Explanation Quotes

[There are, of course, several reasonable explanations for what happened. In the three years prior to last season, Miami lost eight underclassmen that went on to become first-round NFL draft picks. It was bound to catch up at some point] Last year we could have had [safety Sean ] Taylor , [tight end Kellen ] Winslow , [defensive tackle Vince ] Wilfork and McGahee , ... I don't know, does that win you a game in overtime or erase a six-point deficit [against Virginia Tech?] - Larry Coker

[The reports also contain Westerfield's explanation for once using the plural] we ... 'we' was just a slip. - David Westerfield

[The eruption of the flag controversy is a glaring symptom of a distressing change in American politics over the past decade: the way that pit-bull negative ads have led to simplistic, visceral posturing by candidates at the expense of more substantive approaches to real problems.] It's a good issue to define your opponent... If your opponent is for flag burning, he's got to go through a very sophisticated explanation. - Ed Rollins

[No explanation was ever given for Moran's departure, according to several church members.] I don't remember them saying one word... He was just gone. - Pat Johnson

[L]et my reader who is puzzled by my awkward explanations close his eyes for no more than two minutes, and see if he does not find himself suddenly not a compact human being at all, but only a consciousness on a sea of sound and touch . . . - Shirley Jackson

[Jackson gave a better explanation later, anyway.] He has a good move to the ball... He has the ability to pull the ball. He has the ability to hit the ball to leftfield. And he doesn't have enough power to get too far off the track. - Reggie Jackson

(It's not like) swimming, or any sport where the endurance factor is such a big deal. In a sport like skiing, you just get it one day. All of a sudden, you're skiing great, and there may not be a real explanation for that. - Thomas Grandi