Famous Quotes & Sayings

Steve Alford

Transition and turnovers were key to this game. It really came down to our inability to keep them off the glass, and the turnover ratio.

Turkey was in a very good position regarding drug use rates before ecstasy came along.

Yes, the idea came from the IMF, but it's better (than previous program). So we can communicate again.

To pursue or not to pursue is the discretion of the officer, ... The officer used restraint and good decision-making because he wasn't continuing the pursuit, and had he been going faster, it could have been a disaster. He terminated the pursuit when he came upon the horses.

Todd came up big for us when we needed it.

Today we were ready. We were happy to get this second chance. We weren't ready last night, but today we woke up and stuck together as a team. We came back and showed our true colors.

We were in position to win but came up short.

We were fortunate. We were able to make a final run and that is what it came down to. I told the girls that we had to win the game with defense.

We were focused. We came out with a mission that we wanted to take their crowd out of the game - make them a non-factor.

We were flat. I think nerves had a lot to do with it. This was a big game for us. ... No matter how many times these girls have been here before, it's nerve-wracking. We came out a little hesitant, a little shaky. But I thought we overcame that and did a great job.

Mike Scioscia

We were facing a real potpourri of pitchers, ... Everyone who came in the game made good pitches. All of those guys, they've got some good young arms. Woodyard had good stuff. Fortunately, we got to them late.

Mike Woodson

We were embarrassed in the first half. I've got to take responsibility for our play in the first half. It was awful, unacceptable. We came back in the third and fourth quarters and competed.

We were down eight runs and came back and showed a lot of heart. The kids showed a lot of character in this one.

We were doing great early on then the wheels came off in the fourth. We started out playing real good defense, too.

Bob Peck

While we acknowledge that the company's results came in shy of recently increased expectations by the street, we think the reaction is overdone.

While the struggle was happening, the second security guard came in after firing on the subject. A third bystander also joined in trying to wrestle him to the ground. And while they were in that position on the ground, the subject stabbed the (second) security guard, who fired on him three times.

you cannot let this kind of thing go on any longer. How can you tolerate those horrible pictures that came out of Bosnia?

You can't do much better than that. She just came out and dominated.

We had a strong first half, and then we come out in the second half like the game was won. It was a hard lesson, but we came out with the win.

Dave Allison

We had a spirited effort in the first game, then there was a penalty shot. A lot of guys get satisfied with one good effort. They came at us (Saturday) and we had a hard time finding their level.

We had a slow start, but the girls didn't quit. Instead, they showed great heart and determination and came back to make it just a two-point game.

We had a slow start, and a couple teams came out of the gate really fast. It's kind of tough to get into any better position than we have. But I think we've played really well since those first 16 games.

Ryan Cabrera

We had a scheduling conflict develop with the management, something last minute came up.

We had a rough year last year. We lost a lot of guys early and we all had to suffer together. But I think we really came together.

We had a rough start. I had a rough start. They knew they needed to win, so they came out hard. Fortunately, we came out on top in the end. That's what counts.

We had a real good first half, but we came out a little slow with the momentum in the second half. We got a little sloppy.

We wanted to do something unique when it came to Cherry weekend, and we knew there hadn't been a country women's dance ever before.

We wanted to come out of today with about 22 points and we came out with 12. That means (today) is moving day. We've got to get moving.

Greg Biffle

We wanted to be up in the top 10...we maybe came up a tenth (of a second) short of what we could have been, but I'm still happy.

We wanted to ... play good, solid defense and see what came from it. Thirty turnovers -- we'll take that any day.

We've had talks, ... I know that I would like to come back, especially after how close we came to making the playoffs this season.

We've had a tendency to come out sluggish on Saturday. However, this weekend was completely different. We came out strong and played like we know how to play.

We've had a good time but this is serious now. This is why we've put in all the training, all the practice, all the hard work. This is what we came here for.