Famous Quotes & Sayings

Janica Kostelic

I definitely don't feel well. There's no reason to compete while I'm feeling like this. I'm very tired and I'm not 100 percent sure I'll start tomorrow.

Morgan Pressel

I can't wait for the season to start, to be able to fully compete and be a part of the rookie race.

I don't think there's any question he's going into the position to compete for the job. That was made clear.

I dreamed big as a kid, but I never thought in a million years that in a span of a week, I'd be able to compete in the Olympics and be at the NFL combine.

I am proud of the guys. We tied for the West Division Championship. That's a heck of an accomplishment. Are we disappointed that we weren't able to win it out right at home in the last two games? I don't think there is any question. Our guys have put themselves in a position to compete for the conference championship.

I am now writing to seek confirmation of the provenance of the software you have developed in order to compete with Focus. Our main concern relates to the speed with which you have developed your product.

I don't want to think about ending my season. And a lot of that is because I've enjoyed this team so much. They're fun to go to practice with, they're fun to travel with, they're fun to compete with.

I don't think we can design a system that can compete with Mother Nature. What we're saying is that we are going to do whatever is necessary to make sure we have stronger and better levee systems than we've ever had.

Jerry West

I was not a great ballhandler. I just worked very hard at it, and I got to be a good ballhandler-a competent ballhandler-but never a great ballhandler.

The competition between the entire team itself is one of the reasons our program is the way it is, because our teams can compete within each other every time they play. It makes them better as an entire team.

Peter Reid

The Europeans had a head start in establishing pilot schemes but they remain academically focused and have been slow to commercialize a resource that can economically compete with fossil fuels as a means of electricity generation.

Rob Enderle

The enabling technologies are the strength of the back end and the competence of the wireless network,

Bill Bradley

The independent voters of Washington are going to determine who will be the next president of the United States, and that's why we're here to compete between now and Tuesday in this campaign,

A governor's school is great, because it really stretches the students to the limit. And when it comes time to compete for spots in higher education, having a governor's school seal on your diploma has real clout.

Jon Gruden

You want to take this seriously. This is why we play the game. This is why we play the regular season, so you get to compete for a championship. We've got a lottery ticket and we have an opportunity. Let's see what we do with it.

Matt Adams

You've got to have two out of three if you want to compete in this conference. But, as far as talent goes, we should've swept them.

Kevin Garnett

All these wins are big wins. We have to continue to compete and just play. We just got more defensive conscious in the fourth quarter and were able to win the game.

The girls that we have back should be more comfortable in the roles that they will be playing this year. They know what's expected of them and what they need to do to go out and compete at this level.

The game was so much fun for us. We were growing tired of using the fact that we hadn't played any non-conferences as an excuse and we realized we could compete in the Big 12 every night if we play that type of game.

The goal would be to compete with the Hudson County powers like North Bergen and St. Peter's Prep. That's the dream. I'd also like to see us qualify for the state playoffs. I knew it would take some time and hard work to get there. But we have the determination to get there. Nothing is going to stop us.

The goal of the league is to continue to have 32 strong franchises that have an equal opportunity to compete for the Super Bowl.

The economics of our recent national situation, with oil and natural gas prices that's the big part of it. We're very proud of what people have done (in Viroqua). We feel it's very unfortunate this decision had to be made. We wish we didn't have to do this, but we have to stay in a position where we can be a leader and compete in the industry.

The (East Region) tournament is tough. There is always pressure to get to state. You don't worry about the state tournament until you get there. We need to play hard and compete if we want to get there.

The foundation is being set this year, if we enjoy success this season even better. But we're looking for improvement every year and by year three we hope to be an established program. We hope to be able to compete with everyone our size.

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.

The marketplace in which cable, satellite, broadcasters and others vigorously compete for customers should decide video offerings - not mandates and price controls imposed by Washington, D.C.. The notion that the government knows better how to improve on a competitive marketplace is not supported by the evidence.

Seth Godin

Competence is no longer scarce.

Laurence J. Peter

The incompetent with nothing to do can still make a mess of it.

All I want is for them to compete hard. They need to take every game like it's the last game they're going to play and put forth 100 percent effort. If they do that I have nothing to complain about, whether we win or lose.

Jenna Elfman

You know, she was a girl. She was a female. And she wasn't like, trying to compete in a man's world and she wasn't trying to be in a man's position, she was just who she was. And I think that was like, a good thing.

Hal Rothman

These principles have now grown stale and even archaic. Environmentalism is a set of values, not the Ten Commandments. As a value system, it has to compete for adherents.