Eric Williams Quotes (37 Quotes)


    I was going to be a part of something, but I really ain't a part of nothing. So I'm pretty much wasting my f---in' time. You try to be a professional, but f--- professionalism.

    It is the one spot in this area that we have not thoroughly searched because it is under water.

    It's very frustrating. We knew what kind of team we could be, but we didn't play like it. If you don't have that chemistry early, it's tough to get it.

    We're expecting to have some work done this fall and shut down through the winter.

    I've got one year left on my contract. I'm just waiting it out, you know what I mean.


    That's where our aspirations are now, trying to win these four games and make it to the (NCAA) tournament.

    We knew Rapid Response met a critical need of public safety agencies across the country because of the clear benefits this solution provides emergency response personnel. But we didn't realize our team's efforts to create this solution would be honored multiple times with these three prominent awards.

    Johnny Damon. Just when you think y'all have broke the curse, we put it right back on you. Right back on you.

    Some things you'll never know, and some things you'll wish you never knew.

    This year alone, Karen has used Kristi's Christmas to organize relief efforts for the tsunami and hurricane victims. She gathered up frequent-flyer miles for Katrina victims so they could come up here to get back on their feet.

    You couldn't have a better ally in an effort where you are trying to do good things for children and society than Oprah, because she's Oprah.

    I don't know where all this is coming from. For the longest time, our season was all over the place. It was scattered everywhere.

    I feel that if we do not help people, you breed anger and contempt.

    You take it for granted, ... When it's taken away from you, you realize that just being here is a blessing.

    We don't anticipate any problems with having officials, ... We contacted the FHSAA, asking for advice on the issue. Mr. Baker has been working with Randy Merrill all along. We appreciate the steps the sports officials association has taken to work with us and comply with the state law.

    Last week I felt like I was still recovering. But today is proof my shoulder is healed now 100 percent or close to it.

    A lot of guys are playing to their potential. ... Better late than never.

    My mental approach is totally different. My coach predicated everything on defense. He always talked about defense, defense, defense. I took it to heart that if you play defense, you can take the heart from an offensive player.

    Putting undue influence in the political process in a way churches, I don't believe, are allowed to do.

    I don't know, in particular what factors she wants to change from state to state, I can assume it means she wants to change the ability of known offenders being out on the street, increasing the length of prison terms and those types of things.

    It was wonderful, wonderful, words can't express it. I just wish my family was here to experience it,

    Ten times. Ten times. It's hard to fight back and fight back and get nothing out of it.

    We provide 50,000 barrels of oil a day to the region and it is unclear how Trinidad and Tobago will fit into this agreement. We have been having cordial discussions with other member states and will continue these discussions at the meeting.

    I was impressed with Casey. He showed a lot of heart for not wrestling much all year.

    For me, it's church and state, not church in state, and I really feel there are some churches in central Ohio crossing that line.

    Something's better than nothing. I just want to be playing basketball as long as I can. That's all there is to it.

    Originally a one-day event, local schools would identify needy children who would otherwise fall through the cracks.

    If they're going to want to speak in a partisan way, fine. But don't do it as a church.

    (Attending a production) teaches them about theaters and being an audience member.

    We've got a lot of team chemistry now. A lot of guys are playing to their potential. Like a great man always said, 'Better late than never.' I'm glad we're doing it now.

    It's a clash, but it's got to be a balance as well. We'll be fine. It's just something we have to work on.

    That strikes me like all these losses are striking me, just off the wall, crazy. Where is this all coming from Where is this going It seemed like a plague over this team. If we play like we did (Saturday), I think we'll win a lot more games this half of the ACC than we did the first half.

    I played baseball, and that's pretty much it. Basketball came late, this was, basketball was the sport that I tried to master, I kind of mastered baseball, so basketball was one of those things where I wanted to master this game, so that's why I probably play it the way I do.

    It's an improvement to the older, established neighborhoods. They are all three oil-and-chip streets.

    Once I grew from 6'1" to about 6'6", by that time I was going into 12th grade, and that's when I started wanting to play basketball, because, pretty much basketball players always got the girl.

    It's crazy. It just seems like they wanted it more than we did. They fought hard to the glass every time.

    You can't help but to think about it, that you're going to have a lot of people that probably know you or have known about you that, even fans that's not rooting for you, but they know I represent New Jersey, they can identify where I'm at, and looking up to an individual like myself who came from the inner city and who made it.


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