Famous Quotes & Sayings

Shane Warne

I wouldn't be prepared to say that. It would have been very nice to see Shane captain, and where he's had a chance to captain the side he's done very well.

Kathy Wooley played big for us, tremendous. Then her back started hurting and she just couldn't go any more. Talk about a warrior. She's a team captain and I can't say enough about how she played the middle for us.

William Cowper

John Gilpin was a citizen / Of credit and renown, / A train-band captain eke was he / Of famous London town.

Mike Richards

I think it hits everyone hard when you lose the captain of your team. He's worked so hard to come back, to have his season cut short, you feel for him. To have a guy like that go out of your locker room is pretty tough.

Michael Vaughan

He was a great player, captain of his country, and he's the king of the microphone.

He was a captain and the type of kid you wanted to have as the face of your program.

Mike Adams

He wanted me to be more vocal, ... I've got to be a captain out there. I've got to take control.

Harris was trying to stand up for a teammate, as a good captain does. He's been a great leader for us, and we missed his presence on the field.

Having three captains on a cross country team is rare. But that's a sign of how strong our leadership is this year.

W. S. Gilbert

He's a great leader for us. In the locker room, he's the guy that gives us a spark when we're down. He's a tremendous leader. He's got a great voice and people listen to him. All he's here for is to win, and the guys follow in his footsteps. He's always there to lead everyone and put in his voice. That's why he's the captain the last two years. He's played that role to perfection.

He's kind of like our big brother. That's what a senior should be, and he's everything that a senior should be and a captain should be.

I was commander of two different divisions, then I was promoted to captain of operations, which was over all the divisions. I sill have my finger on the pulse of the operations, still talk to the men.

What you look for in a captain is pretty obvious. You look for someone who's been with the organization for a period of time, who has the durability to be in your lineup each and every night, who has the skill level to back up their comments, ideally with ruggedness to step up and support his teammates. We looked at all those things, and clearly the decision was unanimous.

Lou Piniella

He's been one of my favorites I've ever managed, ... He could very easily have been captain of the team. If I had chosen a captain, with all the great players we had, I think Danny would have ended up taking that position.

Andrew Demetriou

I don't know why he ran from the car, I know we can all speculate . . . but he was a fool, he's quit the captaincy, he's paid a price . . . . He's a fool because it's not a good image for a captain of a football club. But he's been dealt with by the club under the code of conduct.

John Tortorella

I don't care if you're projected as the star of the team or the captain of the team. I don't care if you're the grinder of the team. I don't care if you're the ice cream man. If you don't push and play with intensity, you are not going to get your ice time.

Andrew Flintoff

I am just keeping Michael's job warm until he comes back. I have enjoyed captaining the side but Michael is our captain and I am looking forward to him captaining again.

He has played 48 Test matches as captain and is mentally very strong.

He is a guy you can count on in all areas, offensively and defensively. He is strong on face-offs, on top of being a very good penalty killer. He is our captain here and he is a big leader for us in all areas.

Alastair Cook

He is a fantastic captain to have and we all have just been following him.

Jim Haslett

He'll have surgery and he will be put on IR. He's our team captain and he's the leader of our defensive backs. He's been in the league a long time. He's started 10 years in the league, so it's going to be hard to replace him.

William Shatner

What does God need with a starship?

Walt Whitman

Oh captain my captain

Patty's our captain and she's worked on her leadership skills. She's gotten so much better at setter it's unbelievable.

Allan Donald

I have felt very frustrated and I would have hoped that my influence in the dressing room might have lifted some of the weight off the shoulders of the captain and coach.

Terry Butcher

I had him in my youth team when he was 15. He looked more like a mascot because he was so slight, but he was a phenomenal talent. In fact, he was the captain of the Scotland schoolboy team that included Darren Fletcher. The two of them played together in central midfield, and Mark was the captain, so that shows the potential he had.

In the first half (the sun was a factor), big time, ... I told my captain if we won the coin toss to pick the other side of the field, and fortunately we did.

Chris Leak

Being a captain on this team is a big honor,

Ronnie Brewer

Being able to read each other and trying to find each other on the court makes our team better. We're trying to step up as leaders and captains of the team. It's really important for us to make the NCAA Tournament.

Being captain means more in hockey than in any sport. You wear that 'C' on your sweater, and you have an obligation to lead. Messier was all about that.

Cameron White

Being re-appointed captain of the Victorian Bushrangers is a great honour and I'm looking forward to working with Brad,

His daughter is now our fire police captain just like he was.

Sean Bean

I'm the captain of one of these giant new planes, and 90 per cent of it takes place on board,