Matador Quotes

We're a small band, but we have a following. Our records turn a profit, even if it's meager. And that's something to be said in this day and age. I was surprised at the reaction of most labels we contacted. The calls that weren't returned were shocking. Merge, Matador, Thrill Jockey and Touch and Go were labels I thought I had business contacting. Having a predictable potential that isn't awesome is a lot worse than having an unknown potential. - Andrew Kenny

We finally started defending in the second half. In the first half we were playing what I like to call, 'matador defense.' In the second half, we locked down well. - Jim O'Brien

The Matador. - Richard Shepard

Sometimes you get a guy who's just hot and is killing it and has a phenomenal game. You give them the ball, and sometimes they're fun to watch. Sometimes people are just in the zone. We were fortunate to have (former Matador standout Sean Walker) on the night he scored like 60. He was just in a zone. - Anthony Morgan

No te me ajores. En la pista nos llaman lo matadores. - Daddy Yankee

My feelings are those of a schoolboy getting in sight of the holidays. Or more seriously, my feelings are perhaps those of a matador who has decided not to enter the bull ring. - Geoffrey Fisher

It's been a pleasure watching Matador grow. - Richard Pombo

It used to be common to see a matador or someone from the world of the bulls come for a drink or a meal here. Since the hotel closed, not many come anymore. All that is over now. - Lucio Burgos

In bullfighting there is a term called querencia. The querencia is the spot in the ring to which the bull returns. Each bull has a different querencia, but as the bullfight continues, and the animal becomes more threatened, it returns more and more often to his spot.
As he returns to his querencia, he becomes more predictable. And so, in the end, the matador is able to kill the bull because instead of trying something new, the bull returns to what is familiar. His comfort zone. - Carly Fiorina