Famous Quotes & Sayings

Chris Spielman

This game has so many subplots because of all the ridiculous talent on the field,

This game has been in the back of my mind since August. This is their Super Bowl.

LeBron James

This game had playoff intensity and it was good to see us respond.

Maxime Talbot

This game, for me, is more stressful than my two Memorial Cups, my world junior and my first NHL game together. I don't know why. It's just going to be special.

This game didn't start the embarrassment. It's been embarrassing.

This game could have NCAA implications for us.

This game could be for the conference, and the next one could be to keep one of our seasons going on.

This first game is out of the way. We'll come back the next. They're not going to score 13 every night, but we have to keep playing hard. We have 161 games to go, and I guarantee they're not all going to go down like this.

Thirty-win seasons are very unusual. You hope to get a 20-win season. Thirty wins with what could be as many as nine to 11 games left, that's starting to get into record territory.

Glenn Roeder

Thirty-eight games - that's when the season ends. That's what I've always believed. What a shameful thought, to pack up and go home with seven games to go. I didn't hear players saying that, but I heard people around the place saying 'they have got nothing to play for, they won't be motivated'.

They should be 9-2. I'm not happy at all. We gave away this game.

Alana Beard

They were just one game out of first in the West and we knew they were going to come on strong in the second half.

They were in my doghouse last night. I had thrown the whole team out of practice. It was a game to re-establish ourselves.

Jean Killy

They were games of heart, of warmth, of smiles and generosity. It was Italy at its best.

They were game and it was a go.

Jim Bunning

This is about the integrity of the game and particularly the kids.

This is a must-win race, ... Then we've got to go to Pomona (Calif.) and win there. The games are over. We need to do our thing and get it done and let everyone else worry about us.

This is always a pivotal point. This is a telling point. ... We took a good team out of their game tonight.

Frank Rijkaard

This is a game which is more than three points. If we win our lead will be 10 points and if we lose it'll be down to six.

This is a game we really wanted to get. Maybe we put a little too much pressure on ourselves.

This is a game we probably wouldn't have won last year.

E. B. White

This is a game tonight that we all thought that we should have. When we look at the film, there will be six or seven unbelievable things that keep happening. That kind of stuff happens to teams that don't have a lot of confidence. When things are going good, they are going good. Right now, they are not going good for us in any phase.

This is a game that we should have won, the same as with Ephrata. That's what's discouraging.

Alexander Mogilny

It (returning to Toronto) wasn't really a consideration. (Tonight) is just another game. It's going to be a tough game for us.

Reggie Bush

It reminds me of how the Lakers games used to be: You look on our sideline and there are celebrities everywhere.

It really is (tough). It's one of the things where you come in the game and you have to try and pickup the same intensity, but it takes guys like us a little while to get going because those guys out there, they're in a rhythm.

It really is like two different teams. But I've been telling them all week, the road games we have left are all winnable games, so let's go out and get them.

It really doesn't matter what type of game I had. We lost and my season is over, and they're still playing.

Michael Young

It really wasn't that big of a deal. Granted, I want to get hits every game but not to keep a streak alive. I want to help us win.

I tried to do everything at game speed to see how I'd do. I just want to make sure I'm 100 percent ready to go. It's pretty loose and it's not sore.

Alex Ovechkin

I tried not to think about it. I'm happy right now. We won the game and I got the winning goal.

Chris White

It raises our profile and hopefully helps the development of the game. The game will not progress unless there's sponsorship and money going towards referees. Without referees, there's no game.

It (Russellville loss) is still stinging. We know that we are not in the playoffs for sure. We have six games left and we have to take it one game at a time. We must treat them all as must-win games.