“We've said from the beginning when we traded Richie (Sexson), we're trading home runs for doubles and the ability to manufacture runs... Doubles are almost better. I mean, home runs are great, but when you've got guys who smack those doubles, you're in good shape, you've got a lot of guys in scoring position.” MeanSaidHomeRunningGuyAbilityPositionShapesTradingHome RunSmack Author:Ned Yost
“I found out about college radio and this whole noise genre blew me away. When I saw that guys could just get up there and have no traditional music ability and be in a band, it was really appealing to me.” WholeGuyFoundAbilitySawsCollegeBandRadioNoiseTraditionalGet UpGenreThat GuyTraditional Music Author:Girl Talk
“Verbal ability is a highly overrated thing in a guy, and it's our pathetic need for it that gets us into so much trouble.” NeedsGuyAbilityTroublePatheticOverrated Author:Nora Ephron
“I think some guys have the ability to learn from themselves and get better. Those are the guys that last a long time and continue to improve in this league and in sports in general.” ThinkingLongLastsGuySportsAbilityLong TimeLeagueGet BetterSports In General Author:Tony Romo
“Jamie Keehn, our second Australian punter. Again, you have to learn the language. You just can't speak to those guys. You have to know how to speak Australian. ... Australians have a higher voice. When you just speak regular English, it doesn't quite get across. Of course, we've had experience with our Australians, so we're pretty comfortable with adjusting our dialect so that it fits the ability to communicate.” KnowsGuyCoursesSpeakLanguageVoiceAbilityKnow HowHigherFitComfortableCommunicateTigersAustralianAdjustingJamieDialectLsuAbility To CommunicatePunters Author:Les Miles
“I've always been supremely confident in my abilities. But the biggest confidence boost is when the guys around you, you feel like they have confidence in you.” FeelsGuyAbilityNflHave ConfidenceBoostConfidence Boosting Author:Aaron Rodgers
“And if I was going to go there – the only person you can really compare Batman to, of those characters, would be Iron Man, another rich guy who has the ability to make fantastic toys – so if you want to take Batman and Iron Man and put them in a battle, that’s an interesting battle. But if you want to take Christian Bale and Robert Downey Jr. and put them in a UFC fighting cage, Christian Bale will – to quote Full Metal Jacket – tear Robert Downey Jr.’s head off and sh-t down his neck.” IfsMenWantPersonsCharacterWould BeChristianGuyFightingAbilityInterestingRichTearsBattleFantasticCompareNecksIronMetalsToysCagesJacketsUfcIron ManRobert Downey Author:Matthew Modine
“All kids draw and write poetry and everything, and some of us last until we're about eighteen, but most drop off at about twelve when some guy comes up and says, "You're no good." That's all we get told all our lives. "You haven't got the ability. You're a cobbler." It happened to all of us, but if somebody had told me all my life, "Yeah, you're a great artist," I would have been a more secure person.” IfsWritingPersonsHas BeensDifferentKidsLastsArtistGuyAbilityOur LivesHappenedHavensDrawsYeahCome UpSecureTwelveGreat ArtEighteenBeing DifferentGreat ArtistCobblers Author:John Lennon
“I don't want to paint myself as some villain - I was never a bad guy doing horrible things, but I got too caught up in wanting a very specific thing to happen to the band. Ultimately, I had to find the ability in myself to get over that and stop being so stringent and learn to laugh a little bit more.” WantLittlesHappensGuyBitsAbilityLaughingBandLittle BitPaintCaughtHorribleVillainGet OverCaught UpBad GuysHorrible Things Author:Andy Biersack
“Early in my career, people wanted to pigeonhole me as the bad guy because I'm of Italian-American descent, which they often were when I started out. You have to fight against it. One of the things that helps is the ability to do comedy.” PeopleHelpingWantedGuyFightingAbilityCareersComedyItalianBad GuysDescentItalian American Author:Stanley Tucci