Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kelly Scott

We were always behind the eight ball it seemed. They beat us in all the time but we're feeling good. Tomorrow is a new day.

We were a lot stronger underneath this time and had the size advantage. We also were more patient and kept swinging the ball until we had an open look and then finished strong.

We were a lot looser tonight than we were the last time we played them. We moved the ball well and got some good shots and made them. It was entirely different than that first game.

We were a lot better tonight than we've been. I think it just really came down to whoever had the ball last was going to win the game.

We were trying to squeeze her, one (defender) over the top of her and one behind her. We took away the entry pass; they weren't getting the ball to her. She was getting the offensive rebound.

We were trying to slice the cheese too thin at one time there. Their No. 9 batter hadn't touched the ball all day and we were starting him off with breaking pitches.

Rick Adelman

We were trying to make the spectacular play, and all we talked about at halftime was trying to make the simple play. I thought the first half we really forced a lot of things, and during the second half, we calmed down the ball pretty well.

We were trying to keep Fred Gulley from penetrating. And for a half we did real well. That's what you got to do with Woodland. If you play man-to-man, you're dead meat. Defense wasn't our problem. Our problem was not shooting the ball well.

We were trying to get the ball to Brittany Brooks, our best 3-point shooter who has hit big shots all year. We didn't execute as I had hoped, but we had chances. Pretty much everybody on the floor had a chance at tying it up, and we just didn't finish them.

We were trying to get the ball in the paint. We just didn't shoot the ball well all night.

We were trying to get something consistent going offensively to try to keep the ball away from them but we kept shooting ourselves in the foot,

We were trying to do too much. They were cutting through the lanes really hard, but there was some unfortunate things that happened like a ball thrown too hard or a ball bouncing off a kneecap.

We were trying to delay it as much as we could. The longer we kept the ball at our end, the less they could have the ball. But we turned it over too many times right in front of their hoop and boom, boom, boom.

Alan Shearer

I always dreamed about scoring at St. James' Park. I fancied my chances and the ball flew into the net. I was ecstatic.

We don't have any blazers who can throw it 90, 88, or even 85 (mph). But they've thrown strikes and they've been able to move the ball in and out and they think they can win. We've played pretty solid defense throughout the year. They're growing. I don't know what they're going to do, but they're a team.

Mike Mularkey

Whether it was running the ball or giving up the Moss touchdown, we really had no chance to stop them. We lost the line of scrimmage on both sides.

Brandon Cox

Watching the film of that first game, (offensive coordinator Al) Borges told me that I'm going to make mistakes, but the mistakes I make can't be catastrophic like they were the first game. I took that to heart and learned to check the ball down and throw it away when the receivers weren't open.

We've been able to move the ball effectively all season, but we haven't faced a defense like South's. We need to mix up the run and pass and just improve on what we do well.

Nick Saban

We've been able to move the ball a little bit better,

We've basically been forced into the paper ballot situation, it's not something we want to do.

We've always said that's probably the widest mound in the league ? and maybe all of baseball. I really think the mound is too wide. That ball by Heintz was hit hard and then it hit the side of the mound. But that's not what lost us the game.

We've always played hard, but as of late we seem to be executing better on offense, being more patient and getting the ball where we need to get it. Our quickness allows us to create some mismatches.

When we weren't turning the ball over, we were doing a nice job of spreading the floor.

When we went up 4-2, at that point we should've closed it out. We kind of let them get the ball rolling. They played hard. They're a little deeper than us and they had a little more pop in their step at the end. Believe me, I was a little nervous.

Plaxico Burress

When I was in Pittsbugh, I was basically worried about how many times the ball would be thrown my way,

When it comes down to it, they threw the ball and ran the ball on three plays better than we did.

Joe Posnanski

When I was a kid growing up in Cleveland, I believed - completely, wholeheartedly, without reservation or pause - that the Cleveland Indians were named to honor a Native American ballplayer named Louis Sockalexis, who played for Cleveland in the late 19th Century.

Pat Summitt

We remembered that. They had the ball and every opportunity to beat us in the last seconds. You want your team to respect every opponent regardless of record. Our team really respected this team.

We're getting the ball to the right guys. They just have to start making shots.

Felipe Alou

We're going to take our time with him. It's really hard to lose Noah, a young guy who was really coming up big. He just signed a long-term contract. He was really charged up and throwing the ball well.

We're going to sling the ball around and have some fun. This is fast forward football.

Jamie Dixon

We're going to play our same style. We're going to play to our strengths. We're not going to change. We're going to defend. We're going to take good shots. We're going to move the ball around. We're going to do the things we've been doing all season.

We're going to play nine holes, have a steak dinner and then play nine holes in the dark with glow-in-the-dark balls.