Mike Gillespie Quotes (29 Quotes)

We had a tough week. We needed a win ... You don't like to talk about these things like they're cancer treatment or heart surgery, but in our little world, it was very important. It would've been a rugged trip home.

It has been trying to get a little bit better at a little bit of everything. We felt it was a chance for them to get a little fresher. It was just more of the same. We did play two inter-squad games, simulations of real games. I think it was time well spent.

He's advanced beyond his age in terms of his coolness and composure. He'll give up hits and people will score, but he just doesn't all of a sudden spiral into a mess.

If they shoot the ball that well every night out, they're as good as anybody we've played. This is a terrific team.

Metro-area water suppliers should be able to look at filling their reservoirs this year.

They have all made outstanding contributions to this program. I think they certainly brought back outstanding basketball to this program. They have had outstanding moments in their careers, which helped rebuild this program.

I'm very proud of him, ... For me, personally, he's certainly one of our very best stories and one of the best baseball stories we've had. I'm always impressed by guys who beat long odds. When you hear these stories of guys who were undrafted as juniors and have beaten the odds by long shots, I think they're great stories.

I think he has just tons of drive, determination and instincts. He has good ability. I think it's unfair to suggest this guy doesn't have ability. He's a very good athlete. I think his tools were simply underevaluated by the scouts out here.

He's another guy that's cool, consistent and not afraid. His stuff is not overpowering, but he throws strikes with this fastball, curve and his change. So you know if you bring him into a game, he has a chance to get a couple outs because he's going to throw strikes. He's been very good for us, particularly against left-handed hitters.

The thing that creates the sleepless nights is concern over injuries.

I'm a huge fan of his. His makeup is perfect. He's a worker. His demeanor is always the same never too high, never too low. He's got no issues (with his temper). He's a jewel.

It's maybe not quite as bad as we had thought earlier on. They do have good reservoir storage down there from last year.

Most of the damage was on the side of the brain that affects his speech. At this point, his memory is pretty good, but his mind can't tell his mouth what to do.

I'm ecstatic. I had always contended that there were no really true violations against men's basketball. I feel like it's been justified. I never felt like we did anything wrong to begin with and now we have the chance to play in the tournament.

Things are looking pretty optimistic right now. We've got a good early start to this winter season.

What we've told our players is (Wright) might be the best pitcher that we will face. And we're playing a great schedule. We're facing some really good pitching. But this guy's on the short list of the best guys in the country.

He's a star. Only an injury keeps him out of the first round (of this year's MLB Draft), only an injury keeps him from being a long-time major leaguer.

I have a lot of confidence in our seniors right now, ... The two seniors I've been around for a long time. So I know what they're capable of doing.

L.C. should make an instant impact in our program. He is a great shooter and he is blessed with exceptional quickness.

He became a good player as a sophomore and a great player as a junior and senior,

It's pretty dry down there. It's looking like a drought situation for a big part of the southwestern part of the country.

In the last five years they have dramatically improved their program.

He just does a little bit of everything for us. A kid like him, even if he might not normally do anything in a certain event, he'll still give it a heck of a try. He's the kind of kid that you'd like to have five or six of.

They've gotten the best of us in recent years, so I'm a little bit worried about calling it off now and looking like a coward with my tail between my legs.

Tate was the difference, no doubt about it. Brian Greene was pretty darn good, too.

The one thing that he has done is pitch consistently. It's not overpowering, knock-your-eyes-out kind of stuff, but it's good stuff and he throws strikes. He doesn't get rattled or become afraid, you kind of know what you're getting.

I think his future is very, very bright, but we need his future to be Saturday.

We were light at the plate last year, there's no doubt about it. I really think we need to have seven .300 hitters (in 2006).

It was not a pitching loss.