Famous Quotes & Sayings

The kids got no help out there. Every hole had a cross wind or a head wind. They were really battling the elements.

Dwyane Wade

That is what I am battling right now so I am trying to do everything I can to be ready to go for our next game, so I am battling right now.

Dane has had some injury issues this year, which kept him from competing for a good month. But he kept battling back and ended up doing a great job for us this weekend.

Darcy Tucker

The not gaining ground part is tough but until we're mathematically eliminated we're going to keep battling and clawing and fighting.

Bob Taft

That's the competitive environment we're in, whether you're Democratic or Republican, ... Every governor is battling for these jobs.

It's a little bit disappointing, because we did have a chance to get into the playoffs all the way until this last series. But the guys did well and continued battling through the end.

Andrew Ference

It's not just because we're close in proximity. For the first time in a long time we're both battling for the playoffs in a tough division and a tough conference. When two teams, whether they're just down the highway from each other or not, are both fighting for the same spot it's going to be good, intense hockey. You should expect nothing less.

For four years here, we've been battling to gain respect. With 16 teams left in the tournament, everyone is good.

I'm proud of the girls for battling back.

I'm proud of our kids for battling through what we went through. They kept working hard, and we grew up tonight.

I'm proud of my kids, the way they battled back. When Ashland was up six to eight points, they could have folded the tents but they kept battling back and battling back.

I just want to forget about the game, pretend it never happened. There's no sense getting too frustrated about it. We had a lot of guys playing only the second or third games of their careers, so you can't put too much stock in it. We just have so many guys nursing minor injuries or battling sickness. I'm fairly healthy so I was the lucky candidate to play.

They just kept battling and working hard. I think that was the key.

They just keep battling and battling and battling. When they work hard, good things happen for them.

Mark Recchi

It was just one of those nights early on. It's just hard. We kept battling and that's the one great thing about our team right now. We definitely don't quit. But we have to find ways to be better and not get ourselves in such big holes here.

It was just a fun high school game. I'm very proud of our guys, too. We kept battling and just came up short.

These two teams we play, all of us are battling for a spot in the tournament. We have to want it more than them.

These teams will be battling for a playoff spot. So they will be giving us all they have.

That's a credit to these girls that so many things didn't go their way, yet they kept battling and had opportunities to win. We played hard, just not well.

That kid we faced tonight is a very good pitcher. I think he threw two no-hitters last year. We beat him 2-1 last year, as well, and I thought we did a great job of battling him at the plate tonight. He's not a power guy but he's a great pitcher.

That just shows what kind of guys I hoped we had. These guys don't ever give up. They just keep battling like little bulldogs.

Sean Burroughs

It's so big because the team's battling out there and we're in a pennant race.

The big thing was we were really battling injuries all year.

It's time for us to wake up and realize that the playoffs are about to start. We're battling for position and there's no easing into the playoffs.

It's tough. He's been battling stuff his whole career. It probably hurts him to walk away again.

Frank Beamer

I want to congratulate Louisville on playing a great game. We were lucky to win. I also want to congratulate my guys on hanging in there and battling and coming back in the second half. We got back to playing Virginia Tech football in the second half.

It (the win) was great for the kids. They gave it all they had and did a great job battling and improving.

Jason LaRue

It went pretty good. The main thing here is to see what happens tomorrow, to see if it swells up. The only thing I'm battling now is the swelling.

Tom Williams

They will be battling and I hope they cut each other up.

Shawn Springs

We've been playing well so far. Let's keep it at that. I don't want to go out Sunday night and get bombed or something like that. We've been playing well, and we've just been battling through injuries.

We've been committing mental errors early in the games, and it's put us in a hole every time. I like the way we keep battling back - these kids don't believe they're ever out of the game - but we've just not executed well in the early parts of the games.

We've been battling it out the whole season. They've pretty much beaten us by one point or two points in every race. I'm hoping our guys can move up and edge them out. It's going to be super-close.

We've been battling back and forth about it. I told her this year would be our year to get them.