Famous Quotes & Sayings

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Dontrelle Willis

I just got off the phone with my mother and she was just yelling and screaming. I can't blame her. When your son is a 24-year-old millionaire, regardless of whether he's throwing a baseball or working for Donald Trump, it's a beautiful thing.

Jim DeMint

I hope Major League Baseball will take this important moment in baseball history to remove the taint upon the memory of Shoeless Joe and appropriately honor his outstanding baseball accomplishments,

Chone Figgins

I hit ninth the first month, and to be in the top 10 in runs scored, that's putting in a lot of work. There was a stretch where I went 1 for 30 and I was hitting ninth. That's why stolen bases are not even important. It's getting over so guys can get you in.

Jacque Jones

I hit down there every year. It's not a big deal. That's where I do my baseball stuff, that's where I do my weight lifting.

Alan Trammell

I hope I get to continue with this because there is some unfinished business. I'm going to be in baseball for many more years, whether it is here or not. I'm not done. I'm confident that I can do this.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

I honestly feel that it would be best for the country to keep baseball going.

I haven't had a day off or a weekend off in a while. When football was over, I started basketball the next day. When basketball was over, I went straight into baseball and track. If I haven't had baseball practice, I've had track practice.

Pat Gillick

I have to get that (judgment) from the manager. Charlie is the type of manager who can evaluate players both mentally and physically. He isn't a guy who bases his opinion of a guy on how he did the day before.

Ralph Brown

I have to say I wasn't a huge fan of 'Star Wars', and I'm still not, really, but you have to acknowledge that there's a huge fan base for it, and these people are really sweet. You can't stereotype a 'Star Wars' fan.

I prefer to play first base or pitcher in college. Coach Dews runs a disciplined program, which impressed me. I know he can give me the tools I need to keep focused on bettering myself.

Adrian Gonzalez

I played in Double-A and it was the same level of baseball. There were players who were 30 and 35 years old. They knew the game and I learned a lot.

Alex Rodriguez

I played great baseball for a year, ... I played like a dog for five games.

Alex Rodriguez

I played great baseball all year, ... and I played like a dog the last five days.

In the thinking of most analysts, based on the fundamentals, there certainly is enough out there that the Fed should keep going, at least at this meeting.

Ravi Shankar

In the U.K., classical music is composed by individuals and written down. Indian music is based on certain sequences called ragas. When I perform live, 95% of the music is improvised: it never sounds the same twice.

Sean Casey

He's the first baseman of the future here. No doubt about it.

Brad Ausmus

He's the face of baseball in the city of Houston.

Pat Burrell

He's the catalyst, ... Seems like if he gets on base three times a night, he scores three times. He knows how important he is to our team, and he's been great.

Brian Conley

He's just all about baseball. That's the one thing that's always on his mind.

Buddy Bell

He's just a good baseball player. He's fun to be around.

He's in trouble. He needs to shore up his base now.

Jim Nussle

Hope, yes, but it's probably not realistic, ... It would be very difficult, based on the way things have transpired this year so far.

Buzz Aldrin

Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.

Joe Buck

Houston and Chicago are pitching heavy. They're two teams that can run the base paths, ... We saw it in the ALCS and the NLCS. These teams will squeeze to get runs in. The White Sox have a little more pop, but I don't see the offenses going nuts on either side. I think it's going to be a long series, an even series.

Brian Sabean

He's probably done as much as he can down here. Now, he'll be in a baseball domain. I'd like to see him in a simulated game, but that's probably difficult to do. And there's a lot going on you can't simulate.

Ron Gardenhire

He's pretty intense right now. No one wants to win any more than Johan. He's all about winning. That's why it's fun to have him on your baseball team. When he goes out there, you can see it in his heart that he wants to win for this baseball team.

Ned Yost

He's really struggling to command the baseball right now. He's struggling to command his fastball and his breaking ball. It's just a little mechanical issue that we'll continue to work on. But he got a little better as the game went on.

He's really poised on the mound. Both of the sophomore pitchers are stepping up and giving us some good innings.

Steve Finley

He's really learning to steal bases. He's grown as a base runner. He creates a lot of opportunities for guys behind him. (Pitchers) aren't just worried about him stealing second, but third too.

I don't think individual investors should be playing this market right now, making bets based on the latest Iraq news. Once the war ends, we've got underlying fundamental issues that will return to focus. The war is not the reason the economy is having trouble. Fundamentals have gotten worse since the beginning of the year and yet the market has gone higher because of the focus on Iraq.

Paul Cook

I don't recommend buying our fund based on returns. You buy a fund based on its management team.

Sonakshi Sinha

I don't pick my roles based on what clothes I have to wear. I pick roles because of the character I have to portray, and the public have enjoyed seeing me in those roles.