Famous Quotes & Sayings

I was just trying to win the race. I planned to stay in second and wait until last lap. At the last lap, I just pushed the race and went for the win.

I think they have something to prove. Last year, they didn't have anything to prove because we had a lot of All-Americans on defense. This year, they're young and they're ready to come out and prove they're a top defense.

He's better this year than he was last year.

He's going about all of this real well. It's like when I lost my grandfather last season. You put it in the back of your mind, and it kind of motivates you. You play for them.

He's done it the last three years so he's well-versed in the travel.

There aren't too many people who get to play the No. 1 and No. 2 in the country; you have to take advantage. Last year we didn't.

Jack Johnson

We met last year at Hawaii, and at some point we'll do something together -- a show or some music.

Steve Alford

We met at 5:30 (Sunday afternoon). And at 5:40 we no longer talked about the last game.

We looked at the popularity of Roots in the last Olympics and thought this was something to get into.

Chris Mullin

We looked at all (the trade scenarios) over not just today, the last several months, and nothing got done. There's things going on all the time that you talk about. And they come and go, and you move on.

We lost outdoor by a point last year, but scored more points than we were supposed to. The team performed very, very well. It just wasn't enough.

We made some mistakes to let this thing get to where it was, but last time I looked, we had more points on the scoreboard. We were playing a top-15 team in the country, and that's no small achievement. It wasn't a work of art, but we won.

Aaron Brooks

I actually feel more comfortable this year than last year. We've played Pac-10-caliber teams this year, and I don't think we did that last year.

He wasn't with us last year. As a senior, he's the quarterback of our team. He has a lot of goals, but is unselfish. Just look at his assists.

He was one of the last ones I would have thought would get into that.

He was still refusing treatment at 10 p.m. last night.

He was screaming at me last year to play them.

Steve Spurrier

(He) was running around like he did last year (before the injury). He couldn't run like that in practice last season.

Larry Brown

He was really missed last year in Detroit.

He was really just not into it last year. He was used to being the centerpiece of the team.

He was missed tremendously last year. He's a special player.

I don't know anything about the team last year. I just know what I've been told.

I didn't want it to be my last game. I just tried to leave it all out on the court.

Bob Wickman

I didn't get too many people out in that first one here last year.

I didn't get a lot of sleep last night. When we got back, as late as it was, I probably got to sleep about 3:30 and got up at 9.

Joseph Bruchac

I did not walk every step of the Trail of Tears at one time. Instead, over the last 20 years, I have walked various segments of it in Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

Henry David Thoreau

I did not know at first what ailed me. At last it occurred to me that what I had lost was a country.

Ozzie Guillen

I don't even remember the last time he pitched,

I don't feel like I'm in a groove, I think I can miss the next one so I concentrate on the shot. I never think of that last one I missed because it's the next one that counts.

Luol Deng

I don't feel like I have a weak hand. I feel like my left is a lot stronger than last year.

Corey Dillon

I don't feel too bad. I don't know what that amounts to, but I do feel better than I did last year.

I didn't do enough with her after her last race, because she ran so hard. I should have just let him ride Gomez-style. It's my fault.

I don't know what the going rate is. I know we paid him $18 million last year. We're just going to have to think it through and see where Roger is at.