Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jason Smith

I had so much on my mind before the Olympics, and I needed some time to recharge my batteries and have some fun while I can. I gained a lot of confidence at the Olympics, and I'm feeling strong.

Shoichi Nakagawa

I had an impression that ground battles will kick off from now on.

Robert Esche

I never like being pulled out. It was the right decision. I know it's part of the game. You want to be there when things are great and when things are bad, I want to battle it out.

I?m very proud of my kids. They kept battling the whole time. They just faced a little bit too much firepower.

Martina Hingis

I'm very excited. We've had great battles over the years, and now that I haven't played her since my comeback, it's definitely a great challenge. We always played one of the best matches because we knew every time we played, either we win the tournament or we were close to doing so. So (it) always brought the best tennis out of each other.

I'm very very proud that they have that much drive to mentally and physically to stay in it. It was a battle in the second half.

I'm worried about going into a must-win series without Schmidgall. It would put a lot of pressure on us this weekend. It doesn't only take one of our best bats out of the lineup, but it takes away our lead-off hitter.

Kyle McLaren

I'm wondering why it took us so long to get started, especially in the battle we're in. It's inexcusable. We've got to get better, because there's only nine games left.

Jason Kendall

I need to start swinging the bat like I'm capable of but haven't all year. It's frustrating, but those past however many months are behind us.

Alex Rodriguez

I need to do more. I know what I'm capable of doing. I'm a very important part of this lineup, and I feel when I'm swinging the bat really well, the team does a lot better. I need to pick it up.

John Griffith

I'm thinking about buying a gas-electric hybrid, but I keep a car a long time and am concerned about its battery replacement cost.

I'm not surprised at all. If you get good pitching, good defense and quality at-bats, not just batting average, but quality at-bats, you'll do well. They take their at-bats seriously.

Johnny Damon

I'm not sure when it's going to be feeling good, ... I know what my job is, though. ... I'll just keep battling and keep working through it.

Brian Sabean

I'm not the manager, thank God. I just hope (Bonds) is in the lineup to bat somewhere. I think we all know what we're up against, and especially he knows what he's up against.

Vince Carter

I like where he is now, on the sidelines. It's hard enough battling him in the regular season, but something gets into him in the playoffs.

Frank Robinson

I like what I've seen from them, ... Zimmerman continues to impress, and Short has some pop in his bat to all fields.

I like what I saw. He came in with 100 RBIs, and you expect a little bit of a letdown at the next level, but Danny didn't miss a beat. He came out swinging the bat and he helped us win the championship. He was very composed, very impressive. He's got a lot of heart and a very bright future.

I like the way we're hitting the ball. Our new batting cages are helping. These guys are working at their hitting and using their God-given abilities.

I like the man who faces what he must,/ With steps triumphant and a heart of cheer;/ Who fights the daily battle without fear.

In the last 96 hours, we have shipped 440,000 sheets of plywood into the west coast of Florida, 30,000 generators, 1.2 million batteries and 150 truckloads of flashlights. Those are some of the items that are just flying off the shelves right now.

In the end it was a good toss to lose because the wicket got better for batting on the third day.

David Suzuki

In the environmental movement . . . every time you lose a battle it's for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again.

In spite of conventional wisdom to the contrary, in our view, Sun has a future and, potentially a very bright one. We see the passing of the baton as affirmation that Sun can move into a strategic harvesting phase combined with focus on streamlined cost structure.

Jeff Goodell

In recent years, America's wealthiest man has begun to tackle energy issues in a major way, investing millions in everything from high-capacity batteries to machines that can scrub carbon dioxide out of the air. With a personal fortune of $50 billion, Gates has the resources to give his favorite solutions a major boost.

Mick Cornett

In Oklahoma City, we know all about tragedy. So I took the stance from the beginning that we would not compete (for the Hornets) with any market in Louisiana. When I contacted the league, I made it clear that if the team decided not to play in Baton Rouge or New Orleans, only then would we be interested. It's my belief that if this team can, then it should go back to New Orleans. Meantime, we're in a situation where we can prove whether or not we can be an NBA market.

In order for us to beat Fargo South at state, we're going to need some help from some other teams. It should be another close battle with Fargo South, like the (East Region).

Jim Perrin

In one way I'm glad we're starting to swing the bats better and getting runners on base. Now it's the timely hits we need to get. Once we start getting those to sneak through or fall in we'll be fine.

Reggie Jackson

I just told him what my father used to tell me. As long as you have a bat in your hand, you can re-write the story.

Robinson Cano

I just said, 'God, this at bat is my first one (in the playoffs) and we've got to take a lead. We're playing away and if you can help me I can get a hit in this at-bat right here,'

Buddy Bell

I just repeat myself every night -- take my quotes from yesterday and write them down again. This is the big leagues, and my gosh, you have to swing the bat better than that.

Willie Randolph

I just remember thinking in my mind, 'Throw him a slider. Just throw him a slider. Give him something soft.' Loop kept throwing fastballs, and he probably got one in the zone and he put a bat on it.

I really think we're getting better defensively. We just need our bats to wake up.

David Cronenberg

I remember somebody saying to Joel Schumacher about one of his Batman movies, 'Isn't that over the top?' ... And he said, 'Well, nobody pays to see under the top.' I wish I could just say that. But I think you learn something when you go to extremes.