Slam Quotes

Whether I played marbles, whether I played football or slam anything else, I wanted to excel.

I used slam dunking as a tool for intimidation.

Venus hasn't been to the semis for a couple of years in a Grand Slam - she's been coming back from injury.

To have the opportunity to complete the slam at the Open at St Andrews, the home of golf, is something I will never ever forget.

You slam the bottom and either walk away or suck it up and get through it.

If I'm going to be out there, I want to be in the top 10 and really have a chance of winning a Grand Slam.

Grand Slam losses are hard. I treat myself after losses though, I usually go to McDonald's and I have a hamburger and you know, something. Because you know, you just need to be nice to yourself sometimes after the loss.

I don't slam doors in people's faces, and I'm not a bigot.

I couldn't care less if the guy I'm guarding has HIV. I'm going to slam him anyway.

I think because I was the first Chinese player to win a grand slam, people were thinking: 'She's not like normal people.'

I don't want to slam the cute and fun movies out there, but it gets old.

Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough.

You slam a politician, you make out he's the devil, with horns and hoofs. But his wife loves him, and so did all his mistresses.

As tennis players, we work and we sacrifice many things. To lose, that's not a happy thing - I mean sure, I was disappointed. You have to come back strong. But to win the last point in a grand slam tournament, that's the most beautiful and most satisfying feeling you can get as a tennis player. It's worth it.

It's not a slam at you when people are rude, it's a slam at the people they've met before.

Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor's nose.

Japan is dealing us a dead hand. For two years we have watched the Japanese drag their feet and we can't let them continue to slam the door in our faces.

In 2008, as a matter of fact, I had people accusing me of being a Senator Obama supporter because I wouldn't slam him. I said, 'Well, consider the fact that I voted for impeachment for President Clinton, but it wasn't a personal vote. I voted based on the facts and the law and the Constitution and what we were dealing with.'

That was, in writing the 'Twilight' script I had about five weeks to write that. I'd taken about a month to write the outline and then it was slam into a script and write it down fast because the writer's strike was looming.

There's no doubt in my mind that 'Slam' is going to be huge. It's a film about the power of language. People are going to see this and get blown away.

The funniest thing happened in one of my first scenes. In the beginning Emma was really arrogant and punk and in every scene she would slam the door when she walked in or out.

The guy comes up to the plate, there's always a chance where he can get a grand slam and everybody forgets about all the times he missed.

I'm not a big sports fan, but I love it when they "slam dunk." That's sexy.

I just don't want to live like I used to. And at some point, I'm going to put a gag order on myself in terms of talking about the past. I've got to slam the door and deal with the present and the future.

To be able to hold all four majors - the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA - all concurrently I think is the Grand Slam. But a lot of people have a different opinions on that. People think you have to win it in the same calendar year.

Municipal networks expand economic opportunities. We've got to open new doors, not slam them shut.

Jerry often says that Slam Bradley was really the forerunner of Superman, because we turned it out with no restrictions, complete freedom to do what we wanted; the only problem was that we had a deadline.

It gives me goose bumps and little butterflies in the stomach when I start thinking about the 'golden slam.'

This is a dream from when I was kid. I'm playing tennis almost 18 years, and of course everybody's dream is to play the final of a Grand Slam.

Don't ever slam a door, you might want to go back.