136 Quotes About Achilles

  • Author Tom Dowd
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    That has been our Achilles heel all year. Sometimes we can shoot and sometimes we can't.

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  • Author Larry Eberst
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    This time, we got off to a good start, which has been our Achilles heel this season. But we struggled with their press in the second quarter and got away from our game plan. It's been different things that have hurt us at different times. It's not just one phase of the game that is consistently hurting us.

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  • Author Patrick Ewing
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    Too much negotiating and not enough work on the court - that's what happened to me during the lockout. Too much talking and not enough training. I couldn't put in my usual offseason work routine. I think that all caught up to me, with my Achilles problems.

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  • Author Rick Forney
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    The situation with his hip is very positive. He has a lingering Achilles (tendon) problem from last year. He has been taking treatment on it the last couple of months. I think his timetable to play at 100 percent is going to be a little further down the line.

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  • Author Scott Fisher
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    I thought we did a fantastic job on the boards and that's really been our achilles heel in the first two games.

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  • Author Brian Gruber
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    We swung the bats well and pitched really well. The guys have been doing what we ask them to do. Our Achilles heel is definitely the defensive end. We have two or three pop up in one inning. That is a sign of a young team and we are a very young team.

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  • Author Oscar Gonzalez
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    The labor market remains the Achilles heel of a robust economic recovery. With the Fed talking about lowering interest rates to zero to get the economy growing strongly again, getting people back to work and increasing demand may be the Fed's primary worry.

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  • Author Oscar Gonzalez
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    The labor market remains the Achilles heel of a robust economic recovery, ... With the Fed talking about lowering interest rates to zero to get the economy growing strongly again, getting people back to work and increasing demand may be the Fed's primary worry.

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