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Life is raw material. We are artisans. We can sculpt our existence into something beautiful, or deba...
CATHY BETTER We really hit the ball today. (But) we are not making routine plays. Against better teams it has cos...
BRETT BROOKS We made contact, but we didn't hit the ball hard. We made their defense look better than I thought i...
CHUCK GREEN We hit the ball better today and got some good pitching.
MARK MARQUESS We expected to hit the ball well but we were better on the long ball tonight.
BRIAN GOODMAN We hit the ball much better in this game.
CHRIS TERRY We got the ball inside and we moved the ball better.
ALAN DUNAHEE When they hit the ball they found holes, and when we hit the ball it was right at someone. But, they...
AMY PIKAS I'll buy that [we're better], ... That doesn't mean we'll win 105 games. A lot of teams got better. ...
RAY KING I think Michigan State and Illinois are two of the better teams in the country. Michigan State is mo...
FANG MITCHELL Teams are better in transition at home, at least that's what I've noticed. At least we are. We are c...
BILL CARMODY The better teams are, the better we seem to play. We're playing the tough teams now and we're playin...
CARLOS LEE She's starting to hit the ball better lately.
ANDY STEPHENS![]()
It is better to be a has-been than a never-was.
C. NORTHCOTE PARKINSON In both games, we've gotten off to rough starts. In both games, we've been able to close the gap but...
DAN CARLSON We were a little slow on our rotations, and that's youth, but we played hard. We need to apply bette...
DAVE ORLANDINI![]()
My thought has always been completion. Maybe you have to rebound better, shoot better, hit free thro...
ISAIAH THOMAS We didn't hit the ball very good. We played good defense, we just didn't hit the ball. We're going t...
DANNY DUNAWAY We played really tough. Both teams had equal scoring opportunities, but they did a better job finish...
HAROLD WEST Washington is one of the better teams in the state and has a really nice ball club. At crucial times...
GARY MUNSEN I expected nothing and this is my best finish at Pearl in 10 or 15 years. I didn't hit the ball too ...
DAVID ISHII A game like this can only make both teams better.
DOUG PICKARTS![]()
Remember, it's better to be a has-been than a never-was.
TINY TIM Yeah, sometimes those young guys hit a wall, ... but he's gotten better, both him and Jeremy.
JEFF BOWER We're in good shape pitching wise. We're hoping we can hit the ball better this year.
DIANE LAFFEY![]()
We're starting to come together and play better. Our defense has been pretty good all season. We jus...
LISA KIRK We are playing better. We are distributing the ball and more guys are getting opportunities to score...
DAVE BARRETT I am unsatisfied with this win. First of all, we've got to run the ball better. We didn't get enough...
KELLEN CLEMENS![]()
The year after the Olympics is always an interesting year. The Australians are getting better and be...
NATALIE COUGHLIN The score was good but the game wasn't too good. I made a bit of a rocky start but it got better and...
MIKAEL LUNDBERG The second game was a lot better. We got a lot better at our offense, attacking the ball and letting...
JODI HERMANEK Now it's a lot better because the new ballparks, they've got batting cages next to the dugout. We di...
RAMON AVILES We reversed the ball and got better shots tonight. We knew Portland would make a comeback.
GRAHAM WHITELAW![]()
Willie Mays could throw better, and Hank Aaron could hit more home runs. But I've got enthusiasm...
PETE ROSE This was a good meet for us. We got to see a lot of the better Division II teams and some of the bet...
KIRK PEDERSEN We hit well tonight, they just hit better. There's no better way to say it.
BRUCE LEWIS It sucks and it hurts, too. We seem to back down to the better teams in the conference.
KAREEM LLOYD We played them better the last time. My hat's off to them. They scored when they had the chances. We...
DON TORDOFF![]()
With Arsenal, we try straight away to hit the striker early. The earlier I get the ball the better.
THIERRY HENRY![]()
When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.
PAULO COELHO Physically, we matched up with Kansas City, ... We competed hard. But there are things we've got to ...
NORV TURNER![]()
When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we...
PAULO COELHO Josh and Nathan both got better as the day went on.
DARIN DOLLEMORE I'm not satisfied. We need to be able to hit the ball better, put it in play and advance our runners...
KRIS COX I didn't have great expectations when I got here. But I've felt better and better as the tournament ...
AMLETO MONACELLI Illinois and Michigan State are both going to play pretty good defense. They're playing a little bet...
TOM IZZO I was trying to be too good too early, and you can't do that at this level. Everything is faster and...
JUSTIN SMOAK I see left-handers a little better [than right-handers], ... But I don't change anything. I still ju...
YADIER MOLINA Chase Moline has done a great job. Hale has done well, too. Both those guys have helped us and we li...
LARRY KERR [Woodland] did a lot better job of spreading the ball out. They ran a lot better offense, and we got...
BLAKE TRAVIS We wish we were off to a better start, but we're playing better teams. We hope we can do what we did...
BECKY DEMUTH Matt had a better game. At least, he got the ball in the hole a little bit. We didn't push the ball,...
JIM WARD We've hit the ball well since we got back from Florida. And they (the Eagles) can hit the ball, too.
BILL MILLER I think I could have called his number more. We are better when we spread the ball around; I think D...
ANDY REID No one expected this, no one gave us a chance, but we got better and better the more we played.
CARLOS GRACIDA We didn't hit that pitcher last year. But we just came out ready today and hit her pretty good. I wa...
ERIN FOSTER We got more aggressive on offense. We started taking the ball to the basket. We were getting better ...
DAVE MACDONALD This was the fourth game in five games for both teams so both were pretty tired. We were the better ...
CRAIG JUNKER They both hated to lose and they were both great team leaders. Pam made her teams better and Laura d...
DICK PIRETTI We knew we had to come out and be ready to play because they're an awesome team. They've definitely ...
ANARIS SICKLES Jordan is one of the better freshmen I've seen. He can shoot outside and he can drive to the hoop. H...
HARRY BOWSER I had hard times, but I didn't give up. The injury got better, and the pitching and focus got better...
CHAN HO PARK The 13 guys in our locker room are coming to play. They are getting so much better and their composu...
BRIAN BLUBAUGH She's very fast, really similar to Kristin but she has better ball control.
ALEX CAMARGO She's very fast, really similar to Kristin but she has better ball control.
ALEX CAMARGO We have got to take better care of the ball. You can't win when you turn the ball over and shoot lik...
TOM MOFFETT We got off to a slow start offensively but picked it up in the second half. We had better ball movem...
BOB MORRIS We played together, much better together as a team. Abby is playing better. Both goalies are playing...
PATRICE BRISEBOIS We got the same team. We should be a little bit better. We are going to continue to work and get bet...
JARVIS JONES We gave a better effort in the second half and put the ball on net much better today.
MIKE ACKERMAN We ain't even thinking about the division title. We've got to get better. That's all we know. We've ...
GREG BUCKNER I think it was just two good teams that both had our stretches. We just had a better stretch.
THADDEUS YOUNG With agents rapidly shifting to contact centers that either remunerate better or offer better incent...
SHIVANU SHUKLA With agents rapidly shifting to contact centers that either remunerate better or offer better incent...
SHIVANU SHUKLA Approach-wise, we did a little bit better as far as making him throw strikes. He's effective because...
REED JOHNSON This week, the pine trees are very tall and when it's windy, we can see it when we hit the ball. Con...
K.J. CHOI They can hit the ball. They?re one of the best hitting teams, maybe even better than last year?s tea...
BOB LEWELLEN It was nice to make the playoffs, but we knew we would have to play better than we did against Galve...
LYNN MCDONALD We played immensely better. Oklahoma City is one of the top three or four teams in the league. We di...
RICHARD DAVIS![]()
You've got to hit the ball like the [left] fielder did, on a line. You've got to really jolt it to h...
TONY LA RUSSA A lot of teams are doubling Jason a lot of the time, but he's getting better at handling that. He's ...
DALE LAYER We've been coming together a little bit better as a group. Things came easy for us early and we didn...
KIRK KACZOR We're a far better team. We'd played and beat better teams than that.
MARK PEARSON They played small-ball there at the right times. We didn't react to it well. But I think we're going...
MIKE ALLARD I guess we?re all seeing the ball good. Once we got a couple of games under our belt, we started hit...
DANIEL HEATWOLE They played better. It was the same teams in the same ballpark, but the opposite result. They just p...
BILL STONEMAN It would be very tough because we have some matches coming up with Blackhawk and Mars, which are exc...
LARRY MILOSH My main value is better on offense. I love to run the ball. Don't get me wrong, I love to hit, but I...
JAMES JACKSON We just got to do a better job of getting him the ball and getting him open with tough screens.
DAN FITZGERALD I don't know if we think it's going to be an easy schedule when we are playing teams like Columbus a...
CHRIS MASON We have a lot of good athletes here. In the past, we haven't done well against other teams, but now ...
MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH We got here and we got a good taste of being in the state tournament. When you get to this level, yo...
GARY ROORDA We shot the ball extremely well. But I'm even happier that we played better defense, moved the ball ...
JEFF NEAL![]()
We played a lot looser offensively, the ball is being distributed better and we are playing unselfis...
JOE DAVIS We definitely did a better job of passing the ball. We are communicating more, and trying harder.
CORY COOK We played with a lot of determination, everyone on the team. We played teams that were more talented...
LIZ SHIMEK (Cambridge) just shot a lot better than we did. We didn't rebound well and they just seemed to have ...
ROGER LAUHEAD The only 2A schools we have played are the teams in our district. Everyone else has been 4A, 5A and ...
ISAIAH PETERSON We came in and battled her (Shawn). I think we hit her better than anybody else has this year.
DAVE PETROCELLI I think our staff as a whole has a better feel for what works against a 3-4 better than most teams.
ALAN FANECA
CATHY BETTER We really hit the ball today. (But) we are not making routine plays. Against better teams it has cos...
BRETT BROOKS We made contact, but we didn't hit the ball hard. We made their defense look better than I thought i...
CHUCK GREEN We hit the ball better today and got some good pitching.
MARK MARQUESS We expected to hit the ball well but we were better on the long ball tonight.
BRIAN GOODMAN We hit the ball much better in this game.
CHRIS TERRY We got the ball inside and we moved the ball better.
ALAN DUNAHEE When they hit the ball they found holes, and when we hit the ball it was right at someone. But, they...
AMY PIKAS I'll buy that [we're better], ... That doesn't mean we'll win 105 games. A lot of teams got better. ...
RAY KING I think Michigan State and Illinois are two of the better teams in the country. Michigan State is mo...
FANG MITCHELL Teams are better in transition at home, at least that's what I've noticed. At least we are. We are c...
BILL CARMODY The better teams are, the better we seem to play. We're playing the tough teams now and we're playin...
CARLOS LEE She's starting to hit the ball better lately.
ANDY STEPHENS
It is better to be a has-been than a never-was. C. NORTHCOTE PARKINSON In both games, we've gotten off to rough starts. In both games, we've been able to close the gap but...
DAN CARLSON We were a little slow on our rotations, and that's youth, but we played hard. We need to apply bette...
DAVE ORLANDINI
My thought has always been completion. Maybe you have to rebound better, shoot better, hit free thro... ISAIAH THOMAS We didn't hit the ball very good. We played good defense, we just didn't hit the ball. We're going t...
DANNY DUNAWAY We played really tough. Both teams had equal scoring opportunities, but they did a better job finish...
HAROLD WEST Washington is one of the better teams in the state and has a really nice ball club. At crucial times...
GARY MUNSEN I expected nothing and this is my best finish at Pearl in 10 or 15 years. I didn't hit the ball too ...
DAVID ISHII A game like this can only make both teams better.
DOUG PICKARTS
Remember, it's better to be a has-been than a never-was. TINY TIM Yeah, sometimes those young guys hit a wall, ... but he's gotten better, both him and Jeremy.
JEFF BOWER We're in good shape pitching wise. We're hoping we can hit the ball better this year.
DIANE LAFFEY
We're starting to come together and play better. Our defense has been pretty good all season. We jus... LISA KIRK We are playing better. We are distributing the ball and more guys are getting opportunities to score...
DAVE BARRETT I am unsatisfied with this win. First of all, we've got to run the ball better. We didn't get enough...
KELLEN CLEMENS
The year after the Olympics is always an interesting year. The Australians are getting better and be... NATALIE COUGHLIN The score was good but the game wasn't too good. I made a bit of a rocky start but it got better and...
MIKAEL LUNDBERG The second game was a lot better. We got a lot better at our offense, attacking the ball and letting...
JODI HERMANEK Now it's a lot better because the new ballparks, they've got batting cages next to the dugout. We di...
RAMON AVILES We reversed the ball and got better shots tonight. We knew Portland would make a comeback.
GRAHAM WHITELAW
Willie Mays could throw better, and Hank Aaron could hit more home runs. But I've got enthusiasm... PETE ROSE This was a good meet for us. We got to see a lot of the better Division II teams and some of the bet...
KIRK PEDERSEN We hit well tonight, they just hit better. There's no better way to say it.
BRUCE LEWIS It sucks and it hurts, too. We seem to back down to the better teams in the conference.
KAREEM LLOYD We played them better the last time. My hat's off to them. They scored when they had the chances. We...
DON TORDOFF
With Arsenal, we try straight away to hit the striker early. The earlier I get the ball the better. THIERRY HENRY
When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too. PAULO COELHO Physically, we matched up with Kansas City, ... We competed hard. But there are things we've got to ...
NORV TURNER
When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we... PAULO COELHO Josh and Nathan both got better as the day went on.
DARIN DOLLEMORE I'm not satisfied. We need to be able to hit the ball better, put it in play and advance our runners...
KRIS COX I didn't have great expectations when I got here. But I've felt better and better as the tournament ...
AMLETO MONACELLI Illinois and Michigan State are both going to play pretty good defense. They're playing a little bet...
TOM IZZO I was trying to be too good too early, and you can't do that at this level. Everything is faster and...
JUSTIN SMOAK I see left-handers a little better [than right-handers], ... But I don't change anything. I still ju...
YADIER MOLINA Chase Moline has done a great job. Hale has done well, too. Both those guys have helped us and we li...
LARRY KERR [Woodland] did a lot better job of spreading the ball out. They ran a lot better offense, and we got...
BLAKE TRAVIS We wish we were off to a better start, but we're playing better teams. We hope we can do what we did...
BECKY DEMUTH Matt had a better game. At least, he got the ball in the hole a little bit. We didn't push the ball,...
JIM WARD We've hit the ball well since we got back from Florida. And they (the Eagles) can hit the ball, too.
BILL MILLER I think I could have called his number more. We are better when we spread the ball around; I think D...
ANDY REID No one expected this, no one gave us a chance, but we got better and better the more we played.
CARLOS GRACIDA We didn't hit that pitcher last year. But we just came out ready today and hit her pretty good. I wa...
ERIN FOSTER We got more aggressive on offense. We started taking the ball to the basket. We were getting better ...
DAVE MACDONALD This was the fourth game in five games for both teams so both were pretty tired. We were the better ...
CRAIG JUNKER They both hated to lose and they were both great team leaders. Pam made her teams better and Laura d...
DICK PIRETTI We knew we had to come out and be ready to play because they're an awesome team. They've definitely ...
ANARIS SICKLES Jordan is one of the better freshmen I've seen. He can shoot outside and he can drive to the hoop. H...
HARRY BOWSER I had hard times, but I didn't give up. The injury got better, and the pitching and focus got better...
CHAN HO PARK The 13 guys in our locker room are coming to play. They are getting so much better and their composu...
BRIAN BLUBAUGH She's very fast, really similar to Kristin but she has better ball control.
ALEX CAMARGO She's very fast, really similar to Kristin but she has better ball control.
ALEX CAMARGO We have got to take better care of the ball. You can't win when you turn the ball over and shoot lik...
TOM MOFFETT We got off to a slow start offensively but picked it up in the second half. We had better ball movem...
BOB MORRIS We played together, much better together as a team. Abby is playing better. Both goalies are playing...
PATRICE BRISEBOIS We got the same team. We should be a little bit better. We are going to continue to work and get bet...
JARVIS JONES We gave a better effort in the second half and put the ball on net much better today.
MIKE ACKERMAN We ain't even thinking about the division title. We've got to get better. That's all we know. We've ...
GREG BUCKNER I think it was just two good teams that both had our stretches. We just had a better stretch.
THADDEUS YOUNG With agents rapidly shifting to contact centers that either remunerate better or offer better incent...
SHIVANU SHUKLA With agents rapidly shifting to contact centers that either remunerate better or offer better incent...
SHIVANU SHUKLA Approach-wise, we did a little bit better as far as making him throw strikes. He's effective because...
REED JOHNSON This week, the pine trees are very tall and when it's windy, we can see it when we hit the ball. Con...
K.J. CHOI They can hit the ball. They?re one of the best hitting teams, maybe even better than last year?s tea...
BOB LEWELLEN It was nice to make the playoffs, but we knew we would have to play better than we did against Galve...
LYNN MCDONALD We played immensely better. Oklahoma City is one of the top three or four teams in the league. We di...
RICHARD DAVIS
You've got to hit the ball like the [left] fielder did, on a line. You've got to really jolt it to h... TONY LA RUSSA A lot of teams are doubling Jason a lot of the time, but he's getting better at handling that. He's ...
DALE LAYER We've been coming together a little bit better as a group. Things came easy for us early and we didn...
KIRK KACZOR We're a far better team. We'd played and beat better teams than that.
MARK PEARSON They played small-ball there at the right times. We didn't react to it well. But I think we're going...
MIKE ALLARD I guess we?re all seeing the ball good. Once we got a couple of games under our belt, we started hit...
DANIEL HEATWOLE They played better. It was the same teams in the same ballpark, but the opposite result. They just p...
BILL STONEMAN It would be very tough because we have some matches coming up with Blackhawk and Mars, which are exc...
LARRY MILOSH My main value is better on offense. I love to run the ball. Don't get me wrong, I love to hit, but I...
JAMES JACKSON We just got to do a better job of getting him the ball and getting him open with tough screens.
DAN FITZGERALD I don't know if we think it's going to be an easy schedule when we are playing teams like Columbus a...
CHRIS MASON We have a lot of good athletes here. In the past, we haven't done well against other teams, but now ...
MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH We got here and we got a good taste of being in the state tournament. When you get to this level, yo...
GARY ROORDA We shot the ball extremely well. But I'm even happier that we played better defense, moved the ball ...
JEFF NEAL
We played a lot looser offensively, the ball is being distributed better and we are playing unselfis... JOE DAVIS We definitely did a better job of passing the ball. We are communicating more, and trying harder.
CORY COOK We played with a lot of determination, everyone on the team. We played teams that were more talented...
LIZ SHIMEK (Cambridge) just shot a lot better than we did. We didn't rebound well and they just seemed to have ...
ROGER LAUHEAD The only 2A schools we have played are the teams in our district. Everyone else has been 4A, 5A and ...
ISAIAH PETERSON We came in and battled her (Shawn). I think we hit her better than anybody else has this year.
DAVE PETROCELLI I think our staff as a whole has a better feel for what works against a 3-4 better than most teams.
ALAN FANECA
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