Famous Quotes & Sayings

It's starting to warm up a little outside and I think our bats are about to come around a little bit. Our bats have struggled at the plate and that's no secret. So it's always good when it's warmer out because the swings look a little freer.

It's something we've had to deal with all year. We're not a physical team. We battle it in different ways. That versatility is what has made us such a good team.

Luis Gonzalez

It's sore a little bit, but I'm gonna do everything today. Batting practice, ground balls. I'm ready to go.

Sean Burroughs

It's so big because the team's battling out there and we're in a pennant race.

Gary Green

It's such a fine line with hitting. I wish I had all the answers, especially when it comes to that, trying to put a round bat on a round ball.

It's not going to be an issue whatsoever. Jorge and I have talked about it, and we're going to do what's best for the team. We want to get to the playoffs, and that's where Jorge makes his living. He's such a good hitter; you've got to have his bat in there. I realize that I just have to be ready whenever Joe needs me.

Ned Yost

It's not a concern to me. I hadn't even thought about it. Jenkins is swinging the bat OK.

Charles Spurgeon

Economy is half the battle of life. It is not so hard to earn money as to spend it well.

Graeme Smith

Everyone in the whole team wanted to be positive this morning and go for a win. Cricket itself needs positive games. It doesn't need teams batting out and drawing games.

John Sununu

Everyone has to understand this is a battle that has been fought for at least 20 years, and we have a very experienced hand handling it,

Kimmo Timonen

Everyone has more confidence at home. We battle harder at home and we get some wins that way. We need to work harder overall, especially on the road. We need to play a simpler game. When you simplify and keep things low-scoring, then you have a chance to win.

Carmelo Anthony

Every night for the last week and a half has been tough. We wait for the last 12 to 15 minutes of the game to try and battle back, but by that time it's too late.

The big thing was we were really battling injuries all year.

The Blue Jays have been major players this winter, securing the pitching they desperately needed and the big bats they were looking for to compete in a tough division with the Yankees and Red Sox. Toronto is certainly much improved and bettors have taken notice, so too should the rest of the league.

The black coaching candidates were at least as strong, if not stronger, than those who were selected. Each team could say what their justifications were, but. . . it still shows that there's an uphill battle for African-American coaches.

The biggest battle is getting people to stay home.

They gave us their 'A' game, and we gave them ours, ... We're just two great teams that battle each other, and a week and a half from now, you're going to see the same kind of game.

They do not bring battalions - they bring the leadership, the financial man, the demolition expert,

Kris Benson

They found a hole every single time they put the bats on the ball. When I look back on it, it's definitely disappointing. I've made worse pitches and I've felt worse in games. There's nothing I can do now.

They are a tough team; they work well together. I don't know if it is a bounce here or a bounce there, but they battle hard.

They are telling us it was an all-out gun battle between a Hispanic man and a black man.

They are staying at teacher's houses, they are staying with friends. Some are commuting from Baton Rouge and Gonzales.

You don't have much choice. You have to focus and keep battling as hard as you can.

This morning was as hard batting as we've had to do in a test match for a long time.

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There was lots of good stuff. They're a much more seasoned team. But I'm happy with our play so far. We're just going to have to get over our jitters and we have to put our bats on the ball.

There will be a lot of noise and statistics and science in their battle for market share, but in the end, I doubt things will change much.

There were a lot of really, really close matches. It was a battle between two pretty evenly-matched teams. Danville was a little stronger up top than us tonight, but we were pretty solid in the middle and the bottom.

There were some good things out there. Unfortunately, when you're battling through what we've been battling, things like that seem to happen to you.

There is nothing wrong with it. Coaches got me back on track. I'm kind of batting double cleanup.

Ryan Howard

It's very important. One swing of the bat can change the whole flow of the game and it can change the outcome of the game.

It's time to go to battle, and we'll go to battle with what we've got.

It's time for us to wake up and realize that the playoffs are about to start. We're battling for position and there's no easing into the playoffs.