Drake Quotations

I would probably work with Drake as he is massively inspirational to me as a writer as well as an artist. If not him, then Susan Boyle!

I like upbeat songs, and I listen to a lot of Linkin Park and Green Day. I also like hip hop and R&B artists such as Drake and Rihanna.

My theory is the root of a country artist is truth and honesty. For me, I look at Sam Hunt. The truth and the honest thing is we have southern roots, we were raised in a southern way, but we listen to Drake and other stuff, too.

Drake was a fan before a friend. He already was a Cash Money millionaire. When opportunity came, maybe we put the most on the table. That was my thinking because I just thought that this was a very talented young man. We saw a future with him, so it was about him being comfortable.

One of the things about defending Drake is you have to defend them as a team.

More than anything, this will be a time to celebrate. The Drake neighborhood is really hitting its stride these days.

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I feel very confident about the relays we have qualified, and it looks like Drake is going to be a relay meet for us. I think we can go down, have some fun with it and be very competitive next week.

If it wasn't for the person we are here to honor today, Babe Ruth Baseball would not be what it is in Lebanon, Missouri, ... Glenn Drake Field.

He was the greatest athlete in Drake history. He lettered in football, basketball and track in his sophomore year and set so many school records.

We feel like he can score 300 more points than he did in this meet. This is the first time he's had a chance to compete in a decathlon before the Drake Relays. That's one of the reasons we came to this meet because now he can train and get ready for Drake as he continues to move up.

There aren't too many country clubs around here, but we did have a few girls play at the Drake camp. We're mostly in-season players. They're awesome girls; they're good students and they're coming around as tennis players.

He completely changed his fundamentals of punting. He was always a three-step punter, and in the spring changed to being a two-step punter. Which has done a couple of things, number one, he's easier to protect because he gets rid of the ball faster and number two, it's given him a much better rhythm and (the late) coach (Mike) Drake actually worked with him a lot last spring to get that taken care of for us. It's paid off huge because he's had a great year.

He kept telling me four was pretty good, but how about an eight? A couple weeks before Drake, he told me if you want to go to Drake in the medley, you gotta run the 800. Sigh. 'All right, I'll run the 800.' I ran a 1:57 the first time I ran it.

I think it's going to be tough playing in Des Moines over the weekend because Drake has a home court advantage. We are going to continue our same strategy, which is winning the doubles point and winning down low. If we keep our course, I think we will be in good shape.

I think it's great exposure for the Drake Relays throughout the state. Particularly for those (people) who can't get to Des Moines.

I thought that we played well. Being a player down is tough, but we are getting Drake back this week, which will hopefully make a difference for us.

I think that experience will really help. The nice thing about the Drake Relays is you get to go and compete at the state meet venue halfway through the season so it gives you that incentive to get back there (for state). No other high school sport offers that.

I think he was mad at me for the four minutes he sat. But he practices this hard. You should have seen Monday's practice; he was on the floor right away. A lot of other guys would have been hesitant with the injury that he had. But he was ready to play the Drake game. That's just who Jeff is.

My character on Drake & Josh is way too cool to be me. He's much smoother with the ladies.

We feel good because of where we are. We'd much rather be one game ahead with two to go. Drake really challenges you and they're good at home. They've played everybody really tough in that building.

We got back to the top of the order in the fifth. If Chase and Dylan Drake got on base, I liked our chances. We can steal bases. Chase beat the throw at home. It was big to tie the game. I felt comfortable once we got the lead.

We've got some good meets coming up. Hopefully, I can do well. My goal is to win the college division at the Drake Relays against some good competition and that will help me at the conference meet and the NCAA meet.

We have had five players the whole season, so getting Drake back was huge. The fact that she was able to come back and win her first match was way more than we expected.

We were happy to get a split for the weekend. Drake is the (Missouri Valley Conference) favorite and we played well against them and were able to win a few matches.

When despair for the world grows in me, and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be -- I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought or grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

We shot 67 percent from the field. That just doesn't happen very often. We were successful because our offensive efficiency was as good as it's been all year. Drake also was more efficient offensively than any team has been all season in terms of points per possession. If we expect to win, our defense has got to be much better.

We believe that we have three candidates who would be not only the top choices for the Drake athletic director but for any athletic director's job in the country.

The opportunity to return to the Carolina region was one that interested me. My decision was based largely upon that opportunity for my family. The decision was increasingly difficult as my situation here at Drake ... has been extremely positive.

This was easily the best Drake Relays Fairfield High School has ever had. And I've seen most of them.

Fast is the way we like it. Fort Lupton's young, but this is the closest anyone has come to us in a dual this season. It's good to get Drake back; it gives us a good lower half. And the night went pretty much as I expected.

I share with my team that there are many people who feel this is as good a team as Drake has had in the last 20 years. I don't know for sure, but it's a thought. I don't think the players understand how far they've come.

I've said it before that the Drake Relays are not the end of the world. It's a fun weekend for the kids, but we don't put that much emphasis on it. The kids get to go down and rub shoulders with the big time and run at the Drake facility. They're looking forward to it.

The shuttle hurdle relay at the Drake Relays could be a lot of fun. We've got a couple of other guys who would like to be a part of that. We had three guys in the finals (at the Adidas Classic), but the hurdles in the conference is really, really strong, so (Sumrall) has got to get better if he wants to place at conference and I know that's what he wants to do.

Sort of like the March of Dimes, the kids get sponsors uncles, classmates, older sisters and brothers, cousins to say, 'Hey, I'll give you a dollar or five dollars for one lap around the track. The kids do a quarter-mile lap, which is one lap around the track at Drake Stadium, and the kids raise money for other children.

Drake is still in a position jockeying themselves for that conference tournament. I anticipate they're going to come in here knowing they have Indiana State and us and try to go at least 1-1 if not 2-0.

Drake is just a soft spoken kind of guy. He has a great relationship with these kids he's not a Bobby Knight type throwing chairs or anything like that.

Drake is coming up next week, which will make a four-day week for us. We will have to regroup quickly. They are a good team and will offer a big challenge for us." ()

Drake is certainly a worthy opponent. They gave us a pretty good game out here a couple of years ago. Drake is a good enough team to come in here and beat us. If you don't play well, you give people the opportunity to upset you.

Drake has a great reputation in addition to teaching basketball. We are really excited to be going with him.

Drake does a great job with its defensive system. But we were only 5-for-19 on three-pointers and I don't remember many of those being tough shots. Basically, they hit shots and we didn't.

Drake came out with fire in the first half and we had to match that.

As a board, we don't see any advantage to breaking Drake up.

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They're all just track meets. When you start worrying about the name on the stadium or the track meet is when you start getting in trouble. You have to continue to compete hard and not worry just because it's the Drake Relays.

They came out in the second half and threw a pretty good wave at us, and we never responded. We were 5 for 19 on three pointers, and I don't remember many of those being tough shots. Drake just made shots, and we didn't.

There was a possibility that he could have played against Drake and Robert Morris, but we wanted to make sure he continued to heal properly.

I'm just looking forward to Drake right now. Games like these are why I play this game and why I came to Southern Illinois, to be on ESPN and play with these great teammates and coaches. I'm looking forward to every bit of it.

I'm seeing a lot of minutes, a lot of power-play time. Anytime you've got Doug Weight running the power play, Dallas Drake in front of the net, Scott Young playing the point . . . that's a big factor. They know how to play the game. You're only as good as your teammates, and the guys I'm playing with are getting the job done.

I know it was very lopsided at the free throw line. That was just a situation where I felt Drake was very aggressive offensively. I thought they did a good job in their half-court defense, really took care of our dribble penetration and packed it in.

The Drake Relays is one of those prestigious meets around the country that is always a marquee event this time of year. It's a very special event there.

The first thing I was impressed with was how well the guys honored Drake with their acceptance speeches. I thought it was one of the finest displays of feeling, emotion, appreciation and brevity that I had seen. The other part was how strong their feelings were for Drake. They spoke of their gratitude for the education they got here and how they were treated, things having nothing to do with basketball.