Ryan Hall Quotations

If they've got the guts to do it, you can't really say anything about it.

He did a good job of coming in and shutting us down and giving them a chance to fight back.

Having two quality starters means everything. We have two guys who we feel like give us a chance to win every time out. I can't remember a single time when they didn't give us a quality start.

He just gets on base and he's a good hitter. He drives the ball and gets doubles. That puts us in better position so we don't have to do as much, hit and run or bunt. The biggest thing I was concerned with is they were ready to go today. I was happy to see us swinging it again. We had 10 hits.

Last year he tried to throw the ball past hitters, where this year he's pitching past hitters. He's mixing up his pitches, has good location and he has a good idea before each pitch of what he wants to do.

You kind of just have to go with the flow.

We've got some good pitching and we're going to play good defense. If can just keep swinging it the way we have been we're going to be pretty good.

We have more diversity. You can't expect (English-learners) to do as well as others. Like if I went to Mexico, I would fail all their tests.

We are judging individual members, because a band is the sum of its parts. The band depends on the ability of its members in order to make it, so why not reward the best of the best?

Competitors can be assured that they are being assessed by unbiased judges with a wide scope of musical knowledge.

It was very, very crucial for us to win this game today because (our record would be) 2-4 and then we'd have to win three of four. Webber had a clutch hit. I think that kind of took the wind out of their sails. That was huge. Scoring with two outs, that's just a bonus.

Sometimes it would just be two of us pushing each other, and you felt like you were going really fast. Having more people around makes you feel like you're not doing something impossible.

Any project under construction will continue to stay on track.

You're going to have to bring your 'A' game.

The utility issues have all been resolved now.

This Live and Loud is for musicians by musicians.

It's a very scary thing to happen, but the staff was great -- we got customers out of the way.

IT?S NOT AS EASY as putting up a sign. You really have to find an viable alternate route.

Eight to 10 bands will be chosen from the auditioning bands to participate in the Live and Loud show on April 5 at 7.

I really didn't feed off the whole Olympic experience at all, and I regret that from an athletic perspective, and also from a personal experience. I feel like I missed out, so I'm not going to do that this time.

He's seems to play pretty good and equal whether we put him in the infield or outfield. He's just one of those guys who does OK at any position.

I competed in 2004. I was disappointed because it seemed like a popularity contest. Bands weren't judged on sound.

You dream about the Olympics for so long and you have that one day, then it's over, and when you don't run well there is this huge letdown. It took me years to deal with that. I feel like I almost had to cleanse myself of that experience.

The fact that "Léon: The Professional" doesn't have every award in the world is a sign that it is underrated. I'm not even ashamed to say that I cried during every scene.

I'd want to have the power of mind control. If I had that one skill you'd always see at the bank loading up bags full of cash.

The big thing is hydrating the day before the race. I will have 20 ounces of water right when I get up in the morning the day before, and I'll drink throughout the day.

I may not drink an electrolyte beverage during the race. If I am running in an hour, I won't need one. But if you're running an hour-and-a-half to two hours or more, maybe you need a little bit of the electrolytes.

I don't really study the guys that I'm racing against.

I don't know how you keep the world record holder off your team.

I think sometimes you can study guys and build them into giants that they are not.

I couldn't be more excited to return to the ING New York City Marathon.

For most of the track world, the Olympic year is such a huge year, and it's a big year for us marathoners too.

I am thankful that there are different seasons in life and training. I have learned to embrace each season realizing how important it is to allow the body, mind and spirit to fully cycle through each. My current season of marathon training is my favorite. I love the simple life of training and going after a goal with everything I have.

I race kind of sparingly.

I think the biggest thing was that I was putting pressure on myself leading up to Beijing. Now I am learning how to take that pressure off and seeing this as an incredible opportunity, but not like, 'I absolutely have to medal.

It's a long, hard road and it's going to have its bumps; there are going to be times when you fall and times when you don't feel like going on anymore, times when you're just crazy tired but it takes focusing on that one step you're taking. That's what I'm trying to do with the marathon; I don't think about the miles that are coming down the road, I don't think about the mile I'm on right now, I don't think about the miles I've already covered. I think about what I'm doing right now, just being lost in the moment.

I've always said that racing in New York is performing on the big stage.

It took years, honestly, to deal with the disappointment of Beijing.

I'm constantly searching for the truth amidst a sea of confusion and uncertainty.

The question I try and ask myself when I consider whether or not to train more is what is my body craving and what is my body ready to absorb? Sometimes pushing harder is not the answer. It takes self control, confidence, and intuition to know when to train and when to rest, but when in question error on the side of being over rested.

But it is nice to know that you have other races lined up, because sometimes you can get so focused on your next marathon that it can become kind of unhealthy in some ways. So it's nice to have something else to slap you in the face and say, all right, there is life after the Olympics.

I was a runner who happened to be a Christian. I needed to become a Christian who happened to be a runner.

I want to run every race with a big heart.

I have my own unique road that has had many exciting ups and heart-breaking downs, but one thing I know is that my journey is not over and the best is yet to come.

It takes faith and the courage to risk failure in order to realize one's destiny. Having had my share of failures throughout my career I know that it is well worth the risk.

It's kind of nice in some ways having an Olympic Trials where I finished second. You can kind of go in more under the radar facing a 2:03 guy and facing a lot of dudes who are faster than I am, whereas, before Beijing, I had one of the top 10 times in the field, or something like that.

I try to avoid the temptation with time as a total indicator for what my possibilities are for the marathon. It's the not the best indicator, but it's more how you feel, how you cover the distance and how you are able to do the training afterward.

More than the time, it's about how you feel - you want to be strong throughout the race.

I think some of the most celebrated moments in human achievement should be those times when everything is going against a person and they are down in the dumps but they simply choose to get up. That's real greatness!

I don't go to the start line expecting to win. I go to the start believing this could be the day when incredible things happen

I constantly remind myself that resting takes confidence. Anyone can train like a mad man but to embrace rest and to allow all the hard training to come out takes mental strength.

Nothing is worth your integrity. Not success, not money, not fame. Nothing.

Suffering is an extraordinary teacher.

The best way to become a mentally tough runner is to believe that you're a mentally tough runner

I don't think about the miles that are coming down the road, I don't think about the mile I'm on right now, I don't think about the miles I've already covered. I think about what I'm doing right now, just being lost in the moment.