Tempo Quotes

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But there`s actually a lot of punk bands out there that go out of the norm, use odd time signatures, or a lot of different tempo changes in a song.

- Travis Barker

If you ask me, there`s no doubt about it, I`ll be out there, ... Again, it`s just being able to see how your body reacts to an up-tempo practice. It`s a good thing now, but we`ll see how it feels in the morning.

- Donovan McNabb

It was very warm out there and hard to keep up the tempo and the pressure. But we can be pleased with 3-0. I am happy with that.

- Michael Ballack

It is hard to play Blue Suede Shoes. I know everyone has heard it 10 million times, and that makes it even harder to play it, but there`s a very laid back tempo on that. I was surprised at how slow it really was.

- Brian Setzer

The tempo is the suitcase. If the suitcase is too small, everything is completely wrinkled. If the tempo is too fast, everything becomes so scrambled you can`t understand it.

- Daniel Barenboim

We`ve got talent in every area of the field. The first 11 and the next seven or eight guys who sit on the bench are all plenty good enough to come in and do the job every week as well. That ups the tempo in practice every day and that`s why we`re working so hard and playing so well.

- Mark Wilson

When I got here in the middle of November in 2001, we were under .500, ... We were kind of .500 from that point until Christmas. But the second half of that year was as much fun as I`ve had in a long time. Then, last year, it was just fun to come to the rink every day. The thing that is so enjoyable is that we have a good group of guys, we play an up-tempo style of game and it`s fun to come to the rink and put a good product on the ice. We`ve been able to win games, and there is nothing better than winning.

- Trevor Linden

The last time (BYUH) played they scored 116 points and we can`t score 116. We had to make sure we controlled some of the tempo in the game and we finally were able to do that.

- Kelly Wells

The biggest difference I`ve seen through (training) camp and through the offseason was just the speed and tempo and also the aggressiveness they have been playing with. There are a lot more guys showing up on film and a lot more red hats around the ball.

- Priest Holmes

The knowledge of the game for Chris (Hester) has improved so much. He understands the scheme of the defense and the tempo of practice. He`s grown so much and is a man now. He has a wife and kid but has handled everything well.

- Jay Thomas

It`s a brand new team. Last year, we lived and died by the three. This year, we`re bigger across the board. And we`re more athletic. We`ll be a lot more up-tempo, and we have a lot more guys who can post up.

- Mike Bailey

Many of the songs on the new record underwent drastic changes in arrangement, tempo and dynamics with the addition of the other band members.

- Mark Edwards

Pad level, the speed of the game and tempo. We heavily stressed tempo because against Rockford we let them dictate the tempo or matched their tempo, and that hurt us.

- Daniel Sullivan

Our offense was very sluggish out there, ... and we never had our tempo.

- Johnnie Morton

I thought the tempo went to us in the first half. The latter part of the game we got tired and back on our heels. We played Northfield today, travel to Montpelier Thursday, and have U-32 here Saturday. We were hoping for some momentum from this game.

- Matt Taylor

It was a little frustrating because we like a fast, up-tempo pace to the game. We like to fast break, and they kind of slowed that down for us.

- Brian Alexander

Our coach told us to get out on the shooters, make sure they put the ball on the floor and play help defense. We just turned our defense up and played up-tempo.

- Chris Adams

Sure we have skilled players, but the biggest thing might just be that we are so well conditioned and how we can play for 90 minutes at a high tempo which is needed in soccer at an international level.

- Alan Levin

If we play with the type of tempo that we did in the first half, then we`re going to be tough to beat. We were really hustling and beating them to the ball. In the second half they really upped the pressure on us and we had to adjust. But this win is great for our kids. They have been so consistent all season and have really worked hard.

- Andy Brimmer

Whoever establishes the running game will set the tempo of the game, ... Our running backs will have to play a big part if we want to win this game.

- Angela Cring

Two things really impressed me, ... The coaches had great structure. And the fitness level of the players allowed us to get a real high tempo right away.

- Angela Reed

We had quite a game in New Haven. We played an up-tempo game. We caused Cross numerous turnovers (36 for the game) to offset the height advantage.

- Ann Merideth

(Wong suggested Charles Bukowski as a role model.) I didn't ask him why, ... But I knew it would not be easy, because the original Mr. Chow was still inside me. I got used to his body language, his tempo, his gestures, his voice. Now, with the same costume, the same sets, even the same hair cream, I would have to play the part differently.

- Ann Powers

It was fun. We wanted to keep the tempo up. We had enough energy to score 44 points and that carried us for a couple of quarters.

- Anna Rozenich

A lot of our young players got a lot of reps. That will benefit them come fall. I`m encouraged with our overall effort. We`re seeing good enthusiasm and good tempo on the field but we are still making far too many mistakes.

- Annette Brown

From the starting kickoff we controlled the tempo of the game, playing hard for all four quarters. The offense was on fire, controlling the clock and ball, rolling up 316 total yards and the defense overpowering (Truckee).

- Anthony Shadid

We don`t understand the tempo of deep-sea communities.

- Arlan Richardson

I think a repeat performance of Saturday would be good. Our 1-2-2 zone held them for most of the game. We need to do a better job of stopping (Laura) Mount on the dribble drive. Offensively, we need to keep the tempo up. It needs to be a transition game.

- Astin Villarreal

We`ve got more options on defense and a faster, more up-tempo type of game. Before it was more, look for breaks and then come down and pick-and-roll. Now it`s fast break, but if you don`t have it, get in a play, run the play, know the options and everything.

- Bai Chunli

Anytime you go into a tournament, you want to have a winning record. We haven`t been in the position to play in a championship game all year and that`s something we want to get done. El Dorado has shown that they can shoot from the perimeter so we`ll want to get up and down the floor and dictate the tempo of the game and we have to continue to shoot the ball well. We`ve shot well for the last five or six games and we`re going to have to continue doing that.

- Barbara Jackson

I`m really happy with the way we responded and the way we practiced all week. We created some turnovers early ... I think we did a great job of establishing the tempo.

- Barbara Thomke

We stepped up the tempo at the right time. We had to push the ball at them and that`s what we did after the delay. It was boring, to be honest, to be sitting around and waiting all that time. We had to play better after the delay.

- Barnaby C. Keeney