Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alex Rodriguez

who can change the game around simply with his bat in his hand.

Kevin Johnson

White Salmon played hard. It was their Senior Night, and they kept battling back on us. We had it up to a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter, but they hit three 3s on us and we got a little sloppy with the ball.

Thomas Campbell

While the battle rages loud and long, / And the stormy winds do blow.

We couldn't generate any offense today. We didn't swing the bats and when we did, we popped it up for an out most of the time.

We feel every comfortable with the baton in Jack's hands. He's been there before.

We'll come up here and give them a battle tomorrow night. I'm sure we are a 20-point underdog again, but we'll see.

Scott Hartnell

We were able to battle back in the last 40 seconds and get rid of this funk. The last few minutes were crazy (with) highs and lows (and) sinking feelings when they got their goal.

W. S. Gilbert

When it comes to playoffs, everything's a battle. Every 50-50 puck is a battle for your life. The team that's on a momentum swing and they're winning those battles and the pucks are going in for them is the team that's going to end up winning the championship.

Nicole Scherzinger

When I think about eighteen months ago when this all began and how far we've come, I can't wait to see where we are eighteen months from now. It's also such an honor to have the baton of a number one song passed to us by an icon like Mariah Carey.

We couldn't do anything, but they had a lot to do with it. We didn't hit our spots well, and we had one guy swing the bat well. We got our butts kicked our hats handed to us and that's all you can say about it. They made the plays, and we made errors. It was a butt-kicking. I'm man enough to say it, and that's what happened today.

We really battle it out on backstroke. All three of our top swimmers compete for wins each week. It's a nice problem to have.

We really are starting to grow up now. All season long, I've been telling them to get their bats going and that other stuff will take care of itself. The easy part is throwing strikes and playing defense. We haven't done that consistently this year, but boy, we sure did it well today. We did everything well today.

We're all hurting. Our goal was to win a state championship, but now we're in a battle for third place. It'll take us a while to regroup, but hopefully we can come together and find one last good solid effort out of our kids.

We're all battling to finish strong and finish with the fourth or fifth byes.

Dick Cheney

We realize wars are never won on the defensive, ... We must take the battle to the enemy. We must take every step necessary to make sure our country is secure, and we will prevail.

Phil Garner

Well, I think Chris is swinging the bat pretty good right now and he has through these playoff games, ... Going with a little bit of a hot hand. This is only a move to do today. I haven't even thought about tomorrow.

When he's out there on the mound, he's gonna give you everything he's got. Even if things aren't going well, he's gonna want to stay out there and battle through it. That's the kid of kid he is. He's got a lot of heart.

We feel like if we can get a pretty good offense together, we'll win some games. Pitching's been good all year long and the bats started coming around today, which is good because we've been talking about it way too much.

John Smith

We've got to win some matches to do it but if we go on and win that fourth, this is probably one of the more satisfying ones, I would say. I think each one gets much more satisfying. I think we had some up-and-downs and question marks. I think we gave a lot of hope during the season to some teams and then we had to battle up.

We've got to where we play pretty good defense. Of course, good pitching makes a good defense, too. I just know that on down the road that bat has to come alive, and that's what I'm working on.

Brian Jordan

We've got to regroup at home. We've got to win our way out. Every game is important, so you've got to battle back.

We've got to play tough hockey. We've got to get in the corners and battle and we've got to get in front of their net.

Ron Gardenhire

We've got to play a very good Detroit team, and obviously, we didn't swing the bats very well in the first two games (in Kansas City). So, righting the ship, that comes over a long period of time.

We've got to learn to put together a more consistent effort and try to battle through those tough quarters. We lost our composure at the start of the second half. The bottom line is that all the credit goes to Senior. They took us out of our game.

With moles, it is more of a battle of attrition.

With Mario, every time he goes and tries to dive or something, we're going to hold our breath. But he's 100 percent and playing well. He swung the bat well in spring training. Vega did also. Those two guys will probably be in the middle of the lineup and kind of rely on them for some offensive power, some offensive numbers.

We swung the bat well today. It's a situation where we're trying to get to a point where we get everyone going at the same time, and not just a few guys. We were much better today, absolutely.

We swung the bats well tonight. And that is important. Its good to get that first win as well.

We swung the bats well right off the jump.

Miguel Cabrera

We swung the bats very good tonight. I'm glad to see the guys swing like this.

We swung the bats tonight and we're capable of it every time we come out. We hit 'em tonight and they fell.

We swung the bats really well today. It was a good team effort.

We swung the bats really well. Offensively we were pretty good.