Famous Quotes & Sayings

Those are two guys that have really earned a shot to compete at the major league level.

You know you're in every game, you know you're competing with teams that are in the playoffs and teams at the top of the league. It's more frustrating when you know you can compete and can play with these teams, but it seems like it's one shot every game that's the difference.

We expect to compete for a championship. We expect that every year.

John Gibbons

We expect to compete all year long. In saying that, we haven't done anything yet. Talk is cheap.

Judy Johnson

We can't compete with Dubuque or Springfield (Ill.), but we can make it a more modern museum. (The current museum) is wonderful and it has lots of neat things, but it's static.

We were very fortunate to get a Big 12 school and Houston, a strong local draw, here and get about 20,000 fans. As long as you're not trying to compete with the big boys, it is possible to do well.

Colin Cooper

We'll compete in the set pieces (against the Bulls) and I'm excited about what we can do on attack.

We were looking to improve on last week's conference game and work on some things at this tournament, ... If the kids improve their defense and passing, they can compete with any team.

Wes Newton

We are better this year. Now we just have to compete well with the big programs in the state and move up to their level.

John Tory

Were all the protests really necessary? People have the right to expect better and more competent leadership than that.

We're a little young again. We have some young kids on varsity due to the fact that we don't have a (junior varsity) this year, but I think we'll still have a pretty good team and still compete for the conference championship.

We played most of the game like we weren't nervous, but we have to learn to be the aggressor. We can't get discouraged. We have to keep working. We can compete with the teams in this region.

We played hard. We just don't have the personnel to compete in something like this right now.

Mark Recchi

We played hard (Saturday). Eventually, we're going to find ways to win. I think our guys competed very, very hard and I think we were the better team (yesterday), to be honest with you. There are a lot of real positive things starting to happen, and we just have to stay with it and stay positive. If we compete like this, we'll eventually turn this thing around.

Physically I think we were there, but mentally we weren't where we needed to be at all to compete in this game. We need wins. We got to figure out what we want out of this season.

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.

The Legislature and the governor are fond of experimental programs that compete with the public school system, and this is another one of them.

The losses chiseled away at you. But you love the game so much, you just played as hard as you could. Finally, it seems like it's paying off. We can compete in a few of these games. Three or four wins would make my day.

All of those things that get competent teachers into schools, we're supportive of.

All the girls had good points in their matches today. . If we can take anything away from this, we know we can compete with the good teams out there.

All six guys are going to be pushing one another all season, which will keep them motivated. My philosophy is that you should always play for something. By learning how to compete under the gun every time, they will put themselves in a position to qualify for state.

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Any time you really get whipped by an opponent, you have extra motivation to go out and prove not only that you can compete with them, but you can actually pull out a victory,

She'll pick up where she's been. She knows what it is to be a leader. She's ready to compete and definitely ready to go.

Skating will always be a part of my life whether I am skating to compete or skating for recreation.

Lyle Overbay

That's expected, they've always been up top. That's fine. It matters where we finish. That's all that matters. We've got a team that can compete with them and do that. It's just a matter of going out and doing it.

Will Smith

Competence is first and foremost. You want to be seen doing something well.

Todd Helton

Any win is a good win, especially on Opening Day, but this is a game where we found a way to win. If we are going to compete this year, that's the kind of game we have to win.

Anything that has to do with the 800, Stephanie will compete in. As far as other relays, we're not sure.

William Wordsworth

And the most difficult of tasks to keepHeights which the soul is competent to gain.

Mats Sundin

As a team, we are scoring some goals but we still have a lot of work to do. If we want to compete with Ottawa and the other top teams in our conference, we have to do better in our own end.