Jared Dudley

You've got to know your role. I was never built like someone who was 6-9 or 6-10, didn't have athleticism and became a good shooter. Wasn't a natural shooter. So for me, it's being smart. It's a guy, I used to look at Shane Battier; take angles, play the right way, a winner. Do all the little things.

American Coach

Simon Hoggart

When people move from one extreme set of views to embrace another equally batty picture of the world, they expect us to applaud their choice, as if the fact that they have rejected one form of nuttiness somehow validates the screwball views they hold now.

British Journalist

Jerry Saltz

Batty as it sounds, subject and style may choose artists, through some unfathomable cosmic means. How else to explain that even artists who enjoy what they do can be perplexed or even horrified that they're doing it?

American Critic

Eli Broad

In high school, I would drive my teachers batty. They would make a statement, and I would say, 'Why is that?' They didn't want to be questioned.

American Businessman

Used to describe someone's quirky or unusual behavior in a kindhearted way.

Slightly Eccentric

While it implies oddness, 'batty' is not typically used as a harsh criticism.

Not Insulting

'Batty' carries a playful tone more suited for casual conversations.

Colloquial Charm

Indicates a strong, possibly overwhelming affection for something or someone.

Enthusiastic Admiration

Shows excitement that is vivid and sometimes seen as eccentric.

Expressive Excitement

Often an exaggeration to express a strong affinity, not to be taken entirely literally.

Hyperbolic Expression

 we've had all day since they arrived in this thicket another flies on her whiskers wouldn't that drive you absolutely batty and in her mouth an audition odds now of course the Flies here aren't nearly as bad as what the

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 struggled to even win close games in the regular season so the next year instead of picking up another star they added Shane Battier and Shane told