Open Quotes

(Johnson) had a pretty good look. He got the ball in the open court, and we wanted him to create. He broke away from the pack a little bit and got the shot up. - Marty Simmons

(It) is a lot better. My eye opened up (Sunday) and felt like it was droopy all day. It has opened up a little bit better. I can see it is a little bit more black and blue, but I just have to put my modeling career on hold for a few weeks. - Michael Strahan

(It was supposed to be) our first day open. I wanted to make it look real good, real nice, so I could buy the insurance. Everything finished (Sunday). I tried to open a business and here I am. Everything goes down the toilet, just like that. - Minh Nguyen

(It was about) playing away from the puck and tying up people. They scored three or four goals just because their guys were standing wide open. We were standing around watching. ... We lost the game because, defensively, we simply were not very good. - Greg Puhalski

(In the first game) we played really well. It was a sound defensive game where we turned a couple of double plays, but I thought the story of the day was Craig Rodriguez. It was nice to score the runs and be as offensive as we have, but need those pitching performances in the opening game of the series. (Rodriguez) was really strong today. - Mike Bianco

(I quit) mainly because it was so socially unacceptable. Religion had a lot to do with it. When you go to other cities, it seems like there are a lot more people smoking out in the open, and it's not so looked down upon. - Beth Allen

(Hayes) found that middle open, so she just shot the ball. If you're going to guard Teresa (one-on-one), you're going to let someone else go. They just let Ashley shoot, and if you leave her open, she going to hit those. - Jim Rimando

(Downey)'s exciting to watch, much like an Allen Iverson is. We've to make sure we don't watch him, we guard him. James White, we know about because he played at Florida. He has a propensity and a knack for getting open and getting shots. - Dave Odom

(Dana) is going to be a high school star. I see her making the state open in her career, hopefully placing by the time she graduates. - Ann Hughes

(Country Thunder) is very cool, it's a little intimidating because it's a huge stage, huge sound, big crowd. It's great fun, the audience is very responsive, it's a party atmosphere and it's wide open. - Lori Stofft