Famous Quotes & Sayings

Getting relief on that basis, it is harder to imagine a steeper uphill battle than that.

John Dryden

Fought all his battles o'er again; / And thrice he routed all his foes; and thrice he slew the slain.

Friday is going to be a battle but we're going to show up.

Sebastian Coe

From our initial observations, our hard work has paid off. This is a springboard for the next 30 days. We are in good shape to take the battle even harder and further towards our goal of bringing the Olympic Games to London in 2012.

From time to time we do these investigations and try to battle prostitution on 14th Street and in some of these lingerie shops, but the problem is, there's unfortunately a demand for it. It's an ongoing problem.

Sam Cassell

I was always a Laker fan - Magic Johnson, James Worthy, my main man Norm Nixon. Kobe Bryant's my favorite player. It would be the battle of Hollywood - it would be great for the city.

Kevin just missed it. We had the tying runs on and Kevin at the plate. I'll take my chances with that most every game. Garcia won that battle and you have to tip your cap to him.

Andy Reid

I wouldn?t say lucky. You?re going to have these types of games and it?s important that you come out of these on our side of the stick and that you battle through it. Everything is not going to be a 42-3 game. You?ve got to have the wherewithal to battle a little bit, and our guys did that.

I would say it was a pretty good battle over the years. I'd say it was a pretty good competition,

Karla has an established record in the community in not only participating, but also delivering, and so she will probably have a bigger battle with confusion over her opponent's name than over her opponent's record. Any reasonable person would be worried about the name confusion.

Joe is a senior, he's been our rock all year. Then we lost Jon ... the teeth didn't look good. But maybe this will be beneficial to our guys who had to battle through the adversity.

Joe didn't have very good stuff tonight, and that is not terribly unusual in a second start. After making a strong start last week, I thought he looked a little tired and you have to be able to battle through that.

John had one target only and that was to win. It looked like a straight battle between John and Valentino Rossi, but I think they pushed each other to the limit and both ended up watching the last 10 minutes of the session.

J.R. is just J.R.. He fights and battles and keeps us in every game.

Lance Berkman

I think it's a good position to be in because we'd like to get off to a good start, but if we don't, we know we can battle back from it.

I think it'll be a three-team battle between us, Wayland and East Longmeadow.

I think it had to be a little frustrating for them. But you have to give us some credit, too. We did a good job on defense, especially down the stretch. It was a tough shooting night for both of us. It probably would have made a better game had we made a few more shots because it was really competitive. It just came down to who made the plays when they needed to make them. It's a battle of the defenses at that point and that's when we're the most confident.

I think it's an uphill battle all the way.

I think its going to bother them for a while. But these guys are mentally tough and I expect them to battle back.

I think it's going to be a real battle and I can't wait for it. It's just put up or shut up right now.

I think it's going to be a battle for second place. I think we can get there. If we place in the top three, it will be the highest we've ever placed.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Battles are lost or won in 15 minites

Battle improved his game this season. He played inside and was a dedicated hard worker. He elevated his game over last year.

Battle Creek has such a rich history of entrepreneurs and invention, and it seems some of that spirit had died down. I'd like to see it back.

Battle Creek had last year what I think we have right now, camaraderie and a lot of pieces. We've got 10 or 12 guys who can start on any night.

Chris Santos hit a huge shot. It was a great battle between two of the top players in the league. Our Dan Cook won the MVP and Santos was the runner-up. But Chris Santos just keeps coming at you.

Kimmo Timonen

I had kind of a dizzy feeling throughout the whole game. It's going to take some time, but there's nothing you can do but try to battle back and get ready for the next game.

I felt like this was going to be a battle from the get-go. They were really good. But our guys know at this point if you don't play well, you go home.

I felt like I was in control. I made some pitches and he kept getting a little piece of them. I tried to battle and they just beat me today.

I felt like it would be a battle from the get-go. We were fortunate to come out on top. It probably wasn't the best game we've played here, but we got the job done, and that's all that matters.

I felt for Bard behind the plate. That job is not fun, it's a battle every five days. I'd rather hit it than catch it.

I feel we have the wherewithal to go into any stadium and get a result. We not only have to play well, but we have to battle well.

Buddy Bell

I thought we were going to get out of the first with just one run. Payton's home run was big. That really messed up the day for us. Then when we're down 7-0 that's really an uphill battle for us. We're struggling to score one or two runs.