Finishing Quotations | Page 3

We have only eight home games all season, so we've had to learn to play on the road. We're not scoring much, but we're hanging around (the .500 mark). It would be really exciting for such an inexperienced team to make the tourney. We've talked about finishing strong.

We got there, but we couldn't get the chance to finish. They are fast, but everybody's going to be fast and frenzied at this stage. But the thing is when we get our opportunity, we just could not do it. There was a wide open goal that went wide. We just did not have that finishing ability today.

understands that it was not a recalling of the envoy but an announcement of the finishing of his duties.

We need to finish better a little better. We are not finishing real well but we are getting opportunities.

We've been finishing good -- a lot of top-10 finishes. We've made some smart calls to stay out when we need to stay out.

We didn't even look as though we were that hungry to finish them. You can't create that many chances in a game and not score. We have done well to create chances but the finishing was shocking. That's two weeks in a row, it's coast us five points in two games. Obviously we just have to keep plugging away.

We haven't been finishing games lately. I'm not sure if we get too relaxed or what really is going through the girls' heads, but we have to concentrate on that. We have to learn to never let down our guard and finish the game.

We have a strong car and team, and looking forward to a good season, but we're focusing on growing with this young team. Finishing races and working on the little things that make us better are some of the things I'm looking forward to.

Mike had a great body attack and was finishing upstairs. He had his opponent wincing.

You always get chances (to score) against a good team, and the difference is that they were finishing their chances at a much higher rate than we were. Regardless of how they scored their first goal, (they had) chances before that to get on the board. That's something we're waiting to see our team put together.

We couldn't get a shot when we needed one. We had trouble scoring on the perimeter all night. I guess (finishing) second is better than 30 something. Maybe later on down the road we'll be thankful for finishing second. ... I'm glad for (Miller) though because if I couldn't win it, I'm glad he could.

We continue to play well in spurts but also to get hurt by giving up big scoring runs against us as well. We need to concentrate on our execution, on finishing opportunities and focusing for an entire match.

We recently concluded a rigorous site selection process, and ... reached the decision that the Beijing Economic Technological Development Area is the appropriate location for our finishing facility.

We were maybe passing a little too much and not finishing the plays, but we're starting to move around and get the passes through and create stuff.

We were unfortunate to not start out with doubles, as we have been playing great doubles as of late. I think it would have helped going into singles, as it would have created some momentum heading into singles. Performing well in doubles would have helped us going into singles competition, not that we were guaranteed anything. They made us play and were the better team today. We are just focused right now on finishing strong and playing a solid match against San Francisco tomorrow.

We played really good for three and one-half quarters. We were just one or two possessions away from finishing the deal, but we just couldn't get the rebound we needed or we couldn't handle the ball.

We played rotten. We played like we were finishing a marathon. I think (Clear Creek) could have set down on defense and we still wouldn't have scored.

We had trouble starting and finishing in that quarter.

We've had great efforts that has not been a problem. Finishing games has been. We finished tonight.

We had a lot of kids with assisted tackles, which means somebody got there first and then we had two or three guys getting there second and just finishing them off. We played good team defense.

We had a lot of question marks. I had no idea what to expect. So, I'm pretty pleased with finishing third.

We had always jokingly talked about Web sites in the past, and since finishing school, my gears sort of shifted. I knew he'd be a good source for input and ideas.

We played way bad on the power play. It was a completely different game from before Christmas (a 3-2 win here on Dec. 23). The game before Christmas everybody was finishing checks. Tonight it was a big difference.

We really work as a team. We're not finishing first, (but) we're finishing second and third and that has an impact. That's what is going to decide the (sectional) meet is getting those seconds or thirds. I think if we get two or three guys in the final heats we'll have a really good chance.

We really worked on this aspect because we have the endurance, but our finishing power has been wanting and I think we have a good team.

We executed well in stretches, but . . . we took a couple possessions off. It was finishing off the execution. Three times we had (Anthony) Morrow open in the corner. They didn't see him. I guess he blended in with the crowd.

We don?t seem to be doing a good job of finishing halves strong. That falls on my shoulders.

That's those finishing few holes - they can just really eat you up if you're not on your game.

That was one grand M.O. -- missed opportunity. We have to do a much better job of finishing the job.

We're just trying to get better, ... That's our goal right now, is to continue to get better and to improve individually and as a group. We're definitely focused on that, and on finishing the season strong.

I've never regretted saying no to anything, or finishing something. When I'm in the middle of doing something I love, I can have a better idea, and I'll go, "Oh God, I can't finish this." Maybe I've got some sort of disorder.

We really knocked down some threes, and that kind of separated things quickly. We continued to be unselfish out there. We're getting more and more assists each game, we're making the extra pass in order to get a better one. Coppola set the tone with his finishing at the beginning, and we're shooting the ball better.

We've been in every game we've played, so we all believe and we are all confident in ourselves. It's just a matter of us going out there and finishing the job.

There is a real strength in depth and when we see the finishing line we will be looking to push on this year. There has been no excuse for what we have done in previous years but we are better equipped this season than any to continue this run.

What we're doing now is finishing up the final design work like surveying and mapping. We might put it out to bid in a month or five weeks. Hopefully we'll be in summer when work starts.

Starting is easy. Finishing is hard.

We didn't win, but it was a major victory today. I feel we're probably headed in the right direction. We talked about finishing fifth and that was our goal, so we feel good.

We didn't work on finishing as much this week, so that's bad coaching on my part. We've got to put those away because you're going to have fewer good chances to score the deeper you get in the playoffs. We're going to be talking about some 1-0 game, and we've got to put those chances in.

We did just enough to win, we have had trouble finishing games all season.

The finishing stroke of all sorrow.

A picture is finished when all trace of the means used to bring about the end has disappeared.

This promises well for Carlos' chances in the rest of the race. We had a feeling he'd be in top shape after finishing well in the Tour and later having the time to prepare himself and spend time with his family without being troubled by injuries, illness or stressful contract negotiations. But just before a race starts you always get a little nervous anyway.

Experimentalists never know when their work is finished.

It is impossible for any rational creature to be happy without acting all for God. God Himself could not make him happy any other way... There is nothing in the world worth living for but doing good and finishing God's work, doing the work that Christ did. I see nothing else in the world that can yield any satisfaction besides living to God, pleasing Him, and doing his whole will.

Actually, I have an interest in finishing my Ph.D., but I just know I never will.

Today was one of the days where everything was negative. The market did hold in there pretty well, though. We're finishing up the week showing how much volatility we should expect over the next few weeks. We should be pleased we ended up where we did because it could've been a lot worse.

Tough finishing holes. You just try to take it where you can get it.

When you're plus-five on the turnover ratio, it shouldn't be that close. For us to be that close at the end of the game was a direct result of not finishing in the red zone with touchdowns. ... We want to be stronger and punch it in down there.

We didn't do a good job of finishing the game. It was a tough loss for us, but I think that we learned from it. We've got to finish.

We still have a very important match against Poland on Wednesday and we will now be focusing all our efforts on winning that match and finishing top of the group. But of course it is a lovely feeling to know that nothing can change the fact that we are going to be there next year.

We still have the same problems we had last spring: one-on-one defense; pick-and-roll defense; (we're a) high-turnover team; when it turned into a street fight, they fought harder than we did; and can we finish? Right now, we're not a finishing team. That's on me, that nothing's improved.

We're not finishing when we need to finish, but we finish when it counts. The kids know how to play the game and they've been taught that they need to stick with it until the last whistle.

We're not going out there and setting our goals to try and knock teams out of the playoffs. We're trying to just make sure to finishing on a strong note that can springboard us into next year.

We are currently finishing up research that is looking at the causes of increases in jet contrail coverage beyond simply increased number of flights. These results are currently in review and will hopefully be published later this year.

We played where we wanted to play and took a lot of their skill away by making the right decisions and finishing checks and being gritty in certain areas.

We played well as a team tonight ... and our finishing effort has certainly improved since last game (a 1-0 win over Marion County Thursday). We think we've got a good team. We just hope we're able to continue playing at the level we're playing at.

We played well, but I thought what killed us was our finishing touch. We just have got to get better at finishing our chances. We are still confident and we think we can get it done at home.

We are not done with that journey. Right now, this thing wasn't about week to week, it was about finishing the deal. And we started seven weeks ago and this is the eighth game. We had no margin of error, but it will be a constant reminder.

We are pleased that we are able to make this announcement today. We recently concluded a rigorous site selection process, and while each location had much to offer we reached the decision that the Beijing Economic Technological Development Area is the appropriate location for our finishing facility.

We are putting the finishing songs on our regular release.

We believe Devin would be better served by staying in school and finishing his degree and becoming more proficient as a football player. But we respect his decision.

We do a good job defensively; we have a tendency to struggle a little bit finishing shots.

We've got no one to blame for this but ourselves. We let the Big Ten Tournament get away after finishing the regular-season so well.

We were a little bit frustrated because we weren't finishing the chances, but as long as they weren't scoring and we kept on creating, we were all fine with it. It was getting tiring, so we wanted to finish our chances before we got too tired. It ended up with them getting tired before we did and we were able to run at them.

We worked hard before the game at shooting and finishing better around the basket.

We've been working around the clock and we are just putting the finishing touches on the agreement.

We've both been on form this week and I, at least, hope to continue against Madrid. A goal would be a good way of finishing off the week,

The experience at state last year was fantastic. We wish it would have been a little more fantastic. It sounds like sour grapes that we were disappointed with finishing third, but we felt like we were strong enough that we could have done better than that.

Im in a very enviable position, being able to work like this 45 years later. Its always beginning! I never have a sense of finishing up, just new things beginning. When I die, theyre going to carry me off a stage.

What we're trying to achieve here is consistency. We want to be in the NCAA tournament every year. Four of the last six is a good start. Next year, three in a row would be the first time Ohio State has done that. It's a lofty goal and it's not going to be easy. Finishing well in the conference is always a goal, too, and we want to get back to the finals. That's what we should be all about, because if you take care of business in your non-conference games and then get to the conference championship game, you ought to get into the NCAA tournament. Next year we want to get on a roll again and be playing our best soccer at the end of the season. That will be important.

What we've done to get all five teams in the position where they are right now is not by hiding information from each other. We're operating strong as a crew. We have to continue to operate strong because we need to try to work on finishing one through five next and we can do it, I think, if we continue to work together.

So we make stories of our own, in fevered and envious imitation of our Maker, hoping that we'll tell, by chance, what God left untold. And finishing our tale, come to understand why we were born.

I've never had time to read. But no one ever kept me from finishing a novel I loved.

And then there is the magnificent Thierry Henry - someone who has blistering pace and is unbelievable when he is finishing at his best.

We're undefeated with the toughest teams behind us. We're confident about finishing on top of league.

We have concentrated on speed work and the finishing power, which let us down in the past.

We clearly suffered for it. I am proud of her for being so brave and finishing the program.

We concentrated a little bit more on set pieces this week. The last few matches we've led at half-time, but today it was just a matter of controlling the game and finishing off.

We qualified for the New England's in the 4x800 relay by finishing third, but it was not our best performance of the year.

We have five going. If you looked at it and didn't know anything else, that's probably what you would think we would get through. We wanted a couple more. The other guys scrapped and worked hard. We're proud of everybody. We've had a nice season. Finishing second is a nice year.

We were saying that if we had gotten the second (goal) it could have been four or five but the longer the game went on we kinda dropped off a bit. The finishing was the only thing we could have improved on.

We knew the team wasn't scoring. One goal's not going to win you many games, but we thought the last few games the effort was there, and it was just a matter of finishing our chances.

We're not playing hard enough, we're not playing mean enough, and we're not finishing plays. We're just way too nice. We would have won the Mister Friendly contest out there.

We should have the shell for the 50- by 80-foot building done by then and then we can start finishing the inside, We're only going to build until we run out of money. As long as we have heat and lights in the building, we can work on it ourselves.

I'm never finished with my paintings; the further I get, the more I seek the impossible and the more powerless I feel.

While adding the finishing touches to a painting might appear insignificant, it is much harder to do than one might suppose...

It is difficult to stop in time because one gets carried away. But I have that strength; it is the only strength I have.

I say that whoever claims to have finished a canvas is terribly arrogant.

Sure, finishing last has negative connotations. But finishing second-to-last or last is still losing.

To me, that's the really good thing here. It's the mentality of the team: they just keep on going. ... We're having problems finishing our chances, but it's not getting anybody down. We just try to keep on going.

We're looking forward to facing San Antonio Christian against on Monday. We'll try to stay focus on finishing the district undefeated, seal up the district championship and get ready for the playoffs.

We were in every game, except for Grand Rapids, and I really think we played well enough that we should have gotten a lot more points. We need to be better finishing the game. It's disappointing that we keep letting points slip by us.

There's nothing better than finishing something and looking at it. Whether it be a script or a movie, it's this complete little thing that now exists and is hopefully immortal.

We're running down with speed and we have a lot of guys playing with great effort and enthusiasm. It's just guys committing themselves to going out and doing their jobs. We're working hard during the week and then finishing it up on Sundays.

We're still making mistakes and still not finishing in protections. We need to give Mike some time and he'll make plays.

We accomplished a lot of goals, especially winning the NCC after finishing second the last two years. All the teams that beat us were all ranked in the top 20.

When we were putting the album together and finishing up the artwork, I didn't know what was going to happen in the future, and I told everyone that. I told them, 'Let's commit to this year, and see what happens,' ... And that was one of the reasons why I put that quote in there, because I thought it's a really nice way to say goodbye, if it is a goodbye.

Until this year, I only competed in three oval point races in the Cup series, ... Racing is all about experience and I am getting there. I have now raced in nine oval races in total -- that's not a lot, but I feel we have the resources to set a realistic goal of finishing in the top 20 this weekend.

We're so close. It's just a matter of finishing two more (Valley) games.

When we have that many birdie opportunities we really have to make the most of them. That's kind of been our focus finishing out the fall, and obviously for the spring, is that when you have an opportunity, capitalize on it.