Famous Quotes & Sayings

Darrell Royal

Earl blocked a punt the one time I put him on that unit, and then I took him off.

Bob Sapp

Even as a sophomore you could tell he would be a real good football player because he blocked extremely well,

To survive, I blocked most of the war out. I thought I'd left it behind, but when I heard that song again, the music sent me back to the memories and I couldn't turn my back on them anymore. There was this necessity inside of me to just let things out.

Jimmy White

This woman was chronically sick and her family called us for help during the storm, but we couldn't put a vehicle on the roads, ... After the winds died down, there was no way to get to her because Highway 15 where she lived was blocked by fallen trees.

That's inexcusable. We worked too hard on that. You can't have a punt blocked and win a football game.

Those possessions we contested (shots), everybody blocked out and that led to our run. When you stop a team and they're taking contested jumpers, that frustrates them into making other decisions.

Tony Dungy

You have to learn offensive blocking schemes and especially when rushing the passer you get blocked differently, ... Larry had to call some (assignments) for us on Sunday with Corey not as familiar with what we're doing. Montae has always done that the last two years. Larry did a good job of getting us into some of the right things.

It was very disjointed. They had 11 blocked shots. We haven't played in a game where the opposition has had 11 blocked shots.

Mack Brown

It was very controversial when we did it. I remember people asking, 'Coach, how dumb are you? He might get hurt.' He blocked a punt on his first play.

It was tough for us the whole game. You think you've got one of them blocked out and the other would get the rebound. It was hard trying to fight for rebounds and block them out at the same time.

Is there a chance that this crane will collapse? Is there a chance that just a section of it will just fall through? So, not to take any chances, we have blocked off several streets.

He blocked my shot but nobody got the ball. I got it, looked, no one stepped up and I hit the shot.

He blocked a few shots and I think we started looking for him and missed some easy ones. Those are the shots that we've got to make to keep the flow going in the game.

He attacked, and she blocked the knife with her left hand, grabbing the knife, ... She stated he jerked the knife away, slicing her hand.

He pretty much changed the game. They had wide-open shots, and he would run out, and they wouldn't even take them. They were hesitating to shoot because he had blocked so many shots before.

John Sheridan

In a key provision of the Energy Policy Act, Congress clearly intends to provide a federal remedy for certain energy projects that are being blocked by an individual state.

I read that play, Rondo told me he was going to try to take him off the dribble, and he drove to the right and I just picked it up and blocked it. Given the circumstances, that was definitely a big block.

I probably should have pump-faked and jumped into him. But I didn't. I shot it. He put it right back in my face and I ended up on the ground. That's how hard he blocked it.

If you watched Justin Gage and watched how he blocked (last Sunday), several of those big runs Thomas (Jones) had, he's (Gage) on the edge doing what he does, being a tremendous blocker.

Anquan Boldin

Honestly, I watched film today and a lot of this stuff is just pathetic, just to say the least. There were times where they were right there. I could see if it was a situation where they were blocked or couldn't see. Man, you've got a plain view.

Chevy Stevens

For 'Never Knowing,' I outlined it and then blocked it out on my office wall with index cards, but things still happened organically.

He's starting to understand how hard he has to play and the intensity level. He's making shots, which has given him some confidence, and he's blocked some shots as well.

E. O. Wilson

He stood in our end and watched his guy score after like three guys had blocked shots, ... I just said, 'That's enough.' He'd seemed indifferent and I had to grab his attention. He needed to be kicked in the butt and he got it. He got some pressure from his teammates to back up the stuff I was saying, and to his credit, he's played hard ever since. And that's including practice, which is important, too.

Hours before the Georgian invasion, Russia had been working to secure a United Nations Security Council statement calling for a renunciation of force by both Georgia and South Ossetians. The statement that could have averted bloodshed was blocked by western countries.

The nice thing is that you don't get into a situation where you have old buildings blocked by new buildings; the hospital can grow from south to north.

That is the first blocked punt I've ever had I mean ever. I just came through free between the guard and the snapper and just blocked it. On the fumble, I stripped it but at first I was mad because I thought I had missed the tackle.

Jessica Collins

It's been fascinating working on a set in New York. Just to be in the thick of it is really interesting, because on any given day you're having to react to what New York is offering, if that's a thunderstorm or blocked traffic or a bunch of noise.

Lou Holtz

It's sound. Nobody ever blocked us because of a scheme. They might have blocked us because we didn't block somebody.

Everyone chipped in and blocked shots and battled. (The difference) was persistence.

Tyrus Thomas

Everybody's going to play bad. I was a little frustrated and aggravated. My first shot got blocked and I hadn't had that happen all year. The team kept motivating me and picking me up.

The blocked extra points were huge, ... Especially the one in overtime.

They explained that the old ice crushed the new ice, broke it up. Then, it pushed onshore and blocked the road.

Sonny Lubick

There were some real plusses for us. Number one was special teams came up big for us tonight. We got the momentum going the right way, ... We had a blocked punt, special teams was worth about 14 points today. That's something we have to have.