Honors Quotes

What we're running into is that teams are really preparing for her. That brings added pressure on her, but on the upside it's made her a better player. She's been our main scorer over the past couple of years (averaging 16.2 points last season to earn Division II honorable-mention all-district honors). - Mike Workman

We're excited to be at home. We had a super opening weekend, and we want to carry that momentum into this weekend. All three teams coming in are very good programs and will be battling for top honors in their conferences. - Denise Albrecht

We're certainly proud of Christina and hope this is just the first of many such honors. - Kim Wilcox

Well, (Michael) Jordan was definitely one of the kings of the game. There's no question that he was one of the more dominant figures. If you look at the top ten players of all time, he was certainly one of the most dominant guys. But there were so many dominant guys back then. Michael was a rare breed. There's no question about that. He did things that a lot of players could never do, and still to this day players can't do those things, so the honors that he's had are definitely deserved. - Dominique Wilkins

Welcome evermore to gods and men is the self-helping man. For him all doors are flung wide: him all tongues greet, all honors crown, all eyes follow with desire. Our love goes out to him and embraces him, because he did not need it. We solicitously and apologetically caress and celebrate him, because he held on his way and scorned our disapprobation. The gods loved him because men hated him. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

We wanted to respect him and that is why we are providing the appropriate honors. - James Perkins

We should have the potential to compete for district and conference honors. But that's true as long as we keep working hard and improving. - Steve Garner

We played the eighth and ninth holes. The kid was smiling the whole way around. It was one of the biggest honors of my life. - Kenny Perry

We have worked very hard to accommodate the requests from the Mayor and the Council that changed the terms of the agreement that brought the Montreal Expos to Washington. Because we believe in the future of Baseball in the nation's capital, we have signed a lease that honors the 2004 agreement, while conforming to the emergency legislation that the Council passed last month. - Bob DuPuy

We had no idea at all... It's one of the biggest honors we've had. - Jim McFarland