Famous Quotes & Sayings

Casey Stoner

I think there is no defending a title. You don't go into a season with a points advantage over anyone. So I don't think it's ever a title defence. I think you've got a different number on your bike, if you choose so, but everyone starts at zero again.

That was one of my goals this week, come in and not give up any points. There's going to be extra pressure (being a defending champion) but I'll be taking it like I have on the other matches. I have to step it up next week.

That was part of it, but we gave a great defensive effort, as well. We only gave up 19 points in the second half. So I thought we did a better job defending and rebounding.

Vito Fossella

It goes without saying that our servicemen and women are making enormous sacrifices fighting the War on Terrorism and defending freedom and liberty.

Steve Alford

I think we are a better defending team. I still think we have a long way to go and we have done a lot of improvement in that area. That is exciting because I think we have done a pretty good job through 17 games. All-in-all it has been a great team effort in the defensive end.

Mark Gottfried

I think teams have done a good job of defending him a little better. And he's not Superman. He's human. He's going to struggle from time to time. That's just part of it. He'll be fine.

I was very exhausted this morning. I didn't feel 100 percent, and actually I didn't really play my game. I did more defending than anything.

I think Robert Morris is a very talented team. They scared me when they jumped out to that lead, but we regrouped at halftime. We started playing better defense and defending their perimeter shot better.

Bobby Jones

It doesn't matter that we've never seen the family. They lost someone defending our freedom, and we owe them more gratitude than we can ever give them. We're really happy to be able to do this.

I don't know a lot about Richmond. We just received film on them (on Thursday). They're defending champions, though, so we're taking them serious.

Lindsay Davenport

I am looking forward to getting healthy and defending my year-end number one ranking at the WTA Tour Championships,

Kevin did a good job. We also did well inside. We got good games from Cory Jordan and Jared King not necessarily scoring but defending inside so that we could spread out on the shooters.

Dennis Miller

Just put down 9/11... I think, on most things I'm liberal, except on defending ourselves and keeping half the money. Those things I'm kind of conservative on.

I think it did help her. She was in a heat with the defending state champion, and that really did help. She rose to the occasion.

Mike Bass

I felt like we were ready, but this was one of those first games where everything that could go wrong, did. You're never thrilled to be opening your season with the defending state champion.

Mark Johnson

I was disappointed about the way we wrestled today. We had five guys in the finals and didn't get it done. We seemed to be satisfied with qualifying for nationals and not defending our title.

I thought we did a good job defensively, especially defending the 3-point arc.

Billy Donovan

For us, it was a game we had to grind it out. It wasn't always our style of play. ... Tonight was about consecutive stops and defending the 3-point line. They shot 19 percent from the 3-point line and 39 percent from the field. That was the difference.

We may have been a little nervous. Playing the defending state champs may have had something to do with it, and we had never been here before. We got off to a slow, sluggish start and never could get going, but they had a lot to do with that.

I would have liked him to have put it up a few more times, but they also did a good job of defending him in the second half. He got us back in it in the first half.

If we're healthy and have everyone back, it's going to be a good match. Golden Valley is the defending champ, and they have everyone back, but they're beatable.

If they don't put Michael Heath on the defensive to make him explain why he's defending bigotry and hatred and discrimination, this is going to be all about marriage,

There is heavy shelling and movements of their aircraft. We are just responding and defending our positions.

There is extreme nervousness about November. The last thing that members want is to be out there in a tough campaign, where the wind is at your face, defending the indefensible.

We're pretty good, too. We're just going to do the things we need to do. We have a particular style. If it's good enough, it's good enough. If it's not, it's not. They're the defending national champions, so as long as they have that title, they're the best.

Ken Hitchcock

We took really poor penalties. We made defending mistakes. When you don't kill them off, it's deflating. And when you don't score on your opportunities, it's even more deflating.

Chris Mooney

We had a very hard time defending La Salle. We emphasize our offense so much, maybe we're not spending enough time on defense. We want to get back to being one of the better defensive teams and shut people down.

Timothy Noah

What I've learned, and will try to remember from now on, is that defending your country's credibility is never sufficient reason to fight a war.

One of the things about defending Drake is you have to defend them as a team.

Tony Snow

No president has looked this impotent this long when it comes to defending presidential powers and prerogatives.

Michelle Ryan

Obviously I'm not a violent person; I don't like violence, but I would definitely go into defending myself if the situation arose.

We were defending a lot better as a team, rebounding better as a team and the tempo was in our favor.

Mike Williamson

Mike has really developed into a guy where if you need a goal, you have him in on the ice and the same when you are defending the lead. He plays in all situations and provides leadership in the dressing room. He logs a ton of ice time.