Famous Quotes & Sayings

It was a good road win. I was proud of the way we played. I know we've got to get better, but we also played well for the most part. We played well defensively several times in the second half when we had our backs to the wall.

Tommy Tuberville

It was a good practice. Guys are showing a lot of enthusiasm. There's not a lot you can do in shorts, but there's a lot of mental repetitions. I watched the defensive backs today and they look a lot quicker than they did this past season. There are a lot of new faces we're looking at with that position. There will be a lot of competition with those guys this spring. Tomorrow we'll start easing into contact. Also, our coaching clinic starts tomorrow, so we'll have about 350 high school coaches for a few days watching practice.

This is the most talented group of running backs I've had during my career here. You always want a 1-2 punch at the tailback position, and we feel like we have that.

Matt Hall

They really help. We know they have our backs every time we're in here. Our students have bought in, and they like to see us play.

They're a very resilient team. They believe in themselves too much, and so sometimes they don't play hard enough. But when their backs are to the wall, they go crazy.

If you drive down that road, you know how it backs up.

In the earlier days when I was a manager, when introducing myself to workers, since some of them knew I was with Mike, I was being ignored. Completely ignored -- pushed aside; I was basically his shadow. What we decided to do is go into the wrestling business and establish ourselves as individuals, as two separate workers. A lot of people will notice that we are hardly ever together in the backstage environment, mainly because he wants to do his own thing and I want to do my own thing. That helps me establish myself as a worker -- he's his own person, I'm my own person.

I noticed there was not one player outside the three-point line and their backs were turned. I looked at Coach and told Barbara to go deep and I threw it. It was great knowing that it was going to work.

I prefer playing cornerback, ... It's better in the long run because there are more corners than running backs in the NFL.

Laurence Maroney

I came into a situation in Minnesota where I had two great backs in front of me, and I just really took the back seat and learned and waited for my time. It's the same thing I'm thinking about doing here.

He really came on. He was an outstanding player for us. He got better and better each week and ended up being one of the best backs in the district.

He puts out a general order saying it's OK, and when things heat up, instead of standing behind his people, he backs away and abandons them to protect himself.

I don't think he'll just go out there just to practice. But I think he would be real good for our defensive backs and receivers alike.

I don't see myself having any pressure at all, ... There are still 10 other guys out there. And we have other great running backs that can do just as well as I do.

I don't think any dialogue taking place behind the Iraqis' and Arabs' backs can be fruitful.

Eric Williams

I feel like everybody in the whole world's backs are turned to us. One thing I can't stand is when people turn their backs on us.

He's obviously one of the best backs I've seen, but they got some other good players too. I think they're confidence will be high.

I could draft running backs for the next 30 years and I may never draft another Eddie George,

By the end of last year they were getting better and were a lot more experienced. They had a bunch of young backs that we knew would eventually be tough to deal with and that we'd have our hands full trying to stop them.

Hopefully by the end of this (season), my name will be on the list as one of the better running backs to come through Lee.

John Krasinski

Being from Boston, I think we have to get the 'Good Will Hunting' poster tattooed on our backs when we're like 16 or 17; it's just a rite of passage. That movie is so, so, so huge.

He would spank her so hard he would leave bruises all up and down the backside of her body. She had bruises in various stages of healing from behind her, to her lower back.

Carl Reiner

Can someone please explain to me what that was all about? I was backstage and didn't hear one iota of humor during that entire presentation.

Ike Taylor

But he can back the talk up, ... He always backs it up. You can talk all you want, but at the same time, he lives up to it. He goes and gets the ball. He's always hungry for it. He comes out and plays hard. He wants to win.

But it doesn't mean if, God forbid, this opportunity is missed that we have to turn our backs to each other and say, 'Alas, there's no peace between us,'

I'll continue what I've been doing. We can't turn our backs on the reality for the need of infrastructure to deal with increased population. We also need to keep an eye on quality-of-life issues.

I'll be very happy when we have him back. But next week we need all of our running backs to step it up.

Bonnie Raitt

I'm completely thrilled to be a part of this. I have to say, this is the highlight of the summer for me. This is one of a kind and long overdue. It's the best vibe I've ever seen backstage and onstage as well.

If our forward line can put a lot of pressure on Sydney's backs trying to run the ball out, make them turn the ball over and not carry the ball so far and put pressure on them when they try to deliver the ball, then it's our job to get to the fall of the ball and get it going our way again,

Larry Johnson

I just think running backs can have a dominant role. Everybody looks to quarterbacks to lead the team, but a running back? That guy is out there pounding it down. He can be the focal point as far as leadership of the team. He can do it all. I think the smart teams can see that.

Reggie Bush

I really don't care, but I mean at the same time I'm pretty sure they feel like they're underdogs and feel like their backs are in the corner. What can you say? You're in Los Angeles.

I'll know when I get back tonight. I can't say if I expect it or not. But our backs are strong. These boys have been through a lot.

He still has that brilliant speed. He was tugging me to the lead. I had a ton of horse down the backside and everything was fine until the turn. When he switched leads, the track came away from him. He was slipping on the turn, and that's when the other horse got the jump on him. Normally on the turn is where he puts them away.