Famous Quotes & Sayings

Francesca Schiavone

It was very tough and she played very well in the most important moment. I didn't push maybe sometimes when I had to push...it finished like this...I was very near, very close to winning.

It was very emotional for the seniors and for the coaches. Every game that the seniors play, they know it's getting closer and closer to their last game.

It was very competitive. At the beginning, I thought we weren't doing too well because we lost a couple of really close races. I think we did really good at the end taking those relays. That was huge.

It was very close for the first three quarters.

It was tough. We were close to winning it all, and then we fell short. I don't just want to go through that again, I want to win it all.

Mike Singletary

It was tough to hear that (I needed surgery) at first. I'd played through the summer (in an AAU season) with my knee giving me trouble. I thought I could work past it or put it off. Then they went in and took a closer look and saw that there were a lot more tears than what they originally thought.

It was tough today. On days like today this park can keep games a lot closer than they should be.

It was tough not having those kids, but I saw some good things from the kids that filled in for them. We made (Walpole) earn everything, but they just executed on their passing game. The game was a lot closer than the scoreboard indicated.

There's just nothing that comes close to this,

There's no way we would take even anything close to a $12 wage rate.

There's no way I could give you a close guess. There are several parks and several people involved in putting them up there's no way to guess how many there are.

Pete Sampras

(The tournament) was one of my more favorite stops and I know a lot of players love playing in the desert and it's good to see it's staying in the desert. Obviously playing the event for 14 or 15 years, I love the two weeks I would spend there. I have a home close to there and I can have a presence at the event now that I'm a very small piece to a big puzzle.

The toughest thing for us to measure is how fair is it to close a trail that we can't maintain.

The top three. I want to be in the top three of the state -- that's my main goal. I just think it's going to be who wants it more and who works harder. There's not much separating everybody at the state level. You have to win the close ones and be tougher.

The toppling crags of Duty scaled/ Are close upon the shining table-lands/ To which our God Himself is moon and sun.

Luke Walton

The trainers are saying probably closer to six weeks. They said it's different for everyone.

The timely conclusion of the second contract shows our closer co-operation with the EIB.

I started seeing this stuff and said, 'Wow, what the heck is that?' I got closer and once I saw the teeth, I realized it was actually a human skull,

ISPs' rhetoric is increasingly strident about content from outside providers raising the costs of their networks. But I haven't seen hard data that suggests the volume of legitimate video is coming close to swamping ISP networks yet.

Bruce Kovner

I started collecting just for the personal pleasure of being close to these icons of the greatest musical achievements in Western music.

I sense things are close one way or the other. We'll know if we're in or out in a relatively short time.

Tom Kenny

I see what is curiously close to a conspiracy to devalue our land. I think it's illegal to devalue other people's land. Just because we are agricultural landowners doesn't mean we don't know what our constitutional rights are and that we won't defend ourselves.

Radek Stepanek

I should have closed the first set in the tiebreak earlier than I did, but I tried to stay positive all the way through and I think that was the difference between us.

I shot in on a couple of shots and I thought I had it. I just didn't close and he just kind of flattened me and turned me.

I've been singing with Roomful of Teeth since the beginning in 2009, and it's a really mind-blowingly wonderful vocal ensemble. Very brave and very creative, and they're some of my closest friends.

Darrell Waltrip

I've been watching Joey Miller in the ARCA Series and he's done a great job, ... If he can come close to what he's done in ARCA in the Craftsman Truck Series, that would definitely be big for us.

I've been told they're very close to finalizing a new contract. They're looking at the final wording in a couple of areas.

Chris Walker

I've been ready to move forward for six or seven years now. They have done nothing to step up and make it profitable. To not have it at all is not that big of a leap. They might as well close it.

Gavin Rossdale

I've been going through some pretty crazy stuff. And I've had to deal with a few people that I thought were pretty close to me turning around and just trying to destroy me, I think.

I've been getting rid of some clutter ù anything that doesn't serve a positive purpose in my life ù and making room for things that feel happy to me. Because I get to make my life whatever I want it to be. I get to make the room feel however I want it to feel. I get to make the closet as full or as spacious as I want it. And, if I have more clutter to get rid of after Christmas, I'm not going to wait a year, or two or three to do it.

I've been playing some good golf for the last month and a half. I knew I was coming close to winning. My goal now is to win twice in a year, I've never done that.

I've been close a number of times here - to get so close and... I guess I was watching the wrong guy for the sprint. It was great riding with John. I wish it could have been just me and him for the sprint. I'm sorry I let the team down today - I know it's a big race for them. I'll just keep coming back next year.

Kevin Federline

I've been in the closet with it for a while. I don't know, guess I would have to say I'm the rookie of the year.