Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jimmy Johnson

After three or four years you finally learn how to race 400-mile races. The first couple of years you take too many chances.

Brian Willsie

It's nice we have these practices to work on things. We jumped into a lot of games. If we can cut down on the shots, we'll be in a good spot. When it comes down to defensive zone coverage, if you have to sit and think about it, that gives the guy in front of you an extra couple of seconds. It has to become second nature. And that takes time.

It's really, really cute. If he's getting tired or I think he's getting tired, I just shut it down right there. We'll take a couple of hours off and let him go eat some grapes and lay around.

It's really nice to get that first one. Very nice. I felt like I could have gotten it a couple of times. ... I try not to get discouraged. I knew that I was pitching well enough to win, and it was just not going my way.

It's really close. They're visiting regularly, they're going through the county, local and state types of permitting processes ... We're anticipating some good news in the next couple of weeks.

It's really been a progressive decline with a couple of troughs over the last 20 years.

It's recorded strong earnings over and over for the last couple of years. We've held it for the last couple years and made out very well. And it's trading at pretty much its high,

Initially, every individual part has worked. It's putting them all together in the next couple days that will be the real challenge.

Inconsistency has been our problem. If we don't shoot well, we're in trouble. ... We've taken a couple steps backward. We have to get back to where we were.

In Manny we are getting a player who has won a couple of MLS championships in San Jose and who is a solid, proven professional,

In Manitoba terms, they are large. I think a couple of them are overdue.

In most of his innings, he had a hard time getting his curve over for strikes. There were couple innings when his changeup left him as well. You'll give up some hits if you're throwing only one pitch for strikes. But the one thing you'll get from him is a battle.

In all of Internet history, I can't recall any deals that have been scuttled by the FTC. The FTC has only a of couple teeth left, but it's used them recently.

Katie Hoff

I'm not at the top quite yet. I don't have that world record, so that's going to drive me the next couple of months.

Albert Pujols

I know the talent that he's got, and it's about time for him to start swinging the bat, because he has some opportunity. I think he has done a great job for us the last couple years we've had him. When we've put him out there to play defense, pinch-run or pinch-hit, anything, he's always done a great job for us.

I know we can play some good rugby, I know we can be very proud when we're on the field, but I was also pleased to see us persevere. I think that's the thing we're going to need in the Six Nations at times, particularly in light of a couple of injuries.

Jason Bartlett

I knew it was nothing too serious. I'll be a couple more days.

I knew it was going to be for a couple of weeks and that's what it's been. I missed about 10 months before that. This was quick.

I knew we'd lost our top guards and I thought it'd take a couple of games for our junior guards to step up. I knew someone was going to have to take those big shots.

Jason Pominville

I knew I could play. I knew that if I would get my shot I would be able to stick, and I finally did. I had a couple good years in Rochester, and I felt comfortable out there.

I knew Hammer liked 4 and we had a couple of discussions and it meant something to him so I ended up switching, ... I've got a lot of respect for the guy. He's played a lot of years and been a good player and a great pick up for us so I thought I'd welcome him here. If it makes him play better, I guess it's worth it.

I knew that I didn't have to go to Q-School for a couple of years at least. Then I could play in the Mercedes and I could pick my schedule pretty much. That's a huge thing.

Kim Clijsters

I know after the match in Stanford that I have to be ready. But maybe she will be tired because she has done a lot of traveling in the last couple of weeks having been to Beijing.

I know a few plays here and there. They have a couple plays for me. I know those. But my main contribution probably will be on special teams.

I know a couple years ago when we were there, we were kind of starry-eyed. ...We've got an older team now, and we've got a team that I don't think is going to be looking around the arena. We're going to go there hungry, we're going to go there ready to play and we'll see what happens from there.

Chuck D.

I knew we would go through some growing pains at the quarterback position. We have a couple of new guys there. We're just going to have to go back to the drawing board.

I like our depth in the pitching department. We need to find a couple more offensive players. Defense should be solid.

I liken the second leg to playing the Old Firm really, ... We've had good results in Glasgow the last couple of times we've been there.

Chris Hunter

I kind of sprained it a little but it feels pretty good. Hopefully, after a couple of days of treatment I'll be fine.

Gavin Floyd

I kind of gave him a couple of cookies.

I kind of felt like I was back in high school, running around and trying to run people over, ... I haven't done that in a couple years.

Pierre Lueders

I'm really happy we are now consistently in the hunt for a podium spot. We only have a couple of races before the Olympics so it is time to get things in gear.

I'm real proud of the kids for their effort. They could have folded up a couple times, but they fought back and stayed in the game.