Famous Quotes & Sayings

Most of the schools that go to this are much larger schools. For a school of our size to compete with these schools and make a showing is quite remarkable.

Dave Tippett

We got these guys three times in a week, you're going to get to know each other well. I like games like that. For our team right now, it's a good thing. You like putting your team in situations where they have to compete hard, because that's when they feel good about yourself. That's the kind of games you want going into the playoffs.

Graydon Carter

Television offers a range and scope, and a degree of creativity and daring, that the bottom-line, global-audience-obsessed, brand-driven movie industry just can't compete with.

We have a very competent parliament, a council and presidency, ... Europe is not without leadership, and that will become clear.

We have nothing to lose. We're just going to go in there and compete and play hard.

Those are two guys that have really earned a shot to compete at the major league level.

Dominique Moceanu

I was very hungry to compete internationally when I was 10 years old, and I was good enough to compete, so that part never made me afraid or worried at all. When I was at my peak, around 12 and 13, I won my junior national and senior national titles back to back.

I was happy to see the players get their first varsity win. If the defense continues to play as well as they did, we should be able to compete in every game.

Courtney Kupets

I was in a lot of pain going through the competition, so it wasn't the most enjoyable to compete in. But one thing I had was determination and I was very proud I could finish the meet.

I think I get the fire to compete from my mother and my father had the skills and the passion to play. I get the heart from her and he had all the skills.

It feels great knowing I'm going to play with people I know. In a couple of years, maybe next year, we should compete for a national title.

It feels really good, this is my second U.S. title, especially running a fast time. It was good to see a lot of fast times from the young U.S. guys too; it shows that we're making progress and can compete on the international scene.

I think out of the four (titles), this is most satisfying. We lost 14 seniors and were pegged as a team that couldn't compete for the title.

I think our players know that if they are working hard and executing, they can compete with anyone.

I think satellite is trying to compete with radio , not the other way around. I think this is a technological opportunity radio has been quick to exploit.

Wes Newton

We are better this year. Now we just have to compete well with the big programs in the state and move up to their level.

John Tory

Were all the protests really necessary? People have the right to expect better and more competent leadership than that.

We're a little young again. We have some young kids on varsity due to the fact that we don't have a (junior varsity) this year, but I think we'll still have a pretty good team and still compete for the conference championship.

We played most of the game like we weren't nervous, but we have to learn to be the aggressor. We can't get discouraged. We have to keep working. We can compete with the teams in this region.

We played hard. We just don't have the personnel to compete in something like this right now.

Mark Recchi

We played hard (Saturday). Eventually, we're going to find ways to win. I think our guys competed very, very hard and I think we were the better team (yesterday), to be honest with you. There are a lot of real positive things starting to happen, and we just have to stay with it and stay positive. If we compete like this, we'll eventually turn this thing around.

We don't come to Miami to play in the Peach Bowl. We come to compete for national championships.

We don't want to make excuses. Even though those guys are out, we have to put five guys out on the floor. I think this team is good enough and deep enough to still go out there and compete and win a couple of games.

We're always going to be competitive on price with Southwest because we compete with them around the country.

Larry Brown

We got close, but did not get it done. But it was fun watching them compete and watching the younger guys.

We have stretches in every game where we don't score. We have a lack of focus. We make some things difficult that don't need to be. Every day we talk about it. I've been a little lax on them in practice. We need to compete a little more in practice.

You know you're in every game, you know you're competing with teams that are in the playoffs and teams at the top of the league. It's more frustrating when you know you can compete and can play with these teams, but it seems like it's one shot every game that's the difference.

We didn't compete at the plate, period. As many mistakes as we made, as many runs as they scored, we just didn't compete at the plate.

We didn't compete at the plate like we needed to and we just didn't get it done.

We didn't compete as a team as well as we needed too. We've got a lot of work to do, but we look back and see that we're not loaded with a whole lot of junior and seniors. Though that doesn't matter, whether you're a senior or a sophomore you still have to go out and win the race. Look at Hansen. He was going to go out and run a good race, that's what it's all about.

Bryan Robson

We didn't compete and we didn't pass the ball. I could have taken all 11 off at halftime.

We don't have to get into numbers. We know we go out and compete every night.

We don't have to do this to get accredited, but when (North Central) reviews the materials they look for how we are sure students are competent in areas. Every university is faced with accountability.