Famous Quotes & Sayings

Standing on the podium waving the American flag in a foreign country holding three gold medals while they play the national anthem, makes all the hard work and sacrifice worth it. She hopes someday to have that same feeling in the 2012 Olympics in London competing for the U.S.

Our returning freshmen and sophomores are only going to get better. Next year we want to have more than two swimmers competing at state individually.

Sam Mitchell

Our young guys are playing hard and competing and we just got to get some other people to jump on board.

That was three freshmen and a sophomore. Zach showed a lot of speed in his 100 leg of the relay, so he looks like he'll be a good competitor in the 100 for us, and could be competing for a top three spot in the long jump.

That's the vibe I'm getting from everybody -- this thing is wide open. There are some good guys competing for this job.

That's the only one that took me by surprise. We all expected him to be there. He's a regular in Cincinnati. He's not competing for a job. But you can't say anything. This is voluntary. A guy has a right to say no. But he would have been good to have on the team.

I was out there competing just as hard as I could, working without my legs. I tried to go until I couldn't go any more.

I think it was very educational for the kids, and I hope they learned a lot about the Commonwealth Games and the sport. The initiative was fantastic. Having the kids understanding about competing in sports and getting out there is a good thing. They have given me a lot of support, and I really enjoyed the visits.

Ralph Brown

I think that's what we thought would happen. The competing stores are also very friendly and have a lot of service. They're trying to retain their customers.

I think that what we've got is a boutique-type operation. If we could get into a large chain, that would be awesome, but somehow I can't see us competing with Levi Strauss.

I was very pleased with her effort and the way she's competing now. She's got that confidence.

Phil Jackson

I was very disappointed with the road trip. We had players injured and our team was not competing as hard as it could. The injuries hurt our team morale.

I was happy with the performance of the entire team. The team worked really hard since the fall and was extremely enthusiastic to get it started. They seemed to be in the meet 100 percent and competing hard. It was a great way to start.

Sasha Cohen

It felt a little empty with her not here. Michelle has always been a big part of the event. I miss competing with her. It really doesn't feel like the Nationals.

I think on the field I'm a complete corner. I'm going to be out there -- the guy competing 110 percent every play. Off the field I don't think you'll see me get in any trouble -- I'll go to practice, go home, get some food, get some sleep, (and) go back to practice.

Chris Carpenter

I think guys are ready to go. I think guys are ready to start the games that count, competing for real. We take the field here and we want to win, but making it worth something. I think guys are ready to go.

I think it will be important to do well in this meet. It's a quad meet, which means there will only be four total teams competing so it will be important to develop a team atmosphere. It would be nice to come away with a win.

I think Joe's overall game has seen him competing physically at a better level this season. He'll be even better after working out all summer.

I thought he was great tonight. And that's the way we need him to play every night. With that same intensity and that same drive. He's a fantastic player when he's competing and playing hard.

Lee H. Hamilton

There are so many competing priorities. And it's awfully hard to keep people focused on something like this.

Jack Warner

I was looking for seventh but the main objective was to get off of the bottom. And we did that and now we have several kids competing at the national level.

Give credit to UC Davis for doing a heck of a job staying with it and competing the whole way. We were fortunate (to win).

Kevin is currently competing as a sprinter at this particular point.

Brian Williams

Katie is a friend of many years, and a gifted broadcaster. While I am losing her as an NBC News colleague, I am gaining an able new competitor. I want to welcome Katie to the evening shift and I look forward to competing with my friend as we all continue to cover the stories that matter, all over the world, each night, for years to come.

Joe Cope is still the starting center. I'm going to rotate J.P. in there to get as many reps as I can with the Duckworth factor keeping him out of there. But he's competing for a starting job.

I think it is a great thing that we've got all these guys competing for starting positions. It keeps everybody on their toes and sharp. When you are rebuilding a team like we are, you need to take a good, long look at as many players as you can to find the right combinations.

Jason David Frank

I have always been a martial arts fighter; it goes to back when I was eighteen. I was competing on the circuit, but when you're performing, you tend to pull punches because you don't want to hurt anyone.

Having an extra round of wrestling puts more pressure on the kids. You're competing at a faster rate, and it's a longer day.

For me personally, you're always competing when you step out on the field. Obviously, I made a lot of mistakes last year that I have to improve upon.

He's going to talk his trash, and he's going out there to compete. D. Hall isn't competing to lose either. He's competing to win and to dominate. I'm from Vegas, and I'm putting my money on D. Hall.

I don't regret not competing as a freshman be-cause (focusing on club) is what got me my scholarship and my future is way more important.

I give our kids a lot of credit because they are kind of down right now. They have had some tough losses and they didn't pack it in. They did a good job of competing and made some plays.

If we return to competing between institutions, we're not going to survive. We're too small and vulnerable to be competing with one another. We have to find ways to partner, and that partnership could be as simple as sharing resources.