Famous Quotes & Sayings

I was very surprised. I appreciate and thank Wright State University for it.

Bernie Williams

I was trying to make sure I was within protocol within the team, and trying not to disturb anybody. They were not going to stop, so I sort of looked at Joe and said, 'Can I do this?' and he said, 'Yes.' It was a great moment, and I appreciate it a lot.

I was very disappointed about being dismissed here considering what had developed behind the scenes, ... I appreciate the opportunity to come back and hopefully be able to develop success with a different formula than I had in the past.

I was getting a little tired at first. It's going good now. Both coaches are doing good with it. I appreciate that.

Kobe Bryant

It feels good. It lets me know they appreciate what I do out there on the floor.

Brian Orser

I still look at them regularly when I take them to schools, to talk to kids. I always bring them to the schools because the kids love seeing them. So that's kind of neat. I still look at them and have a little moment. I think the older you get, the more you realize how important those medals are. With each Olympics you watch, you have to appreciate how great those athletes are.

I think she would greatly appreciate it. When she died, she didn't want flowers. She wanted money put into the park.

I think she'll be excited when she gets the 3,000. But, seriously, I think it's awesome that she's doing that. For your coach to do something like that to make our senior day special, I am just really thankful that she would go out on a limb to do something like that. When she told the team, I was really surprised and kind of shocked but it just shows the kind of person she is and we really appreciate what she's doing.

I think people coming home deserve and appreciate everything we do.

I think everybody that came here can appreciate the high level of baseball played by both sides. It was a great way to open a new ballpark.

I tell you, the employees really appreciate the board doing this.

James Blake

I think I found a balance partly in knowing that I found a little bit of a different perspective. It is not the end of the world if I lose a tennis match, but also the realization that my career won?t last forever. A moment like this is not guaranteed, and I want to work to make sure I have more moments like these. I want to appreciate them for what they are and realize that it can happen and it can be me out there.

Hale Irwin

I think if I had to point to one thing this week that was the most rewarding and heartwarming, it was meeting Jacques and coming to appreciate the struggles that he and his family have been through,

Clinton Portis

I think having this change come upon me probably made me grow up and appreciate things more, ... It made me become a better man, become a leader, it sped up the process. Out there, my playing always (did the talking). Off the field, I was always in my own world. Being here, not having the (players like) Shannon Sharpe, Eddie McCaffrey or Rod Smith, it thrust me into that role and I'm enjoying it.

I think, for her, she felt personally that being at home would benefit her more. She was a great part of our program for 2 1/2 years; we appreciate the effort she put in and we really wish her the best.

Fats Domino

I sure do appreciate that people think so much about me,

I still think it's excessive, but I appreciate them reconsidering and listening to what I had to say.

Emma Bunton

I think kids these days are so grown-up that they appreciate all types of music. I don't think they'll go, 'I don't want to hear that; they haven't been 'round for a while.' Our fans are loyal. They've been there.

I think I will appreciate it more when I go home to Ohio and I relax and re-evaluate everything.

Jennifer Jones

It has probably impacted my life the most. Sport has given me so much ... knowing how to work hard toward something, knowing how to appreciate what you have. Whether you win or lose, the experience that I've had has changed my life.

Phil Garner

I thought his career was about done, and that was about six or seven years ago. That shows how smart I am. ... He's been a phenomenal player and fun to watch...you appreciate what guys like him do for our game.

I think the students actually mature a little bit more. For most of them, this is their first time away from their parents. They also begin to appreciate where they come from and also more appreciate this country, which we have close link with.

I think they're doing what they can do and we appreciate that. I think they have a timetable that's very tight and having the extra month is terrific. I don't know what else they really could do at this point.

I have been very fortunate to be supported by many people in my career. I also appreciate my personal friends, business friends, and my family who have been patient and understanding of my long working hours.

I didn't particularly appreciate it. Not being aware of it, I didn't think about it one way or the other. But these things happen.

I didn't like the '50s, you know. I appreciate Elvis, but I'm not a big fan. I'm not a rockabilly fan. And the '60s and early '70s were, to me, the greatest times to live.

Lloyd Braun

I didn't fully appreciate what success in this medium is really going to look like. I now get excited about user-generated content the way I used to get excited about thinking about what television shows would work.

Mike Wallace

I didn't appreciate the way it came down, but I respect the fact NASCAR has to do what it thinks is best.

Rafer Alston

I didn't appreciate that. You've got the win in hand. You see we're not trying to foul you anymore. I didn't think he was going to shoot the ball. I know they were going for a triple-double. You guys won. Take it on home. Don't pad your stats and try to show us up.

Chamique Holdsclaw

I did the best I could for six years, ... and if they can't appreciate that ...

Michael Redd

I don't know yet (how to thank everyone). I'll find a way. I don't know yet. They were good to me. I never forget that stuff. I'll talk to them, that I appreciate them.

I don't begin to appreciate the depth of all the politics.

I don't appreciate Internet cyber bullying at all. It's not fair. With me, it gets hard because I have four children. My 8 year old son reads lies about his father, when I'm his hero.