Famous Quotes & Sayings

Miguel Cotto

I was like any other kid: very normal, I can say. I just was a simple kid that came from a humble family and was taught by my father to be a family man and be committed to them. I stepped into boxing following my older brothers.

Knowing the passing game as well as he does, is imperative in our game plan because he has freedom to leave the box and get involved in defending the pass. He's an instinctive hitter. He doesn't miss tackles. Once he gets his hands on you, he'll get you to the ground. That's big in this game.

It bunched it up because everyone had to slow down. I got boxed out, but the final sprint is so long that it gives you a chance to recover your position. If it was shorter, I would have been like on the 15th wheel, but I was able to get back in the right position.

Lloyd Jones

He used to get in some trouble at school. But since he started boxing four months ago, he's totally turned his life around.

He is who he is. That's THE boxer out of Mexico. Period.

He is very good at playing the passing lanes, stopping dribble penetration and boxing out.

He?s a guy that does everything no one sees but the coaches. He?s the guy that always boxes out, always gets on the floor - all of the intangibles. You might see he has three or four points a game but he makes so many contributions to our team in so many different ways.

I think it's like when you watch a boxing match. Ever notice that the guy who lands the first couple good punches usually comes out on top?

I think the box set represents the four top creative years of his life. It shows that growth pattern and shows behind-the-scenes little things that he was doing in creating those records and (is a) sort of wonderful window into the mind of the man who to me was the greatest guitar player of all time.

I think that the link hurt that movie. It did not get the great reviews. The slow start at the box office did not help either.

Whatever comes next for me, as far as boxing is concerned, I have no regrets. I would never change what I've accomplished and the history I've made.

J. J. Johnson

We're only going to take the items we need, ... We'll box things up and send them to another shelter. For us, as donations go, it's been overflowing. It's a blessing.

I thought she was referring to a box of paper photographs. I cracked open this box, and there were just stacks and stacks of glass plate negatives.

I think we're getting better. We're practicing with guys from our school now. We boxed out so hard tonight they said we were pushing too hard!

I think we've got a box in one of the suites up there, ... It's going to be full. Then I got a bunch of tickets for out in the crowd, too. I've got a bunch of people coming to the game.

I think what they're going to do is open Pandora's box with this legislation. It'll be interesting to see how it goes.

I think this last quarter proves out that their business model works versus Gateway, versus Compaq, versus other PC box makers,

I think we can be really proud of ourselves. We accomplished a huge game for Swiss hockey. We played the way we want to play. Our box play was perfect. It was a huge effort from every guy.

I think we came up and played well. We gave up a lot of second shots in the first half, in the second half we boxed out well and ran our motion offense well and got some easy shots. It was a good game, I think its going to be good for us down the line. Any time you can play a good public school, it helps you out.

I think we came out of the box good. Not great, but good enough.

It is not a Pandora's box that science opens; it is, rather, a treasure chest. We, humanity, can choose whether or not to take out the discoveries and use them, and for what purpose.

Laura made a lot of nice passes in the first half. She's one of those kids who does a lot of good things that don't show up in box scores.

Laura gave us some excellent minutes. The box score won't do justice to how well she played tonight.

Denis O'Hare

I was actually a poetry major in college before I punted and decided to become a theater major. I wrote the poem that we put on the sauerkraut boxes in the style of Elling.

I was able to open up a box of candy for the first time, the plastic seal around the candy, ... It was nice to see what I could finally do, that I have been missing out on all these years.

Frank Warren

We look forward to continuing to promote these great young boxers managed by Frank and continuing our close relationship. We wish Frank all success in the pursuit of his private interest in the world of boxing.

Ryan Hollins

Hustle is big. That's a team effort. Everybody needs to hit the glass this game. Our guards need to get in there. Me and Luc need to box out well. Their whole team goes (to the glass) well, so we're going to need all the help we can get.

Michael Bell

He was in great form and walked home sound but then when we got him back to his box we found he was slightly lame on his off-hind so it has knocked the Breeders' Cup on the head, sadly.

If we could have boxed out, we could have gotten back, gotten a lay-up and the game would've been different. But it's all right. It's a lesson.

I don?t know what to say about it. You practice it every day in practice. Players have to get more focused on boxing out...that?s a sign weakness right there, you let a team out rebound you.

I can guarantee this. One of the members of the group today is wearing Jimi Hendrix boxer shorts.

Guillermo del Toro

I am going to mind the grosses, the opening box offices but why I am concerned with mostly is for the movie to be what I want it to be.

Richard Matheson

'I Am Legend' is quite unusual for its time. I just wanted to write a story about female boxers, and I couldn't get that going in my mind. I don't know exactly where the idea of just a man pitting himself against a robot boxer came from.