Doug Ferguson Quotations

(Mikolas) has been doing that all year long. Someone needs to step up and offer that kid a scholarship. All he's done over the past two years is win.

I would say he'll get a lot of chances to play for Newman.

From what I know, nobody anticipated anything more than a good hard day's work.

His power comes from his ability to make contact even though he swings the bat as hard as he can. That comes from working hard at the game, working all the time and finally getting to the point where you are comfortable with your swing.

I thought we did the little things particularly well in the bottom of the fifth. What stood out was our ability to move the runners either with sacrifice flies, bunts, or stolen bases.

A mystic is someone who aches for, continually searches for, direct contact with God; contact not mediated through the emotions or intellect, but a full melding of spirit and will, believing that this is not only possible but is the entire point of life in this world.

Golf is no longer a game of hitting the ball, finding it, and hitting it again. There is wind to be measured, whether that means tossing blades of grass in the air or studying the gentle movement of 60-foot high branches. There are caddie conferences for even the most routine shots. There are sports psychologists who tell players not to hit until they're ready.

The fourth tee brings out a mixture of excitement and anticipation, for about 220 yards down the fairway you catch a glimpse of Stillwater Cove, and realize you'll be walking along this spectacular meeting of land and sea for the next two hours.

We knew coming into this game that we were going to have to play near-perfect baseball because they're so fundamentally sound, and we didn't do that. But this (tournament) was a good experience for us.

I moved Matt to shortstop because he has been our most solid infielder. He is just very solid defensively. He makes all the routine plays and he can make the outstanding play, also.