Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alex Berenson

Good spectator sports share certain fundamentals. Their competitors battle head-to-head. Their winners are determined objectively: fastest runner, most points. They are refereed, not judged.

John Ortberg

Sin is, somehow, at the root of all human misery. Sin is what keeps us from God and from life. It is in the face of every battered woman, the cry of every neglected child, the despair of every addict, the death of every victim of every war.

John Bytheway

Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.

We were fighting an uphill battle all night.

We were expecting a veto right off the bat from him. I think it's getting a lot of support.

Donald Tusk

You are ready to play with peoples' money in your political battles. What if after you win your next battle but hundreds of people line up in front of banks?

She'll definitely be near the top of the batting order. She gives us some options because she can play anywhere.

Mark Parrish

So far, he's batting 1.000. He carries himself very well. Being a player who played recently, he has everyone's respect. He knows what it's like to go through an 82-game season. It's tough; you're going to have your ups and downs. Some days you're going to be tired, and he understands that.

Shawn really did a good job. He's been battling a sore arm, and he'd thrown around 90 pitches and we could see he lost some zip on his fastball.

(Shawn had a few jitters early - walked the first two he faced - but he settled down. He's our no. three starter and he's swinging the bat well too.

as you lie in the bath you see it reflected in the mirror, that's yes, that is very relaxing.

That second run was the result of 100-percent effort that he's given each time he's on the field. It's a very noteworthy play and the difference in the game. You can't teach that, but winners do things like that. You have to want to do it. I'm impressed with this player. If his bat reaches its potential, he's an every-day Major League player, in my opinion.

That second period was a tough pill to swallow. We were winning the puck battles in the offensive end, but losing them in the defensive end. We need to work just as hard for the pucks in the defensive zone.

That's driven principally by the gyros. And right now, we're saying we think we're good until the middle of 2008, ... Hubble will still be worth servicing as long as the batteries hold out.

That's an old district rival. They'll battle us to the end.

Bill Robinson

That's amazing, not to take BP on the days you pitch, and then to go out there and swing the bat like he does. He's just a phenomenal athlete. He has a lot of confidence in his swing. He also has a lot of pride in hitting, as do all the pitchers.

That's a great win. Dallas was battling and he gave us a great start. We had a big inning off one of the best guys in the country, and any time you can win the first game of a series, you'll take it.

Brandon Phillips

That's a real good start. He threw me the fastball and I just tried to get the head of the bat out and get a hit. So that was cool.

Ken Ham

Evolutionary Darwinists need to understand we are taking the dinosaurs back. This is a battle cry to recognize the science in the revealed truth of God.

The kids really showed me something last weekend. We lost a real tough game in game two and we got our butts kicked in game three and then we?re down 4-0 in game four. But they kept battling and came back and won that game. That was a big win for us.

Eric Johnson

The kids played their hearts out. We tried and tried but just couldn't do it late. It was tough, uphill battle since we got down in the third quarter.

The kids kept battling and didn't quit. I'm real proud of them. They found a way to do it.

The kids have been working hard. They still have some improvements to make, but they had some good battles tonight and, in the tough matches, they came out ahead. We have to build on it.

The kids have been battling all year. We just need to have a couple of the younger kids step up. I think we have a good chance to win at least two or three of the remaining games. Hopefully, we can have a strong finish to a pretty tough season.

The kids got no help out there. Every hole had a cross wind or a head wind. They were really battling the elements.

The ladies bathroom was blown up and the 12th green was damaged by a second explosion, ... This is a strange case.

Michael McDowell

The last few laps were a lot of fun and we had some real battles out there. We lost the ABS system during the race so that made the infield sections a real handful but we had a lot of fun out there.

The last few games, we got the lead off the bat and rolled with it. That was a different perspective. Coming from behind, it shows we're a good team both ways, and that's good for our confidence. That's huge on the road.

The key to our season will be out there on the bump (the pitchers mound). I think we can swing the bat and score runs. The big question will be if we can throw it. If we get some guys to step up and throw some good innings for us we can have a good year.

The knee is doing pretty good. I'm getting out there and battling with the guys everyday. It's really not a problem for me.

The largest obstacle is the battle of perception. Whenever you say, 'Oh I am building a flying car,' there is always the guy in the corner snickering.

Their team was really quick on every loose puck and that's where they beat us. Every time there was a battle we came up short.

Ron James

Their pass rush did give us some issues in the first half, there's no doubt about that. But also, we knew they were going to give us tight coverage, and we didn't win a lot of the one-on-one battles you need to gain first downs and move the ball.