Famous Quotes & Sayings

That was one of the best halves I've seen us play in a long time. We moved the ball all over the field and the communication was good.

That was one of his best games as a Tiger. He defended really well, he shot the ball well and he made good decisions. I thought he was in tune with what we were trying to do every minute he was on the floor.

That wasn't demoralizing. But it took something out of us. To hold the ball that long and come away with nothing, that hurt a little. Plus, once you've had a kick blocked, that's always in the back of your head when you line up the next time.

That wasn't a missed sign or a ball with a lot of movement. I should have caught it. It was for sure a passed ball. It's very frustrating.

That wasn't a coincidence. Those are our playmakers, and we've got to get the ball to them. So they do what they do, we do what we do, and everybody makes out good. It's a great thing to have them, man. When you've got talent like that on your side, you can't do anything but have success for the most part.

That was not the start we were looking for. We gave them the ball inside the 20-yard line and helped them move it with 10 yards in penalties.

That was nice. I said, 'You want us to get that ball for you?' I'm sure the monkey is lifted off his back. Hopefully this will open up the floodgates for him.

That was our plan with him. He is the one guy in their lineup who you don't want to let beat you. He is physical and he can put the ball out of the ballpark.

Rick Adelman

That was our philosophy. Go at him. Make him try to defend. It?s hard to post him up. We moved the ball pretty well, and we got him to react to people coming at him.

That was our main focus, just decision-making and execution. Don't take a sack. Throw the ball away if there's nothing there. And just have fun.

That was our balloon that jumped over to Highway 96.

That was one of the reasons we wanted to do this because I know there's a lot of people who are trying to turn dodge ball into something that it isn't. To us it's just a fun game that young people and old people can enjoy.

That was my intent. We weren't going to come out and start flinging balls all over the lot. We're not going to put it on him to win the game, particularly early in the game.

Brandon Phillips

That was my first ever grand slam. I never even hit one in little league. It really felt good. I just have to find someone to give the ball to other than myself.

That was my first at-bat of the night and I was just trying to go up there and hit the ball hard. I was a little stiff, but all you can do is go up there and battle, and that's what I did.

That was my fault. That was the turning point in the game. The plan was not to kick the ball to him, but we did. We never should have kicked him the ball. We obviously can't cover.

Miguel Tejada

That was my bad. I didn't think Byrnes was going to throw the ball to me. I thought he was going to throw home. I just threw the ball late.

That was my 10th start, so I still got a long way to go. We'd move the ball and then a dropped pass or a penalty would just get us out of rhythm.

Bobby Cox

That was like the old days -- the old hookups with two outstanding pitchers. (Hudson) had his 'A' game going tonight. You can't possibly throw any better than he threw tonight. He just placed the ball exactly where he wanted to with live stuff. This one was special.

That was just our kids making a play. The first receiver (on the pattern) was open, but he (Johnson) held the ball too long, but he did make a play.

That was just Matt and I adlibbing, if you will. It was a big play, and sometimes, you have to do it. He threw the ball on the money. I was supposed to get a hitch, but it didn't work that way, so we went deep. It was a great play like that. Sometimes it may be called playground football, but it worked.

That was just huge. To be able to control the ball at that time was the difference. That, and we made our shots at the critical moments. This is a big win for us because it gives us confidence going into the playoffs.

That was just a great play. We knew they were going to bunt the ball, obviously. It was one of those when he starts to dive where I said, 'Please hold on.' Because a lot of times, you see the guy dive, and the ball hits his glove.

Kyle Singler

That was a mistake. You don?t want to leave Mike open to shoot the ball because if he gets hot like he did tonight, you can say goodbye. It?s an unbelievable thing, he can just get on a roll and keep knocking down shot after shot.

Ben Howland

That was a mistake. He grabbed the ball away and the official saw the second part of the play.

That was amazing. He was dropping some unbelievable breaking balls on them.

Joe Crede

That's the thing about this game is to be in the right place at the right time. I was fortunate to be in this situation where I could do something to help us win. I was able to put enough good wood on the ball and put it in play and get a hit out of it.

That's the turning point of the ballgame right there. You walk away from there with one run when you've got them 2-0. That's it. That's the game.

That's the thing you want as a quarterback. All we have to do is get the ball in their hands and let them make a play. It's great to be able to throw a little hitch route and let one of those receivers take it for 80 yards.

That's the thing we can do. We can shoot the ball well.

Ron Gardenhire

That's the least of my worries as I see it. I'd like to see some guys banging the ball around and more quality at-bats. That will come to. It's early.

That's the kind of ball I know is in them. The girls stepped it up and played with the intensity we've been wanting to play with all season.

That's the kid that needs to have the ball in his hands at that time of the game. He made a great play at the end.