Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bob Thomason

We weren't going to take any chances with him.

We were really concentrating on stopping the three. We were going to take our chances in overtime. We made the play to stop her at the end. We were very fortunate.

We missed too many chances and we didn't give the kind of commitment we need. But we were too strong to lose the game.

We missed four times in five chances on bunnies in transition in the first quarter. Had we made two of those, maybe the final score would have been different.

We missed far too many chances and gave away soft goals in the match. We will now complete the classification matches and conduct a post-mortem when we return.

We missed a couple good chances to go up 2-0. We dominated the game.

We went for five goals but we only got three and we give thanks to the Lord for that. But of course we squandered a lot of chances in the second half. our concentration waned in the last 15 minutes...

Kevin Yoder

We had the top of the order coming up and that's what I wanted to make sure we could get to. Those guys are all three and four year letter men for us. We get our lead off guy up and then our two-hole guy up and I felt pretty good about our chances with the middle of the order coming up.

We had the chances to win the tie over the two games. In particular, we should have hit the net in Bermuda and that is what cost us in the second leg. Over the two legs I think we showed we were better than them without having our strongest side out there.

We had the chances to win but it's a little step closer to safety and we'd have taken 10 points from the last 12.

Jarome Iginla

These last six games, I've been feeling better and things are starting to roll. As a group, we're creating more scoring chances and it's good for everybody's confidence.

The stable outlook reflects revised expectations concerning the prospects of policy continuity and adherence to fiscal consolidation, which foreshadows improved chances for overall deficit reduction and stabilization of the country's debt dynamics.

The surgery proceeded with no complications . . . but . . . today's surgery didn't improve Sharon's health. Every such incident does not improve the prime minister's chances of waking up.

Robert Logan

(The Tigers) had two, maybe three good chances all game. This one happened to go in.

Marc Crawford

The three giveaways we made on the goals were big errors. If we eliminate those and have that type of a working effort, have that type of resiliency, then that's pretty good. We'll take our chances with that type of game any time.

The thing I just get so upset about is when we leave plays on the field. We've got chances to score or make a big play and we don't do it. That's what upsets me the most.

Paul Tagliabue

George Young (former Giants general manager) always that when he was a member of the competition committee that one thing replay does is multiply the chances to make errors.

Carlo Ancelotti

It was a good Milan. We played well after being only partially convincing in previous games. We wasted a lot of chances and one has to say that Pagliuca was really good today.

Bob Hartley

It was a good game. Their power-play made the difference. Towards the end we got a couple of good chances but we couldn't get the equalizer.

Andy McDonald

I've just been getting chances and the puck just seems to be finding the net.

Eric Staal

I've just been finding the back of the net. I've been getting a lot of chances and skating well, and I want to keep that going as long as I can.

I've heard guys talk about it, what (the Redskins) chances are if we win this game or they lose this game. But mainly we just want to go out and win a game and end it off with a bang.

Catriona Matthew

I've had a few chances to win this year and never quite pulled it off, but I'm hoping that this could be my week.

I've been working harder. All of us have been working harder. After this one, there are no more chances to be a Gator.

Rusty Wallace

I've got three more chances to win, ... Phoenix is a good chance, and Homestead is a real good chance. Last year at Homestead I led a ton of laps and ran second most of the day, me and Biffle, back and forth. He put four tires on at the end; I did two for track position. He won and I finished seventh. I should have put on four.

I'm pleased with the way we played for three periods. They scored on the chances they had in the third, and we didn't. I thought that was the difference.

The better chances for snow are going to be north and east of Sioux Falls.

Mike Quigley

Strong local support is one reason that we're hopeful about the bill's chances in Congress.

It's sad to see, but that's golf. I thought my chances were gone. I wasn't expecting what happened. Thankfully, we got to the 18th tee and par was good enough.

It's unbelievable that you would have ... two teams from the state of Minnesota. Then you have two teams from the same club in Minnesota - the chances of that happening are so rare.

Tom Izzo

Do I feel as confident as last year? Last year, I really was confident. I'd say it like this. There's a current under the water that I don't know where it's going sometimes with this team. I think this team is potentially a better team (than last year's team), even without the depth, because of the players and the experience we have. Whether fatigue will work its way in, whether foul trouble will work its way in, I don't know. But I like the chances for us to play for a while.

Conditions favored us and not the holes they changed. Today was perfect conditions so we could get it out there. I played pretty decent. I didn't make too many mistakes. I had chances early on.

Mike Lieberthal

You think about that stuff every year, because there are only so many chances that you get in a career. You see guys who play 15 years and never get the chance to go to the playoffs. And you don't want to be one of those guys.