time we turned the ball over eight times we had the same outcome. Whether you lose by one point, three points or 30 points, you can't do that.

Adam Clark

Last time they came out and beat us, and we wanted to prove we could do the same to them. We didn't turn the ball over as much as last time, so that made good things happen.

Ben Wallace

Larry 'let' me be a part of the offense? ... That was deep right there. When I'm on the floor, I've got to be part of the offense. There's just no other way to have it. I think Larry did a great job of throwing little wrinkles out there. He called my number here and there and got me the ball in places where I can be effective. If I'm out on the floor, I'm going to be part of the offense. Unless it's Rick Carlisle, and I'm just standing around.

Phil Garner

Lane was the only one to hit the ball hard.

Landon, of course, is a ball handler. And a lot of ball handlers are totally focused on, if they've got the ball, on being the threat. But he's excellent off the ball.

Mark E. Smith

I think Ellis is a phenomenal player. He is unbelievable and so hard to guard. He makes everybody else better and he's just a fantastic player. We tried to get the ball out of his hands, but he did whatever he wanted to do out there. As good as he played, I thought we did as well as we could.

I think every time we've played them when they turn on the pressure, we get loose with the ball and make a couple turnovers and they get a run going. We've got to limit turnovers, especially going to Detroit. Their crowd is going to be probably the loudest it's ever been all season and we've got to be prepared for that.

I think every situation is different. It depends on what that particular team is looking for, what side of the ball it needs help.

Graeme Smith

I think everyone who had the ball really worked hard today, I don't think the pitch provided a lot for anyone,

Derek Jeter

I think everyone in the ballpark thought that ball was out. I few feet over, and we have the lead.

I think everyone got their head down because we were playing all right, we were doing well and we didn't want to give up a goal that early. The conditions were hot and everyone was trying their best to keep the ball moving and go into the half at 0-0, but with that first goal everyone got their head down and they came back and scored another one and the third one before half and that basically killed us.

Cadillac Williams

I think every ball player, as a rookie, wants to win the award. It wasn't my main goal, but it was something that I definitely wanted to accomplish, and it feels good to have it out of the way.

Duke Snider

I think enough has already been said about this. Do you think it is any easier to hit a ball if you use the stuff?

I saw him running and hit the ball perfectly to him, ... He finished it nicely. It was a real good goal.

Gaylord Perry

I saw Ozzie as a rookie in San Diego. I was always hoping they'd hit the ball his way because I knew then that my trouble was over.

Buck Showalter

I saw our right fielder felt like he caught the ball and so did our infielders.

Bob Bradley

I saw the replay on the board and from what you see it looks like he took it down and put the ball back into the net. The explanation was that it was a deliberate handball.

Bob Bradley

I saw the replay on the board and from what you see it looks like he took it down and put the ball back into the net. The explanation was that it was a deliberate handball.

I saw them play (Friday night) and he caught fire just where he left off. I don't know if there was much we could have done differently. He was just making shots. That's a nice zone to be in during a very important part of the season. Kudos to Cody, he shot the ball very well.

Tom Zbikowski

I saw the hit and I saw the ball go flying. I got a little excited but it was premature and I knew another play was coming.

Kyle Orton

I saw the blitz coming. I saw the 1-on-1 over there. I wanted to give Justin a chance, but I just left the ball inside a little too much. It's tough when you know you're only playing a little bit; you try so hard to make something happen.

Todd Frazier

I saw the ball very well today. I was trying to hit the ball the other way, and good things happen when you try and do that.

Ruben Sierra

I saw the ball too late. I didn't want to try to catch it and have it go by me. I should have caught that ball if I picked it up from the beginning, but I didn't.