Famous Quotes & Sayings

Craig Biggio

Obviously, today four runs was enough, ... Andy pitched great and we played good defense. We had three double plays early that were big. The way the series started, that was a huge comeback to get two wins.

Obviously, our thoughts are with Andy and we'll give him tremendous support as he recovers from this.

I don't think Andy has anything to prove to anyone. He's as good of a post player as there is in the state. He's productive on the offensive end, he's dominating on the defensive glass. I think he's the best all-around post player in the state.

Brad Ausmus

I don't think he was feeling 100 percent, but with Andy Pettitte, he's got the mental wherewithal to overcome any type of tenderness and soreness with brainpower,

Peter Jackson

If Andy is feeling okay then he will be involved in the squad,

John Watson

I hated it for Andy, but the Highland Park guy was just too good on this day. Andy had the big win Wednesday but couldn't bounce back. Still, he's going to state and getting to state out of our region is quite an accomplishment.

I did hope that Andy didn't get a comeback in these two days. I think he's coming back. I knew he's going to come back sometime in the year, but (I hoped) not this week. Unfortunately for us, he came back on Friday and Sunday. He played his best tennis I think today, for a long time. I don't know what he said. But I think he played a very good match.

I can't remember how many fights we've had. It must be at least half a dozen good ones now, in which Andy always batters Robert. Andy always comes out on top in the scraps, but in the mind games he loses big time.

I don't know about Andy's confidence. He's practiced very well, so it's more a mental thing than anything else. He'll have to fight his way through it if he wants to play at this level. The backup job was open in training camp and Andy won it, but that doesn't mean it won't change throughout the year.

I could tell by his body language that Andy was ready to save it.

Kevin Whately

I loved Martin Offiah, Andy Farrell and Shaun Edwards in that Wigan team, and they are still heroes today. They were outstanding players and great to watch.

I was in the middle, Dirk was on my left and Andy on my right. Dirk moved right, hit me, and I hit Andy. I am very sorry for him, but I was just a passenger.

Mike Bryan

James has been playing unbelievable in practice. The movement is key to him and he's feeling more confident, but he hasn't played much on grass and it's to be determined. Andy has a lot more confidence because he's won a lot of matches on grass.

Joe and Derek ran over a minute faster today than last year. Andy Cooper was our key fifth runner and battled through his sore shins.

James Blake

I think it has been blown out of proportion that the grass was meant to make them uncomfortable. It was all about our being comfortable. It's the surface Andy is most comfortable on and I think he's the second best grass court player in the world.

Today, Andy Quinn pitched a great game finally, and that's what he's capable of. He fell behind a few hitters, but he got stronger as he went on.

Brad Ausmus

He's got the mental fortitude to block everything out and just focus on the hitter, focus on the task and then execute the pitch to get that hitter out. Andy would be my guy.

I thought we wrestled well today, but there is still a lot of wrestling to be done. Nick and Andy (Simmons) dominated their weight classes, and we had some thrilling matches at other weights as well.

I thought Andy Wick had a really good second half.

Andrew Gordon

He's felt from the start that he was the scapegoat. If he's going down, they're going down with him, and this is his moment. I think Andy will say whatever he has to to bring these two guys down with him.

James Blake

Hopefully the maintenance crew won't have as much to do on the court after the first match here. Andy actually came up with that joke, so I blame him. This is the first time my name has been picked. I'm usually second. But playing first, it should be fun.

I thought we out-toughed them by playing North's game. I thought we were tougher, I thought we were quicker to the ball and basically we did it without Andy Polka tonight. Other guys had big games. This is a big-game team.

Craig Conroy

I think a wake-up call is sometimes needed. Andy was here a long time ... now John's in and we have to get ready. We don't have much time.

Phil Garner

I think Andy is probably the key figure here in making all this happen.

It got a little interesting out there, obviously. After the third set, when Andy sat down, I just said, 'Hey, there's a chance here they're going to bring out all the stops here in the fourth set. Just stay calm. I'll stay calm. Focus on your tennis.' Andy did a great job of that.

It goes without saying Andy reflected he's one of the best golfers in the area.

From there, I don't think they got any closer. That shot by Andy Wick was probably the biggest of the game for us.

For me, the main thing about Andy is that he's got that great combination of everyman with a subversive side to him, ... I think he's a guy you can relate to and pull for and yet he can be completely sarcastic and backhanded, and you totally love him for it.

James St. James

I would go to the all-night grocery store and pretend that I was at Studio 54 because it was the only place open all night. Truman Capote in the frozen foods. Andy Warhol over in vegetables.

Mark Shapiro

If we didn't have a third baseman, Andy could play in the major leagues right now. Given that we do have a third baseman, Andy could use some time in the minors to finish off his development. Defensively, he's major-league ready right now. Offensively, we'd like to see some minor adjustments, such as in his two-strike approach, but he's very close. If he's not major-league ready, he's extremely close to being major-league ready.

The pass rush from our front four was awesome, ... We played the entire final quarter with a four-man rush. Josh Edgin, Andy Eshleman, Warren Gilchrist and Vince Shetter really stepped it up. They put pressure on their QB to make bad decisions and we had our share of sacks.

James Rosenquist

The only thing the Pop Artists had in common is that we all had been commercial artists in some manner. Lichtenstein was a draftsman; I was a billboard painter, but we didn't work together. I didn't meet Andy Warhol until 1964.

Alan Hansen

Andy Gray is a great pundit and a great co-commentator. I couldn't co-commentate for love nor money. I've tried but I just can't do it, so as an all-rounder I'd say Andy's much better than I am.