314 Quotes About Boat

My grandfather learned to swim in the Navy by getting thrown off a boat into the ocean. He had to learn fast. And I think I learn pretty well under pressure.

I am taking this very seriously and I am honored to be appointed. It's not every day that an immigrant more or less fresh off the boat gets invited to help run a national institution.

That's the thing about it. They're in the same boat we're in.

With a very confused sea and the boat slamming into the waves, crawling through the boat is probably the safest way of moving around, because the movements are very abrupt and unexpected.

Before the show I was a real paperback-by-the-pool sort of girl. I'd backpacked through Europe and modeled in South Africa, but I would never have ventured out on a puddle-jumper, then a bus ride, then a two-hour boat trip up a river through the jungle to see Belizean ruins. I always thought, 'Hey, I'm here to chill.'

Jim is in the same boat as me in that hopefully he'll be fit in time for pre-season training. It's really disappointing news.

You can have the talent at one level, but when you get to the next level, it just doesn't happen. It's like the young guy selling insurance. One year, he sells $6 million of life insurance, and then his bosses say, 'Wait until he really learns how to sell.' But then he's got a boat and a country-club membership, and all of a sudden, he's not as good. That's what happens with players.

They missed the boat initially, but the guys have made up lost ground. They went from being not the greatest to very efficient.

He's going to be 225 (pounds) in a heartbeat. He's got that frame. He's very versatile. I think some people missed the boat on him.