That's a good baseball play right there. Biggio was running hard out of the box going to second, so it creates a little diversion there, and Willy was coming hard the whole way.
Quotes about willy (16 Quotes)
Stop thief, Dame Nature cried to Death As Willy drew his latest breath, How shall I make a fool again My choicest model thou hast ta'en
I don't know that I had any particular influence, but when I came into the business my idols were people like John Ford and Willy Wyler and Howard Hawkes, later on Joseph Mankiewicz and others like that. But I don't know that I picked up, necessarily, anything. Of course Orson was a big influence.
When I think of the pool, the first thing that comes to my mind is Mr. Willy. I think of him glaring at me as I come up out of the water because my time wasn't as fast as he wanted.
A lot of guys did a good job, ... Willy had a nice night, Lance with the big one. It looked like it was in our favor, then they turned the tide on and we went right back out and got back in the ballgame.
The big blow today was Willy. They had us in a little bit of a pickle there.
It all revolves around Coach Willy. He's been my coach and my mentor since I was four years old. When we're swimming, he doesn't even have to say anything. Just the thought of him being there forces you to try harder.
I am relieved, but I was ready to make that decision. I don't disagree that Willy deserved to be on the club for what he did. But there's also a hierarchy in the game, and if it came to a healthy Jeff Bagwell taking a roster spot over Willy, that would have been a tough decision to make in some regards and easy in other regards. Jeff, being the veteran, would get my vote.
Willy was one of those guys who never liked to change gloves. He used to put tongue depressors in the thumb when the glove got a little soft, and he'd stuff sanitary socks in the fingers. I got that from him. When I got a glove, I wanted to use that glove forever.
We talk about winning as a team and on any given night we think we have the talent to get all our guys scoring. We want that type of balance we don't want to rely on (Grant) and Willy to score seven between them.
Well, one thing for sure, I won't be remembered for Free Willy. Or maybe I will.
There is a lot of rubbish written about toilet humour - people saying it is childish and pretending it is beneath them - but there is no doubting the effectiveness of a really good willy gag.
I do have some reservations about it. I talked to Willy yesterday about it, and I told him it was only a yesterday thing, and here I am doing the same thing again today. I know he's disappointed, and I would expect him to be disappointed.
I understand Willy Loman's longing for immortality Willy's writing his name in a cake of ice on a hot day, but he wishes he were writing in stone.
I don't really mind this although sometimes I get afraid of Willy. I get afraid of his temper. You never know what he's going to do.
Willy had a really nice night.