Famous Quotes & Sayings

We felt this problem was so momentous it deserved specialization. This whole problem has life after the year 2000. All of the problems won't be solved once the Millennium comes.

I'm glad it's over. I feel that he deserved to die, but the state doesn't recognize that. I'm satisfied with him being 100 before he can get out.

Rajon Rondo

I knew I wasn't (starting). I'm not upset. The players out there deserved to start.

I'm proud of the way this team worked. They never got down and really hung together. They deserved to be in the position they are in.

Desperation maybe. Maybe it was knowing that these seniors deserved more than that regular season that we experienced.

Jim Tressel

The No. 1 goal we had was to make sure our seniors left with a wonderful memory. It was a tough football game, but our kids deserved to win it.

Steve Smith deserves that kind of credit, and you know you have to give him that kind of respect. But we wanted to show people that we deserved to be here, that we also deserved that kind of respect. We knew we were better than what people were saying about us.

Lindy Ruff

After the second period we talked about that to be a good team we had to find ways to get back into games like this. And at the end of the night we deserved to win.

I told these guys now they belong. Now we're going to go on the road and get our first Big East (road) victory. We're going to be in the Big East Tournament. I gave them things to feel good about themselves because they deserved it. They played hard.

Bob Boone

I kept that ball. But I wound up giving it to Tug because he really deserved it.

Joe Girardi

I love his makeup. He's done it all -- managed in the Minors, played in the big leagues. I felt he deserved a chance.

That kid deserved a shot to play in this game.

It was a good night for everybody on our team. Everybody played hard, and everybody deserved the first star.

Thomas Doll

It was a great derby. We didn't play well at all in the first half. But we deserved the draw because we did well in the second half.

It was a good effort but BCC played well and deserved it today.

Nicolas Kiefer

This is very tough to digest, but Igor played very well when he was down and fully deserved to win, ... I did not play too well this week but still reached the final. There are many things I can still improve so I am hopeful for the future.

This makes the whole year worth of work worth it for this win. I really wanted to do this for the whole team. They deserved it with how hard they worked.

Bill Belichick

They played well, ... They played a good football game. They played better then we did. They deserved to win. They outplayed us. They outcoached us. They outperformed us.

They're playing as a team, that's why they're winning, that's why they're leading their division. They deserved the win, with a good goalie and good defense.

They're a very good team, and we had them right where we wanted them. They deserved to win.

Johnny Damon

I figured, if I threw it up in the stands, it deserved to stay there.

Troy Percival

I felt that the team deserved that effort. And just for me, personally, I wouldn't have been able to live with myself if I didn't try, if I didn't come and know for sure that it wasn't going to work.

Curtis Joseph

I deserved those penalties, but sometimes you try to be proactive. It didn't work tonight.

Rick Pitino

I deserved a 'T'. I was trying to get our guys (motivated). It was a good call.

Clinton Morrison

I don't think he deserved to get sent off. He didn't do anything. He just barged me.

I don't want to say she deserved it, but ...

I don't think we deserved the fate we had. After 5-5, we made all the plays and had all the chances. It could have been over, should have been over.

However we could have been 2-0 down at half-time but we turned it around in the second-half and we deserved to win in the end.

Steve Fisher

BYU was without question the better team. They made important plays and deserved to win. We had a tough time guarding in the post and they made us pay.

Mike Wallace

Can you imagine the most trusted man in America? Cronkite deserved it too.

Lindsay Davenport

But if Kim gets it, she'll have totally deserved it. She's played great this year.

Diana Taurasi

I'm not surprised because obviously he deserved it for a while now. But just for him to actually be told he's actually in the Hall of Fame, I think, means a lot to everybody. When we all found out (Saturday) morning, we all got a smile on our face. We're just happy for him because he does so much for us and for the game and for Connecticut that it really is a great honor for him that he deserves.

I'm honored to be a part of such a great group of players. That list, right on down, deserved it. They can all really play.