David Walters Quotations

I make sure my jersey doesn't touch the ground because I'm superstitious and I put everything on my right side first, then my left side.

Guys have to deal with it. It's just frustrating when you can't put the ball in the net.

Recently someone said to me, 'We don't have a drug problem in Ward 5,' ... I thought I'd jump out of my skin when I heard that. We can't bury our heads in the sand down here. There have been drug busts at the hotels in Ward 5 just like everywhere else.

First it was al-Qaida that was going to kill us, now it's our bridges,

I've talked to over 600 people, and they always bring up taxes and the budget. They just want to see they're getting the services they pay for.

A teammate's a teammate whether he's a freshman or not. It doesn't matter if we know him as a best friend or just as a recruit coming in. We're there for him. John's got a quiet personality to begin with so it's hard to judge, but I think he's holding up all right.

It's sort of like the old writers block. Once we score that goal and see what clicks, we'll be able to do it again and again. Right now I don't care who scores, we need to get those goals.

That is the most intense we have been all year. The kids were really fired up.

I'm frustrated about watching the City Commission meetings and seeing fire department budget cuts still not taking place,

I hope it (the Chevrolet) stays in the family, ... It links them to that part of the past. It was important to (my father).

I don't like sitting back on the sidelines, ... During my 21 years in the police department, I got involved in just about everything there. I'm not some sort of rebel. I don't think everyone (currently on the commission) should be removed or anything. I just believe in my heart I have the qualifications to be on the City Commission of Battle Creek.