Famous Quotes & Sayings

Orison Swett Marden

What are stumbling blocks and defeat to the weak and vacillating are but stepping stones to victory to the determined soul.

Novalis

One should, when overwhelmed by the shadow of a giant, move aside and see if the colossal shadow isn't merely that of a pygmy blocking out the sun.

We had some guys competing and that is definitely a start for this program and a building block for the future. I was proud of them. These guys have shown that they can work to get better and I love that.

(Webb) blocked a shot and sent it back into the stands after play had already stopped on a personal foul. It was an accident; he didn't mean to do it. But the call on him really fired our crowd up, which got us going.

It's not as simple as blocking out New Orleans.

Eight block can work for some kids but not all. Every child should be given an environment to promote their learning. Self-starting kids thrive in eight block but also in seven period. The rest are being set up to fail in eight block.

Everyone chipped in and blocked shots and battled. (The difference) was persistence.

Everybody made sacrifices. We tried to block shots and make it easy for our goalie.

Tyrus Thomas

Everybody's going to play bad. I was a little frustrated and aggravated. My first shot got blocked and I hadn't had that happen all year. The team kept motivating me and picking me up.

The block was huge. That play broke the game open.

The block of wood should not dictate to the carver

The blocked extra points were huge, ... Especially the one in overtime.

Stripping the puck, blocking shots and making quick passes up ice are more the things he brought to our program.

Scott Wright

This is clearly an important ... and watershed event for the entire industry, but it's no real surprise. Everyone figured Ameritech would be the first one out of the blocks on this.

Once again, we give up a goal on the first shot of the game. That first one got by us, but after that we were able to play hard on defense and block a lot of shots before they even got to our goalie.

Once I got to the line I knew I had to make the first one. The first one was the key. I had to make it for the guys. I tried to block their fans out as much as I could. I was trying to go through my motion and sink the first one.

Shane Battier

Once he's been around the block one time, he'll figure out how guys play. He's doing that in the second half of the season and that means you can put him in more situations.

Once she gets into your head, she changes the things you want to do. She has people thinking that she might block their shot.

Not only does Sarah have great physical and technical skills for the game, but she also has a great head for the game. She can handle the competition and block out the distractions. And off the field she's always building relationships and friendships with the younger players.

After the storm passed, those trucks were completely blocking Causeway Boulevard. The storm threw them like toys.

David Malpass

It's not coincidence that the U.S. is in last place in the world in terms of corporate tax rate. It's because our system is set up to block tax reform.

Kirk Hinrich

It's real frustrating. I got two blocking calls I didn't think were blocks. It's just frustrating, that's all. I really don't have anything else to say about it.

O. Henry

Any time you get a blocked shot, a big rebound, (or) a dunk, it can ease your nerves and makes it easier to play after that. But I knew the game wasn't over, and I kept that in mind afterward.

It's hard to get rebounds when they make all their shots. We actually did a good job of blocking out, but everything dropped through the net.

It?s great to have that size on the back end, but I guess that?s stating the obvious. Tonight was an example of how far B.J. has come. Last year, he blocked a shot and still found a way to foul the guy. His positioning is a lot better now, and it?s made him much more dangerous.

It's great to block for 'Coco' because he makes it exciting. I love to see him score. That's what keeps me going.

It's pretty hard to drive through. You could have ice come into the shore and block how you get out.

The nice thing is that you don't get into a situation where you have old buildings blocked by new buildings; the hospital can grow from south to north.

The offense is starting to click, and we're putting together better runs. We're starting to play good volleyball and our blocks and defense have improved.

Everybody can't have everything. If we don't look at the front of our jackets and don't let egos block the vision of our goal, we can get a lot done.

It's somewhat surprising that they've decided not to block that area.

Lou Holtz

It's sound. Nobody ever blocked us because of a scheme. They might have blocked us because we didn't block somebody.

It's similar to the play at the plate that I scored on Adam's ball. I knew I would probably be out, so I ran at the catcher to try break up the play or block a throw if the throw hits me. It's just part of the game.