Contest Quotes

You've got to remember you've got to pitch in the first inning, not just throw. It's not a throwing contest. You've got to pitch. I looked at every single replay, and every one of them was right down the middle, belt high. - Bobby Cox

You're dealing with Eddie, who is a little quicker than Diesel. Obviously, we know he's not as powerful. We just told Eddie to play him as best he could and contest (shots). We were just helping when we could. Shaq took advantage of it at times, but for the most part we kept him in front, made him miss shots, and then drove the ball to the basket to try to get some fouls on him. - Kevin Garnett

Your description should include detailed directions on how to execute the prank, its intended response, and any props necessary to pulling it off. Keep it clean -- the focus of the contest is good humor and fun. - Valerie Pontbriand

You won't win a jumping contest against them. - Shan Foster

You will find that the truth is often unpopular and the contest between agreeable fancy and disagreeable fact is unequal. For, in the vernacular, we Americans are suckers for good news. - Adlai E. Stevenson

You want to send a message, you're going to meet these guys later in the playoffs. It's going to be a physical contest between us, and we're going to take no prisoners. - Les Borsheim

You want to have a shooting contest? You want to go hiking? Give me a pocketknife and a set of matches and I'll go up against anybody. - Tim Kaine

You want every shot he takes to be contested over a hand, and you don't want to let him get anything easy. Because a scorer like that, if you let him get something easy, it really gets him going. Then he's more comfortable making tougher shots. - Wes Miller