Ball Quotes
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I was surprised, but we didn't really struggle because we moved the ball. It's just that at the end of every drive, we made a physical error, and you really can't battle back from those, especially against a very good defense.
Nate Burleson -
We trained then and I don't think we put a ball down during ball work. A lot of the guys have played before and we've played against each other so much we know how each other plays, so it's not going to be an issue.
Andrew Johns
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There is a long way to go but the players are confident and are passing the ball around and that was a big game for us today.
Alan Curbishley -
Everyone wants to be known as a great striker of the ball for some reason. Nobody wants to be called a lucky, one-putting s.o.b.
Gary Player -
Great clubs have had one thing in common throughout history, regardless of era and tactics. They owned the pitch and they owned the ball. That means when you have the ball, you dictate play and when you are defending, you control the space.
Arrigo Sacchi -
Build a foundation where you can trust one another both defensively and with the ball.
Cooper Cronk -
As hitters, we definitely know when we hit a ball well. But then you see where it lands, and you say 'Whoa.' That definitely felt good.
Carlos PenaVega Big Time Rush -
The Croatians don't play well without the ball.
Barry Venison
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Every year we have said that our goal is just to get there (to the championship). We've accomplished what we wanted to do and there's nothing that would make us all happier than seeing that 2006 banner hanging in our gym. We struggled offensively tonight to put the ball in the basket, but our defense was good enough to win it and we'll see what happens Sunday.
Chuck Miller -
Sacramento played great and really rebounded the ball. We didn't box out as well as we could have.
Chamique Holdsclaw -
I told the guys that the team is going to double- and triple-team Kobe at the end. So he's not going to get the ball. Somebody else is going to have to step and make shots.
Phil Jackson -
You just have to stay on top of the ball, and keep calling people and asking people, and not get one opinion, but 20. It always changes. It's very important to be involved as a skater because ultimately no one cares more about how you do than yourself.
Sasha Cohen -
The ball was just lifted. He got it up, got underneath it and took it. The thing about falling behind on Loretta, you fall behind 2-0, with a guy on first, I've got to get at least a strike there. He went swinging and we paid for it.
Eddie Guardado -
In soccer, the blindest player is the one who sees nothing but the ball.
Nelson Rodrigues
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There was absolutely no footing I don't know how you could come off the ball or cut. It was like some sort of amusement park ride.
John Callahan -
A man who keeps on going; a man who keeps his eye on the ball.
Ian Paisley -
As soon as I saw him go up for the ball I knew it wasn't going to be dropped. He doesn't drop balls.
Bob Stoops -
All I'm after is a few square metres to be myself. A space where I can continue to profess my creed: take the ball, give it to a team-mate, my team-mate scores. It's called an assist, and it's my way of spreading happiness.
Andrea Pirlo -
For a 7-iron, you never want the ball to be closer to your left heel than just slightly ahead of the mid-point of your stance. That's especially true if you're a tall player, like me.
Ernie Els -
I look at Colin Meads and see a great big sheep farmer who carried the ball in his hands as though it was an orange pip.
Bill McLaren
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I don't try to hit home runs. I just try to meet the ball and get base hits.
Ernie Banks -
As a team, we struggled shooting the ball. We just got enough (points) down the stretch.
J. M. Roberts -
About a minute-and-a-half to go. He goes on a down-and-in pass. As soon as he caught it, I really puffed him, and his head snapped and the ball flew, and Chuck Weber fell on it. I clenched my fist, I turned around, and I closed my eyes and I said, 'This f-in game is over.'
Chuck Bednarik -
There may be a certain amount of pleasurable excitement in running up to the top of a hillock in the hope of seeing your ball near the flag, but this kind of thing one gets tired of as one grows older.
Alastair Mackenzie