Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Smith

You have to love playing at home. Our crowd keeps getting better and better.

With golf, there's no big crowds or game-winning shots. Golf is all about mental focus and pacing.

E. B. White

This year, our crowds have been very well behaved, ... Fans are excited about the team, instead of just wanting to hang out at the game.

Janet Reno

We had a situation where there were very few people outside the house that morning. We had the situation where, if we did not go, people were sure to find out that we were prepared to go, and the crowd would gather and keep a vigil and make it more difficult for the future,

We wanted to crowd her, which we did. She did get some easy looks at the end. Those are mental breakdowns.

We wanted to stay tight to see how they reacted. We knew if they got a lead, they probably would hold on and get the crowd (of 400 fans) into the game.

We're putting our troopers in with a hostile crowd and my people are going to be there trying to maintain law and order, ... This is amazing. I'm dumbfounded.

To see the crowds we get for our games and how the whole school is involved with the program is very exciting.

There'd definitely be disappointment. At the same time, our main goal is that Triple Crown run. If he gets a good race Saturday, and he comes out of it well, we'll be able to feel good.

We've heard about the type of crowds they get there, and I think it's going to be exciting to play in front of a large crowd with that type of energy. It's great for our league.

We had a great crowd Friday night, but Saturday and Sunday nights were incredible,

Annika Sorenstam

I've never seen anything like it. The last time I saw crowds like this was the U.S. Open on a Sunday,

Terry Hoeppner

I've said that crowds win games and this crowd helped us win this game,

It was weird. I said Friday I'd be surprised if we didn't play well. But we didn't. We had a big crowd tonight and we wanted to play well in front of them. Everything was so fast and out of the ordinary that it turned out wrong.

It was all about our intensity level, ... We tend to come out sluggish in games. I wanted to set the tone and get the crowd into it. We definitely are a second-half team. We have to learn to become a first- and second-half team.

It was a little weird (Wednesday) because we're usually the ones that get the crowd noise. But we welcome the change. That means we're playing at home.

James Blake

I've come over a few times and not had much success, which is frustrating. I like playing indoors. I feel really good here even though it's not the same kind of crowds as I have on my side in the United States.

I've been disappointed in our crowds this year. Sometimes I don't know if our fans understand how special it is what we've already accomplished this year. I don't sense it.

Mark Williams

I've been nervous for two weeks. Of all the championships, I was more nervous for this one ... The expectations of a home crowd and No. 1 ranking were tough.

Sonny Lubick

Thinking back through 45 years (of coaching), I haven't seen one as exciting as that with the crowd (nearly full at 32,713), nothing when they were at the 1- or 2-yard line, four downs to go.

They always have a good crowd here and are received warmly.

We tried to prevent them from getting a lead and getting their crowd into the game, which we didn't do. Our defense was unbelievable in the second half. I think we won this one partially because we've been in big games before.

We tried to play a little too fast. We didn't want to let the crowd down. We rushed things and took some poor shots.

We just started. The crowds aren't too heavy yet, but through the weekend we expect better results.

We weren't on the roof and we have proof. The pictures (taken by other protesters) show us in the crowd the whole time.

We weren't nervous. We were just out there having fun. We weren't worried about the crowd or anything. We were just playing basketball.

We were ready to play tonight. Our crowd was into it. We were waiting for Ralston's fans, but they never showed up.

When all kinds of trials and temptations crowd into your lives, my brothers, don't resent them as intruders, but welcome them as friends. Realize that they come to test your faith and to produce in you the quality of endurance. But let the process go

We had the momentum and the crowd was on our side, ... Then, I don't know what happened. They were hitting unbelievable shots, and they were jump shots too.

We had the crowd out of the game. With that goal they just got back in the game and the place went crazy.

We understand maybe 95 percent of the crowd will be Florida fans. That won't be a factor with us.

Jason McCoy

The stage and the live crowd taught me to think on my feet, to improvise.

The simple reality when you have a crowd of that size there is going to some congestion and some delays as a result of it.