Quotes about lester (16 Quotes)


    It's going to be tough. Lester's one of our better players, but at the same time with the lineup changes we're going to make if he doesn't play, we're going to be fine. We have a lot of talent on the perimeter to withstand a blow like that, but without Lester and his talent, drive and competitiveness, it's going to hurt.

    Unfortunately it has become clear that Paul Martin and his team are not cut from the same cloth as Lester Pearson or Pierre Trudeau. And so, most Canadians think it's time for a change.


    Creating the Corpus Christi Boxing Hall of Fame was something we have discussed with Lester and have wanted to do for a long time, ... But because of time restraints with television, we just haven't had time in the ring to properly honor all the fighters at an event. With this event being non-televised, it allows us the necessary time to honor them appropriately. We at Main Events are proud to be a part of honoring their great careers.



    Probably having fallen in love with music and movies at a young age and then first learning about writing by kind of following the path of writers like Dave Marsh and Lester Bangs and being a rock journalist.



    I wouldn't exactly categorize it now after talking with our trainer and talking with Lester today. It might not be a high ankle sprain, which is longer to come back from. If there's any positive, it's that.

    Lester has arguably been our most consistent player since he's been here. And it's obvious when we haven't had him we haven't been the same team. That's not an excuse. That's an explanation. And it's an accurate one in our minds.

    I think as long as people are around and can hear a record and hear people like Lester Young on a recording, there will always be a great inspiration for somebody to try to create jazz.

    You can take it several ways. On one end, I understand the importance of it, from an African-American standpoint. On the other hand, we're all drivers, and we ought to be treated alike, whether we're male or female, no matter what color skin we have. That's the way I look at it - Bill Lester is another driver out there to me.


    Acquiring grants has been difficult lately, ... However, community groups are beginning to help us out. Lester Johnson, chief executive officer for Douglass National Bank is giving money to help run the clubs, such as the Greater Pentecostal Community Family Club in the area.

    Those guys make a big difference in our team, Lester with his aggressiveness and his toughness and Chris with his basketball knowledge and his savvy to make plays defensively and to make shots on offense.

    (Investigator) Lester Bowman and I went over to the police academy in Bristol today. I wanted to make sure we would not lose any grant money because of losing the officers, or because of problems with paperwork being behind.



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