Famous Quotes & Sayings

I thought when I got in the lineup down the stretch I played all right. We just made mistakes at bad times. It's got to be very frustrating for everyone.

Flip Saunders

I thought we were not as mentally alert. We played somewhat out of character, but as bad as we played we still had a chance with a minute to go. We didn't capitalize on our opportunities down the stretch. You play 82 games, and you don't like to say you didn't have it, but we didn't have it tonight.

I thought we were mentally prepared to play, but we got a couple of bad breaks and our energy was out the door. We lost confidence in what we wanted to do. Things started going their way and their confidence swelled. We saw that going on here tonight.

It is a bad hen that does not scratch herself.

It is a bad blow for the player - and the team.

Jim Calhoun

It hurt us. And it's going to continue to hurt us because some of that's not going to get better. We have some real bad foul shooters who won't change their stroke and continue to miss.

It hurts real bad to lose. I don't know what to say.

Andre Carter

It hurt me and it hurts us that Jamie had to leave. He was like a brother to all of us. If we were having a bad day, he would make a smart comment and we would all bust up.

Ramon Ortiz

I throw the ball very well. That's what I say to you. I know I threw a couple bad pitches tonight, but I threw a lot of good pitches, and they hit it.

Kevin Millwood

I threw too many bad pitches. I stopped locating pitches. It was a frustrating day, whether it was opening day or not. I'd be frustrated by this kind of performance in July. I'd be frustrated by this kind of performance if I won. I expect a lot more out of myself.

Felipe Alou

It is a like a defeat for everyone that three guys lost their jobs, ... That was never my intent. I'm sorry that happened, but I'm not sorry for what I said. I feel very bad for them, but I didn't start this mess.

It is a classic indicator of a bull market when stocks don't go down even on bad news. It is a positive thing for the short term.

Kate Warne

I think the market will react strongly to what the numbers are. Clearly the U.S. market and the Canadian markets are looking for direction. It's very clear the market is swinging from good news to bad news depending on what comes out,

I think the market has discounted a lot of the bad second-quarter chatter we're going to hear, and my guess is that conference calls going forward are going to be much more positive,

I think the league did a really bad job this year with obstruction. They talk about cleaning the game up a little bit and making it more free- flowing like the NHL. That definitely did not happen.

I think the name Firestone is a bad odor, period. I would not be surprised if this were going to be the end of a long, long, long, old established company. For them to recover, it's not going to be a very easy thing to do.

Trent Dilfer

I think the history's been a lot of a burden for the organization. But I think the players just started to feel it recently. A lot of times that would be a bad thing, but I think they used it to their advantage.

Retief Goosen

I think the guys would like to play this type of golf course more often, ... I think this is a true test of your golf. You really cannot get away with any bad part of your game around here.

Marjane Satrapi

I think the only universal thing is one individual. If you talk about a country or a nation or a culture, it's so vague. I mean what is a nation? A nation is full of nice and bad and long and tall and short and thin people. It's not like everybody is the same.

Omar Vizquel

I think that's a bad idea. I would say I'd rather be traded.

John Hawkes

I thought he did a good job last week but he's drawn badly and that makes it tough, particularly from the 2400m start,

I thought defensively we played pretty well. Offensively we moved the ball at times, but we bogged down a bit. It just wasn't meant to be. I feel bad for our kids, especially our seniors. They've put a lot into this program.

Walter Smith

I thought Darren had suffered a bad knee injury but I am led to believe that he is back in training now and he could actually come to Japan with us.

I thought Christina Schade shot very well today. This was the first time she was in the counting group and she responded very well. I thought we were very consistent today. We didn't have great scores, but we didn't have any real bad ones either.

I thought both teams played extremely hard, especially on defense. The defenses put the offenses in bad spots, which is what you want to do. Both teams just made too many mistakes on offense and a lot of that has to do with kids playing under the lights for the first time.

I thought a month ago that the industry had reached a plateau, and we would finally see what the direction would be, ... Instead, it's just gone from bad to worse.

Doc Rivers

I thought about getting my All-Star ballot back and putting Jake on it. He's not going to be a guy who gets you 30 points a night, but every night, he's willing to do the dirty stuff. He wants to bang. He's going to have good nights and bad nights, but he's an excellent guy to have on your team.

Bruce Bochy

I think you've got a club that's pressing as bad as it can press right now.

Bruce Bochy

I think you've got a club that is pressing as bad as it can right now. It's frustrating for all of us, believe me.

John Updike

I think you remember certain phrases from bad reviews. You don't remember all the bad reviews.

I think with the veterans, they have seen the good, the bad and the ugly. They are able to vocalize the team, and they are good teachers of the game.

I think the good things are that you have no distractions. You can go to your hotel room, and get a good meal. The bad things are the familiarity with the field. When you play on your home field you know where your spatial presence is. Trips to the West Coast can take something out of you - the time change and playing at a different time of day each effect you a little bit. The fans make a difference too. I think the biggest thing is the familiarity and special comfort you have playing in your own stadium.

Scott Turow

I think the first serious novel that interested me was The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane.