Famous Quotes & Sayings

We are hitting the ball well. This may be the best hitting Badger team we've ever had.

We are hitting the ball a lot better and we have more confidence. But just as we get to playing well, we've got another two weeks off.

We did not know it at the time, but that was a crucial kick. From that point on the game was a stalemate. Neither offense could move the ball all night.

We did not hit the ball well. Our defense was there. We just did not get it done like we are supposed to at the plate.

We did not get the ball inside very well. They really packed it in.

We did not complete the mission and it's frustrating. They deserved to win. They came out and totally dominated every facet of the game. They got some turnovers and were able to move the ball on offense. Their defense shut our offense down.

We did make our free throws. We went at them and made them foul us. We got the ball inside, we didn't shoot as well as we usually do, but we got some second shots.

We did in the second game what we should have done in the first game. We saw the ball better, and we took good swings.

We did improve. We were able to move the ball this time, but we did have some missed throws. It (stinks) to be 0-2, but we still have a long season.

We did have some profit-taking early, but I think a lot of people that were caught behind the eight ball saw that as an opportunity to buy.

We did have several opportunities to tie the score. Unfortunately, the ball just didn't bounce our way. We had a couple of good looks, shots didn't go in and we had a couple of turnovers. We were never able to get over that hump.

Mike Quade

We did get the three runs (in the third) and come back, but this is a tough ballpark to nickel and dime and get runs that way. It boils down to offense and four runs here (in Albuquerque) normally isn't going to cut it and it didn't today.

Ben Roethlisberger

We did exactly what we wanted to on that drive, ... We used the pass to get inside of the 50 and then completed two more passes to get into field goal range and ran the ball well enough to make (Baltimore) use their timeouts.

We did exactly what we wanted to do. The pace was what we wanted, we rebounded the ball pretty well and didn't give them many second-chance opportunities. I told the kids we dictated the tempo, we just had to make shots and we didn't.

We did everything we were suppose to do, except the ball didn't go through the rim.

E. P. Thompson

We did everything we were suppose to do but put the ball in the hole.

We did everything we needed to tonight except put the ball in the back of the net. I thought we played at a high intensity throughout and we competed from the opening whistle. Give credit to Memphis, they did what they needed to do to get the result, but I was very pleased with our play tonight nonetheless.

We did everything we could to get ourselves back in it. We were a base hit from tying it or a ball in the gap from taking the lead. You have to have a lot of good things happen to do that.

We did everything we could do to get ourselves back in it. Once again, we were a base hit from tying it and a ball in the gap from going ahead.

Marie Lu

We determine whether a book is for boys or girls long before the reader gets a chance to decide: we package them with soldiers and ballet slippers on their covers, war machines and glittering gowns.

We designed the last play to get him the basketball. He split a couple of guys and got into the lane. The ball hit the back of the rim, went straight up and fell through.

Rafael Benitez

We deserved to finish top because we have more points than the other teams. We done a good job, kept another clean- sheet and created some chances on the counter-attack. It was important for us to control the midfield. However, this became more difficult in the second half when Chelsea started playing long ball but the team worked hard in defense and we must enjoy this moment.

Jane Austen

And from the whole she deduced this useful lesson, that to go previously engaged to a ball, does not necessarily increase either the dignity or enjoyment of a young lady.

Janice Dickinson

I grew up studying ballet; I grew up honing my craft.

Lisa Leslie

You just don't want to get pigeon-holed into one position. That's why even though I start out at center, I may play small forward, if I get a rebound and you're not there I can bring the ball up.

What we really focused on was trying to defend today. They defend well. We were trying to push the ball and keep their score down and we did a good job of doing that. We didn't shoot well, but defensively we did a great job, boxed out and kept their men in front of us.

Santonio Holmes

There is a possibility that we can throw the ball a lot more by the draft picks.

Ara Parseghian

There are more good football teams today, I think, than there has ever been. It's much more significant today, and not to diminish past accomplishments, but the very fact that it's a different ballgame today, it's much more difficult to go undefeated and go on to win the national championship.

Ara Parseghian

There are more good football teams today, I think, than there has ever been. I think it's much more significant today, and not to diminish past accomplishments, but the very fact that it's a different ballgame today, it's much more difficult to go undefeated and go on to win the national championship.

Bernie Williams

There are some things that you notice, and some things that you really need to be presented with to really notice them. Like maybe hitting a ground ball to third base, a chopper or something like that, something that you might beat out when you were younger. Maybe it takes you a little bit longer to get to first base. That half-step might not be there. I think there is a period of time when you get frustrated because your body doesn't react the way you want it to for a while.

The onus is on the player (free-kicked) to return the ball properly.

Bobby Bowden

The only way we could lose it was to lay the ball down, which we did. The whole thing was turnovers. And we had so many busts you could not believe it. That's inexperience ... we are doing a a lot of new stuff. Once they get it they will be OK because you saw their ability. They did show they can throw the football.

E. O. Wilson

The only way a team can move the ball on us is if we make mistakes. We realize that so far.