Gambles Quotes

We ran our motion offense and were patient. (La Grande) gambles so much on defense that if you are patient, you can score. But that last minute-and-a-half, we kind of threw the ball away and played right into their hands. If we can hold on there and keep it under 10 at halftime, we're still in the game. - Jason Scanlan

This is one of the biggest Derby gambles we have seen in years and punters were falling over themselves to back him at any price. - Simon Clare

The worst thing that can happen to a man who gambles is to win. - Charles H Spurgeon

One of the things that we're trying to do is use our speed. The girls are more skilled with the bat so we're willing to take more gambles that may seem unconventional. I mean who in their right mind is going to bunt their No. 4 hitter in the first inning of the first game? We did. - Don Ellenberger

Koizumi's ability to carry off what must be seen as one of the greatest gambles in post-war electoral politics earns him a place in history as one of Japan's most masterful political strategists. - Sheila Smith

It's good for all of us, especially the way we've been the last couple of months... We take gambles like that all the time, they just never pay off. It paid off this time. - Scott Riggs

I wouldn't say everybody gambles. Probably a large number of the population does. When you are talking about millions of dollars, that's when it becomes a big deal. Fifty bucks here and there is not that bad, but when you have big money and when police get involved, it's serious. The police just don't get involved for nothing, for no reason. - Sean Brown

Both of these gambles took us a little by surprise and left us facing a hefty payout should either get the job. - Graham Sharpe