Famous Quotes & Sayings

This was a great team win, they did a great job on the defensive end and executing on the offensive end. Our goal was to contest every three-pointer and I think we did a great job on that.

We're not playing hard enough, we're not playing mean enough, and we're not finishing plays. We're just way too nice. We would have won the Mister Friendly contest out there.

We were right in the contest for 75 minutes, the game was there for the taking. We aren't far away from getting the mix of our team right.

Flip Saunders

We weren't aggressive. We were taking half-(hearted) cuts, so when you take slow cuts, you're not going to lose anybody. All the shots were contested shots.

We can't prevent shots, but we can contest them.

We contested every shot. We tried to get around screens a little more than we have.

We contest all the details of the report.

We really buckled down on defense in the second half. We limited their second shots and contested most of their shots. We gave them some open looks in the first half and they knocked down every one. We did a better job of contesting the shots in the second half.

Elaine Pagels

The Book of Revelation is all about the conflict, the contest between the forces of Good and Evil.

We only have 10 contested races (out of 37 seats). People just don't want to get involved.

first day and a half in this contest ... has been really riddled with insult and political invective as opposed to really talking about the issues.

Of course watching a particularly exciting game or a wonderful contestant is always a joy.

Prakash Karat

Usually the party state secretary does not contest elections.

We give each contestant 10 pounds of our own White Fences grapes and 40 seconds to stomp, ... The key is the swisher, who uses a little tool to keep the grapes underfoot.

We aren't able to give as much to people and we aren't as wealthy as we once were, ... This is not a popularity contest and we have to do something.

Avery Johnson

We got off to a good start in the first quarter and set the tone for the whole game. I thought our defense was pretty steady...we tried to contest as many shots as we could.

We are hoping that all four Indian winners of Miss World and Miss Universe contests will be there.

No. 1, I think we gotta keep them off the glass. And we can't let them get open looks. You gotta contest shots. If we contest shots and control the boards, it's anybody's game.

Olly Murs

I think when you're a TV presenter, you have to have a reason for doing it, and a lot of them have been around a long time and grafted for that. The reason why it works with me on 'The Xtra Factor' is because I was a contestant on it, and I have a relationship with the viewers at home.

We have always contested liability in this lawsuit.

Chris Hayes

We could have gone out and contested more. If we put a hand up on half of those shots, they'll miss half of them.

Marissa Jaret Winokur

My cholesterol went from 220 to 149. I was crying like a 'Biggest Loser' contestant when my doctor gave me the news.

Max Mosley

People are really interested in the human contest but obviously in very high performance machines. If you have too much technology and not enough driver, the public will start to lose interest.

That epic contest was not sold out. There were unsold seats in Yankee Stadium.

My work was having a contest to see who could lose the most weight.

We suited up eight girls for the contest and those eight played their hearts out. Early foul trouble on three of our starters forced us to back off the defensive pressure early, but it was 16 missed free throws that ultimately cost us the game.

Elizabeth Price

Because it's difficult to have a career as an artist, and in every situation where it's difficult to have a career, it's even harder for women, for all the other reasons that it's harder in other fiercely contested fields.

We are here to help a friend in need. We'll worry about the popularity contest later.

We didn't contest shots (in the first half). In the second half we contested shots and they missed.

We've always done trivia. It's tradition. And we also have football bingo, a food contest and plenty of Dollar Store prizes. It's kind of like another holiday for us.

We're going to have to get out and contest their shots. This is a huge game for them and we expect them to play their guts out.

Arlen Specter

We're facing a daunting workload with a very heavy backlog of controversial and contested judicial nominees.

When you see a combination like that, you just have to pick your poison. We wanted to take away their drives and contest the post.