Famous Quotes & Sayings

It feels good to be swinging the bat good and being able to get out there and just be healthy and have fun. You miss those things. The team is rolling right now and just to be in the middle of it is nice.

Mark Ellis

It felt good to get the head of the bat on the ball. That whole inning was good.

It feels very good to be in charge of your own fate. I'm glad we put ourselves in this position so we are not fighting an uphill battle right now.

I still need to take a close look at my batting mechanics, but I'm just hoping that I'll able to continue playing like this.

I think our team finally came together. We've been battling out of a slump and it's a special thing to have everybody come together at exactly the right time of the year. I think now we're going to get rolling and make a good run in the league and national tournaments.

I think our main focus of these next few games is really defending people and boxing out. I think whoever wins the battle of the boards will come up with two victories, either way.

Mike Richards

I think so. I think you can get into the game a lot more right off the bat when you get into it (physical play) more. You get up with the pace of the game faster.

I think she was still hitting her spots. They just put the bat on a couple.

Ozzie Guillen

I think right now it's time to turn it up another notch. It's time to refuel the batteries and go for it. This month is real important to us. The first 15 days are real important for us. Hopefully we can go there and we believe we can do that and hopefully everybody on my team thinks the same way I think.

Mike Babcock

I think everybody realizes that we had a great opportunity. But you find out quickly that last year was last year. There are now nice pictures of the playoffs hung up around the locker room, and people were saying nice things about us and patting us on the back all summer. But now we are trying to reestablish work habits, foundation and identity. I think it makes you more hungry, because we all know how hard it is to get there. It will be a huge battle for us and we are excited about the opportunity to try to get back there.

I think Oracle's fighting an uphill battle there.

Peter Scott

I think, on reflection, that it was a losing battle right from the start, but when we were - I mean, I was - the ultimate in any professional officer's career was to command a battalion or a regiment in operations, and that's exactly the way I looked at it, and certainly I wasn't too worried about whether the war was right or wrong.

It doesn't mean he's finished. Also we'd like him to concentrate on his long-form-of-the-game batting and reignite that partnership that he has with Justin Langer because, after all, in Test match cricket they've been fantastic in being the cornerstone behind a lot of big scores.

Ivan Rodriguez

It doesn't matter where I bat in the lineup. If I do my job and we're a healthy team this year, we could win a lot of games.

Bob Barr

It does, of course, open another front for us to fight, We can fight a multi-front battle the same as the administration can.

Bobby Johnson

I tell our players all the time that we have to battle every time we go out on the field to have a chance to win, ... That was the case today.

I think I am losing the battle to keep up the good name.

I think I'd go for Collingwood, who can bowl a few overs and bat a bit,

Hanley Ramirez

I think I'm swinging the bat a little better than last year. This year I'm short and quick. Last year I was horrible.

Chris Burke

I think I'll know more after today. It's the first time I'm on the field with batting practice and taking grounders and fly balls. We'll see how it responds.

I think he's got great potential. We just didn't swing the bats really well.

I think he's the most feared batter in the league. I can't tell you how many times he's been intentionally walked this season. It's been at least 11 times, maybe more. His power is just unbelievable.

Terry Collins

I think he'll do fine. He was a shortstop out of high school, so he knows about playing middle infield. He's got good feet and a strong arm, but his bat is going to carry him no matter what position he's at.

Clint Hurdle

I think he's dealing with it quite professionally. I know he's had enough hearing, 'Keep battling.' I told him how to fix that is to go out and battle and do well.

I think he has a chance be a terrific offensive player. But part of becoming a great offensive player is having a full understanding of the strike zone and understand what pitchers try to do to him in certain situations. The only way you get to that point is you keep carrying the bat to the plate.

Jason Varitek

I think he did have to battle with it.

I think he battles out of tough spots now and it's not a matter of him throwing a pitch and hoping he gets the guy out. I think now you're seeing the real Jose Contreras coming out.

Brett Lee

I think going to that next step of having a specialist batting coach and a specialist bowling coach would definitely be a benefit to us.

It all goes back to our social climate. The battle between good and evil is so well defined in the supernatural genre. Why should young women's tastes be any different?

I still want to work hard and get better. I really want my batting to come around and stay strong the whole season and I want to have my pitching to be strong too.

I still think if they were to wrestle 10 times, they'd each win five times. Welch just happened to win this one. They're so even. I think you're going to see them battling each other in freestyle, and even in college, for a while.

Ozzie Guillen

It depends on how they swing the bat. Whoever swings the bat better will move up. I can wiggle and play with my lineup. If A.J. swings well, I want A.J. to protect Dye. If not, I want Iguchi to do it.

It does feel like a playoff atmosphere. We've been battling to catch Toronto and we've done it. Now we're trying to pass them.