Famous Quotes & Sayings

We didn't make those shots in the first quarter and we got frustrated. We lost our focus and our concentration and that is due to our youthfulness.

Any time you see a horse loose on the lead like that you get nervous. If that loose horse lost concentration at any point and took a right, it would have been very bad.

Juan Ferrero

He's playing with lots of confidence and no mistakes and holds his concentration all the time

This situation, to me, is like some concentration camp.

Our concentration was on playing defense. We didn't want them passing inside to the big girls.

Our concentration and patience were terrific. We knew what we wanted and waited until we got it.

Jonathan Turley

People don't seem to understand that the separation of powers is not about the power of these branches; it's there to protect individual liberty - it's there to protect us from the concentration of power.

After 45 minutes of good concentration and smart football we started the second half very poorly. Giving the game away in the opening kickoff of the second half was very foolish and very poor play on our part.

Leroy Hood

Each form of Alzheimer's disease should perturb different brain networks and so influence the concentration of different proteins that can be measured in the blood.

There was a large concentration of rainfall in the north-northwest basin.

Neelie Kroes

Persistent concentration is a core problem in the markets. So there can be no alternative to meticulous scrutiny of future merger operations.

Thomas Frank

People understand how, with the concentration of ownership, the things that make up their lives are increasingly under the control of fewer and fewer hands. We see a great, popular demonology of corporate villains that especially tends to focus on the leaders of the culture industry, such as Rupert Murdoch, who is a very widely hated figure.

Our defense is just pathetic right now. At this level, there is no excuses for what we have witnessed and what we are witnessing. That is a simple part of the game and it has nothing to do with inexperience. It is a focus thing and a concentration thing.

Concentration on economic numbers and data is going to be intense for the next little while.

Concentrating on the essentials. We will then be accomplishing the greatest possible results with the effort expended.

The weaker players will have difficulty. The stronger players will garner more and more of the audience. That concentration will continue.

John Smoltz

They've all been great games. Concentration isn't an issue when you're facing a guy like him. It's really their lineup that provides the most problems. You just hope to keep it close.

You miss that much time with that type of injury you don't get to take very many reps physically or mentally. He is (cleared) medically, but the endurance factor and the concentration level are still a long way away from a guy who is going to be in the depth for you.

(They) had to stand in line with plates and were served something like be curry and fish heads from big old pots. It looked like a concentration camp.

They are probably the most intense in the whole group of herding dogs, ... They have intense concentration skills.

John Hurt

You can't lose your concentration at all. And there are times when you're on the stage, and you've got silence, which is wonderful, but you have to have the confidence to make you realize it's fine. You can't suddenly wobble and think, 'They're not interested.'

There wasn't any hollering necessarily. We told them to use this experience to get better. We hadn't played particularly poorly. We just had a letdown. Our concentration level may have gone down a bit.

Rick Adelman

There were about five or six opportunities they got just from a lack of concentration on our part. We just have to keep our minds on what we're trying to do defensively. We didn't do that.

There's a lot of geographic concentration of power. All these folks are from Texas -- a big energy-producing state. It shows where the influence is.

He's a hard-working kid. He's got good size (6 feet, 200 pounds), good focus, good concentration on the ball, good hands.

David Kennedy

Defensively, the last couple of days, it's been mental mistakes. Our concentration is not at the right level.

Rory Sabbatini

I've managed to find the energy to maintain my concentration out there and stay focused.

Elena Dementieva

I usually play three sets. And to win the first set and lead 4-0 in the second in such a short period of time, I felt like something was wrong. I just suddenly lost my concentration and aggressiveness.

The situation in the Netherlands could be quite explosive because of the huge concentration and numbers of poultry. It is worse than in other countries.

We had to get one week better. This showed we practiced hard, but we weren't quite all there concentration wise. But we dressed 52 players and they all played.

This type of concentration means you have to be an excellent stock picker, something that many professionals wouldn't try.

Arpad Busson

What's dangerous is the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few individuals.

The schedule of this tournament is not so tight, so I must continue to practice and keep my concentration very well to be ready for my next match.