Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tommy Amaker

Getting to this point is such a significant accomplishment for any program, with the history and tradition of the NIT. It really is a big thrill - particularly for our seniors. It has been well documented how much they have done for our program, and it is very fitting that we have an opportunity to compete for a championship in their final game in their final year.

Free is very difficult to compete with. Certainly, life has become more interesting and challenging for the telecom companies.

Matt Dillon

From a Dowling standpoint, what's happened there over the past three years is Dowling just hasn't had the size and the strength and the people up front to compete with what Valley's putting out there,

just train and compete as well as they can.

I think it is terrific. I'm so happy for him because he has worked so hard to get himself back into a condition where he can compete at this level. That is a testament to the type of guy that he is. We are ecstatic that he is participating in our camp.

But having said all that doesn't mean we're going to give it away. We're going to compete utmost at conference and section time. ... I'm in no way pessimistic about the season and after a week of practice I'm feeling better. People are going to know we're there.

Because of the fact that we're under higher education, they don't look at this as an educational priority. We shouldn't be there. We should be under tourism or economic development. We can't compete with the rest of higher education.

Kobe Bryant

I look forward to it. You know he's going to compete no matter if it's the All-Star game, on the playground, or versus the Lakers. He's going to compete hard.

Justin Miller

I felt I could compete with the guys on this level.

I feel we can compete with anyone. We have to play a good game and we can't make any mistakes.

Glen Davis

I feel that Tyrus Thomas is a big impact on our team. We are going to need him to compete and play for us in the tournament.

I think it's good she's going to compete as an individual and sit and watch and realize our team is just as good as most of the teams that are going to be there. Hopefully, it will light a fire under her for next year.

I thought we were really back on our heels from the jump and didn't really compete with a very, very good George Washington team in the first half at all.

It is a great opportunity for our players to compete in what should be a fun tournament. Each school will have two teams and play four games each and the winners of the two brackets will play for the tournament championship. Everyone will get a lot of playing time and it is a great way to start off the spring.

I thought he did a good of hanging in there. We'll grow from this. We have to understand just how good we're going to have to be to compete with a top-20 team on the road.

I think the end of last season helped me, but here (at Ohio State) you have to compete with a lot of good defensive linemen, ... I could have started since my freshman year and still not have solidified my starting spot this year. I think I am more of an overachiever than opposed to a great football player. That's why I am more of a hustler, a player that runs to the ball.

(Lakewood) is solid. They aren't individuals. They play well together. I think we can compete with anyone, but we didn't play our game, and we started forcing shots when we got behind.

Keyon Dooling

He's a guy that you have to play big against. Everybody in the West was trying to compete with the Lakers, because they were the dynasty. But now, you see a more free-flowing offense out there.

Her motivation and drive to compete and win are pretty outstanding.

Here's what I feel comfortable saying. I think we will be able to compete with any of the teams that we will meet in tournaments.

He's always been good, but now he's turned into one of the elite wrestlers in the country. His work ethic and intensity have changed. He's much more intense. He has a lot of emotion and he does what he needs to do to compete at a high level.

He's got a team right now that can compete with anybody.

He's just now realizing that you have to compete and get after it every day.

Jason Varitek

He seems upbeat and he's here so I'm not going to make a big issue out of it. I guarantee you, if he's here in uniform, he's going to compete because he's done nothing but compete throughout his career.

Historically, they've gone after donations kind of hat in hand and they've realized that they've got to compete with these people.

Matt Morris

He's going to go out there and compete. I've seen it in playoff situations. I've seen it during the course of the year. My job is to go out there and compete right with him.

He's gifted in so many areas. Once you get him in a field of competition, no matter what it is, he loves to compete and just loves to play. He plays with a passion no matter what he's doing.

David Kelley

If a knife is plunged into someone's sternum, you pay attention. But for shows that don't depend on violence or melodramatic scenes, it's tougher to compete in a six-act show than in four acts, or in 41 minutes instead of 45 minutes.

For us to compete with teams like that we have to play a near-perfect game, and of course we didn't do that.

For very little extra cost, our drivers can compete on a higher level and receive more for their efforts at our speedway.

Kevin Garnett

Giving up is very easy. To continue to work and to continue to compete is one of the most difficult things, especially in a rough environment when you really don't have anything to play for other than dignity.

Kenny Wallace

If those drivers were just with Busch teams, I think everything would be fine. It's their research and development, their constant testing and wind tunnel time; it's hard to compete with those types of teams.

Hopefully we'll be able to get a home playoff match to set us up where we can get a couple of wins at home and compete for the state title.