Everybody was focussed. We knew we needed at least 5 1/2 points and we gritted it out. This feels good and we'll enjoy the moment, but tomorrow is a new day and we've got to put this behind us and be ready to move on.
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Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES We still need to get points and make sure that we at least finish third in the West. But it is a goo... LANDON DONOVAN We've only had one of these (Open Cup titles) at this club in its entire existence. We've been takin... PETE VAGENAS I knew this day was coming. I knew he was going to do this at some point, somewhere, and people woul... EVAN BROCK We just knew we needed to be more focused on winning this tournament. Tattnall played a good game ag... RACHAEL ACKERMAN There's a lot of excitement around here with us coming off the national title, but this is a new tea... DREW STUBBS We knew everybody needed to swim well to finish out so the team could win. We couldn't win without e... DANIEL GLOVER Hopefully, we can put this behind us and come out ready to play against Pius. This was a shock to al... GREG VOCK It was a good match for Knapp. We wrestled well as a team and that's something to build on. We went ... JOEL GREENLEE We know we're a pretty consistent shooting team, so the thing we knew we had to do to win this game ... ANDREW YORK The rings are great. We can now put last year behind us and move on. After tomorrow hopefully all th... A. J. PIERZYNSKI She is sugar, curiosity, and rain. E. LOCKHART We were really hoping to be 2-0 when we got there, but we'll take 1-1. This is a great opportunity f... TOM SAWYER It was a 5-2 game going into the sixth and then they got the four runs. We struck out maybe three ti... BOB PERRY We needed to board. This was an emotional game and when we got a 10-point lead (12-2), it allowed us... JANET ELEAZAR It wasn't our best day but you have to give credit to Watertown. They came out and wrestled really w... TOBY BRYANT Certainly, from my stand point, this was sweeter than any of the other (victories) that we have had ... BILL SELF It's never good to be behind, but it is good to respond to that pressure. And we did. We came back. ... AL MELNICK We should have won the game or at least got one point. We let it get away with four minutes left. We... RADEK BONK We knew it was 2-1 to Denmark when we scored. After the goal we found out that it was 2-2 and you co... STEFANO FIORE It was good for us. We weren't really trying to put up fast times but I was happy with the fact that... BRUNO JUNQUEIRA I think the biggest thing right now is we want to come out, and play well. But there's no reason for... HERMAN DEMMINK We put everything together today. We got the bat on the ball and played great defense behind Christy... JAVELIN ORMOND We are far from perfect but willing to be different. CRAIG GROESCHEL That is what we wanted to do, to go 2-2-1-2 (innings pitched by pitcher). Jon and Brent will start f... DAVID MCGINNIS This is like Canada versus U.S.A. in North America. This feels good (to get to the final), but we ca... AKI BERG It was a big factor. We just got beat by 28 points or something and you don't want to come into this... DANI KUBIK I knew they'd be out early, that they'd come out and bully us and if they got ahead, bury us. I kind... CORY SCHNEIDER What will happen if we go to 0 day? ... Everything has been wipe out from the techno... DEYTH BANGER This is good and we needed this to get going again. We sort of hit a lull ? we got the injury and th... CHRISTINE BALDAUF We're still way behind them (six points) in the standings, so I think we have to be aware of that, .... ALEX TANGUAY Everybody wanted to run me out of town. But Nick was going to be a utility infielder, and we needed ... JOHN SCHUERHOLZ We have to regroup, analyze, re-strategize, and get ready to go next week. If we dwell on this it co... ED COMEAU It's important our concentration is on the game tomorrow because we realize it's such a vital game f... ALEX FERGUSON We needed a game like this where we had to step up at the end. I'm upset we didn't play well, but it... CARMEN DOLFO We knew we wanted to be downtown. We felt like we needed to go with home accessories. We wanted to c... LESLEIGH DRYE We have a guideline that requires this rung to be at least 9 1/2 inches wide, HAL STRATTON I will love myself despite the ease with which I lean toward the opposite. SHANE L. KOYCZAN That's why we seize the moment try to freeze it and own it, squeeze it and hold it. EMINEM It's hard to explain. We needed (win) No. 1. It was rough. All week, we talked how we needed No. 1. ... ANDREW KERR They're a good 1-2 punch, probably the best in the nation. But I thought we did a real good job. We ... EVAN BENJAMIN We wanted it, and we came out on got it. This should put us on the map. COREY CAFFERATA I knew I needed to step up. We didn't come out as strong as we have been, and I didn't think we were... ERICA FARINA A year ago at this point we were 1-1 and that bus ride home from Keene wasn't a good feeling. This i... BILL BALL They are a very good basketball team and we knew that coming in. They deserved to win this game beca... JAY SPARKS This whole situation is unfortunate, and now that he has been sentenced, I think we can move on and ... SAM AIONA 37. It is better to be single and unhappy than unhappily married. JAMES C. DOBSON It's been forever since we have had everybody here, everybody healthy and everybody ready to go. Bef... JEFF HAYDEN We take more pride in our profession than that. All of us just want this to put it behind us so we c... LAVERNE MCCOY We knew coming into this weekend we needed all the points we can get. We tied Manchester and we're t... CHAD WISEMAN Sanders, every time he is out there, we feel like we have a chance to win. Brett came in and did a g... HANK FURLOW So this is going to be drill!? DEYTH BANGER We worked for over 2 1/2 years trying to get a contract. We certainly don't enjoy this. MARK OHLAU After the way we played in Madison on Tuesday, this game scared me. But the girls really played well... GREG VOCK It is a good start. Last year at this tournament we went 6-2 and went three games with everybody. Th... BRET TAYLOR He's always been a good shooter. Nobody knew about him and I'm sure these guys didn't. I knew they w... RICH BRENNAN It is a big weekend, and they're all big if we're going to win the league. After going 1-2 last week... GARY MCCLURE We need to be able to move the ball. At times we've had consistency, but we can't afford to have thr... MARTY ARGANBRIGHT There is a strong wind blowing now and the track is firming up nicely. We put 5mm of irrigation on l... FRED FOX This may be the best team they've had. They're underrated, but we knew they would be a good team. Th... BILLY PATE This team, we were hurt from last week, and we wish we had certain plays [against New England] to do... TROY WALTERS At this point in time, if you can't get ready, you've got problems. This is playoff hockey. We need ... BRENT SOPEL If we cannot agree, then at least we ought to move on. BEN NELSON Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry, an... LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD When we hit, we hit big. But when we missed, we missed a lot. When you count five falls for 2 1/2 po... FRANK KUDLAC Negotiations are still going on. Everybody was there. This is a good sign and we hope we will reach ... HAJIM AL-HASSANI I felt like we certainly got a lot of breaks and have been very fortunate. They're a very good hocke... ALEX TANGUAY It started in the locker room. We have been looking forward to this game and wanted to come out and ... COREY ROUSE (A) 2-0 lead at half-time was good boost for us. We played well with short players and put on a lot ... ANDREW CSETER We finally got everybody back healthy and had a good effort. Classical is a very good team and this ... AL MELANSON It feels good. It was our goal. We knew it was going to be tough but we ended up doing well. BROCK MOORE We have to put this one behind us and get ready for a battle with Mukwonago Friday night. If we work... CRAIG HAASE We knew it was do or die, and I told everybody before the game that I don't want to go home. Tonight... SHERYL SWOOPES We wanted to come out here and put it together by playing four quarters of Navy football, and we pla... LAMAR OWENS This was just one of those games where we got it handed to us. We'll put it behind us, and we'll pla... LARRY KUPCZYK Go back to '02. Everybody had a role. Everybody knew their roles and nobody ... complained, nobody s... MIKE ALSTOTT We were mad at first, but we realized we have to pull together. We're not focusing on it being this ... BART EDDINS It was a team effort, and we got the win we needed at home. We knew they wanted to get one of two he... JOSH HARDING We played pretty good in the first two games, but didn't get any points. Tonight we came out and pla... JASON CHIMERA When you're ahead 2-0 with 15 minutes to go and out-shoot someone 2-1, you shouldn't lose. This feel... MARK VAUX It feels so good to win. We played as a team. Fresno is a very good team and we came out and did wha... TRACI GRAHAM We were the only ones that knew we could beat them. We came out and proved ourselves. There wasn't g... DEMETRIUS MABRY He came in here a little fired up trying to get us going. He knew they were giving it to us on the g... GRAHAM BROWN We are on a good run at the moment and we are going to enjoy it, but we still need to keep our feet ... FREDERIC ANTONETTI We're getting good crowds and they are getting behind us. We didn't start too well at the beginning ... DELE ADEBOLA It was a great game for us. If we play like this, we have a chance to win the gold medal, but Team C... ALEXANDER RADULOV This was just the kind of game we need at this point. Everybody got to play, and we got to rest some... DEAN SHAW We had a tough match with Napa and the girls came back on short notice. The singles players played e... GREG DAVIS We could spend time together during the day and just kind of talk and enjoy each other and enjoy the... RALPH BOSTON Coming of losses to good teams - Connecticut and Washington -- we knew we needed this one. We want h... TAMIKA CATCHINGS 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON That was real important for us to get going. It was slow going there for a while. We needed to break... JENNY TAYLOR That big run put us where we needed to be. We played good defense and the press really got to Mounta... ALAN BARTON We still got a great chance to make this road trip real special. Finish a road trip like this 5-2 is... CARMELO ANTHONY We knew revenge would be on the mind of ADM. The girls were emotionally and physically ready for the... CARY THOMPSON Now we have one chance in some case, as in this body but in other body we will have + one because we... DEYTH BANGER Our failures in charity are chained to a narrowed vision of the world that makes too much of the dif... REBECCA GOLDSTEIN It wasn't a very good day for us. However, we are not out of it yet. The slalom is our strongest eve... GEORGE BROOKS It was definitely a good game. The first two periods, I was kind of fighting the puck, but we knew t... DANIEL GIRARDI We should have had it won by half-time, but at least this was an improvement on our last game. We we... GEZ BAGGOTT
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