Famous Quotes & Sayings

We were really surprised at how it came together. The response from the community was just amazing.

Pete Carroll

We weren't cheering when the new BCS ranking came out this morning. I know that, ... The BCS ranking is really important when you finish the season, not now.

We weren't as ready as they were. The first half we came out, kind of waiting to see what would happen. Who would throw the first punch? Who would sit back?

We weren't as in it as we should have been. We came in thinking that our record was better ... and we didn't have to try as hard. We came out in the second half ready to play.

Tony Parker

We were not playing well there in the third quarter. Pop went out there and took one for the team. We came back strong in the fourth quarter. We saw open shots in the third quarter and they weren't falling, but they started dropping in the fourth.

We were not happy to be here in the first place. We were not the Lady Patriots we knew we could be the other day and slacked off. The girls came out strong tonight and gave 110 percent and more.

Abdullah Abdullah

We were not consulted about that, and this announcement came as a surprise to us,

We were working hard during the (holiday) break, and we came out and we were ready to play. We came out really hot in the first half, and we had it from there.

We were watching TV and all of a sudden it just hit. We were right in the middle of it. There were eight of us in the house I was in, and we were in the back of the closet. The rest of the house was completely smashed. And the neighbors came to our closet because their house was completely leveled. There wasn't one tree or house standing within about a 10-mile block. But no one was hurt.

We were very pleased. We opened early, and people came to us first.

UCLA understands what it is to play in this tournament and to have to win that first game. They came out with intensity and I don't think we had that intensity. I don't think we understood what it takes to take a game like this and leave it out on the floor.

Pete Carroll

(UA) played really hard, and they had a very good defense, ... Their scheme is very solid. They know how to mix their looks and their pressures. They came after us and were really effective. We respect the heck out of what they are doing and what they are capable of doing.

UAB came out pressing us, and we spent a lot of time in practice on our press breaker. The first time we took care of the basketball. That's what we have to do this time.

Joe Horn

We can't roll our football helmets on the field and expect that because Katrina came through a part of Louisiana that people will feel sorry for us and let us win. I'm not going to run around trying to catch a pass and not expect (Carolina defensive end) Julius Peppers to try to knock my helmet off.

Cadillac Williams

We can't play like rookies. I told my dad (Aaron Turner) on Saturday that I would gain 150 yards. I came so close.

We complemented each other very nicely tonight. Some of the kids who don't necessarily come up with a lot of hits, came up with key hits.

Mike Murphy

We closed out at the right time of the day with a big game. We came out in the second half and boom, boom, boom. We're in the hunt.

We closed our doors at 5pm. We had a number of parties that came after 5pm, but because we are very strict with our time we did not except nominations from any party or candidate who came after five.

Dante Alighieri

We climbed up.until I finally saw through a round opening the beauteous things which Heaven holds. And there we came out to see, once more, the stars.

Matt Hasselbeck

We climbed to just about the top of the mountain. We were like 10 feet away and had to turn around and go back. It was a great journey and a lot of good came from it, but at the same time, we didn't finish what we set out to do.

We have been pondering Mrs Thatcher for some time. Many of us are 'Thatcher's children'. I was 13 when she came to power. She is great subject matter for a play. It is an epic story.

We have great facilities, resources and people why not give Detroit a chance to shine? Everything just came together: opportunity, location, talent and timing.

We have great character on this team. They came into the huddle after Lincoln had made their run and said, 'We're fine.' They didn't panic.

Jim Haslett

We have four months of football, ... and hopefully we'll get through that and figure out where we're going to live, and hopefully it's where we came from.

We have five under-21 players so it was not big deal losing to a side like Australia. We could not take the chances that came our way.

We really came to play. It was a great team effort.

We really came out ready to play. It was a good team effort by everyone.

We really came out ready they just did a good job on defense.

Louis Orr

We really came out ready and we showed we were here to compete and to win.

We really came out flat, and I don't know what the reason was for that. We didn't play with a lot of energy. We were able to make a small run here and there, but I wasn't happy with the performance.

We really came out excited. We were pumped.

We really came out and stepped it up. Our shot selection in the second half was much smarter and our defensive intensity was better in the second half.

We really came out and played hard. These guys told me before the game that they had my back and I didn't need to worry and they were right.