Famous Quotes & Sayings

Long Beach State just kept hanging around, even though we were dominating. We played very good defense and didn't turn the ball over as much as we did against them last weekend.

Looking forward, we have Katrina and the price of oil to worry about. I think the odds are still against it, but Hurricane Katrina could prove to be the exogenous shock that we've feared could dramatically slow or even derail the expansion.

Looking back over my 30-year career I have to go back to the 1987 regional finals against Cairo to find as big a comeback. We were 15 down at halftime against the fourth-rated team in the state and beat them by two. I have been there before, but this is as big as any I've been involved in.

Look at his legs, he can hold up in there. He's big enough against the run, too.

Look, everybody is always telling us how good the city schools are getting and how tough we're going to have it and how the odds are against it, ... I want them to think of Tommy Lee Jones in that scene and say, 'We don't care. We have to do our job.'

Let me reiterate: There is no threat that we received against the hotels at the moment. It's a normal kind of precaution. Whenever we think that there is a need, we will increase the security. We've been doing it before, we will do it again and let us all hope that we're doing it and don't need it done.

Let me just clear up one portion, just to make a clear understanding. It's not past scars. Racism is still prevalent today. I am discriminated against often.

Bill Cowher

Let me in on this. Shanahan, I'll put my lower jaw and flying spittle on the line against your beady, darting eyes.

Market sentiment was dampened by an upturn in the yen against the US dollar and a pullback in New York markets.

Market participants are generally wary of the uncertainty over the rate increase outlook, and are selling to hedge against such worries.

Matt is a scoring guard. He's a shooter, and he has unbelievable 3-point range. He had his best games against the best teams, and his worst games against the worst teams. He really seems to elevate his game when the lights are brightest.

Matthew gave us a good effort at No. 2. We just didn't have enough overall to be more competitive against a quality team like that.

Matt found a way to win against a good kid. That is something our other guys need to start figuring out how to do. Matt is starting to come on, and hopefully that will snowball with the rest of the guys.

Kelly Rowland

Mark always told India that she is an amazing athlete and he is right. Not only is she athletic but she has a lot of skill as well. Usually players have one or the other. India is so unique because she has both. She creates a lot of problems for defenders, especially one-on-one but also combining with other players. I am just glad I only have to go against her in practice.

Marion was the most athletic team we had played all season, before Fort Wayne Snider. All five starters, and maybe the first seven or eight players, are all extremely athletic. We did some things to turn it into an equal playing area against Marion. We'll likely use some of the same things against Snider.

Martina Hingis

Maria's strengths are her serve and that she is mentally tough. I have nothing to lose but to just go out and play my own game against her. I've wanted to play her since going into retirement.

Mark was big for us. We wanted to go big against them but they're a scrappy team. Mark hit some shots and we were able to go inside-out.

Mark Messier and Gretzky were everybody's favorite, but I always loved watching Tikkanen. He was always a piece of work out there. He was always yapping and trying to get under the other team's skin, and he was a really good player. That always got overlooked because of his antics. He always played against the other team's top players. I'd love to be that kind of player. I don't think I'll get to that caliber, but he always was one of my favorites.

Mark has been training with us for the past few days, and played in our friendly match against Blackburn Rovers.

Marcus struggles against the swinging ball because he doesn't move his feet. But Marcus is unorthodox and has a good record in Test cricket. His battle with Brett Lee will go a long way to deciding the outcome of the series.

Ken Doherty

Marco played very well against Stephen Maguire and anyone who's in the quarter-finals has a chance of winning the tournament.

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Mary was great. It was nice for the girls to get their record against such a great goalkeeper.

Maryland Democrats successfully stood against Republican efforts to corrupt the legislative process with this bigoted amendment.

Marvel is the reason why I'm still playing football. Bottom line. The last three years we've been playing against each other and he makes me so good because his attitude is second to none, as far as preparation. There's nobody on the team that works harder than Marvel Smith. There isn't. You go in the weight room every day after practice and he's in there. He's getting better. His mechanics are superb, man. He stays square; his hands are great; his feet are good. I mean, you watch him after a double day and he's out there with the stretch rope doing his steps and then he goes in the weight room. He won't let anyone outwork him or outplay him. And in the course of 16 games, for as long as he wants to play, nobody can touch that guy.

Matches against Marseille are always important. We must live up to the occasion. I count on my players to show character.

William Morris

Masters, I have to tell a tale of woe, A tale of folly and of wasted life, Hope against hope, the bitter dregs of strife, Ending, where all things end, in death at last.

Marquette is a very fast and disciplined hockey team and they gave us a lot of trouble. We had a solid game plan, but didn't execute it. Plus, we had 12 minor penalties and you can't survive against a team like Marquette with that many penalties.

Linebackers today need to play like safeties, to drop back on coverage as well as come forward against the run. We've seen John enough times to know he's capable of that. The kid can run. He should be able to get up from 200 pounds to 215 without sacrificing his speed.

Lilly's current valuation still provides an attractive entry point. The stock trades at a modest 8% to 10% premium to its peers against 2006 and 2007 earnings and at a discount against our 2008 to 2010 forecast.

Ted Strickland

Listen, I am going to be so pleased when our opponents eventually choose their running mates to stand Lee Fisher against them, beside them. I cannot wait for the debate.

Jack Rio

Like last year, we have a very challenging start to the season with three of the first four games against playoff teams. We are especially pleased to have two Monday night home games.

Like I told them at halftime, I really did enjoy watching them play. They were having fun, flying around. I felt they were dominating the player they were playing against for the most part.