Famous Quotes & Sayings

Shane Battier

Once he's been around the block one time, he'll figure out how guys play. He's doing that in the second half of the season and that means you can put him in more situations.

Once she gets into your head, she changes the things you want to do. She has people thinking that she might block their shot.

Not only does Sarah have great physical and technical skills for the game, but she also has a great head for the game. She can handle the competition and block out the distractions. And off the field she's always building relationships and friendships with the younger players.

After the storm passed, those trucks were completely blocking Causeway Boulevard. The storm threw them like toys.

David Malpass

It's not coincidence that the U.S. is in last place in the world in terms of corporate tax rate. It's because our system is set up to block tax reform.

Kirk Hinrich

It's real frustrating. I got two blocking calls I didn't think were blocks. It's just frustrating, that's all. I really don't have anything else to say about it.

O. Henry

Any time you get a blocked shot, a big rebound, (or) a dunk, it can ease your nerves and makes it easier to play after that. But I knew the game wasn't over, and I kept that in mind afterward.

In many respects, the hardest part is preparation. This is the only rally of the year that takes place in full snow conditions with winter temperatures to match and there is a lot of work that's exclusive to just this event, for instance, making sure that components and seals work in the low temperatures and don't ice up. Bizarrely enough, overheating is a big problem in Sweden as the radiator can become blocked with snow.

In many cases, you can use this to move density away from the neighborhoods. Being able to move something a few blocks can be a big deal.

I know they're an excellent team. (They have an) inside-outside game; lots of length; lots of ability. They're men underneath, and we have to combat that by playing smart, blocking out and taking five guys to the defensive glass.

I know Walter can block Porter. If he couldn't, we wouldn't be in this game.

I knew that Eric was capable of winning this title if he could stay healthy. He didn't even get out of the starting blocks last season.

Chris Alexander

I knew my shot wasn't dropping, so the next thing is to rebound, make my free throws, and block shots.

Matt Long

I like it. I think it's fun. You get to crush people on blocks and occasionally go out into pass patterns. They may throw it to you once in awhile.

I'm just trying to do my job. The guys are getting some good blocked shots for me and letting me see the rest.

Karen Russell

I'm living two blocks away from this library - and I don't know why I was so elated about this - but I'm in my mesh jogging shorts in the elevator and I saw that my book 'Swamplandia!' was their book club selection. And I was over the moon.

I just want to play defense, stick to my strength, be a good defensive player, block shots, run the floor and rebound. I think that's what they brought me here to do.

I laid into them probably the hardest I have all year. We had a lack of intensity on defense lack of effort to block out was unacceptable.

Ted Cruz

I introduced legislation in the Senate to prohibit President Obama's amnesty. The House of Representatives stood up and led. It took the legislation I introduced and it passed it. But the Senate Democrats stood as one uniform block and said, 'No, we will do nothing to stop amnesty.'

I'm a big, physical guy, so you've got to do what you can do to play to your strengths, ... I have fun hitting people. I have fun blocking for Ted (Ginn Jr.) on bubble screens and Antonio (Pittman) on running plays. It's something I have to do.

Graeme Souness

I'm a big boy and I've been around the block a few times,

Marc Bulger

I'm sure it's clean. I didn't give myself up. He made a block and finished it. It doesn't happen if I don't throw the interception. So that's the frustrating part.

Alan King

Infrastructures that are too small for the number of students are not emphasized as much when you have block scheduling, because students only have to change classes about three times, as opposed to six,

Bret Bielema

Oh, no, ... I commented (on) the reaction of some of their players. ... At that point in time, the block was totally legal. I have no problem with that. I just don't like to see the part of the game where people make a celebration at the cost of someone's injury.

It was a great building block for next season. The girls are already super motivated to get back in the gym and that's a good sign. They're excited with what we accomplished but eager to do even more next year.

Michael Redd

It was a great block and probably the play of the game.

John Searle

I want to block some common misunderstandings about "understanding": In many of these discussions one finds a lot of fancy footwork about the word "understanding.

Nathan Vasher

I started left, went right and picked up some great blocks from everybody else out there, and made a great play.

I try to block it out of my mind. I have not been thinking about it, just, you know, sitting up there on the jury stand.

Matt Hasselbeck

It was a dream come true. I remember being at that game. I remember when he blocked a kick in that game. It's probably one of my favorite memories of all time.

They blocked me in so I couldn't get out. I couldn't escape. They started breaking the windows, then they choked me until I couldn't move. After that, they hit me in the face and knocked me out.

They blocked a shot or two early, and I think started hurrying us a little bit. I don't think it was a situation where we were not ready to play or intimidated ... or anything like that. They are nice team. We're a nice team.

J. J. Johnson

They blitzed their safeties a lot in the first half. I got great blocking and good holes from the offensive line.