Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rickey Henderson

Learning both sides of the plate - what is a strike and what is not a strike. And my biggest theory is being able to hit with two strikes, being able to put the bat on the ball.

Leading on the field, doing the dirty work, battling when you are tired and showing the guys the right mentality -- I bring that on the field.

Sentencing is prolonged to exercise some leverage over the defendants. I don't think the defendants are in any great hurry either. If they testify, the chances of the government coming to bat for them later on for a reduction in sentence is greatly enhanced.

Senate leaders warned President George W. Bush on Wednesday that his next nominee to the Supreme Court will likely face a far more contentious confirmation battle than John Roberts, who is poised to become U.S. chief justice.

She's the child that Baton Rouge raised. To see her on this stage is a compliment to her.

She's so tough inside and constantly battles for the ball.

Prince William

She was incredible -- nothing stopped her at all. Whenever I felt ill, I always used to remember that in the same circumstances she would battle on, no matter how she felt. She never gave up.

She's a team player -- she does whatever we ask. She never complains with where we play her or what we do. We can bat her second or at the end of the lineup.

She's having a pretty tough battle at the minute. She had a couple of weeks of very intensive treatment two weeks ago for another situation, so she's had a very tough time. But she's battling hard.

She's been a great benefit not only on the sidelines, but at practice she works hard. She gets the sneakers on and battles Jessica (Laing).

She's got some tools that not many have. She's a hard worker and she's strong. Her bat speed probably rivals a bunch of college kids. She's aggressive, and right now, those are things you can't teach as a coach.

Edgar Degas

It requires courage to make a frontal attack on nature through the broad planes and the large lines and it is cowardly to do it by the facets and details. It is a battle.

Early Wynn

I've got a right to knock down anybody holding a bat.

Edna Ferber

A whole roomful of Jews is like a charged battery. The vitality sparks seem to fly, and frequently the result is a short circuit.

Arjun Rampal

Almost 70 per cent of your fitness battle is won the day you realise what your body needs and when. I've made my own diets, and I decide for myself what works for me.

We bring out the best in them and they bring out the best in us. It's always a battle on the ice.

Maurice Greene

We're going to meet a lot of times this season, and it's going to be a battle each and every time we step on a track. We're all competitors, and we're all going to put on a show.

Unfortunately, it's a lot later than I wanted it to be, but its definitely nice to be back. Tonight wasn't really where I need to be, but these guys swung the bats so well it made my outing look better than it was.

With two strikes, we?re just trying to battle and put it in play and, when you do, good things can sometimes happen.

We feel that Kearns is going to be part of the solution here. We want him to be in right field. He's a potential Gold Glove winner, and his bat can help this team win.

We're expecting a soft landing. There's not going to be the blood bath we saw in the early 1990s.

John Carroll

We're just really close, ... Ever since freshman year, we've gotten closer and closer, especially through the battle back and forth. We motivate each other on the sidelines. Everything's good when we're working together.

Phil Garner

We're just not getting guys on base, and we're certainly not driving them in when we do. Everybody's frustrated. We've gone two weeks now without really much of an offensive threat. The real problem is that we're not getting the bats in the zone very good right now.

Jermaine Dye

We're just missing pitches. We've got to continue to battle and not put pressure on ourselves.

We're just looking for guys who can put the bat on the ball. We tried to mix it up tonight, and do anything to get a spark.

We're just inconsistent. Day-to-day, that's the battle we're facing. But that's my job; we have to try and find that consistency.

Ron Gardenhire

We're getting down to a few numbers where we can work it a little easier and not try to get everyone in. We want to start stretching out our players and take a good look at some of these guys that are battling each other and battling for positions on this team.

We're frustrated that this storm is just hanging around, continuing to batter our coast, ... We're ready to get in and help people, but we've got to wait and see what the damage is.

We're frustrated, but we have a lot of good leaders and good players in this room. We have to keep battling through this. What happens to us happens to other teams, too. Everyone knows you have to work hard and your luck will change.

We're from Baton Rouge, so we don't know how to do The Second Line that great. We want to bring it home to Louisiana because of all people have been through losing their lives and homes. We want to bring some excitement back to the state.

We're hoping the kids (who have been evacuated to Baton Rouge) realize there are people out there that care for them and are concerned about them.

John Gibbons

We're hoping he can give us a little spark with his bat when Gregg Zaun doesn't play. He's part of the future.

We're battling to get our revenue, we're battling to get our margin.