Picks Quotes

When it's far-reaching and international like this, it's hard to track down. The money gets wired to someone who comes in a door and picks it up. Did they give a real name? I doubt it. - Barbara Petito

When it comes to the playoffs, everyone picks up their energy level. It's a new season. I think we'll be successful. - Danny Califf

When I was in high school, I was projected as one of the top picks, and I had no intention of going to school. But, I had a bad senior year and I fell. Looking back, if I had gone (pro) out of high school, I would not have made it. I wasn't mature enough. ... Going to college was the best thing I ever did. - Mike Pelfrey

When I came here, the first thing that was told to me was that we had players nobody wanted, couldn't trade any of the contracts. As we stand here today. . . . we have draft picks, we have players people want and the contracts that we have in place are pretty reasonable contracts for the talent level we have. - Isiah Thomas

When I came here, the first thing that was told to me was that we had players nobody wanted, and we couldn't trade any of the contracts, and our average age was 30-plus. It was deemed as an impossible situation. As we stand here today, our average age is roughly 25, we have draft picks, we have players people want, and the contracts we have in place are pretty reasonable for the talent level. - Isiah Thomas

When he picks off an offensive rebound for us and gets it out, we can set up again and get another chance to score. And it makes the other team continue to work that much harder on defense. - Dirk Nowitzki

When he has his first three or four shots with nobody near him, and he makes those. Then it doesn't matter who's on him after that. They did a good job finding him, setting good picks for him. - Byron Scott

When David has time to throw, he does a good job. Offensive tackle is a hard position to solve unless you use a high draft pick, and we've used those picks on other positions. Good tackles aren't sitting there in free agency. - Charley Casserly

When a rocket is launched, as it picks up speed and moves down range it goes through a period of aerodynamic turbulence much like Security Council resolutions... We're now in the period of aerodynamic turbulence. - John Bolton

When (Life Flight) picks up a patient, they have nothing to do with money. When they're called, they pick the person up. - Janet Frank