Famous Quotes & Sayings

We needed that. We needed something positive. We hadn't been swinging the bats all that much.

Ryan Freel

We never gave up. When you have this much hitting in the lineup and guys that can swing the bat, we're not giving at-bats away. We're battling our butts off, and we've shown we can score five, six runs in an inning. There's no reason to drop your head and give up.

Andruw Jones

We know they're out, but we can't make excuses about it. We just have to go out there and play our game and battle with the guys we've got.

We've been getting Whatley some pinch hits, and he caught one of the games at Seminole. He's been swinging the bat well, and when you're swinging well you're going to find your way into the lineup.

Russell Coutts

We've been getting better as we go along. We might be winning if we'd been able to get better starts. We've spent the week battling through the fleet. We've had very good downwind speed, which has enabled us to make up ground.

Unlike other homeless women, a battered woman has been the victim of power and control. She believes she can make no decisions. She doesn't know what her options are. To be successful, battered women need a lot of handholding in the beginning.

I was battling all night long, really. I wasn't as concerned about my losing streak on the road as I was my stiff neck.

I was most impressed with how dominant we were. My kids gave up only four points all night and two came on escapes where we let them up. We're battle tested, rested and healthy.

I was more concerned that if we didn't make a change that we wouldn't get it turned around. I understand that it's a very short period of time for us to turn this around .B .B . we're in a battle with a lot of good hockey teams.

I wasn't getting hits but I felt like I was swinging the bat OK. I wasn't striking out. I was comfortable up there, so I wasn't really worried about it.

Jeffrey Sachs

I would hope that Malawi would pull together. Rather than having such an intense internal political battle there could be unity in the country politically so that these critical needs can be addressed effectively.

I would like to see Brian Ashton at Bath for several more years.

Rachel Platten

My biggest fear is that I'm not good enough. I have this voice in my head that I've been battling for years that says, 'You're not really talented enough. You don't really deserve this.'

Peter Wright

Most of the people here think this is the best-kept secret in Baton Rouge. If you're wondering what the dirty little secret is, there isn't one. We're just north of Florida Boulevard, that's all.

Merck is going to fight an uphill battle every time they step in the courtroom.

Brian Smith

Mike has been brilliant for us. He is a Bath boy and there has been a massive interest in him, but if we can keep winning we might convince him to stay here. He has a great rugby intellect and is sure to figure very heavily in the future of English rugby.

Michigan has the same kind of team. Nebraska-Omaha really has a couple of forwards that can put the puck in the net and skate as well. I think we've been prepared in our league to battle a team like BC.

Who know what would have happened if we played like that for 40 minutes. But I thought we showed great character battling back the way we did.

Ian Holloway

Whoever picks up this baton has to be able to carry it forward,

Mike Scioscia

When that happens it puts more of a burden on a guy like Vlad. Sometimes you can pitch around one guy in the middle, and we've seen that. When Vlad was out of the lineup we hung in there. We had some guys swinging the bat well. I don't think we go as far as Vlad goes, but we need more than that.

Samir Geagea

We have our ways, and we know how to win the seat if there is an electoral battle over it.

Bruce Bochy

We haven't swung the bats well here, or even on the road, it's fair to say.

We haven't seen them yet this season. We're going to prepare with what we've done in practice. We'll go into battle with that and just see how it goes.

We just can't get over the Clovis/Clovis West hump. We can play with them but they have to prove it themselves, it's going to be a battle every time we face them.

We just battle and battle every night. I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Weird, isn't it? I can swing a bat and not feel anything with my elbow. Right-handed, left-handed, doesn't matter. It feels perfect when I swing.

We just couldn't string a bunch of hits together today, our big bats were real silent.

Michael Williams

You'll find out very quickly if they like it. It's not for everyone. I've seen situations where a daddy wants their son to play, and really, there is a battle for that boy to come to practice three times a week. You'll know very quickly if they like it. If his helmet's always on, and he's hitting a tree in the backyard, he likes it.

Carl Crawford

You just want the first pitch you can get the bat on. You do what you can do with it.

When you're in trouble and need to get those double plays to get out of it. You know that the team you're playing is swinging the bat pretty well.

When you're in the pennant race, there's going to be some ups and downs. Just as long as there's more ups than downs. We're going to come out and battle tomorrow and hopefully take the series.

Ron Gardenhire

We had good at-bats from the sixth inning on. We really pushed the issue, kept battling and got a lot of two-out hits.

We had a lot of hard-fought battles in the district this season. There is no clear-cut favorite. Everyone is 0-0 and it will be interesting to see who makes it out of the tournament.