292 Quotes About Arena

  • Author Danny White
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    We have been looking forward to this day, ... The talent in the AFL has improved dramatically from my first years in the league where now teams are deep enough that they can't protect everyone. On top of that, the free-agent market is loaded with players that have solid arena experience. We just held our first open tryout last month and hosted over 200 quality players. This is going to be fun, starting from scratch and building a competitive team.

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  • Author E. O. Wilson
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    The kind of jobs I did before were all about standing back from different circumstances and seeking to contribute to a strategy which would mean a good outcome. It's difficult to translate that skill directly into football, particularly when the situation has not yet arisen. But the whole thing about where Celtic play and whether they can crack the enigma of having huge potential while operating in a small arena is certainly something that interests me.

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  • Author E. B. White
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    We have been looking forward to this day. The talent in the AFL has improved dramatically from my first years in the league where now teams are deep enough that they can't protect everyone. On top of that, the free-agent market is loaded with players that have solid arena experience. We just held our first open tryout last month and hosted over 200 quality players. This is going to be fun, starting from scratch and building a competitive team.

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  • Author Jack Watford
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    I was at the first state tournament in Lakeland in 1977, and except for the scoreboards, it looks the same as it did in 1977. They've done a lot of upgrades on the exhibition halls, but the arena has been neglected. It's showing its age, and that could be a negative.

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  • Author James Worthy
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    Knocking out the cobwebs that had been over L.A. and over the Great Western Forum and way back in the Sports Arena days when Jerry West and Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain never could overcome the Celtics - that probably was my fondest memory,

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  • Author Jim Webb
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    The Senate floor is and always has been the great arena of our democracy. I spent eight years in my younger life as a boxer, and sometimes when I enter the chamber, I think, 'This is the ring. The American people can see us here and listen to our arguments. This is where the fights matter.'

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  • Author Ken Wachter
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    The Veterans Memorial Arena is 40 years old. The scoreboard doesn't work properly. The wooden seats are original. But for its purpose, it's more than viable.

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  • Author Kurt Warner
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    I love playing here, ... I played in a dome in college. I played inside in Arena Football. I've played in the dome here. I just love playing inside. It's my element. It's what I'm comfortable with. ... It was great to get back in here. If we play this way at home, we're going to be a very, very tough team to beat.

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  • Author Nelson Wolff
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    We built the arena for the Spurs (the SBC Center in 2002). We have a capacity in our bonds maybe to do something down the line. But the issue then would be, if you build a new one, what do you do with the one you've got?

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