Famous Quotes & Sayings

Amy Cook

Defensively, we'll fine. What we're focusing hard on is batting fundamentals in order to become a better team.

Defensively he was more of a liability in the second half of last season, but we needed him to play in the field so we could keep all our big bats in the lineup. He thought his defense was the reason he wasn't drafted. Pro scouts - they don't just go after bats.

Clint Hurdle

(Defensively), he's been outstanding. To his credit he hasn't taken his bat onto the field for one inning. That's why he's a pro.

Defensive battles get real physical. You can't get going offensively when you're concentrating on defense, but these defensive battles can get fun too.

Lawyer Milloy

Defense wins championships. Our offense does and outstanding job keeping us off the field early. Down towards the end we had to keep battling even when they were moving the ball. But we remained focused and we talked about getting the ball. That's what happened.

Dell Computer ( DELL : Research , Estimates ) is battered down here, revenue growth put into question as the whole technology group has been put into question but I think, you know, going forward that Dell will be a winner here and I think it should be bought at these levels.

Rob Blake

Definitely. We're going to be fighting down the stretch and we have that western swing with . . . the teams we are battling with. You want be in a position for those three games coming up to be real big.

Dearborn always plays us tough. We were in a little bit of a slump too, but now we're battling out of it. It doesn't matter what they're going to throw at us, we have to concentrate on what we need to do get ready.

David Tom

Days like today are the reason I play the PGA Tour. To have a chance battling the best player in the world and going through all emotions --that's what makes it fun.

Compared to three years ago, I believe that this conference has come a long way in developing some good players. It was neat watching these younger kids battle each other and a lot of them play on the same teams in the summer.

Coach Mac is a guy that is going to go to bat for his players. You've got to love that about him.

Grant Hackett

Coaches like Denis are certainly the unsung heroes in modern sport and that's what carrying the baton is all about, recognising people who play such a valuable role.

Coach Battle was more to himself, not quite as vocal, very methodical and businesslike. Coach Majors was real vocal, with a lot of energy.

Coach Battle was a good coach. I think he may have ended up being a great coach if he hadn't been so young when he was hired.

Matt Schaub

Coming into those situations and getting on the field in the heat of battle and having to make plays will definitely help. Whether it be the short term or long term, being in those environments will help me.

They're a good team. They pitched well, and they put the bat on the ball. That's why they're on top.

They're a good team and they kept fighting back all night. We just swung the bats better tonight.

They're a good defensive team. There weren't any easy shots today. Some people in the stands may not think so, but I thought we played well offensively. It was a battle of tempos.

There's a whole bunch of names out there. I'd like to get one more power bat if possible.

There's been an ongoing battle for a while between people who are positive on the recovery and the people who aren't.

Peter Pace

There's also no doubt in my mind that he does not see this battle as a battle between religions.

There's also a nice demonstration where they compared incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs in terms of heat generation and energy usage. And there were two comparisons of batteries and they both came out with the same results. I thought that was interesting.

Robbie Deans

There's a lot of similarities between the two sides, so it really is going to be a battle of wills and of wits.

There's a pretty dramatic innovation rate enabled by these fully functioning chipsets. That kind of integration -- the better use of battery power, the lower cost, and tighter integration -- will let manufacturers roll out product that is technology-agnostic.

There's anxiety, battle fatigue, lack of sleep and they're miles from home. Any of those is difficult, but all of them together is bad,

Susan Butcher

There was a lot of pain. I've broken a lot of bones out there, but it was what I loved doing. I didn't really choose to have leukemia. This is just a battle that was given me.

At halftime, we talked about battling back and playing hard. And I thought we battled hard, and played better defense. It's just disappointing that we couldn't put two halves like that together.

E. O. Wilson

At first we played a little scared. In the second half, we had nothing to lose. We wanted to play with our hearts and finish strong. To battle them and not give up.

A ten-times increase in the weight-oriented density of batteries would enable so many other moonshots, if we can find a great idea. We just haven't found one yet.

At Dad's funeral, it was something. I think everyone was surprised to see the whole battalion of re-enactors there. We're family and that's really cool.

As we speak, he's having a bath with Douglas. He's in there with him.

Garrett Atkins

As much grief as I take the rest of the year, plays like that, you've got to savor them and enjoy them. I've helped the team win with the bat before, but it's nice to do it with the glove.

As much as we sometimes go after repeat offenders it's a constant battle with people like this who go to jail and then come right back and commit crimes again. It's always a good thing to take people like Valle off the street.