E. Hicks Last Quotations

Last year they had a guy hand it to him that he didn't know. This year they said they wanted to personalize it a little bit. I'm not sure if he picked me to do it or if it was somebody at Duke or somebody with the award itself.

He is as fit as can be and his run last week topped him off nicely.

There aren't too many people who get to play the No. 1 and No. 2 in the country; you have to take advantage. Last year we didn't.

Last year and before Todd (was promoted), I would stay after practice with Juan and just work on my sets at left tackle, just in case. I don't have to worry about that anymore.

John has brought a new level of professionalism to the Texas Rangers over the last four years. During his tenure the organization has improved on the field at the major league level while enhancing the minor league system.

Last month we came precipitously close to filing for bankruptcy. We were fully prepared to file bankruptcy. We're a very prudent company.

I think our bullpen last year matched up with their bullpen this year. We have to get back to the kind of bullpen we had last year.

It feels kind of good even though it's not the big one. At the end of the day, I still have a chance to win my last game.

There is clearly an expectation of higher bond yields going forward. Negative sentiment towards Canadian fixed income did not shift significantly since the last survey, but then again, it would have been difficult to be more negative.

What we've done is added speed to a fairly effective lineup. Realistically, the first half of last season we just weren't able to put it together. The last half of the season we did. I think that we're going to continue building on that.

I've been watching him real close the last year and a half, and I knew he was ready to do this. He's willing to think outside the box. He has a mental capacity to consider a lot of things at the same time.

Everybody stepped up. Henry Clay's press was the difference the last time, but I thought we handled it pretty well tonight.

Does the district look significantly different today than it did last year? The simple answer is no, not significantly,

It will be a tough week, but they've all been tough. The last couple of weeks we haven't had a lot of time to practice.

I don't think last year we'd have been able to pull it out. We're so much improved and have such great leadership this year.

We're going to be a lot more aggressive on the bases than we were last year. We've got a lot of speed to throw at teams and with the way the kids have been working together, that's going to be a big factor for us.

The last place I want to go is court. I'm starting from the place that this is a fair and reasonable deal ... I'm looking for some other people to step up and accept responsibility, too.