My wife [Melissa] talked to his mom, and she said he led every league coming up in home runs. The main thing is, he puts the ball in play, makes contact and gets hits. He's ahead of most guys already.
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Related He gets the ball in his hands, and he hits the openings and makes big plays. BRANDON JONES I kind of got a feeling this morning when I talked to his mom. She said he got up early and was read... DAVID GIBB His stuff is pretty good, he just needs to put it in the zone. When he runs deep counts, guys see th... BOB MILACKI Thornburg is coming up and making some big hits. He's a guy who hustles to the ball and is always ar... BRIAN DAWKINS I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES If he drives in 60, that would be fine. He's got the knack too for some clutch hits because he puts ... JOHN GIBBONS He didn't have the speed of Tiger Woods coming through the ball, but he made good contact, and he hi... ARNOLD PALMER Waldo runs the ball hard every time he gets it. He kind of opens things up for us. FRED SANCHEZ Hes ready to go every morning. He runs right over to the cruiser, PETER GOULD We said last year the Giants were coming up with position guys who are respectable big-league prospe... FELIPE ALOU Rocky (Wilson) hits the ball well. That's why I've got to find a way to get him in there. He might n... ELBERT BENNETT The great thing is, I know he can get better. He's critiquing his runs and critiquing his play comin... BARRY ALVAREZ Our guys went up there and made contact and put the ball into play. We were fortunate to break that ... BROOKS SHUMAKE Vladimir hits the ball as hard as anyone in the league. He swings and hits bad pitches. He sees so m... JAVY LOPEZ I asked him to say hi to my mom to prove he was there, and he was really great and nice and talked t... SASHA COHEN He knows that he has got to do the best he can, stay focused and concentrate. Chad sometimes thinks ... JEFF FISHER The main thing I learned from him was the way he was able to lead the team. It was unbelievable. He ... NATHAN HEDGECOCK He was coming up on the right side and I think he bumped into one of his own guys and the ball came ... ANTHONY MAESTRANZI Our top four, five guys have a lot of experience in the conference already. We're looking for them t... TONY GERHARZ He plays both (at tackle and end) for us. It's harder to find inside guys. Great first step, gets of... BOB WAGNER My mom was basically a nonentity in the entire film except for the mad little psycho who hated his c... JUNE CARTER CASH He confronted my wife and she didn't deserve that. When my wife saw him, she asked him to leave and ... HAL TURNER My dad was my wake-up call and he said, 'Good morning, champion,' ... He is really happy. My mom cal... MARIA SHARAPOVA The father was traumatized. He went into shock. He ran to the children to gather them up, and the ch... ISRAEL YAAKOV He was very, very excited about the idea of coming home and being with his wife and the baby. JUDY TAYLOR That guy led his team, and he scored. But it wasn't like he was the best thing I've ever seen or any... JAMEL CARPENTER Duane gets better every time he puts his hand on the ground, ... He has incredbile ability. JEFF KING Wags threw him two sliders that ate up his knuckles a little bit, ... He just was able to battle and... CRAIG BIGGIO He has a great return of serve. He hits the ball pretty hard. He sets up his points. BOB RUNYAN The main thing he's changed is his leadership. He was already a good goalkeeper. JOSE FAJARDO This guy is lethal. The man hits the ball in, away, up, down. You name it. He is up for the challeng... DAVID WELLS We need (P.K.). Last year, a lot of his home runs were in key situations. He has the ability to be a... PHILLIP THOMPSON He's putting the ball in play the other way. When he does that, he hits well. PHIL GARNER Good placement. The key is we were able to get some guys on base and the guys coming up behind them ... KEN GRIFFEY JR. In Philadelphia, they said three-quarters of the world is covered by water and the other quarter is ... CLINT HURDLE Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoi... ZHANG ZIYI When he cuts down on his swing, and doesn't try to swing too hard, he puts good passes on the ball. ... BILL ROBINSON If [Baker] puts me in the lineup, I'll play. I would want to play. Unless he doesn't write me in the... DERREK LEE He still has his velocity, ... His command is a big thing. He's missing with his changeup. His last ... CHARLIE MANUEL The best thing she has going for her is she can read a play very well. Most of the time she knows th... BECKY BAKER Luis said to me that as he turned away, he was right on the line, and he said the ball was over the ... RAFAEL BENITEZ In my opinion the best writer of historical novels. He makes you feel, smell, see every thing he des... EDWARD RUTHERFURD The way he gets out of certain situations, the passes he makes ... he sees things out there that mos... BRETT FESTERLING The biggest thing is he's got range, and he's the best catch-and-shoot guy in Canada right now. Comi... CRAIG BEAUCAMP Casey is one of those guys that has a lot of ability but has been struggling. He probably came into ... JASON CASTRO When he broke his leg I said my only hope was that he would play in the bowl game. Here he goes and ... GREG MATTISON He gave my wife rides home from work numerous times. We never felt uncomfortable. I talked to my gir... BILL BERDAN He gave my wife rides home from work numerous times. We never felt uncomfortable. I talked to my gir... BILL VERDAN That is a great question, because I don't think anybody has. I just don't know how. I think he is go... HOUSTON NUTT Evidently he had been asleep and his wife said she heard noises outside. He got up, got his weapon a... ROXANNE WALKER We just wanted to play on him tight. But the main thing was we played together. When he drove, my te... JUSTIN REYNOLDS I thought, 'OK, Melissa Gilbert is playing my mom, and I'm playing her old role - no pressur... KARA LINDSAY His eyes are so focused, he knows where every receiver is and at the last second he just gets the ba... ANDRE CARTER Pittacus said, "Every one of you hath his particular plague, and my wife is mine; and he is very hap... PLUTARCH He's a pretty good player and does a good job for us. He is a tough out and puts the ball in play. H... DOUG LITTLE He did a great job. He put the ball into play. He stepped in as a freshman in his first varsity game... ERIC NIESLANIK One of the keys of playing San Francisco is containing Alan when he gets the ball in the high post. ... RODNEY TENTION Jake has tremendous feet and hands. He gets rid of the ball and he's very accurate, which is key. Yo... CLAYTON MCCULLOUGH The one thing that I'm really excited about is when he hits the ball, he runs like his pants are on ... TERRY FRANCONA The young guys in here, they should be watching him. It's not like he gets the ball and throws it. H... CARLOS SILVA He's anywhere between 92 and 96, and every once in a while he touched 98. He didn't hide the ball ve... BEN JOHNSON He's one of those guys who, when the game's on the line, he wants the ball on his stick. That's one ... DREW THOMPSON (Pak) is one of the best assist guys in the league and the first thing he noticed was his assists an... STEW MORRILL Whatever thing a man gets quickly enraged about is his idol, and whatever thing he makes his idol be... CRISS JAMI It's based on an undercover case John worked probably four or five years ago that led him to Philade... JOE PISTONE He is reckless. He wants to get every inch and he gets a little careless with the ball. JOE PATERNO He had some control problems and didn't keep the ball down. The main thing was he got behind in the ... JASON LARUE He had talked to my wife and I about praying and coming back as a missionary so we did in '99 after ... DAVID HUGHES He hits the ball 130 yards and his jewelry goes 150. BOB HOPE He said that we have to take the blame for him because he promised his mom right before she died tha... DEREK KING It won't bother met to see him graduate. He is tough, he makes plays, he puts the ball where he want... CHARLIE GUNSELL Then, it wasn't a Finals atmosphere, but he went up against Bruce Bowen, one of the best perimeter d... MALIK ROSE I went in and auditioned for one of the main guys for 'The League' when it was first casting... IKE BARINHOLTZ Wait until it warms up. He's a feel pitcher. He feels the ball. When he feels the humidity on the ba... GUY CONTI [But after embarrassing himself with the Redskins in a way that Lou Holtz once embarrassed himself w... STEVE SPURRIER The doctor learns that if he gets ahead of the superstitions of his patients he is a ruined man; and... GEORGE BERNARD SHAW He had a bit of an off year for us, but it was his first in the National League and his knee was bot... CARLOS TOSCA You respect what he does and his speed and you have to play honest because of his speed, but there i... BRIAN DAWKINS Every morning I wake up in a home where Mike Tyson previously laid in the bed and he earned over $50... CURTIS JACKSON We've been swinging the bats well up and down the lineup. Everyone's been contributing. We're coming... BOB TODD For Kevin, the most frightening thing for him is he goes in, can't move, and he's underwater. Nobody... DOUG SCHAEFFER He said he was going to step up and make the play. A lot of guys talk about how they're going to do ... MICHAEL LEWIS Tommy looked fine. He had only two walks and located the ball well. He gave up three runs in the fir... CHAD ARTZ We looked at his time in the National League and we believe when he gets back to the N.L. in Atlanta... JOHN SCHUERHOLZ That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what turns out to be the most l... JACKSON BROWNE He's got dynamite in his hip pocket. He's one who makes it count on every hit he gets. He's the most... DARRYL PHIPPS He's a Pro Bowl receiver. He led the league in touchdown catches and yards last season. He's been th... REX GROSSMAN He's hot, and I think the thing he's doing exceptionally well is swinging at good pitches. He's pati... CALVIN BAISLEY It's a crime. It doesn't matter if he was drunk. He didn't go back to work and beat up his boss, he ... JANE FARMER Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON That kid is coming along pretty good. He runs pretty well for his size. He has a good arm. He is goi... JOSE CARDENAL I said last year our backup would have started for any other team in the league. (Medina) is a good ... BOB STITT I saw a couple of players down below (in the stadium) who were talking about Oswalt during the game,... JOE BUCK God is always on time, it may not be the time you are expecting, but hes on time. Just like he said ... ARTHLENE LAUDAT LAWRENCE He main retain his human dignity even in a concentration camp. Dostoevsky said once, 'There is only ... VIKTOR E. FRANKL A light was on in the kitchen. His mother sat at the kitchen table, as still as a statue. Her hands ... SUZANNE COLLINS We were sitting there on the couch together, and he pushed himself up to go but then fell back down ... JOHN GREEN And Edward was surprised to discover that he was listening. Before, when Abilene had talked to him, ... KATE DICAMILLO This ball is priceless. He is the best in the league now and he will be the best in the league ever.... ERIC FORD We like his all-around makeup. He hits for power, runs very well and plays a solid outfield. His add... WALT JOCKETTY
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I'm a strong man, and usually I get over hurts and it makes me stronger when I come back. DUSTY BAKER I'm not sure where my career is going here in Cincinnati. DUSTY BAKER I love watching American League games, you know what I mean? DUSTY BAKER He did his part in all ways. He pitched great, he made some great fielding plays, he stole a base, h... DUSTY BAKER You don't want him to get hit on the wrist or elbow. DUSTY BAKER We hung a slider and Albert doesn't miss sliders too much. He doesn't miss pitches up in the zone. DUSTY BAKER We hung a slider and Albert doesn't miss sliders too much, ... He doesn't miss pitches up in the zon... DUSTY BAKER I don't know if we've lit him up but we've beaten him and that's all that matters. So even if there ... DUSTY BAKER I don't know if we've lit him up. We've beaten him. That's all that matters. If there was something,... DUSTY BAKER Zambrano threw a heck of a game. I tried to let him get his 15th (win). We just played a good game, ... DUSTY BAKER Happy to have him around here and even happier to know he's feeling good. DUSTY BAKER The frustrating part is you still have memories of how great a player this guy is. DUSTY BAKER I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out ... DUSTY BAKER That makes it sound like somebody's lying. I went through that a couple years ago, which was [untrue... DUSTY BAKER We told [Jones] when he got here that this park is made for him and his swing. It couldn't happen to... DUSTY BAKER I was joking with him -- I think he's a third-degree black belt, and I think some of his reactions c... DUSTY BAKER I believe that when the wind's blowing in. When the wind's blowing out, I don't care about the heigh... DUSTY BAKER So I let them be responsible for there particular areas. Then by the time it gets to me that means t... DUSTY BAKER He was given the OK from upstairs. What are you going to do when he's given the OK from upstairs? DUSTY BAKER The field's a lot faster than ours. That ball got to him a lot quicker than he expected. We'll try t... DUSTY BAKER That's why he has a golden glove. DUSTY BAKER I've never heard anybody booed in St. Louis. DUSTY BAKER I'm probably more bewildered than I am embarrassed, DUSTY BAKER We didn't know when he was going to be back in the first place. This is just a bump in the road. DUSTY BAKER I got no one to root for. I sure as heck ain't rooting for the White Sox or Cardinals. DUSTY BAKER You still have to have the punch to hit a three-run homer when you need it. DUSTY BAKER This late in the spring, you're more apprehensive than anything. He said it was mild. He felt it on ... DUSTY BAKER We had him on the hook in the first inning, and then he got that lead and then he started mixing his... DUSTY BAKER Our bullpen did a great job, and we dodged some bullets, DUSTY BAKER Our bullpen did a great job, and we dodged some bullets. It's hard to keep [the Reds] in the ballpar... DUSTY BAKER He's going to get better. It's a big jump from Double-A to the big leagues. He's hit everywhere he's... DUSTY BAKER D-Lee is still finding his stroke. When those guys really start swinging, we'll have a very potent o... DUSTY BAKER I heard Woody was very promising. He was low- to mid-90s with some of the things he threw. He's not ... DUSTY BAKER It has to come through Jim [Hendry, Cubs general manager]. It's not up to me. We just have to see ho... DUSTY BAKER A couple balls caught too much of the plate early, ... We were still in the ballgame, and we ended u... DUSTY BAKER It was hard real hard. Rem was great about it. He's a real pro. DUSTY BAKER It's a situation where [his emotions] are his best friend and also could be his nemesis at the same ... DUSTY BAKER I told him congratulations and he didn't know what I was congratulating him about, DUSTY BAKER If we can get them going in the middle of the lineup and get Juan Pierre on base, we've got a chance... DUSTY BAKER I mean the guy, he's progressing like we said. Mark's going good. I asked him. I get tired of asking... DUSTY BAKER Usually when this stuff starts, we get the credit for it even though a lot of times it was started [... DUSTY BAKER I've never seen or heard of an assault with a belly. ... That's a tough sell in court -- assault and... DUSTY BAKER I've got a year and some change (remaining) on my contract. I've never not honored a contract in my ... DUSTY BAKER Our greatest cause of concern would be day-after-night games, DUSTY BAKER First I have to see him out of the bullpen. I do know Ryan Dempster is my closer. DUSTY BAKER It's too early for me [to give up on the season], DUSTY BAKER Everyone has a budget, I don't care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in the mi... DUSTY BAKER It hurts us not to play Friday night games. We got home late Thursday from Puerto Rico and had to pl... DUSTY BAKER They are both great fans and they have been for years and years. It is a bit more of a social event ... DUSTY BAKER You know it's there, but you don't really see it. Guys don't discuss it or talk about it much. It's ... DUSTY BAKER It's very weird for me, DUSTY BAKER It's not about Kerry as much as it is about us. It's about where we are realistically and where he i... DUSTY BAKER We're lucky to have him now. We have to find a way to keep him in the lineup. DUSTY BAKER He certainly deserves it, DUSTY BAKER He's throwing the ball great. We just can't go to him when it means something yet. I have to talk to... DUSTY BAKER It's a situation where the Yankees wanted [Lawton] and needed him, and I understand we got a pretty ... DUSTY BAKER We'll mix and match and do what we can. We owe it to ourselves and our paying fans to put the best t... DUSTY BAKER Eventually, you have to start thinking about [next year], but we want to end up [this season] the be... DUSTY BAKER Certain kids stick out, ... And when I saw Adam in spring training, I liked his attitude, his work e... DUSTY BAKER A big blow to us. DUSTY BAKER When you first come up, you want to get some hits, DUSTY BAKER The problems starts when he throws a number of pitches. As long as we minimize his pitches, he says ... DUSTY BAKER I talked to him last night and this is the first time he's been in a playoff situation. I just told ... DUSTY BAKER He's had that from time to time. That's the first time he's had it this year, but when a guy comes t... DUSTY BAKER He said he could go one more. But you could see he was laboring out there, throwing the ball high, DUSTY BAKER The guy can pitch, but we had an opportunity to beat him today, just like we had an opportunity to b... DUSTY BAKER He's a guy who wants to come here and do well. It seems the more you try, the worse it gets. DUSTY BAKER Maybe I shouldn't have cursed. I had just given him the highest compliment last week when I said he'... DUSTY BAKER They're externally humble but internally very confident, ... He does everything easy, kind of slow-m... DUSTY BAKER This is the youngest team I've had, which is what I've been yearning for really for years now. The y... DUSTY BAKER I've got a game plan. Some of it depends on how healthy Todd feels, how his legs feel. He's still re... DUSTY BAKER That's what we're here for is to see. Eventually, I think he'll be a fine [No. 2] hitter. I don't kn... DUSTY BAKER I can remind Carlos all I want. But when you get out there against Cuba or whoever and start banging... DUSTY BAKER You've got to admire him for not quitting. When you're hungry, you can find a way to do things. He w... DUSTY BAKER Hey, you can't pick where you put them. I try to protect my guys the best I can. If you're in the bi... DUSTY BAKER You would think over the course of a winter -- actually three winters, two winters -- that guys woul... DUSTY BAKER I had Bo. I know Bo has good stuff, especially if he's healthy. He said his arm is good. The guy kno... DUSTY BAKER They foul off a lot of his fastballs. That was a lucky bad hop for them. DUSTY BAKER I'm sure he'd like to end the year pitching, knowing Woody. If we can get him in there, we'll try to... DUSTY BAKER Woody is the most advanced. Miller and Prior aren't too, too far behind. DUSTY BAKER It's not over with yet. You don't know if somebody is going to offer Sammy a job here soon or what i... DUSTY BAKER You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle... DUSTY BAKER He's got a good tempo, good rhythm going, great control, great movement. When things are going good,... DUSTY BAKER Now with as much parity as there is now if you gain a couple of key players and remain healthy you c... DUSTY BAKER I just hope my army is sharp. DUSTY BAKER I've never seen anything like that. DUSTY BAKER It could be anything, ... Preferably, it's a six-inning arm, but we don't know. It could be a couple... DUSTY BAKER We were told he would pitch sometime in that first game -- possibly. DUSTY BAKER It's impossible to predict a rehab. We want him as soon as possible, but you can't rush him. You hav... DUSTY BAKER He's going to have nerves -- that's natural. Hank Aaron told me when I came up, 'It's natural to be ... DUSTY BAKER I talked to him. He's tired of it, too. You could tell he was a little distraught about the whole th... DUSTY BAKER He doesn't have to show more. I like what he's shown already. He has to show more of the same. DUSTY BAKER You're always hoping for a no-hitter when a guy goes that deep in a ballgame. We figured it'd be Eck... DUSTY BAKER I'd rather not [have the Cardinals celebrate] here, of course. Our whole thing is just to win. If it... DUSTY BAKER That's not overrated. One thing's for sure. Good hitting really beats bad pitching. You can count on... DUSTY BAKER What would you rather have mystique or wins? DUSTY BAKER You want mystique or you want wins? Know what I mean? ... Mystique's still here because the structur... DUSTY BAKER I have learned from hamstrings that when a guy says he feels good, you give him a couple extra days.... DUSTY BAKER Everyone has a budget, I don't care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in th... DUSTY BAKER An older club tends to get it together later than a young club. Just like spring training. Young guy... DUSTY BAKER It's a great run by Greg. The guys really wanted to win for him. We left him out there to give him a... DUSTY BAKER It's the same with pitching. You talk to Greg Maddux and I'm sure he has a game plan, but he also so... DUSTY BAKER You're playing against guys who are younger than you, so you can set them up. You get to a certain p... DUSTY BAKER I've got a fine system, ... Short of that, you're weakening yourself and the team if you take this g... DUSTY BAKER I love sharing my knowledge of hitting with others. Now coaches and players at all levels can learn ... DUSTY BAKER I'm not a guy that sits around and does nothing. DUSTY BAKER I have a lot of interests. DUSTY BAKER Let them police themselves, and then it goes another step past them to my coaches and there a coach ... DUSTY BAKER I love my daughter, but she had me on couscous and fixed me pastas and made me eat oatmeal every mor... DUSTY BAKER I love the game of baseball. DUSTY BAKER The fundamentals of baseball haven't changed, but how we can teach those fundamentals has. With ... DUSTY BAKER My affections are easily swayed and I can be very unfaithful. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD Every year the kids learn something and I learn something. I know where we need to put the focus nex... DUSTY AUXIER We thought we would be a playoff team when the season began. We had 17 games decided by less than 10... DUSTY AUXIER We have had problems playing teams that don't have good records. This is the first time this year we... DUSTY AUXIER We talked about coming out and playing 32 minutes of solid basketball and I think we played 27 or 28... DUSTY AUXIER Twenty-seven points is a lot to give up in a half, not to mention in one quarter. DUSTY AUXIER It's not disappointing to lose; we have lost before, but to lose with little or no effort is upsetti... DUSTY AUXIER Thurston has some great shooters, but our defense just got in their face and shut them down. DUSTY AUXIER It says a whole lot about his character. To step up there and made two free throws like that is some... DUSTY AUXIER I worry about this game more than I do against some of the better teams. We have a tendency to play ... DUSTY AUXIER We played well for the most part. We had a couple of lapses that ultimately cost us. DUSTY AUXIER I have tried sex with both men and women. I found I liked it. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I wouldn't know how to handle serenity if somebody handed it to me on a plate. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I burp like everyone else and I'm promiscuous. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I just decided I wanted to become someone else... So I became someone else. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD Sometimes the ladies involved give too much of themselves, sometimes not enough. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD He would sing 'Happy Birthday,' and he would sing in the loudest, most obnoxious, off-key tone. For ... DUSTY RHODES The results can be stunning. DUSTY RHODES Basically I'm a drag queen myself. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I'm the most misunderstood, misquoted person I know, honestly. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD It's marvellous to be popular, but foolish to think it will last. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I've been waiting a whole year to put the pads back on Saturday and can't wait. TCU is going to get ... DUSTY DVORACEK That's been the Achilles heel of our team the whole year. DUSTY PERDUE My sexuality has never been a problem to me but I think it has been for other people. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I'm the most misunderstood, misquoted person I know, honestly. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I've been poked, prodded and pulled. DUSTY DVORACEK I think we're probably the first school to try to play all the Division I schools in Florida . The r... DUSTY RHODES You can talk about the secondary all you want. It's not very difficult to throw touchdown passes to ... DUSTY DVORACEK The Board of Supervisors has not formally reviewed the bill, but Beaches and Harbors has the same co... DUSTY CRANE I just let them know we want to go one step farther than we went last year. DUSTY PERDUE Wow. You just caught me off guard. One of the most creative minds there has ever been. I was a fan w... DUSTY RHODES This amazing cast of renowned, talented Hollywood actors brings the rich storyline of GUN to life. DUSTY WELCH This amazing cast of renowned, talented Hollywood actors brings the rich storyline of Gun to life. P... DUSTY WELCH Sometimes you have to let people down in order to get on, particularly in showbusiness. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD Somehow I took whatever criticism there was very much to heart. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD A lot of people say I'm bent, and I've heard it so many times that I've almost learned to accept it. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I told you last week I'd have to start taking that blood pressure medication again. DUSTY SIMS All in all, I thought our effort was great. Obviously, we weren't favored to win the dual, but I thi... DUSTY RHODES I just think that Mark has got the attributes it would really take to lead the city - fresh leadersh... DUSTY RHODES I feel like we have a good schedule. It's a tough schedule, maybe one of the toughest in the country... DUSTY RHODES Being able to host Florida downtown at the Jacksonville Baseball Grounds is big. I really appreciate... DUSTY RHODES He said, 'I'm flying off like an eagle off the top rope. I'm going to fly like a bird. I'm flying li... DUSTY RHODES Personally, I think SmackDown! has to be a little spicier than it is, a little more electrifying tha... DUSTY RHODES I like Stephanie, ... She reminds me of Saphire a little. DUSTY RHODES They were just more athletic and quicker. We were never able to compensate for that speed. DUSTY PERDUE We lost that one in the first quarter. Their press was dynamic and they were just quicker than us. DUSTY PERDUE We have to play our game. We're not going to be able to play the way they want to play. DUSTY PERDUE We're playing a very good fundamentally coached team. They play man-to-man defense and they run up a... DUSTY PERDUE We've just got to step up and play. If we play the way we've been playing, I like our chances. DUSTY PERDUE I'm very excited about the way our kids played. We didn't do some smart things down the stretch, but... DUSTY PERDUE It's going to be very tough to play this weekend without those guys and play as good as we've been p... DUSTY PERDUE I like doing things the tough way. DUSTY MCANICH I do kind of like being the underdog, it doesn't put as much pressure on me. I feel like I wrestle b... DUSTY MCANICH I work hard in practice. Oh, a little basketball doesn't hurt either. I played basketball (Friday). DUSTY MCANICH Steamboat's strength is not downhill, for lack of experience, but our athletes skied very well in th... DUSTY MATHESON All of the Steamboat athletes moved up from their start positions in both the downhill and super-G. DUSTY MATHESON As a whole, Steamboat athletes had a great week, and they skied well. Everyone competed at their hig... DUSTY MATHESON It seems that all the hard work these athletes have put into their season is paying off, and everyon... DUSTY MATHESON We are hearing a lot from the companies about building out in rural South Dakota. We just aren't hea... DUSTY JOHNSON This might be one more step in deploying these technologies in a cost-effective way to rural areas. DUSTY JOHNSON It is not something we've heard a lot about, but I am interested in learning more and finding out if... DUSTY JOHNSON There seems to be less of a collector's philosophy among people and the products they own. DUSTY HILL The guy played all the way up to the end. I can dig that. What else are you going to do? You've got ... DUSTY HILL Our hearts go out to all of our neighbors who have suffered because of Katrina. We're very happy to ... DUSTY HILL It's being relentless. You have to get off of the ball with good pad level and hand placement. That'... DUSTY DVORACEK When you watch the tape, you'll see we got after them. There wasn't any doubt to it at all. It was t... DUSTY DVORACEK He's a big sucker, and he plays hard. He's as good as it gets in college football. DUSTY DVORACEK You take for granted how much of a role model you are. I took that for granted last year, and now I ... DUSTY DVORACEK We made good plays when we needed to make good plays. DUSTY DVORACEK When we had to make a play, we made a play. When we had to dig down, we did. And that's being tough. DUSTY DVORACEK I don't know what happened. I thought he was sacked. He just made a great play. Give him credit. DUSTY DVORACEK I feel like I'm going to, but that's going to be up to the doctors. I don't see any reason why I wou... DUSTY DVORACEK Really, it's just about character and pride. We have a lot of both on this team, and I think everybo... DUSTY DVORACEK We're thrilled. Sometimes it just takes a long time. DUSTY CRANE It took a long time getting these approvals through. We were struggling with the Coastal Commission ... DUSTY CRANE The Board of Supervisors has not formally reviewed the bill, but Beaches and Harbors has the same co... DUSTY CRANE Los Angeles County has not directly opposed the bill, but several groups, including Beaches and Harb... DUSTY CRANE Hell, have I been a hell-raiser! DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I was a nothing kid. Not particularly good. Not particularly bad. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I'd love to retouch my whole life. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I find it an effort to keep up appearances. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I wouldn't know how to handle serenity if somebody handed it to me on a plate. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I like Frenchmen very much, because even when they insult you they do it so nicely. JOSEPHINE BAKER The rainbow flag is a symbol of freedom and liberation that we made for ourselves. GILBERT BAKER Printed books usually outlive bookstores and the publishers who brought them out. They sit around, d... NICHOLSON BAKER What has 'The Patchwork Girl of Oz' got in its favor? Quite a lot, from our point of view in... KAGE BAKER People who like to fume about the manner in which Disney changed beloved classics are often ignorant... KAGE BAKER I saw the Kino print of 'The Man From Beyond,' but apparently a superior new print has been ... KAGE BAKER In 1916, Universal Studios released the first filmed adaptation of Jules Verne's novel '20,0... KAGE BAKER