He knows I love him no matter what. He doesn't use negative comments. But he's a real motivator, and sometimes he doesn't do it in a positive way just so he can get a reaction from you. |
He knows what he's doing out there. Unless they (batters) hit that first fastball of his, they're in trouble because he has those two change-ups. That was like men pitching versus boys. |
He leads us in scoring. He leads us in rebounding. Most amazing to me is that everyone is guarding him and for the year he's shooting 52 percent in the league. To me Merritt is amazing. |
He learned how to lose first before he learned how to win. He didn't end up in the top three for three or four years, before he started to step up and started placing in the top rounds. |
He left some yards on the field [against New York], and he knows that, ... I think -- both physically and from a rhythm standpoint -- we can be very optimistic that he's up and running. |
He looked good. He was throwing the breaking ball for strikes. He has good command and his fastball is good. He was ahead in the count for the most part. I thought he looked real sharp. |
He obviously has a great arm and foot, but he also is one of the best blockers on this team, and he does a great job on defense. If there were 11 Kyle Days on a team, you wouldn't lose. |
He played in the NHL. When he's talking to you and he says something, you want to listen to him and do the things he asking you to because he knows the game and he knows how to play it. |
He put himself among those premier players at the combine. Obviously he's fast, but he does everything else right too. He's really smooth turning for the ball, and he's made some plays. |
He puts the barrel to the ball. His approach to the plate is solid. The power thing is tough to gauge. Obviously he's strong. He's got the hands. But you think of him as a hitter first. |
He really had to grind it out for four or five starts, ... When things weren't going good, he stayed after it and now he's better physically, mentally, with his preparation, everything. |
He really knows that you can never take anything for granted. Every season you are basically starting over. He really wants to come in focused and pick up where he left off last season. |
He recovered and showed himself a leader, particularly during Katrina. Alabama escaped the chaos with FEMA that Mississippi and Louisiana had, and Riley was able to reclaim his glitter. |
He said everything was fine—that the horse felt 100% sound. He likes being out of his stall and doing things, and when he went to the track he had his ears up. He was glad to be back. |
Hal Holbrook (1925-) |