Mark Smith Quotes

"It's a disappointment. It's been a Pan Am sport since 1979 and Canada was gold in every quadrennial."

"Clear Lake is ranked as one of the Top 3 best places for a boat community. Most people have two- and three-car garages, but here they will also have a two- or three-slip marina for their boats."

"It's great to see Nick and Rod return home to support this tournament after achieving such outstanding results this year."

"O'Dell's shot at the end of the third quarter really hurt us."

"The weather was beautiful and we had some great golf."

"Oh they're just stealing them to cash it in for dope money or whatever ... all it is is young kids, they don't have anything better to do but steal from people."

"We are just inconsistent now. To me, we are past the point of being a young team. We should not be saying that anymore, but we are having a hard time putting 32 minutes together. They went to the boards and we didn't."

"On offense we executed well and because of it we got off some quality shots."

"We will savor this experience."

"This is a lot better than playing out in the streets. It's structured, but they get the freedom."

"I think it was unfortunate for the institution to believe it can be handled by students. The fear is the ultimate crisis could occur, and we don't want to see that."

"Those people are going to be evacuated today by whatever means necessary."

"It sounds like they've got a captive audience; they're not going to lose any money. What's wrong with that?"

"They work the dinners and picnics for the local parties, put money into various state legislative campaigns and build grassroots support that way."

"We identified the fact that Louisiana citizens would be facing a night on the streets, and that is not acceptable."

"I've worked with police departments both with the narcotics enforcement team and with the S.W.A.T. team all around the county, and I've gotten to see how other police departments operate. You pick little ideas up here and there. It helps you manage certain situations and it makes you aware of the resources that are out there and the things that you can do."

"I tried to knock it out of there with my hand. I guess that was illegal. I'll take responsibility for that. It should never have been in front of the net in the first place."

"We are a team trying to find our way. We've got off the beaten path and have to find our way back. We've got to find the right five to play together and click as a team."

"I think it's a good idea. Just because you retain them for consulting doesn't mean you will get good advice."

"There is no consistency at all from town to town."