“It is difficult batting in artificial light with a red ball but it's a horrible task for umpires to make a judgment.” IfsLightDifficultRedTasksBallsHorribleJudgementArtificialUmpiresMeterBattingArtificial Light Author:Adam Gilchrist
“Financial markets are supposed to swing like a pendulum: They may fluctuate wildly in response to exogenous shocks, but eventually they are supposed to come to rest at an equilibrium point and that point is supposed to be the same irrespective of the interim fluctuations. Instead, as I told Congress, financial markets behaved more like a wrecking ball, swinging from country to country and knocking over the weaker ones. It is difficult to escape the conclusion that the international financial system itself constituted the main ingredient in the meltdown process.” MayCountryProcessDifficultBallsResponseFinancialInternationalCongressConclusionSupposed To BeShockIngredientsSwingsKnockingEquilibriumFinancial MarketsPendulumsFluctuationFinancial SystemMeltdownsInterim Author:George Soros
“The ball of rumor and criticism, once it starts rolling, is difficult to stop.” DifficultCriticismBallsGossipRollingRumor Author:Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“A man is commanding - a woman is demanding. A man is forceful - a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising - a woman is a ball-breaker. A man is a perfectionist - a woman's a pain in the ass. He's assertive - she's aggressive. He strategizes - she manipulates. He shows leadership - she's controlling. He's committed - she's obsessed. He's persevering - she's relentless. He sticks to his guns - she's stubborn. If a man wants to get it right, he's looked up to and respected. If a woman wants to get it right, she's difficult and impossible.” IfsMenWantShowsPainDifficultImpossibleHe ManGunBallsSticksCommittedAssObsessedSexismAggressiveStubbornManipulateRelentlessPerfectionistWomen WantAssertiveUncompromisingPushy Author:Barbra Streisand
“Conversation is much like a tennis game except that in tennis you try to put the ball in the most difficult position for the one who must hit it - while in conversation you must try to put it where it will be easy to hit.” TryingGamesEasyDifficultPositionConversationBallsTennisTennis Game Author:Margery Wilson
“I probably prefer Spanish football to the others. It's very technical, the way they play; they keep the ball well, and whenever Spurs have played against Spanish teams in the past, they've always made it difficult for us.” WayWellsMadePlayPastDifficultTeamFootballBallsMade ItSpurs Author:Gareth Bale
“When you have to react to a lizard that's a tennis ball, it's a really, really difficult, tricky piece of craft.” DifficultPiecesBallsCraftsTennisTrickyLizardsTennis Balls Author:Marc Webb