Joe Johnson Quotations

We started off very poorly. But we know what we can do. We just settled down and played our normal game.

We got to try and win some of these games in regulation. This overtime thing is getting old.

This was never designed as ambulance space, ... It's cheaper for us to move somewhere else and start from scratch than try to refurbish this.

The people of Michigan will play an important role in this survey,

Right now it ain't looking good. We've got a lot of work to do. We've got to go back in the lab and get to work.

If all municipalities don't buy into this and pay their share, they're pretty much done.

If it gets into the wild birds and then it gets into the domestic poultry, then we've got a very direct contact between humans and infected birds.

He makes a big difference. He's their go-to guy and he made some key plays that definitely hurt us.

To Frazier's credit, they scratched their way back. But we had a couple of guys step up.

Going into the California game, I told the kids the playoff started now. Our next loss was going to be the end of our season, so we had that sense of urgency. I guess we saved our best basketball for the end.

He was one of the most physical wrestlers I have ever faced. He had good technique and very strong hips.

I thought we were on the verge, but a loss is a loss.

It is a great accomplishment and I look forward to doing more of that. I'm a versatile player and that allows me to not only score, but rebound and get my teammates involved. It makes it easy on myself and the team.

I think we came into this game thinking that they were going to roll over because they played last night and they were tired. You've got to give them a lot of credit. They're a hard-fighting team.

Our normal average is 104 sales a month, and we're going to probably end up September with 165, ... And 37 percent of our sales are coming from areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.

That definitely was an energy boost for me. I wanted to have a great performance to show I was worthy. I had a lot of fun tonight.

I was exhausted out there. I just do what I can for our team to get a win.

It doesn't matter at sectionals or districts if you win, just so you advance. At state, everyone is good and you have to be prepared for each match. Last year I won districts but I was so nervous. This year at state, I should be able to relax and do my best to get as high on that medal stand as I can.

I think he'll be better this year. He's faster. He'll be a target, but we'll throw the ball better this year.

I thought in the first half they hurt us a lot in every part of the game.

We needed a win. We kept our composure and got key defensive stops and made key offensive plays.

Mike brought a lot to the table, ... As an attorney, he knew where we could go and where we couldn't, and that was very helpful to us.

You always dream you're going against the team with the best record.

We really wanted to come out strong and we felt that if we could get up on them early, they would have trouble coming back. We got that big run.

When you're going down the stretch like that, every play is valuable when you're coming back. We had turnovers, which took the spirit out of us.

We handled them for 3 1/2 quarters. They had guys like Derek Anderson who made the difference.

We have a global Navy, and we're not going to restrict where the system will be deployed. It could be worldwide.

We've been having letdowns in the fourth quarter. They made a little run, but we managed to come back and counteract it with our own run. I thought we played big in the fourth quarter.

We found a way to get through it. This game was necessary, it was good we came out and played, but for the rest of the season this is going to linger in our minds.

We fought hard in that fourth quarter and for that to be the deciding part of the game, that's a tough call. We should've had a better chance than that.

Those are the moments I grew up dreaming about when I was playing in my front yard.

We don't have anything like this in New Mexico. This teaches us how to be safe in hazardous situations and see how those lessons actually apply on the street.

We are seeing more Border Patrol, but they (immigrants) are still trampling over the top of us. I just hope we keep getting more agents or military. We have a positive start, even though it's getting worse.

We definitely were expecting him to play. We were happy he was out, but at the same time we still had to fight and come out and play.

We were relaxed tonight because their two key guys were out. I think we kind of took these guys a little lightly. We don't have no room to take anybody lightly.

Those will be the two issues we are pushing. That's what our members told us.

We always said we would support the museum with an acceptable plan and funding level. That's why I'm going back, to oversee its plan for one year.

We've got to get back to driving the ball and making plays.

We've got to build on this. It's nothing to be satisfied with. ... We are a lot better than our record. We just have to keep winning.

When the game is on the line, I'm always the one who wants to take the shot. I took that upon myself. Josh (Smith) set a nice pick, I came off the pick and hit the jumper.

Both team's fought hard, but in the third quarter it seemed like they wanted it a little bit more than we did. We played well in the first half but we had too many turnovers in the second and couldn't put them away.

This was the one that I really wanted to leave the most, you know? We left and got to the interstate. Traffic was bumper to bumper, not moving, so we turned around and came back home.

We got some life at the end of regulation and I didn't want to go into overtime playing from behind. I went out and tried to take control.

We got out of what got us the lead. We settled for jump shots. I think we rely a lot on our offense to win basketball games. We tend to get away from our defensive scheme. It's hurt us.

You got to adjust to it, that's all.

We didn't know our roles (then). We were just out there playing. Tonight everybody knew what their roles were and we played them to the end.

I've actually been enjoying myself but I've just got to get the basketball side going. It really feels like back home. When this thing turns around, it really is going to be crazy.

Science fiction. These (Navy sonar systems) have extended range, but it's certainly not thousands of miles.

Now here we are facing a 33 percent increase that I'm not comfortable with.

Back then ... if you wanted the lyrics to a song you had to play it on the record and stop it, and then write it down, then play it again, then stop it,

They didn't get a chance to set up. We came down, I came off the pick-and-roll, they doubled and I saw Al open out of the corner of my eye. I thought it was a good shot, he just missed it.

They have the highest probability of mixing with birds that are coming from England, across Greenland, to the eastern Canadian Arctic or from Russia into Alaska.

At halftime we knew we could make a run at them. Our consistency this season has been terrible. We need to find a way to get ourselves up and be aggressive against every team.

It's just one hour, ... This puts me a lot closer to home, to my mother and my uncles and all my family. I wanted to come back down South, which is home for me, and start fresh. This was just the best fit for me.

It's just been a few puncture wounds. It's not going for the throat-type wounds.

It was a lot of fun. The reason why I say that was because we got a W. Me scoring 42 points, it would have been for nothing if we didn't get the win.

It's tough right now. We're in a nasty funk. Somehow, someway, we have to find a way to get a victory.

It's tough right now, ... We're in a nasty funk. Somehow, someway, we have to find a way to get a victory.

It's good to have a rifle range like this, because a lot of people go out into the woods and shoot and not everybody's conscious of where they're firing at, where the roads are and things like that.

Dog fights are pretty common. It's not like he's killed any dogs.

That's the biggie right there. We earned that one. It took everything we had from every guy on this team. But we had to have this one.

That just wasn't Jim Haslam. He was always willing to offer an opinion but never forcing you to do something or asserting a given opinion. He knew where that line was and stayed on the right side of it.

The Beatles sang 'Until There Was You,' and they sang 'All You Need is Love,' and they sang 'I'll Follow The Sun,' and they sang 'I Want to Hold Your Hand,' and 'She Loves You.' And those songs hung in there and they were very meaningful and they have great melodies and beautiful lyrics,

They came in with some energy we really hadn't played with the whole night. It hurt us, we let them back in the game. They made some big plays and from that point, it was like a battle.

Exotic flowers are so much more beautiful. And since they're sold by the stem, it's easy to create an eye-catching arrangement for a reasonable price by mixing varieties.

I'm ready to go whenever they want us. I'm not worried about the grind at all. I'll have a chance to rest and still be ready to when it's time.

In case (McGrady) came back tonight, we were preparing to contain him. We were happy he was out, because it takes a lot off our shoulders. But at the same time, we still had a fight ahead of us, and we still had to come out and play hard.

I know there are people here who need help and our energy, but we have to give to these people (in Africa). Anyone who sees their condition would give. They don't have anyone else. This fundraising is not limited to African-Americans. This is for all human beings who open their hearts.

I never had a situation where Jim said, 'This is who you've got to hire, who you've got to fire, what you've got to pay or else,'

I have to thank Billy and coach Woodson for believing in me and giving me this opportunity, ... And I think this is going to be fun for all of us players. We'll have so many athletic guys who can get up and down the floor. And it will be great for the fans. We're going to be an exciting team.

In the third quarter they wanted it more than we did.

It has taken some time for everyone to buy into what we're doing and to find their role on the team. We don't have guys who can score 30 points on any given night. But if we put players in the proper positions, then we can win games.

I just missed it. I got a great look at it. Maybe I should have gone for a quick two, but I got a good look at it, so I took it. It felt good coming out of my hands, but it was a little short.

Becky has a wonderful talent for communication and an outstanding gift for connecting people and organizations for their mutual benefit. Becky has a unique ability to see a vision through from imagination to accomplishment. She was the right person for this public role as our West Volusia hospitals were developing relationships with our communities.

I don't really have love for Muslim people. I'm sure there are good Muslims. I try not to be racist.

He's an American citizen, a patriotic American, ... out of the question.

I don't think there is any way of stopping it. The way it has spread from Asia to Europe in less than 18 months is amazing.

I am personally going to recommend that we continue to study this,

These guys are extremely committed to the welfare and well-being of the animals.

The first time we played them, we came out tentative, knowing they were the best team in the league. Tonight we came out with some pride and dignity.