Selection Quotations | Page 5

If you take a look at the history of voting in the IOC, five out of six of the front runners going into the last stage of selection have not been the winner coming out.

I have to prove I'm worthy of selection for the big races next year,

I have to prove I'm worthy of selection for the big races next year, ... To do that I will have to prove myself in the time trial and the road race at the Oceania Championships.

Christina dove well, especially for going between the dual meet and selection camp. We appreciate her doing whatever needed to be done for the team. She is certainly a star of the future for not only IU Diving, but U.S. Diving as well.

I played pretty poorly. I didn't like the shot selection I was picking. Nothing felt right to me.

Good prose is the selection of the best words; poetry is the best words in the best order; and journalese is any old words in any old order

It was just starting to sink in, but now that we've reached Selection Sunday, I'm right back in a dream world. As a sophomore, I think I took it for granted a little bit, so I just hope the younger guys are appreciating all of this. It's just so special.

They were better at pitch selection and had a better approach to hitting the ball. They just hammered the ball. It's one of the best performances I've seen in a long time for us.

They basically establish the process and then they determine who is part of the selection process.

It was not much of a team game once we got close to the goal, and our shot selection wasn't the best.

It's a more intimate setting. We wanted our brides to have a good selection but be able to remember everything they saw. Some of the larger shows are just so overwhelming.

It was kind of a typical exhibition game. We had a couple of guys who had trouble relaxing. I thought we had some really questionable shot selection and we struggled stopping them early in the game.

After Darwin, God's role changes from being the designer of all creatures, great and small, to being the designer of the laws of nature, from which natural selection can unfold, to being just perhaps the chooser of the laws.

As far as we're concerned, we're 100 percent positive. Unfortunately, we don't have anyone on this team on the selection committee.

A selection of teas is accompanied by a delicious assortment of freshly prepared savories and sweets.

As far as the successor's selection is concerned, we are holding consultations and have almost arrived at a name.

Any discussion on selection from this point has to have in mind the 2007 World Cup,

The bowls know what they know. And the selection process is sacrosanct. We may get disappointed, but that is the nature of the bowl system.

As a Minnesota-based organization, we're very excited about opening a Cub Foods store in Cambridge. We're anxious to be a part of the community and provide local residents with the value, selection and convenience enjoyed by other Cub customers.

All the way through that series our batters used extreme maturity on pitch selection in what to swing at. We made some very mature decisions and that was the difference.

The earth's most customer-centric company is figuring out what the customer wants and how to give it to them, ... By offering a universal selection of products, we can do something online that you could never do in the physical world.

The High Performance Program Management Committee strongly recommends that you read the 2006 selection policy and criteria in full to understand this decision.

The high school students had as much fun as the younger children. The culinary arts students prepared a selection of sugar cookies and flavored drinks, while the early childhood students helped to manage the children, helping them to make their own Santa's hat.

The increasing demand for smart media reflects the growing acceptance of RFID applications in business today. In all these applications, it is critical that smart media transmit data reliably. Zebra's strategy is to offer a broad selection of high quality, tested media, so that customers can rely on us to not only provide reliable and robust printer/encoder hardware, but also equally dependable smart media that matches the performance of our hardware.

The manufacturers come here with a huge selection for people to try. It's a good chance to hit some balls and see what suits you.

The Coca-Cola selection is just a guess. No one would nominate so early on as many things could still change due to injuries, for example.

The Committee also has some former cricketers, so that the selection process is fair as so much money is at stake.

The committee developed a selection matrix comprised of 27 individual criteria to objectively evaluate the sites.

The community was heavily involved in the process of identifying what our Loudoun brand is. North Star met personally with a selection of key business stakeholders, including members of the Board of Supervisors, the Chamber of Commerce, our Economic Development Commission, Loudoun County staff, and business leaders that play a key role in the county.

The key question is: Can they sell an expanded selection of products? Thus far, no.

This is our fifth year, and we have had really good turnouts. It's a family-oriented event. It's such a wide selection of people.

And so, we'll have to see what wins the tug-of-war: greater vendor choice through interoperability and loose coupling, or reduced vendor selection for purposes of efficiency.

Andrew Swallow has earned a spot and he's right in the selection mix.

Love is exclusivity, selection.

The trouble with figuring out where New Mexico is going is that the women's selection committee's decisions are really tough to predict, and New Mexico has to fall in line behind BYU and Utah. Those teams have to get higher seeds and favorable draws close to home. New Mexico can't be in the same side of the bracket, so their destiny depends on how the selection committee views BYU and Utah.

Food is really good here, selection is good.

It's more likely that you can lose a case in jury selection than win the case.

Everyone in the team knows they are eligible for the 2008 Junior World Series age wise ... if they put their hand up on this tour their chances of selection will obviously increase.

E-commerce is gaining ground amongst consumers during the holiday season due to its convenience, product selection and lower prices.

That's really tough on them, but (Oklahoma City) is probably the best selection that was there for them, ... On such a short time frame to work with, (moving there) is an enormous undertaking.

That makes it inclusive. With the issues we're facing in the future, it's very important that everyone feels they have input into the selection of the commissioner.

That's one of the fallacies at the end of the selection process, when you hear people say (the committee) didn't know. Believe me, there's nothing those people don't know. They know the first time you wear retro jerseys.

That's one of the negatives of playing the game that butts up against the selection show.

There was just enough wind to make the club selection tricky.

They might do photosynthesis in the ultraviolet as opposed to the visual spectrum. It's a tremendous amount of energy if you can make use of it instead of being killed by it. It's unusual, but natural selection makes the best out of adversity.

We will take our time in the selection process to make sure the design meets with the Seneca Nation of Indians vision for the Buffalo casino. We are going to let the process dictate the time table and not the other way around.

We will then announce our selection at the May meeting and hopefully have that person here at the meeting as well.

We're going to ask them to come in and give a presentation to the selection committee, and then get down to making a recommendation to the city manager.

We think it is now time for investors to switch from income statement variables to balance sheet variables when picking stocks, ... Portfolios in which stock selection was based on strong balance sheets tend to outperform those based on income statements when the profits cycle decelerates.

It is very hard to avoid the conclusion that President Bush flinched from a fight on constitutional philosophy, ... Her selection will unavoidably be judged as reflecting a combination of cronyism and capitulation on the part of the president.

I told him the only people whose opinion mattered were the 10 people on the selection committee.

It's a combination of poor selection and poor performance.

It's a chance to make an impression on the NCAA selection committee. We've got two quality teams (Kansas, then Iowa State on Saturday in Boulder) left. If we come out strong, we can definitely make some noise.

It was really good to have a talk with Larry, ... He understands and they understand, too. When you struggle, the first thing that goes is your confidence, and not really in yourself, but in the organization. In my mind, I can still get guys out. But in their mind, you wonder if they're thinking, 'Can we keep running him out there? He hasn't fared well. Do we put him in these situations or not?' It's not that I can't get them out. It's bad pitch selection by me.

This whole bid process has been a great experience for me personally. It's given me an even deeper appreciation of how much hockey means to such a broad cross-section of the Ottawa community. I felt it was very important for us to bring a strong delegation to Calgary. I'm confident we gave Hockey Canada and the site selection committee a lot to ponder on why the nation's capital would be the perfect backdrop for hosting the World Juniors.

We will be trying to appeal to a large group of people with our items. There will be some eclectic as well as a large selection of standard items for sale.

We've got a great shop with as wide a selection of new comics and back issues as anyone in the state. But if there's one thing I'm proudest of it's that everyone who has ever worked here loves comics more than anything else in the world. That's a rare thing, but that's what we're all about.

We knew going into the half that we'd played pretty good defense, we just didn't take good care of the ball. Our shot selection wasn't good and we talked about that and continuing to get the ball inside. Shots started falling for us. The kids kept going to what they needed to do.

This team is an NCAA-caliber basketball team. It's just the nature of the selection process. There are probably going to be a lot of teams that probably aren't as good as us that are playing by virtue of conference bids or maybe by the exposure of the media in certain regions of the country.

About tidying up a toy box, you should let your kids experience the selection process by touching all of their toys. It's also important how they throw away their toys. They can earn a stronger sense of valuing things when they throw things away with respect and appreciation.

It's like the build-up to Christmas, waiting to open the big present under the tree. You don't know what you're going to get. Hopefully the NCAA selection committee is like a whole big Santa Claus.

It's an opportunity to go in and knock off the top team in the conference. Like always, (Plymouth's) players play their roles extremely well, and this year, even though two guys are taking most of the shots, all the rest of them can shoot, too. You have to be alert as defenders on everybody, because their shot selection is going to be excellent.

It's hard to get up for the NIT, but after the ball jumped up, we've got to play. It's not like the selection committee is going to call us and tell us to sub for somebody. We're already here, we might as well play.

It's huge for the club when you have that sort of talent competing against each other for places in the side it's going to make the selection process really difficult, but that's the way you want it.

It's been a difficult but exciting selection so early into the season,

It's basically a relief for the Bay Area Committee to know that whatever non-relevant factors that contributed to the selection of a bid city will no longer be part of the bid. I truly think that the process will be dramatically cleaned up and it'll benefit all bid cities.

It's been a great ride. On Selection Sunday our name pops up there, and six days later we're in the Sweet 16. Things change quick. But we're the same level-headed team that went into the tournament last weekend.

There will be a wide variety of people giving input on the selection of the firm.

This is the greatest auto market for consumers in decades. They have more selection than ever before and they have more leverage when it comes to price.

This jurisdiction has been viewed as one of the toughest jurisdictions for corporate defendants in the country. It will place a premium on very good jury selection skills by Merck.

They're getting pretty good hacks at what I'm throwing up there. There's obviously a problem with my selection right now.

I am proud of the success of our student staff program, the selection and training of RAs, the caliber of their work and their strong reputation on campus. The reputation of our professional staff is strong, as well. This year, Seton Hall was selected as one of 12 universities in the country to be studied and observed for best practices of the staff.

I am absolutely convinced that we can get a lot of teams in if they do what they are supposed to do. The selection committee has good people, and they'll be fair about it. They know how good we are.

I applaud the Marian Anderson Award selection panel for identifying two outstanding individuals, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, as they exemplify the power of the artist to change the world. They were among the most vocal Americans in support of the early days of the civil rights movement. They used the power of their roles as critically acclaimed artists to effect change in society - in areas where change was the most needed.

I drove the ball well, hit the middle of the club face a lot of times, good club selection generally in tricky conditions, and here we are.

I'd rather leave out on a note like that rather than a bad song selection and performance.

I don't think (the selection committee) looked at this season as a shock. I think they looked at from the standpoint that Villanova has done this before. They had a great year. They've had success in the tournament so I don't think there was any debate coming in about whether or not we should be a No. 1. They play in the best conference in the country. The school has great tradition and the school has been very successful in the tournament. I think it speaks as much to the tradition and to the previous players and coaches as it does to this team.

Great music is an important part of living, especially during the holidays, ... Family activities such as gift wrapping, baking, cooking and entertaining are enlivened with beautiful songs, traditional carols, fantastic vocalists and famous musical renditions. Each selection in the compilation was carefully chosen from my many favorites for the holidays.

Great music is an important part of living, especially during the holidays. Family activities such as gift wrapping, baking, cooking, and entertaining are enlivened with beautiful songs, traditional carols, fantastic vocalists, and famous musical renditions, ... Each selection in the compilation was carefully chosen from my many favorites for the holidays. I hope the Martha Stewart Living Music Series will become part of everyone's holiday traditions.

For the next three years, those freshmen are going to remember that last half-hour (of the selection show) and remember what it's like and what it means and start owning their team and buying into what we're telling them.

Head-to-head competition is one of the things that (NCAA Selection Committee members) look at very closely.

Free choice - a small selection between pre-established necessities.

All history involves selection, and it is always human beings who do the selecting.

The medical staff are quite pleased with both Matt and Adam's progress and if they are available for selection then obviously that gives us a nice boost.

The mayor looks forward to receiving input from neighborhood council members during the selection process.

All the feedback we receive from our Guests tells us they are interested in great, fun activities they can do together, as a family. We're taking that feedback to heart, and this year Six Flags Over Texas is the place to be with the entire family. With a selection of 10 new attractions, we're broadening our appeal across the board -- adding new thrills for kids and parents alike. With so much to see and do in the park this year, our Guests will want to come back again and again!

The main factor in selection of schools for 'The Best 361 Colleges' book was our high regard for their academic programs.

The difference in the game was our careless turnovers that turned into easy points for them. Our turnovers and shot selection weren't very good. I credit their defense.

The desire, enthusiasm and fires are there, and this selection has only intensified all those elements. I know that I need to go up another level but I believe I've got it within me to do just that. I don't need to be told that there are no guarantees in life. There never have been. Six Nations titles won't be won by one man alone, or even 15 men. They'll be won by a squad. I want to be part of that squad. I'm sure at some stage I'll get an opportunity.

When the poet makes his perfect selection of a word, he is endowing the word with life.

Natural selection is not evolution.

Natural selection is anything but random.

Selection of crews is always been somewhat of a mystery.

Multiply, vary, let the strongest live and the weakest die.

Sympathy will have been increased through natural selection

I think it can be shown that there is such an unerring power at work in Natural Selection, which selects exclusively for the good of each organic being.