Famous Quotes & Sayings

I always thought I would get drafted or somebody would invite me, but just to know that I got drafted in the second round and to be able to go home and play, I think that's a good thing.

He was the first player I drafted who signed,

He has the option of going overseas (to play basketball) and maybe trying to be a second-round draft pick in the NBA. And his third option was going back to school to get his Master's.

Helm has some speed, and May showed poise with the puck. As late-round draft picks they're young guys who have to get stronger, but they played well.

Matt Millen

If someone really wants him, we'll get it done. And there are teams that want him. There's a lot of stuff involved - the draft is involved, the compensation, all of that stuff.

He was doing great in the minicamps. He was looking real good. I think he had finally gotten a grasp on the system. He was showing signs of why he was a first-round draft pick.

John Bradley

I was praying to God that he would pass me. I hate setting the pace for races. He went by me and it was like NASCAR. I just drafted off of him.

Jerry Jones

If we get out of the draft without an offensive lineman, I'll be very disappointed. Frankly, I like putting an offensive lineman in the mix every year because of how expensive it is to get them in free agency.

Tim O'Brien

What do you do when you get a draft notice and you think a war is wrong? And I struggled with that for months prior to my being inducted into the army, and I'm still struggling with it, 40 years later.

Bob Latta

I have always been thankful that so many of our country's greatest leaders and statesmen were able to be on this earth at the same time and place to draft the Constitution.

Pat Roberts

We have several working drafts that we will give to members as of this week,

Braylon Edwards

When you get drafted this high, you want to prove that you're not a bust, ... You want to prove that it was worth their while.

Joe Dumars

We loved his talent when we drafted him, but it didn't work out here in Detroit.

When you are picking at 53, it is hard because there are 52 picks in front of you and a lot of teams are picking twice. You will have a better feel what is going to be at 53 once you get through the first round because we put down everyone's needs so once they draft in the first round you can focus in on what is going to happen in the second.

Colby Rasmus

Who wouldn't want to go in the first round? But I think sometimes I did look at it like they put all that into me, into drafting me that high that there must be a level they expect me to play at right away. It was kind of new, trying to do too much, but I'm getting over that pressure and just playing.

Jon Gruden

You can't come in as a seventh-round draft choice, or any kind of draft choice, never practice and expect to make this football team. It's too bad, but he's got to get himself back out here in a hurry.

Kyle Seager

We've had some phone calls, my family and I have talked about it, and we'll just wait and see what happens. If the draft doesn't work out, UNC is a great option to have. It's a win-win situation.

Jake Delhomme

There is something about guys that either don't get drafted or get drafted late and have success. You really kind of pull for those guys. We were lucky enough to get chances. Kurt Warner is the same way. Marc Bulger and that guy from New England (Tom Brady).

There is no such thing as a draft exception.

Alexei Yashin

When I was drafted there wasn't so much high expectations of me. Nobody knew I'd go so high like that. With him it's different because there is a lot of pressure and a lot of expectations.

Joe Gibbs

We would like to solve everything that we could on our football team in free agency. That way you go into the draft and you're freewheeling.

This report could not have been any better if it had been drafted by the opposition,

Pete Carroll

We're trying to find six or seven No. 1 draft picks every class. We'd like to have that many every year. Every recruit out of state, we're trying to find a No. 1 pick. That's the criteria. We primarily recruit in California.

Joe Torre

I saw a draft of this year's schedule halfway through last year, and you had to see this series right away. The schedule might have been preliminary. But I knew this series wasn't.

DeAngelo Williams

I'm staying away from the speculations. People think it's the day before the draft and I know where I'm going. I don't. I'm also not going to spend all day tomorrow speculating. I'll just get the call, and I'll probably be playing a video game or listening to the draft.

It has been a long time since I viewed the top of the draft with more interest than this year. It is going to be a fascinating process to watch.

Mathias Kiwanuka

I was waiting throughout the whole draft and knew somebody would take me, I just didn't know who. When it got to that point, I was surprised that the Giants took me, but I wasn't surprised that I went.

Players get destroyed. You could say you're going to draft the pope, and someone would say he's too old. Draft Santa Claus, and someone would say he wouldn't fit down the chimney.

Michael Robinson

Would you rather get drafted later and play quarterback or get drafted earlier and play quarterback and some other things?

Karen Russell

Writers get embarrassed sometimes in talking about how much fun writing can be, but drafting is often really enjoyable. Often, you're tumbling in the dark, and you don't know where the story is going to lead.

Mike Tice

Troy Williamson showed some signs of why we drafted him. He's got tremendous speed and he's a playmaker.

Mike Tice

Troy Williamson showed some signs of why we drafted him, ... He's got tremendous speed and he's a playmaker.

Nick Saban

Understanding how important slotting is to top draft picks in terms of who got what . . . and how they fall into place, this is really a timing issue,