Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Nash

That talk is ridiculous. Those are the same people who said Chauncey Billups was a bust. The fact is, it takes a while in the NBA, and it takes a while to make the transition from high school. The bottom line is, when we drafted him, there wasn't any commitment to play him in his rookie year, he was going to sit and learn from the veterans. Yet, somehow he forced his way onto the floor through way of practices. And this year, there was no commitment to start him, but somehow he won the starting job. Then he got injured.

Cliff Floyd

That's wrong, that's so wrong. He always had that positive vibe going. Always had a smile. That's just horrible. We're in the clubhouse today and we see that 'critical condition, critical condition' on the bottom of the screen. 'Is it ever going to go back to stable?' Now he's gone. ... It's a shame, man. It's awful.

That's high for a freshman. Usually, freshmen are going to be in the bottom third.

That's kind of what we need. We've had good production from our 3, 4 and 5 hitters with our seniors. Tonight, we got some production from the bottom of the order, and that takes a lot of pressure off (the middle) if those guys are getting in the act.

This week is expected to be quiet with no major earnings reports, ... reached a bottom but a sharp upturn is unlikely.

Those signs are there for a reason; that?s the speed people should use through those curves. That?s the bottom line for safe driving.

This was very good, and frankly, unexpected news. Bottom line, it was unlawful. And that's a very strong statement.

This will be fun. This is what it's all about. Game 7. When you're a young kid watching it on TV or playing a video game, it's always Game 7. It's the same thing, full count, bottom of the ninth. This is what it's all about.

What I was most pleased with was the bottom of our order. Those girls came into the seventh with the mindset that it wasn't over yet.

We got a few hits from the bottom of the order, which is encouraging.

We gave a good team too many outs ? bottom line. We made defensive mistakes in critical situations. They got a couple big hits, but they came after our defensive mistakes. We did show some life at the end.

Edward Kennedy

We cannot have a government which is going to manipulate intelligence information. We've got to get to the bottom of it, ... Meet the Press.

Lincoln Chafee

We want to get to the bottom of some of these, and possibly call Mr. Bolton back,

Doc Rivers

We just have to win. Bottom line, every game is a must-win for us, when you look at the percentages, being down four games with 13 to play.

Jim Webb

Throughout the world, our insistence on individual freedom and opportunity has been at the bottom of what people think when they hear the very word 'American.'

It would help to put in a bottom if we had a clearer idea of what may happen in Iraq,

It wouldn't be unfair to disclose that the spread between the top and bottom was $700,000.

I've never had any money bequeathed to me and I bought it all myself, so I take sole responsibility. But the bottom line is, I own this land.

The worst part of these results is that they show that the effect of the tax rebate checks has petered out. This is a nightmare in itself for retailers and it doesn't bode well for Christmas. Also, we'll probably see more markdowns now, more than retailers anticipated for the holidays. That will hurt their bottom line.

They are a physical team with a good game plan. But we were able to score three times in the second quarter to take control. We didn't quit and that's the bottom line.

They are a darn good team. They are strong at the top of their lineup and strong with their bottom three.

There would be a lot of teams that would lay down and take that loss. Our girls just kept fighting. It's heart. That's the bottom line.

The rock bottom is he has personal issues to deal with,

You have to play all nine innings, because you always have an opportunity to win. We did not hang our heads. We got two strikeouts in the ninth and had a nice play by (sophomore) Dane Wolf giving us a chance to win it in the bottom of the inning.

This year, it's a pretty even league for the most part, so we're all in the running. Teams that you could say were on the bottom end to start the season, we're all pushing for it hard.

Phil Garner

We've played with it closed most of the year, I want to say about 85 percent of the time, ... I find it strange that somebody would say we have to open it now. But bottom line is, I think that with it closed, it does generate a lot of noise and it's a lot of fun. We play for that excitement and that noise.

Phil Garner

We've played with it closed most of the year. I find it strange that somebody would say we have to have it open now, ... Bottom line, it does generate a lot of noise and it's a lot of fun. We play for that excitement and noise. It helps us a little bit.

What happened to Eli could have happened to us just as easily. Our place at state isn't a sure thing until the final gun sounds. All it takes is for your top two guys to go down and then it's up to the bottom four to make up the points.

We talked about it at the very beginning, to keep playing the game because usually something strange happens when we play Granite City. They get the big lead, then we get a big lead and they come back . . . The bottom line is that we didn't make the plays we needed to win the game.

Craig Conroy

We just let them come back. The bottom line is we made some mistakes and they capitalized.

We just waited too late to compete today. The bottom line is we're not getting the job done. We're not winning.

We weren't mentally ready to play. We did not play well defensively, that's the bottom line.

Gary Williams

There's no bottom feeding in our league. Everybody's really strong. You don't have that four or six wins built in like some leagues do. Hopefully, everyone will look into how we did in pre-conference season and the competitiveness of the games now.