Famous Quotes & Sayings

... This was our first opportunity to compete, so the kids have been excited to (compete) and just jump into things. ... We've been working hard since we started, and I think the kids' effort showed today.

Mark Phillips

This was one of the toughest meets in the Midwest, so it was an eye-opening experience for our freshmen. I thought everyone gave a very good effort and ran really well.

Tubby Smith

There are so many weapons on their team. It will take an extraordinary effort on our part to compete.

Markus Naslund

I feel like I'm repeating myself. I think we were undisciplined, we took too many penalties and I think our power play wasn't as good as we needed it. The effort was there at times, just not at the right times.

Jay Nixon

I can't say enough about the tremendous work the Missouri National Guard has done as part of our military efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries.

I can't say enough about how hard they played in that second half. If we could have done any of that in the first half, I think we could have turned the game around. In the second half there were so many places we could have turned it around, too. I can't say enough about the effort that the kids put out. It was amazing, it really was.

I can't fault my kids for their effort and their heart. It seemed like we were one little play from finishing it off and we couldn't do it.

Brian Rolston

Great team effort tonight. These are huge games for us.

Given the challenging operating environment this effort has served us particularly well,

Saddam Hussein

found no evidence to suggest concerted efforts to restart the program.

Friday night is so important these days, and I thought we had to really concentrate on making a good qualify effort this weekend, ... After being No. 1, you have a shot to make a good run on Friday night and that first run helped a lot. It's so important to make a good pass on the first run to put yourself near the back of the order for the night run.

Dave Tippett

Frustration. Come out with effort and execution like that in Game 1 is unacceptable. It's not who we are as a team, and not who we expect to be. Our expectations are much higher than that.

Shelby Steele

From this point on, the race's advancement will come from the efforts of its individuals.

Kevin Lynch was huge tonight, especially on the post. He gave us a great effort and is the heart and soul of our team.

John Book, for his first start of the year, pitched a great game. He gave us a really good effort today on the mound.

Josh is always going to do his job. He put some extra effort into (tonight).

Brad Shaw

I think it comes down to desperation. I really don't understand some of the efforts we're getting from some of the guys when we're supposed to be trying to make a push to get into the playoffs. It's astonishing.

I think it's kind of a double-edged sword. We obviously want to see the industry succeed, and it is going to take lots of effort and lots of different groups and different resources. At the same time, we'd like the money that's invested in these plants to stay in these rural communities.

I think it's just another effort at secrecy. E-mails and voice mails are often the only source of information today.

Kathleen Blanco

But at least this is an effort to save lives,

Because of the efforts the players needed a little kick in the pants after the match. Hopefully it woke them up a bit.

Christopher Cox

(China) has mounted a widespread effort to obtain U.S. military technology by any means, legal or illegal,

I'm a little disappointed with the effort tonight. This meet was a step back for us because we didn't look like a team in the running for a Big Ten championship. We have a lot of work to do this week in order to prepare for the championships.

Carolyn Wright

I felt real good about their effort tonight.

Eddy Curry

I felt pretty good out there. It was a good effort by our guys and we will take the win. We really want to protect our home court. We're a pretty good team on the road and it is important for us to protect our court.

I felt like it was a great team effort. I just thought that the energy was great, that the effort was great. I am just happy for my kids today, and I'm just really proud of their effort and the outcome. It is just a reward for their hard work today.

Aaron Rowand

I felt everybody was in the game tonight. The effort and intensity was in the dugout. Guys were hanging on every pitch.

It could happen in six months, or three years. This is going to be a major effort on our part, but we will be prepared to help the CDC.

It comes down to leadership, and this effort is without a leader. I don't think they understand how to do this at the top level.

I think that (if Merkel wins) there's going to be much more of an effort to say 'let's see where we agree...',

I thought from start to finish the guys put in a great effort tonight. I thought they kept buzzing, buzzing.

Byron Scott

I thought (Bass) was going to go up there and at least make one. I thought he played really well tonight. There's a lot of things he still has to learn, but his energy and his effort were big for us.

I was disappointed in our focus and our effort in the second half. I think we got complacent.