Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ann and I have turned over the major responsibilities to other people. It has grown up; the administration has moved on. We've been replaced by some very competent people.

Angie, Alicia and Erin competed tonight. We still need some girls to be ready to compete better. I didn't think some of them were focused on their races.

Mike Scioscia

(Washburn) is feeling better but it could be more than one start (missed). He'll pitch when he's at a level that he can go out there and compete and not be at risk.

We did a good job of staying with them in the first half. In the second half, we had too many turnovers that led to too many baskets that they didn't earn. As long as we compete like that, we'll be all right.

We didn't play as well as a team as we could have and should have. Auburn is a very good team, and we need to be able to compete with teams like them now because we will probably run into teams like them later on in the season.

Kevin Quinn

We feel with this team we have the opportunity to go further. We want to compete for a Penguin Cup and state championship. This year is the year we want to get there.

We feel we addressed positions where we have immediate needs. All of these guys are expected to come in and compete for starting positions right away.

We got permission from the state to take him to other schools and compete in their meets.

We help OEMs succeed, and don't compete directly.

Keith Tkachuk

We expected to go over there and compete for the gold medal, and that wasn't the case. Sure it's a disappointment. It would be nice for the NHL to realize that you can't just go over there a day before and try to cram in all those games like that.

We don't think we'll compete with RIM and Microsoft.

We are very cautiously optimistic. With our skill, we can compete very well in our conference.

We're going to try to get him where he can compete for the No. 2 spot. It's going to be very important this spring to see him come around and take that next step. From a fundamental standpoint, he's has gotten much better. Now, he's just got to understand the offense, make good decisions and show it under pressure and he can make a push for that spot.

We're going out with motivation and tons of confidence. Being such a young team, we have so much to look forward to, and we know we can compete with anybody. We've proven that. We're going to be so excited for next year.

Kevin Constantine

Vancouver is really good, and I was glad we were playing them because you have to elevate your game just to compete with them. This game was good for us right now.

Shay Doron

We feel proud. We worked really hard. But it's a new season now. What we did in the past put us in good position to compete for a championship, but now we have to focus on our future.

We've received great reports on Carter. He's a guy who can start or relieve, and if you look at his numbers last season with the Yankees, he should be able to come in and compete at a high level for us.

Glenn Tilton

We've put ourselves in a position to be able to compete with the effect of high oil prices in 2006. I'm confident that the work that we've done will put us in a position to have a competitive result whatever the market environment may be.

We're playing a lot better (than earlier in the year). We just need to continue to compete and continue to do what we can do. There are wins out there, but we need to put together four quarters.

We tried to get a schedule with teams we could compete with.

We talked about its 20 minutes and today really matters a whole bunch. And it's a sense of urgency and the fact that if you want to compete for a Big Ten title, this can't happen today. We can't lose today.

We talked about how we needed to wear on them and wear on them. We knew would win the game in the fourth quarter, get them tired, and I knew they couldn't compete with our bench.

We just wanted to come out and compete and play. I think also it's more of a measuring stick for our guys. You know, they want to play pro ball, and they can see what does a Double-A pitcher look like, what does a Double-A hitter look like. And my guys always get a kick out of it. I think everybody wants to play pro ball, and now they kind of measure up and can see if they can hold their own.

We just showed heart, going out there and showing that we can compete with any team in the country.

We weren't quite ready to compete at the next level. We dominated the freshman teams in the league.

We weren't prepared to play. We just didn't compete tonight. I was very disappointed.

We have to compete with them. We just want the competition to be fair.

Frank Beamer

We have to compete on the field. That's just the facts. That doesn't interfere with all the time we've spent together before.

We have to compete for police officers not only in Texas but in the whole U.S..

We have to compete as hard as we can. It's going to definitely be a good test for us and it's going to be a great game.

We went in there short-handed. We competed and got it down to the wire. Those are the games where you have to figure out a way to make a big shot or get a big stop. We've been able to compete with very good teams but not been able to get over the hump.

There's no difference because we happen to be a nonprofit when you're running a store. We have to compete like any other business.

Dan Smith

There's more competition than ever before. We've tried to fight back in new ways. It's good news when a company's willing and able to compete so it's not just the status quo.