Doubles Quotations

Sometimes you may even have a stunt double do certain things for you, but when it's close-up and it's really dramatic, that's when you really need to concentrate. You cannot get body doubles or anybody else to do it for you.

In Montana, when we did 'Return to Lonesome Dove', we rode on the side of a hill at night in the dark; I was afraid my horse would step on one of the actors playing dead. The director said to leave it to the stunt doubles since they got paid for that.

We had doubles for some of the stuff but a lot of it had to do with there's certain hours that you can dive and then you can't dive for another certain, like 12 hours just for the air and stuff.

If you want, you can have a coffin made out of cardboard or wicker or papier mache. There's one like a seed pod, or you could buy one that doubles as both a bookcase and a coffin. During your life, you stand it in your living room, and then after you die, the books are taken out and your body put in their place and the whole thing buried.

For me, often, there's such a cloud of melancholia about knowing I'm going to have to leave my daughter on her own. I don't know what age that is going to be, thank God. It just doubles me up in grief.

It pays to cultivate popularity. It doubles success possibilities, develops manhood, and builds up character.

One of the biggest plays was Chase (Ferrell) throwing that guy out in the seventh, because the next guy doubles down the line and the game?s over. He threw a strike and that was a big play.

On the positive side, a lot of games went to deuces. Our first doubles played really well at 3-6, 3-6. There were some real good matches. We have to keep plugging.

I was surprised at our play in doubles against Samford. We usually are very competitive in doubles and it is our goal to improve our doubles play before our next match.

I was pleased with Matt Salmon's effort -- he stepped in at 1 singles for Nick Sale, who was injured, and had a nice match, did his best. Drew Simon had a very good effort against Lafayette Jeff's strongest point, a senior. And 1 doubles were steady against a very good team.

We had a very good day today. Our top two doubles teams played very well and our singles was very consistent once again, especially at the bottom of the lineup.

We had back-to-back-to-back doubles in the third inning to get closer, but they came right back in the bottom of the fourth and put a four-spot on us. Then they brought in (Jimmy) Cornell, and he shut us down the rest of the way.

No one has more fun on the court than we do. But doubles or singles, it doesn't matter. I just love to play. Especially when it's close. It's always me. Last on the court.

Obviously, 600 doubles is a heck of a lot of doubles. I am real proud of it. I remember hitting 500 at home, and who knows if you are ever going to get to 600?

Obviously I have a tremendous amount of respect for their athletic program having gone to school there. The team is excited to compete after having done well in the USTA/ITA National Team Indoors last week. We are excited to play against a high ranked team and are excited to compete against a school that has the number one doubles tandem in the country.

Number one doubles was unbelievable today. 8-0 against a team that good is amazing. They preformed better than I ever thought they would.

Obviously, we are proud of how our No. 3 doubles team played. They fought hard and hung in there.

(My job) is easier than this. This is work. I don't especially like doing doubles but that is what the coach says.

I don't consider an actor a star if he's paid $20 million and grimaces in front of the camera and has a stunt man stand in for him. They may be fine actors, but they're not role models. The real stars are wearing body armor in 130-degree heat . . . They're getting shot at and they don't have any stunt doubles standing in for them.

I have high hopes for the top doubles team of Will and Armando. They should be quite strong if it works out. I just hope they stay healthy.

We're set with where everyone is going to be playing this season and we're just working now on developing the chemistry between those doubles teams and working on skill levels.

Losing Jared was the toughest part of all. We had to use a different first doubles team and had to move everyone else up. It was a real deflating start.

Singles-wise, we're one of the best teams in the country, no doubt about it. But we're not doubles players-it's a completely different game than singles.

Maybe what I'm most pleased with is the way my first doubles team is playing. While trying to win singles matches is what I think we're going to need to do this year, the doubles are getting better.

She makes our team a more compete team at two. She's probably our best doubles player, but she's a good singles player, too.

Second doubles had a great day. In the last match, they were down 4-1 and came back and won it 7-5 so that was really huge. I was pleased with them. It was fun to watch. That's a huge compliment from me when I tell them they're fun to watch.

She was worried for a long time about getting home runs and triples. Finally she's come to the conclusion that singles and doubles aren't bad.

She's got so much time, she's got so much variation on her shots. I just had to take care of my side most of the time. I know if they attack her, she's always ready. That makes life a lot more easy on the mixed doubles court.

I have known him for a long time, we played juniors together and won the junior doubles at Wimbledon in 1999, so we know each other's game very well.

I have a pretty young team. They see how Reed and Phil play doubles together and that has been a good model. They play doubles the way it should be played.

Helena is a deep team and very experienced. If we knock off one or two teams in doubles we have the possibility of winning the match.

This was a great effort from all the guys, top to bottom. The doubles were very sound. This is what we needed as we're getting ready for the end of the season.

I feel like it would be a shame to get rid of doubles, but I guess it's on the doubles players' responsibilities to find a way to make it lucrative.

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Fundamentally, I would say our doubles are improving and the No. 5 and 6 singles positions are doing respectably. That said, we need to be more competitive in the other positions.

If anyone asks me why I came back, this is why, the dream of being back on court, of winning major titles. He's the man right now in mixed doubles and also in doubles. Just next to him, it gives you so much satisfaction and security that you have to put the serve and returns in and he does the rest. You have someone to carry you all the way.

I don't think I've ever had back-to-back doubles for a long, long time. I'm happy that I hung in there. I didn't give up. I cannot win the tournament today. I just made sure I wasn't going to lose too many shots.

I don't think I've had back-to-back doubles in a long, long time. But it's very easy to do it out there. I was happy that I hung in there. I did not give up. You cannot win the tournament today; I wanted to make sure I didn't lose the tournament today.

If a hitter has been in a slump, he should not be trying to hit home runs. They should go for doubles and singles. You've got to build your credibility, go back to the fundamentals.

I have absolute confidence in this doubles team. They understand the game of doubles in very high order.

Carl is a good complement to that. Both are two of the more athletic players we have on the team. They have no glaring weaknesses that you can just pick on. Neither one is afraid to hit an overhead, and neither is afraid to go after a volley. That's what makes them a good No. 2 doubles team. They don't sit back and lob. They get after you.

Business doubles and triples or more on a very unexpected basis.

Basically we are just trying to get better communication as doubles teams and definitely work on getting more consistent on our serves and be able to come in and play some volleys at the net. Our ground strokes aren't looking too bad and the rest of the game is okay. But we are missing some opportunities that are showing up on the scoreboard for us.

What we had to do in doubles was play basic, solid tennis. The main thing with a lot of new kids is they want to hit winners or they want to push the ball. You need to be consistently firm. That?s what Eric does well, and that?s what Matt Dunne did in the second set.

We swept the doubles with some real smart play.

(Hunt) has a good doubles lineup, and that's what pulled it out for them. It was, by far, our best performance of the season. Each time, we keep getting closer and closer to a win. Hopefully, next time we'll finally get it.

We met on the beach and I offered him a game of tennis. He refused at first but when I offered to play doubles together, he agreed. You know the rest. Meeting Yeltsin simply changed not only my life but also had a profound effect on Russian tennis.

We look at all the matches the same, it doesn't matter who we play. It all comes down to the doubles point, if we can get that, then we just need four points, which we can do.

I am just at the point where I am at a loss for words. I tell them probably every year that I coach, I probably can't win every tennis match that I go out and play but I can hope they do it. We were up in every single doubles match, but we couldn't hold on to it.

I am hopeful that some changes at second and third doubles positions, a new varsity player at third singles and the home court advantage will give us the edge we have been looking for.

He has come a long way. For him to skip No. 1 doubles and win this tournament the way he came back to win, is a huge accomplishment.

We try to frustrate our opponents first, rather than frustrating ourselves. We haven't had this doubles team long, and they've been working well together. We just need to be a little more crisp. It's just going to come with time.

Jordan and Jim White (16-10 at second doubles in 2005) are going to be playing first doubles for us. Our singles players are definitely going to be strengthened with Nick playing, but our doubles teams definitely have an opportunity to develop.

My office doubles as a karaoke den for the neighborhood. There are strobe lights and Rock Band plastic guitars, a disco ball and a fog machine and some other things. I have a really long work day, and you might find me doing karaoke by myself late at night.

I was especially pleased with the doubles against Western Michigan. I thought it was real important that we take the doubles point in that match.

Marquette has had a lot of close matches with teams that we've had close matches with. So we knew it was going to be a close match. In addition, they are very strong at doubles. They've beaten two teams that we've lost to for the doubles point. So going in, we knew they were pretty strong at doubles.

Martina Navratilova is an incredible person who has done so much for our sport. Venus and Serena are incredible. And Lisa is a good team player who plays singles and doubles well.

Mark lost a tough three-set match and you never quite know how he will come back. But he came back and played a nice match in the doubles and they got a win.

Stephanie and (Cristina) were both struggling earlier with illness. But they are great friends which translates to great chemistry on the doubles court.

Sterling has a good, deep team. Their doubles were definitely competitive. We have a predominantly senior team. They just came back the day before from their senior trip. That's not an excuse. They're still a little out of synch. We're still trying to find our rhythm.

Reed and Phil compose one of the best doubles teams in the state. Our team will miss these two next year, both as athletes and examples. One thing I do know is Reed and Phil will do what they can to finish their career off with a bang.

Playing Roger is a very tough match and realistically we are looking at winning the doubles and the two singles against their No.2,

Previously I don?t think we won two doubles matches in any of our matches. So, today was a little stepping stone with that, especially with the one team coming back from a set down.

Our one doubles is playing very well right now. They hung around and never let the other team pull ahead. They're playing competitively.

Our mistakes turn singles into doubles and triples. For us to win we have to score a lot of runs, and against quality pitching that's hard to do. Dexter is probably one of the top two or three teams we've played this year.

Our men played well, we just couldn't get things going our way. They battled hard, but came up short. Andy had a good win, but we were flat in our doubles and hopefully when we get the chance to play them again we will perform much better.

Our No.1 doubles team is a team all our other doubles teams look up to. They are playing at a very high level and very consistent level.

Our No. 1 doubles team played near flawless tennis to whip a very good Bradshaw No. 1 team. It was a great warm-up for their state doubles tournament this weekend.

I saw some weaknesses there in doubles and their lower singles seeds. We have something to work at, and we've got a week to work at it.

I think we showed a lot of tenacity when we took the doubles point against Florida. We played Florida close and went up against the defending indoor champions in Baylor, and the team showed a lot of toughness.

Kristin and Molly beat a solid doubles team.

Jamie Link played at number one for us today and got a real good win and all the doubles teams played well.

Our guys struggled a little in the top doubles spots, but I'm not concerned because these guys always seem to bear down and win the key points when it counts.

I think they're getting better and getting confidence. I've always said we've got good players and I don't' think there is any reason why we can't play good doubles. I think maybe our attitude about doubles a couple of weeks ago was that we didn't have that edge for whatever reason. In practice we looked good and got better in a short span. Today you saw how a confident doubles team plays.

I'm still looking for a partner for him because he's the best doubles player we've got, really. If Ryan and Colin decide they want to play singles, then I can put Taylor and Mitch at No. 1 doubles and I don't think anyone can beat them.

It about doubles the payment to go from a class five to a class 10 at Farmer's Insurance. The distinction definitely makes a difference for the people living in those areas.

I think the (ATP) are just trying to get rid of doubles and they're doing it slowly,

I think the difference in the match may have come down to playing doubles inside. They play very aggressive doubles, and it really helped them being inside because they've got some girls that hit the ball with a lot of power.

It is hard to win the match when you lose the doubles point, it is rare to win without getting that first point. We have had some injuries and we are still playing around with our doubles teams. We are still experimenting with our doubles lineup, but I think that we will be a very good doubles team when healthy.

Last year I had them play doubles at tournaments, (and during conference matches) I put them at one and two singles. That was the best way to get success, I put our four best kids in the top four spots.

I think they are going into their doubles matches with more confidence because they've had more confidence in that area. We know we can be successful, and we know we have good doubles teams. They've been getting better. It's been more finding chemistry between partners that will be able to complement each other.

I think they can do really well if they keep playing together. They also understand each other's games already, and if you have that so quickly then there's a lot of potential for a really good doubles team.

I think they've been real successful because they're good buddies off the court, ... On the court, they're aggressive and they're active. They communicate well. They do all the things you want a doubles team to do.

Rohan is a great player but he needs to have more confidence and that will come as the time passes by but as of now we are just concentrating for the doubles rubber and hope to perform well there.

Overall we did a good job today. I'm really pleased with the way our guys focused in singles play. My only concern was that we were a little sloppy at our No. 2 and No. 3 doubles and we can't afford to do that in our next match. We just need to keep taking care of winning the doubles point and continue to be strong in singles. I know that the guys are aware that we can still be better.

Overall, we played a pretty good opening weekend tournament. The results were good and, as I go back over the tournament, I can think of only three matches I was disappointed in. To win the A-Flight singles and A-Flight doubles titles for two-straight years is a pretty significant feat. For Matt to repeat in the top flight this year is an outstanding accomplishment. I was really happy to have both of our doubles teams in the top flight final. Tony and Jarrod had a great doubles tournament.

Overall we've noticed an increase, it (business) doubles if not triples when the jackpot gets this high. It's really picked up, it's big business.

Outstanding singles player for the girls was Hoffman and in doubles were Diaz and Gomez. Morgan played a tough match and showed why she was a regional qualifier last year. Alejandra and Schabrian played very smart doubles and I was very pleased with their performance.

Our women's team had a good win. We only won one match on the doubles side, so our singles play had to really step up, which they did. We took wins in the Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 spots to claim the win, all straight set wins. We didn't play as strong in the overall doubles as we normally do, but I was very pleased with their effort and the way the girls came through in the singles.

Overall, I am pleased with today. We didn't play as well in doubles as we can and that was disappointing. However, we played extremely well in singles. I thought that we played UNC the best that we have played any top-20 team this season, let alone a top-10 team. We matched up well against North Carolina. It was a matter of believing that we can compete with top teams, and I think we proved that to ourselves today.

Overall, I expect us to be stronger than last year, particularly at the doubles positions. We hope to be in a position to challenge for the county tournament championship again this year. We have experienced players in our lineup, which will help us in the big matches and tournaments.

Our team is playing very well right now. The singles lineup is solid and our doubles teams are starting to play a little better together.

Our best option (to win) was in doubles. Traditionally, our strength is our depth. We can usually hang with people at the top of the ladder, but our overall our doubles players probably have a .750-.800 winning percentage.

I was hoping that we could have got more doubles matches. (Murrieta) is tough in singles with Corey and Neal, so we had to make it up somewhere.

I think getting the doubles point would have made things a little easier. But we never gave up. That's something we have to hang our hat on.

Katrina blew a big hole in the product market. If Rita doubles that, we are in for some serious problems.

I think the home-plate umpire made a bad call on the balk because the batter had asked for time. And I think that threw Kristen off because she had just given up back-to-back doubles and she didn't need anymore problems.

I think that's why the league is playing on Friday nights this year. They figured a lot of mixed doubles was being played on Fridays anyway, so why not make it a league.

It hurt during the doubles match (Wednesday) night. The best thing I can do now is to get treatment and hopefully be ready for the U.S. Open.