Famous Quotes & Sayings

It's a good building block to get these two really good young players.

I told him I was tired, that's the only reason he caught me. I had just run a kickoff back. But it was a big play and the offensive line blocked great.

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.

Bill Belichick

They consistently knock the line of scrimmage back. They're hard to block and if you stay on them and block them, then it's hard to get to the next level. It's hard to get up to the linebackers. And if you get off of them too quick, then they penetrate.

London Fletcher

They did a good job of blocking the run and getting us in defenses where our secondary guy was the cutback player,

They can't do much to you anymore. Now, they try to stand in front of you and block the shot rather than push you around.

They are trying to block this (alliance) for their own competitive interests, and have done a fairly good job in distracting people.

They weren't doing a great job of blocking her out. We mentioned to her early on that she could have a really great rebounding night.

They wanted me to be a running back. They told me they were going to make me a Paul Hornung. Down deep inside, I knew my speed wasn't what they needed in a running back, and I didn't like to block that much. It wasn't a hard decision.

They look at me as an individual player. What am I doing on a run play? Am I blocking for the running back? What am I doing at safety? Am I just jogging up to the play?

Chone Figgins

They have to really be on their toes, ... The outfielders have to charge balls, the catcher's got to be wary of blocking balls, pitchers have to pick at the corners, and when they pick, that means throwing more pitches.

They jumped on us quickly. It seemed like we were caught uphill right off the bat. They defended beautifully, blocked shots, made it difficult for us to get a foothold.

They left us relying on our dribble penetration and they either blocked shots or changed a lot of shots.

E. B. White

It was growing exponentially. Our only option was blocking it. There hasn't been a problem since.

It was just one of those nights where things just worked out, the timing was there, the blocking was there, it's very unusual that something like this happens, but it did and we're real happy for him. William deserves everything he gets out there and I'm sure he'll tell you the offensive line takes the credit for his offense and also the returns go to the special teams.

They would block off the roads, get into fights out front. They were just really a nuisance.

Things don't always go as planned. They had to improvise. They were quite creative in finding ways to block the wind and rain from hitting their displays.

Things change from one coach to another and from one system to another and we had a lot of success (14-2) on the field, ... Sometimes when you have the whole team succeeding, everything clicks and things go well. In 2000, Mark Brunell had a lot of confidence in me as a receiver and he just started looking my way. Jimmy Smith went down in a couple of games and he (Brunell) just started spraying it to me. I think those couple of games kind of changed the perception that I could do a little more to help the team than just being a blocking tight end. It was very satisfying to me and nice to have that type of opportunity because my goal at all levels was to be a good all-around player.

Bob Stoops

It matters, your game plan. But in the end, there are a lot of ways to play defense, and there are a lot of ways to run or throw the football. If you don't block anybody, I don't care what your grand scheme is, if that nose guard is in your backfield three yards, it doesn't (matter).

Brian Smith

It's going to be difficult to fill his shoes. He does a great job blocking and catching the football, and he did a great job of containment at linebacker.

It's going to be Butler and Iroquois Round 4. It should be exciting. We'll have to block out and keep them off of the boards.

It's going to be like a block party, and lots of fun.

It's good music. But after awhile, you learn to block it out.

Roger Craig

It's getting your race plan -- or game plan -- together like professional football. But it's all about you because you don't have 10 other guys blocking for you. I'd love to have some linemen out in front of me, but the cool thing is you set a goal for yourself and it's all about you.

It's hard to get rebounds when they make all their shots. We actually did a good job of blocking out, but everything dropped through the net.

It?s great to have that size on the back end, but I guess that?s stating the obvious. Tonight was an example of how far B.J. has come. Last year, he blocked a shot and still found a way to foul the guy. His positioning is a lot better now, and it?s made him much more dangerous.

It's great to block for 'Coco' because he makes it exciting. I love to see him score. That's what keeps me going.