Famous Quotes & Sayings

George Foster

I think it's the key to winning consistently. It's not the be-all, end-all. But you have to run the ball to be competitive in this league, so we hope to get that going.

Dick Bennett

I think it's the inability to rebound the ball that really cost us the game.

I think it started with our defense and getting open shots. We shared the ball well and when you start off well in transition the half-court becomes easier.

Phil Garner

I think it's sort of a neat story that 'Rocket' is going to be the guy to take the ball in the first game. Not only does he deserve it, but I think it's a good story, too.

It gave us some opportunities. That's what I like about our team -- we don't quit. We still fight and battle. We had the opportunities in the second half, and they were just able to get the ball in the end zone and score.

David Brooks

It gave the offensive line the confidence they needed and they started getting better as the game went on. He's just a punishing runner. It hurts to tackle him. We don't get any negative yardage when he runs the ball because he is such a powerful runner.

Kobe Bryant

It gives us confidence. It shows that our play is not a fluke. We move the ball consistently and play defense consistently. This bodes well for our confidence.

It gives us a different look. It makes us real quick so we can pressure the ball a lot, run the floor and get our opponents tired.

Brian Jeroloman

It gets frustrating sometimes, but every game we win or lose, we always improve and learn from our mistakes. We've got to overcome a lot of things. We're a great ball team, but we're not where we want to be right now.

It had been our ballgame the whole time and this is the type of ballgame we need to get used to playing. They're going to be gunning for us now, we're in first place and everyone is coming to play you and everyone wants to beat you.

It got the momentum right back to us. They came out and scored -- we gave them that run really -- Bryan coming and hitting that ball just makes a big difference.

It got real sloppy in the second half because of the rain, the ball took some funny bounces, fortunately they went our way. Both teams played hard, they surprised us early.

Jeff Francis

It happened very quickly. I didn't make good pitches and I left the ball up. It's very disappointing. The team put a lot of confidence in me, giving the ball in this situation. Everyone in that clubhouse was confident. But we aren't going to walk away hanging out heads.

Al Thornton

It happened so quick. We turned the ball over, they made threes on the other end, and just like that we're out of the game.

It happened really quick. I think she was going for the ball and got wrapped around me.

I always tell our kids that the first 10 minutes of the second half is the difference in the ballgame. We came down and maintained pressure defensively and offensively. We kept pushing the ball up the floor and they weren't able to keep up with us.

I always set high expectations. I always try to play within my game. My teammates got the ball to me in position to score.

Andrew Flintoff

I always seem to score runs here. I enjoy it. The ball comes on to the bat.

I always say you either have speed or you're chasing it. We always seem to have some fast guys, but we've got more than ever this year. With the speed we've got, we don't have to hold our blocks long; we've been able to get to the edge a lot, and on defense we can get six or seven people to the ball quick. We've really been blessed.

He was working both sides of the plate. He got a lot of ground balls, got what he needed. He's had a good year and it seems like he's been doing it to more than just us.

Felipe Alou

He was very sharp. He threw the ball hard, the same old Matt Cain. His breaking ball has already been there, but he's getting more confident with the fastball and the breaking ball, also.

Andre Dawson

He was very low-key. He didn't say a whole lot, but he had that intensity about him. He wanted that ball in a save situation.

Jim Courier

He would just outwork people. You think you hit a winner and the ball comes back to you. OK, you think. But when that happens on every single point it can really mess with you.

He worked his tail off and is throwing the ball real well.

He worked himself into the hitter he became. He hit the ball much better as a senior than I would have ever dreamed of as a sophomore.

Graeme Smith

He was unbelievable, he got the ball to move both ways and he was consistent. He has wonderful potential.

Hines Ward

He was trying to make a play. If he had fallen down on the ground, we're in the red zone. But we tried to press too much and make too many things happen. We end up fumbling the ball and you can't do that.

He was throwing the ball well with command of four pitches. He wasn't throwing with the velocity that we saw in college, but from a performance standpoint, he definitely was on the track we expected.

Ozzie Guillen

He was throwing the ball real well. The outing before, it was between location and tipping the pitch. You can count on him every time he comes out, because he's a great worker. When you work that hard, it pays off.

He was throwing the ball hard. And, he'd throw in that occasional curve in there to keep the guys off balance.

Mike Scioscia

He was throwing the ball fine, but his command wasn't quite there. He'll get that more as he continues to throw on the mound. He was getting behind in the count a lot, which isn't his M.O. He usually goes right after hitters.

He was throwing me everything up there. He had great stuff. I was just trying to put the ball in play and fight some stuff off. His ball was moving all over the place. He was tough today. We were very fortunate to win this game.

Troy Glaus

He was throwing hard but he made a couple of mistakes and we were able to take advantage. You pop those mistakes up and it's a different ball game. Fortunately for us we were able to put good swings on the ball and get some knocks and when we had the chance to drive in runs, we were able to do it.