Ovation Quotations

I don't expect to get a standing ovation from businessmen when I call for higher wages.

If someone had told me when I was a kid I'd get an ovation from Frank Sinatra! One time, I did a song called 'I Am A Singer', but I rewrote the words for Frank. I was in tears and, when he got up, so was he.

I love working in Canada. The ovation is great. It makes me feel like I'm the top dog.

I'm also getting an Ovation Legend, because I like them so much.

I always said, 'A blind dog with three legs could get a standing ovation for singing 'I'm Still Here!''

I have to say, I do love the Ovation guitars. If I had one guitar to play, it would be that one, and it's got nothing to do with having my name on it. I absolutely rely on it.

I have also noticed that when a rider who had confidence in his ability was defeated, after doing his level best to win, always received an ovation from the gathering.

Every night, you fight for that standing ovation at the end of the night. And if you do something wrong, the domino effect is chaotic. And you must not allow yourself to make mistakes whatsoever. So in that case, theater, it's fascinating because of the discipline that you need.

Standing ovations have become far too commonplace. What we need are ovations where the audience members all punch and kick one another.

The standing ovation threw me... to be held in such regard in a town so full of talent is quite something.

My son now is 22 months old, he's been playing since he was 12 months old and he gets standing ovations on the drums. He's been with us since he was 10 weeks old, he's been on the drums. He's got blisters on his fingers before he can even talk.

You don't get a standing ovation and get boos, by the way. They don't go hand in hand.

I felt I didn't want to let the city down. That's the feeling that you have out there, the appreciation of the standing ovation and the cheers, and praying you don't let them (fans) down. You want to put on a good performance for them and bring that whole atmosphere back here in San Francisco, and get everybody excited.

He'll get a great ovation (tonight). Every time Johnny went out of the lineup and then came back in the people were tremendous to him. He was here for a long time. When you think of a player who epitomizes a franchise Johnny is one of those guys. He will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.

He'll get a great ovation (tonight), ... Every time Johnny went out of the lineup and then came back in the people were tremendous to him. He was here for a long time. When you think of a player who epitomizes a franchise Johnny is one of those guys. He will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.

When he walks out of the tunnel it's going to be intense. If the crowd wants to give him a standing ovation for a half hour, there's nothing I can do about that.

His reception was very disappointing. I played with Michael for several years and he's a world-class player. He's a legend here but the fans didn't want to see him go in the first place. He deserves a standing ovation here for the goals he scored.

I think that is all anyone wants at the end of the day, to be appreciated. With the ovation that (Flip) had tonight, it is good to see him appreciated.

I was just trying to point out to him, you get a standing ovation and pump your chest and Allen's got 25,000 points and he acted like (it was) no big deal.

Last place still gets as big an ovation as first place.

That won a standing ovation from the police. It made me appreciate that I'm going into a number of venues where I'll be talking to police officers.

I was really moved when we received a standing ovation at the football game. It showed me how much people understand and care about what we are doing over there,

Gentlemen, welcome to the world of reality – there is no audience. No one to applaud, to admire. No one to see you. Do you understand? Here is the truth – actual heroism receives no ovation, entertains no one. No one queues up to see it. No one is interested.

To hear the ovation from the crowd, and to hear people I grew up with cheering for me in the Super Bowl, it was incredible. It's better than I ever thought it would be.

We go to do the Billboard Music Awards to be a presenter, and we walk on stage, and we get a standing ovation from the industry.

Another 200 people showed up; 200 people came out of the blue just because they'd heard about it. There was a standing ovation at the end of the movie.

I stayed strong, and I believed in myself and to finish up a strong program and get a standing ovation and then to have the judges give me great marks on top of that was everything I could have asked for.

I've been in this game since 1937. My biggest thrill was when I was in Milwaukee and I told them I was leaving. It was the loudest ovation I ever got.

I've never had an ovation like that (after the ace). I was probably blushing walking to the green.

The standing ovation threw me. ... To be held in such regard in a town so full of talent is quite something.

As Charlie put it, 'One minute I'm standing at Ronnie Scott's getting a standing ovation and the next minute, I'm on a marble slab',

This kid has a chance to be the next face of the franchise, ... He's been remarkable since the day he was drafted out of high school. He's up for his first major league at-bat, doesn't even have a sweaty jockstrap yet, and he's getting a standing ovation from our fans.

The most emotional moment of the day for me was the ovation for Aaron. That was just awesome.

It was disappointing to hear him get a mixed reception. Michael is a legend here, always will be, and he deserves a standing ovation for all he has done at this football club.

I've had literally dozens of governors, senators and several presidents (talk to classes), and no one, other than the presidents, has gotten a better reception or more sustained ovation from these young people.

I'm really happy, really proud, that our fans stepped up and gave an unbelievable ovation for Baggy. He's not an overly emotional guy, but I know that touched him.

If you get a standing ovation for getting 12 points, there is something wrong. If I had scored 12 points, I would have gotten booed out of the building. My mother and grandmother would have called cussing me out.

I love playing in the Garden. This is the best arena in the world to play in. They have such loyal fans out there, and they gave me a great ovation when I came in. It's always good to see a lot of familiar faces. The ball boys, when I was here, were little kids. Now, they're grown up and married with children.

I didn't hear anybody booing me when I was done. A lot of people were giving me a standing ovation when I came off the floor.

Honda deserves a standing ovation for not playing it safe again. The engineering passion that Honda ... was founded on radiates from these new Civics.

I get a standing ovation just standing

To have that kind of ovation, that happens very seldom for a lineman.

Because Cards' fans are the most knowledgeable and loyal in all of baseball, they booed almost reluctantly, polite as booing goes, what would have passes as a standing ovation in Philly.

One minute I'm standing at Ronnie Scott's getting a standing ovation and the next minute, I'm on a marble slab

To me, bad taste is what entertainment is all about. If someone vomits while watching one of my films, it's like getting a standing ovation. But one must remember that there is such a thing as good bad taste and bad bad taste.

You can't really go anywhere without people knowing him, and you see the ovation he gets. And it's great. It's well-deserved. He's put in his time and definitely worked to become not just a guy with a great arm, but a great pitcher.

The home opener that year was the game I'll never forget. When I skated out for the game, I got the biggest ovation I had ever heard.

All those hours spent alone on the rink is where a skater's strength comes from. That's where a standing ovation starts and if you don't want to be there, it is going to show. Nothing you dreamed about is going to happen if you forget why you started in the first place. You have to skate with you heart. Before anyone can believe in you, you have to believe in yourself.

The bow is so old, its horsehair is glue Sent to the factory, just like me and like you So how come they stayed your execution? The audience roars its standing ovation “Dust,

It is not always a matter of wild ovations and legendary performances. Sometimes you are just happy to get through an opera without trouble.

I hit some great shots in my lifetime; now I hit a decent shot and I get a standing ovation.

Benjamin Netanyahu understands that the standing ovation he got in Congress this year was not for his politics. That ovation was bought and paid for by the Israel lobby.