Famous Quotes & Sayings

We kind of went into (the game) blind. We told the kids we were going to show up and lay it out (on the court), but in a lot of ways, it was a confidence builder. I didn't know what to expect, the kids played hard and very competitive.

Daniel Vettori

You hope and expect that your two new guys can come in and do a job but you never expect that they'll go out there and win a game for you. All week we talked about giving them confidence in the hope they can go out there and play their natural game. It's very pleasing and very rewarding.

To just get one (quarterback) tells you the confidence we've got in him. This was a critical critical move for us. ... He's got a gun.

To hear that from the head guy, it is a trickle-down, everything starts with him and having him say that is going to help because some of the guys need that confidence as well.

Marlon King

You have to have the mindset that your teammates look to you to lead them. Therefore, you don't have to score all the points, but you have to get the rest of the players involved and just keep their confidence up. Everybody is on the team for a reason.

Craig MacTavish

You have to have the confidence to do it with 17,000 people watching. I had one penalty shot once and all I could think of was don't fall and don't shoot it into the corner. Get a shot on net.

Phil Garner

With guys like him that are so in tune with their swings, they know something's off, and it can be something quite as simple as the hands. Once they get it figured out, the confidence level shoots way up and once their confidence level shoots up and they've corrected the mechanical flaws, you can get results like this.

Nancy Reagan

with great confidence that Justice Rehnquist would provide the leadership to guide the courts in their proper role.

Whitey Ford

You have to gain some confidence on the road to get over it. We've just had to play some very, very tough teams.

The one thing we've stressed is how far confidence can take you. That will be pivotal going into next week at the state championships, if they want a shot at a state title. I think they can do it.

You can tell by watching him that he's a lot more seasoned and has a lot more poise than the other guys. He has a little more confidence in what he's doing right now even though he's only been here a short time.

We wanted somebody we had a confidence level in. He's played in the NHL, he's played in the American League, and he's playing pretty well for Reading right now. I'm very confident he can come in and do the job.

Terry Hoeppner

We wanted to send a message to our team and their team, ... Let's go get that first down. I have confidence that you need to execute that play.

Maria Sharapova

We've had such tough matches and I've been able to pull through three in a row - it's a confidence boost.

We've had a lot of one-goal games this season. We don't seem to hit panic buttons. We have a lot of confidence we can come back.

We've had a couple of games this year where we've missed free throws like that, so we gained a little confidence tonight.

Rajon Rondo

We've got two road wins, that's big for us to get our confidence back. We're ready to go now.

We've had some troubles in the past playing here and this weekend was very huge getting four points. I think this was big in the confidence factor because we are going into UNH next weekend in our own rink.

Jim Leach

We all have confidence in the jury system,

Jennifer Armstrong

Writers are typically self-conscious at the time of their first publication. But once they are continually published, their confidence continues to grow.

Christian Gomez

Tonight was good for the whole team, ... It restored the confidence that we need and we got the three points.

Ben Bernanke

The public has shown confidence that any increases in inflation will be temporary and that, in the long run, inflation will remain low.

Paul Sarbanes

The public has lost confidence in the chairman.

Scott Peterson

The other girls are really stepping up. Hernandez and Routledge had the confidence to knock those shots in and I have confidence in them.

Stephen Lewis

The ostensible purpose of the 'golden rule' is to enhance confidence in the Government's handling of fiscal policy. It is doubtful whether it is any longer fulfilling that function.

There is no stopping consumer spending. The kind of money Reliance is pumping in shows its confidence in the retail story in India.

There definitely seems to be an endless taste for viewing of this genre that gave us a lot of confidence to go in this direction.

We had a great time. It gave us a positive outlook on life. We have more confidence now and we are incorporating exercise into our everyday living.

David Johnson

(The run) gave us confidence. We showed them a lot of different looks. We showed them different defenses.

David Rosenberg

The SARS virus may not have much of a direct impact on U.S. growth -- though we would look for some spillover to the consumer confidence data.

Buck Showalter

The rough patch he hit at the end of last season would shake anybody's confidence a little, but it's nothing that can't be repaired.

I've worked pretty (darn) hard, so I'm going to have confidence going in. I don't worry about what other people think. They've never been in my situation, they've never gone through things I've gone through.

Daunte Culpepper

I've watched Nate develop, and he's developed real fast. His swagger and confidence are really what lifts him up and gets him going. He has a great mental game. He doesn't make mistakes at all. And he has just made some spectacular plays.