Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alex Suchon is a great example to all other young athletes that it's not only a matter of getting an opportunity, but what you do with that opportunity.

Troy Aikman

Alex Smith is under no illusions as to why he was chosen where he was. It's not for him to go out there and make the Pro Bowl. That organization brought him in to bring a world championship to the city of San Francisco. Anything short of that, then that quarterback didn't fulfill the expectations of the organization. That's a tremendous burden. No one who's ever won a Super Bowl has ever done it by himself.

Alex really took it to heart. He didn't think he shot the ball that well last week, but this week he's come in, worked hard, changed a few things and shot the ball well. It's paid off. But a lot of it is confidence.

Alex performed well. We knew if he had to go into the game that he would be able to perform. And our offense never missed a beat with him. The line gave him time to throw and he did a great job. That was huge for us.

Martin Henderson

Alex O'Loughlin is an old friend. Actually, when he first came to L.A., he stayed at my house.

Alex never asked that. He never, ever actually asked what I did. It was, 'What was I going to do? Was I going to be better?' He just kept it very positive for me.

Reggie Jackson

Alex needs a championship. You're not great if you don't win one, and it doesn't matter how much money you make.

Alex Miller is more of a runner but he can throw it really well. McFall is more of a drop-back passer. They both bring different things to the table.

David Murray

Alex McLeish has enjoyed a highly successful period winning seven trophies over four-and-half years and during this time there has been significant financial constraints throughout the football environment in general.

Alex May-Fraser also gave us a good performance off the bench.

Wes Craven

Alex made the picture fresh, which was important. None of us wanted just to shoot the original script again. Alex took it and made it his own.

John Gibbons

Alex made some adjustments to his stance. I just see him better than I've ever seen him. He's more aggressive. He's not getting overpowered at the plate. I see him as one of those guys getting better and better. This is going to make it tougher, because he's not out there every day. You hope it doesn't stunt his growth. Right now you're looking at it as what's best for the team. He'll get plenty of action.

Nick Schultz

Alex made a good pass. I just wanted to get it on net. It's nice to get on the board.

Alex Lawrence is still the head of the program. The rest of us are just trying to help a little.

Alex Knight was a big victory for us. It was a bit of redemption for Olympus. He beat Ryan Gonzales of Payson, who was a defending champion, and two years ago Gonzales beat a guy from Olympus that was a defending champ. It felt good to kind of get a payback.

Mike Holmgren

Being the personal protector, blocker for Shaun Alexander and then look what Shaun has done.

Ozzie Guillen

Everyone was concerned, because I was only throwing 85, but it was good today. It gives me a chance to keep Alex sharp.

It's that time of year. Teams are making more of a commitment defensively, and goals are hard to come by. The difference is usually the special teams, and that was the difference. Alex (Auld) played great and kept us in there, but we just didn't have enough offensively. We were a little undisciplined. We took far too many penalties and it hurt us.

It's lucky we've got depth. Guys like Alex have played a huge role in the early part of the season.

Mark Shapiro

It's less a comment on Alex Cora than it is a positive statement about those two.

George spoke to Alex and his family this afternoon. It's fair to say George was thrilled.

Gen. Alexander will have to clean up the mess. We need to know if the money is being properly spent.

Joe Torre

So much of baseball is about history and the records. The fans want the records to mean something. If somebody like Alex had the most home runs, there wouldn't be any questions.

I'm pleased that we were able to extend a scholarship to Alex for this season. Nobody works any harder than Alex, and he is a great representative of a Cal basketball student-athlete.

It looks like Alexander is leaning more toward probable.

Anything that a crony of Alex might say is highly suspect. Alex has a deep hatred for Jim Petro. I think Alex is behind this effort.

People understand that if I want to see Alex Rodriguez in a Yankee uniform, they're going to have to pay him $20 million. If you're not upset at players getting that type of money, then how can you be mad at a company that puts their sign on a billboard? That's how they pay for those salaries. I think the public has gotten a lot more understanding of how sports works. It's a business like any other business.

Our defense was phenomenal, especially in the first half. We played man and only gave up 12 points, and six of those they scored diving on loose balls on the floor that bounced their way. Alexander made a real solid run in the third, but I like the way we held our composure and then counter-punched them.

John Higgins

People fell in love with Alex Higgins, a working-class fellow from the back streets of Belfast. That's what brought the game alive.

People condemn boxing constantly. But the truth of the matter is that if you look at how boxing is regulated, even with the smaller commissions, you're going to see that for the most part, if a doctor has diagnosed the symptom that Shaun Alexander has described having, nobody in their right mind would allow them to go back into a situation where he could injure his head again, no sooner than 30 days, and it should be at least 45 days if not longer, depending on how his test results come out and for how long it takes for him to improve.

Offensively, at quarterback, we've got Alex Brink and we're happy to have him back. Every position is always open, but Alex Brink is our guy.

The name of Alexander J. Cassatt will always be linked with the comprehensive terminal developments in the region of New York City which were begun almost immediately on his accession to the presidency and which were carried forward on bold and far-reaching lines.

Chris Mortensen

Coach Nutt was gracious enough to allow Alex back into the Razorback family. Alex is very humbled by that act. He knows Arkansas is a special place and the right place for him right now.