I'm very protective about what we have here because we don't have the pure talent to play above any lack of cohesiveness. We're nothing if they're not a group of guys that basically come and grind it out every day and bring an all-out effort every day. |
I'm very proud of them. They haven't given up all year. We just needed that second game. That was a big factor. I don't know if we thought we've got this under control and lost focus, but they just kept coming at us. They just had a better day than us. |
I've always been a decent free-throw shooter, but I've never been a 90 percent free-throw shooter. So, this is new territory for me. I've always been in the high 70's to mid-70's and that's pretty decent, but I've never been a great free-throw shooter. |
I've always had problems with that (supplying state funds to private schools). We're not adequately funding public schools. Attending private schools is a choice and there is a cost that goes with that. It's disturbing that so much is being subsidized. |
I've always wanted to try a fast-pitch league, but I didn't know if it would go over. But I've talked a lot with Coach (Meg) Barnes about it, and I've had a lot of parents who have kept bringing up that it would be nice for us to have a feeder program. |
I've been comfortable in the box, but it doesn't always translate into results. This time of year, results count. I appreciate him sticking with me as much as he has and keep giving me opportunities. I'm glad it's starting to pay off a little bit more. |
I've been involved with a lot of basketball. I don't know if I've seen that type of turnaround, from being so tentative and unsure of ourselves. I'd like to see them with a little more swagger. Maybe they'll walk out of here with a little more swagger. |
I've been playing since '93 so that's the game I play the most, ... I make sure I get it every year. It was on Genesis in '93, '94 and '95. That's when you could get Walter Payton; you could get Chicago '85, no problem. You couldn't tackle 'Sweetness.' |
I've discovered four dirty little secrets of empowerment. And those little secrets are preventing 99.9 percent of companies around the world from providing the superior service customers want. As a result, they are driving many of those customers away. |
I've erred on the side of caution in certain situations, like Jerry, who had an inflated knee. Marquis [Daniels'] neck situation, we're cautious about that for a reason. This particular ankle injury Keith has is not nearly as bad as some of the others. |
I've got the greatest job in the world. There's no other job in government where cause and effect is so tightly coupled where you can make a difference every day in so many different ways and in so many different people's lives. It's a great challenge. |
I've got two or three receivers who I know when I throw the ball, they're going to get it. I also feel comfortable giving it to my running backs. I know they'll make something happen. But when something isn't going right, I do take full responsibility. |
I've had the chance to be part of two great teams in Dallas and last year in Tampa Bay, and those are experiences I can take with me to Long Island. I look at the Islanders the way I saw our team in Tampa Bay, as a team on the verge of something great. |
I've heard comments made in other disasters that the first thing they did was throw the plan away because the plan was worthless. A plan should not be some requirement. It should truly reflect what your real needs are, and what your real resources are. |
I've invited young swimmers to train with me, to see what it takes, ... They see us warm up, see us perform. But they don't see the months and months of training, the mornings when you're so stiff you can't even get out of bed. I want them to see that. |