Famous Quotes & Sayings

It was a battle of a game. This one was like looking into a mirror and smashing into yourself. I love the Lynn Classical program. Gene's a great guy. I've been a fan of the program since Helen Ridley played.

It was a battle from the start. Mellen pressing full court and Mercer trying to control the tempo.

It was a battle for 40 minutes. Nobody quit. It was a shame that one of the teams had to lose because it that kind of game where both teams deserved to win.

It was a battle for 40 minutes. It's every team's dream to be in the championship game, and it feels great to see our kids make it happen.

It was a battle for 40 minutes, back and forth, the crowd was into it. We were into it. It came down to the last shot. But that was last year; this is this year. We can't go back to last year.

It was a battle back and forth, like a heavyweight fight, with each of us taking our shots. My hat's off to Toledo. Tonight we just fought for it and did the little things a little bit better.

It was a battle and we knew it would be. But hey, it turned out the way we liked.

It was a battle all the way to the end. We finally clamped down defensively.

It was a barn-burner. What we did the most outstanding tonight was just battle because Miller has a very talented team.

It was a combination of us not swinging the bats and he was throwing it well.

Rob Niedermayer

It was one of those ones where I'm just trying to get in front of the goalie and battle for good position.

It was one of the main gripes of the early civil rights movement and the NAACP, ... It was the major battle that they fought, because this was major propaganda.

It was probably more of an emotional win. When you talk to some of these young guys and you see where their heads are, they're looking the right way, they're talking the right way and they battle until the bitter end. To be back at home pitching and get a win on Opening Day with family and friends here, it's special.

It was one of the best days Battle Mountain cross country has ever had.

It takes place inside a castle and out in a garden and through the woods. We have lots of fairies, and we have bats and butterflies and a king and a queen.

Jacques Rogge

It's what I would call a battle royal.

It's very unfortunate that we weren't able to (win Tuesday). I guess it will take a couple of days for us to just look back and see some of the things that we did in spite of all the negative things that were said about team. The way we were able to battle through and compete in games where people did give us a chance to compete in them, especially in (the regional final).

Rahul Dravid

It's very heartening the way we have responded to big Pakistan totals in both the Test matches. It's not easy to bat after staying on the field for two days.

Adam Burish

It's just as much a mental battle as it is physically, too. You got to tell yourself, 'I'm not tired. I'm not tired.' 'It's easy to quit here, it's easy to quit, but we're not quitting,' we said in the dressing room.

It's just his batting style; he doesn't get out of the way.

It's just sometimes I missed my spots, missed my location, that's when I got hurt. I feel great like I did in the beginning of the year, just sometimes guys swing the bat real well.

It seems like everybody's starting to swing the bats well at the same time.

Darren McCarty

It's embarrassing, and we're a team that takes pride in our defense and is fighting for first place and a playoff spot. To come in with a performance like that, especially after battling back and scoring late in the first and tying it up, and battling back a couple times in the second, all in all is definitely a low point in the season.

It's essentially been our pitching. It allows our bats to relax and finally get going. We know our pitching will hold teams down until the bats get going. That's what happened in this game.

It's easier to get public sentiment for police and fire than most any other type of employee. The thing I hope the Teamsters don't do is come in here with a big bat and spend all the public relations that have been built up over the years. That would be easy to do.

It's early. It's Game 1. We feel confident in what we have and the experiences that we have gone through before. We don't feel like this is a new thing for us. We have been battling back the whole year. It's been that kind of year for us. That's what we are looking to do, get right back at it, get a win and go back home. Now more than ever it's one game at a time. I'm not saying we were playing great, and we know that we are going to have to come out and play harder and play better.

It seems that they deliberately kept the delays going . . . for part of their PR (public relations) battle and then they come out and sack 49 pilots unfairly.

It's arguable that even if legislation is enacted beginning in October, it may be too little, too late for a couple companies in this group, ... bogged down in all the political battles that are undoubtedly going to be held on the drug debate.

It's a team we played two years ago. Even though they have a few different players, it's going to be a battle. New Mexico is a team that finished up No. 24 in the country. It was a tough battle for us back then and I expect it will be again.

It's a big jump from sectionals to state. There are a lot of tough wrestlers up in the Chicago area. We're going to go up there and battle and see what we can come back with. Some of the guys wrestled great just to get there, but they all have the mindset to bring home a medal, so that's what we're going up there to fight for.

It's a battle of the holiday blockbusters. It was very close for the No. 1 position.

Joe Torre

It's a battle for us, ... and it's a battle for them.

It's a battle for the No. 2 seed in the regional.