He's a tough competitor. He really is. He's hard-nosed. He really goes for the ball.

They are tough, they get after you. They have quick hands and are hard-nosed. They drive so much and draw fouls. I am impressed with them. They have the toughness to compete in the Big East. They are tough guys.

It basically comes from a lot of hard work and dedication, and some good coaching. It's been our dream since we were kids to get to state.

She's extremely tough one-on-one and she's fearless. She goes up in the crowd and gets the ball.

John is a tough, hard-nosed player. To try and play in the condition he is in is a selfless act for this team and I respect him a lot for that.

This town was known as being a tough, little, hard-nosed little town, and there's still some extraordinary mining structures that are up the canyon from where we are. And this story, although it's a fictional story, feels like it captures to me an essence of what it might have been like.