College Quotes (2837 Quotes)

It occurred to me in my junior year of high school. I got my first letter from a big college. I still have that letter to this day - a letter from Indiana.

I wasn't sure what I wanted to do for college, but when I decided to go to the University of New Hampshire I didn't have enough money to pay for it.

Changing your role, once you get to college, is a big part of maturing and becoming a better player. At first, it was kind of hard doing it. But I realized for us to win, I had to play my role. I had to change everything mentally.

In college, you're in charge of everything. In the NBA, you're in charge of nothing.

I just couldn't wait to play my first preseason game. I just need to get used to the flow of the game because the speed is definitely different from college.

Most of my friends from college became dental hygienists or went into retail, a lot went into sales. They all started getting married and having kids and buying homes and I was still living like a college student.

My most lucrative job in college was a stint as the regional Dodge Girl.

I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star.

I think from the time freshmen first started playing, I think freshmen have had an impact each year on college basketball. I don't think in any way it's different than what's transpired before.

I've been in college football for 30 years, and it's as good as I've seen.

We are in the middle of the biggest expansion we have ever seen. And the college has to be ready for it.

I don't see why they couldn't do both. If anything, I think playing for a national team would help them get into a better college.

It's just more of the same. The names have changed, but you know you're going to have good teams every night. We're playing against the best people. There's a few more, but they're all good. To be in the best conference in college basketball is a great thing for the university.

Shauna wants to dive in college so she is trying to prove herself to some coaches. Hopefully she will be able to get a scholarship.

Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a man's lifetime income - which he then spends sending his son to college.

I'm glad he's getting his due. I was fortunate enough to play against Dominique in college and the NBA, and I'm glad he's getting his recognition.

Its really a terrific thing for Providence College. On behalf of Providence College, for a small school, to have two of their fine alumni and their fine players having taken teams to the Final Four and coaching against each other, that's pretty neat.

learned more in these first couple weeks, and since I've started here, than I learned all through college.

When I was in college, I spent a summer working in London. I'd enjoyed tea before that, but then I got actual, really good tea there and never looked back.

In college, I started out doing musicals and Shakespeare.

That route has been the traditional path to the Tour -- slowly working one's way up through lesser levels of competition. Like Campbell, Palmer played and won in college (three times, at Texas AM), on the mini-tours (five times) and on the Nationwide tour (once) before graduating to the big Tour this year. I've been through it, ... I've won on every level, so I knew I could come in here and do it.

When you have an opportunity to go in front of the media, there's always a chance to make mistakes. It's part of the growing process, part of the college experience. He felt really badly. It's just one of those things that happen, and you move on.

Our fans will get to see another guy that's listed among the top few pitchers in college baseball that's draft-eligible. He's a guy who's supposed to have electric stuff.

One brought himself up by his bootstraps ... the other was born to comfort, a college man at a time when nobody went to college. Each saw in the other the thing he wanted to be.

I think we seem to concentrate on preparing kids for college. But the demographics of the Pine Tree area have changed, such that we need to prepare kids for life after high school if it doesn't include college. That's vocational training. I think that's very important, something we need to pay more attention to.

I don't know if I've ever faced an athlete that dominant in Little League, college or the pros.

No, I never went to college. Always regretted it, always envied people who did.

We found that 70 percent of these activities are still in progress, ... Yet even with the additional weight placed on these criteria, more than half of the 24 departments and agencies earned 'A's' this quarter. Just as you would not grade college seniors on the same set of criteria expected of college juniors, our expectations for this quarter rose.

It helped out a lot that I was in Providence. I got to know some guys, the coaches, and the style of play. That makes it a lot easier than it is for some of the younger guys coming out of college or junior.

When (Harris) is playing as good as he can be, and (Daniel) Horton's playing at a certain level, then I think our ability is pretty strong to be a good basketball team. Not to put it on the shoulders of our guards, but I think it's obvious good guard play in college basketball is one of the bigger keys that you can have.

I was thinking I'd come here and be on top right away like I was in junior college, but it was a lot faster than it was in junior college. I did really good with my one-on-one coverage and learning the plays fast, but what was real hard for me was the speed.

She is going there to impress an employer. As a professional basketball player, your responsibility is your body, your health and your play. It is somewhat of a job in college when you're on scholarship but even more so at the next level.

In two or three years the college will be annexed into the city.

That's kind of a theme when we play Colorado College. They're trying to get under my skin a little bit.

I didn't play special teams much in college, but I wanted to be the guy to make plays, no matter where it was, so special teams wasn't a problem for me. I'll do whatever it takes to stay in this league and play for San Diego.

The best part is meeting people from all over. I looked forward to seeing other golfers and met a lot of girls in the mainland during my junior golf days, who I played against in college.

It was great to have the crowd behind me. I felt like I was back in college. It was great.

From an NBA job, coming down and coaching college, you really don't see that too often.

It's always difficult finding new people, so we train them from people that have no idea how to turn wrenches. By the time men and women get out of this program, they have a good understanding of what it takes to be a technician, and they're getting some college courses.

When I was in college, a professor said there are three causes of accidents -- the car, the roadway or the nut behind the wheel.

He's a big sucker, and he plays hard. He's as good as it gets in college football.

A lot of people at Shearson ended up making a lot of money because they had stock or stock options. Their kids were able to go to college, and it changed a lot of people's lives.

The old restaurant, College Street Station, was really here to serve the hotel guests, and it wasn't making money. Last year, at the end of July, we lost money.

I remember one time (Ozark assistant) coach (Kevin) Armstrong was going to take me to a tryout for a coach at a college in Iowa and I spent the entire weekend partying. I was just feeling dead and terrible and called him up and cancelled the trip. I just think back to how stupid I was to take away all of those chances I had.

You either wear a cap and gown, or you wear a body bag. My message to high school kids is if they finish high school, they can have all the things they need. If they go to college, then they can have some of the things they want.

It's a tremendous program. I've been here for 11 years and we've seen some of the youngsters who have come through the program and graduated college. It's very successful. It's kind of neat to see kids at this age, in the eighth grade, ready to embark into their high school years and be able to feel that the Padres have had something to do with it, which can lead to very long and successful careers.

That's what it's all about. It's coming to South Bend, Indiana. One of the best rivalries in college football coming down to the last second.

People are doubting us, but we're the best team in college football. We know it right now and everybody else is going to know it by the end of the season.

They were young, just out of college in those days,

I was trying to be too good too early, and you can't do that at this level. Everything is faster and quicker and the pitching is a lot better in college. I'm finally started to see the ball better and was able to hit hard a few times.