I think we've finally found our heart. Maybe we've got what it takes to turn this 2-8 record around. Everybody doubted us coming in. But we finally proved a point tonight.
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Related Weve talked in general about spin-offs and updating it - we dont have specific plans at this point. ... BURT FEINTUCH We had a horrible record during the season, and everybody doubted us coming into this tournament. Bu... RENALDO BALKMAN Weve had some moral victories this season. Weve had one-goal losses against teams that did a number ... EVA LANG Weve got a lot more than a lot of people. IAN WILLIAMSON I think we have finally stepped up and understood what it takes to finish our dream. NATHAN BILYEU Sacred Heart Cathedral is a great team, but we finally played 32 minutes of basketball. Finally got ... JULIANNE BERRY We finally got the monkey off our back. We played looser and I think that helped. We made quite a fe... ROB ROWE [Rasco has also served as a volunteer firefighter and first responder. He graduated from Prairie Gro... GREG MACK Finally, we got it going. The girls looked great. That's what we've been working on all season. We f... 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DAVE VINING Coming into this game, we didn't have a great record, but I don't think our record indicates what ki... NICK PARDUE When service providers finally get around to laying fiber to the home, maybe the world won't need us... ABHI CHAKI Getting through it when the good times in the day finally begin to outweigh the bad takes thre... KRISTEN SWANSON What perfect timing. I got a record coming up ... Maybe I should thank him. KID ROCK We finally got our swagger, we finally got a rhythm going. If you've got any kind of pride, or any k... D'QWELL JACKSON They want to win. It's finally coming around. HOLLY WILES We're going to turn it around. We spoke in detail with the coach and coaching staff and we know what... ZYGI WILF We haven't been able to pick up third-and-short running all year. But I think our offensive line is ... BRODIE CROYLE I think the lottery changed everything for us. Once we got Sidney, it helped us turn this franchise ... MARIO LEMIEUX I think the lottery changed everything for us, ... Once we got Sidney, it helped us turn this franch... MARIO LEMIEUX Man, we're just resilient. We've got a pretty good road record (8-5), but tonight I thought what we ... DAMON STOUDAMIRE I've got five rings from conference tournaments and I think I know what it takes this time of year. ... BRADY SALLEE We have to turn it around quickly because it will be real hard to get to where we want with a 1-2 re... GREG BROWN Well if done a lot of hard work to try and get people to act rationally, the fact that weve had 15 d... LEE KUAN YEW I heard somewhere that maybe one or two people doubted the capacity of East Carolina University to a... CHANCELLOR STEVE BALLARD I think we proved our point. DEANGELO HALL We finally got into our style and dictated the flow of the game. Other guys stepped up tonight; it w... ILYA NICHOLAS I think it's good for our community to finally see us, JEFF PARKER Last year, I completely choked in this event. This year this is all we wanted. We wanted to go 1-2 a... KRISTI ERAMO We got clipped by one point. The two mile proved to be the difference tonight. CHESTER RANDELL The bench finally gave Bob the answers he wanted tonight. Everybody had a big night Reggie, Damie... DANNY FORTSON I finally understand a little bit more of why Gods allows pain in this life. Maybe He tries to get u... TOMMY POLO But I finally might get a good night's sleep tonight. BILLY HICKS It took us a while but we finally pushed across some runs late. We found some holes and hit the ball... STEVE ANTICH I finally understood that what we put into the world, into the universe, often has a way of coming r... ANDREW KENDALL Finally this is becoming the Oregon offense. We took things from a bunch of teams, but we're finally... MIKE BELLOTTI We don't limit ourselves by normal convention. We were waiting for the next big pizza chain to deliv... DWAYNE NORTHROP When we got there, our luggage got lost and our hotel was bad. Everything was awful. When we finally... LAUREN HERRING We finally brought some intensity. I thought people got their money's worth tonight. Our youth showe... JASON BRUNDAGE (Ron) did a smart thing, I think. He got rid of everybody and brought in a whole new staff, a bunch ... FRED SANDERSON We feel confident that we can continue to provide the services that weve provided in the past, ... A... DAVID GLEASON We finally got our big break when Ed Sullivan put us on his show. HERB ALPERT I think we made some progress tonight. If we can keep playing like we did tonight we can turn this t... MATS SUNDIN Coquille jumped out to an 11-2 lead then we outscored them 26-8 the rest of the first half. It was o... GARY OLSON Our preseason helps us at this point. We played a tough, competitive preseason. Our guys know what i... CHARLES BURKS We finally got everyone in. It's the first step for us. MARCUS SLAUGHTER Elijah got beat by that kid in December and came out there and kind of took it to him. He's finally ... JOE RENFRO With all due respect to Columbus, I think everyone around the league coming into this game said Colu... CHRIS ALBRIGHT We knew coming into this year that the bar was raised, and I think we all knew what we wanted to do.... BRANDON STEPHENSON We're going to turn it around. We spoke in detail with the coaching staff, and we know what we have ... ZYGI WILF I think this proved we can be competitive with what we've got. DENNIS LYBERGER We finally got the monkey off our back. It feels good. WILL BLALOCK It's huge. I feel like we finally broke through. We held on and showed some guts at the end of the g... CONNOR HUGHES It was a real good second half for us. We finally put in our chances. JOE KRANTZ Weve included features that werent in the original proposal, ... Our concentration before was on the... CARLOS MARIN We all were carrying our BU track bags, and when we got there, they told us we couldn't bring them i... DAVE BARTH I didn't think there was an industry in worse shape than the airline industry -- but I have finally ... RAY NEIDL Maybe that's what you got when you stood over your grief, facing it finally. A sense of its depths, ... SARAH DESSEN Everything just came together. We can do anything with this offense that's put in front of us. We ne... BOBBY WILLIAMSON It's like our dream coming true finally. FUMIO AKITA I grew up within Italian-American neighborhoods, everybody was coming into the house all the time, k... MARTIN SCORSESE We finally got it going. ANDY HARMON We came out too tight. We were finally ready to play (in Game 2). DON NOORDA I actually went that morning and got to speak on behalf of volleyball coaches. It opened up discussi... BILL LANG They doubted, they tried to hold me back, but I'm still here and my CD is coming out this week, ... ... CUBAN LINK I was very restless, but finally I found my way. EMMA BONINO They're in a difficult situation; it takes awhile to turn it around. After the new year we're 7-0. A... PATRIK ELIAS We stranded a lot of base runners tonight. Pat (Gonzales) finally got that big hit with the bases lo... ERIC GUTIERREZ I finally got to the point where I was like, 'Screw it. I'm going, and nothing can stop me,' CHRIS GILL I had a little heart-to-heart with him, and I think the light bulb finally came on. He got a little ... MARK MCHALE Finally we got one. Finally we got a ranked team...we wanted somebody big, and it was even bigger th... JAMELLE CORNLEY We knew coming into tonight it was going to be a battle and that's exactly what we got. I think the ... ANGIE KREBS Defensively, I thought (Amherst) did great job against us the entire game. We didn't do well in our ... DAVE OLINGER This was big for us after coming off two losses to get a win like this, ... It was nice to finally w... CRAIG RAY On the other hand, I think 2-to-4-percent growth is good. I was hoping for better, but I think we're... MICHAEL DAVIES I finally did it. Further on in the season, I'll try to break the record. ASAFA POWELL Maybe we do go home, finally. ANNE RICE We finally got everybody back healthy and had a good effort. Classical is a very good team and this ... AL MELANSON There's so many winners in this locker room. Everybody knows what it takes to win. Just keep going. ... ANDREAS LILJA It's good to see everybody respond. I think everybody got a hit tonight. CHIPPER JONES At the beginning of the year, I think everybody picked us to be last. It's something that we never t... BARRET JACKMAN Our defense and hitting were finally coming together. KATRINA SOLOMON We finally got it all together. BOB JOHNSON It got frustrating for a while, but I got over it. I want what's best for the team. I finally got my... CHAD MOCK We've wrestled with this idea of doing local shows for a long time. We finally found a place where w... CARL MORETTI Finally, we're going to have our day in court. We need a good showing of our membership in the court... ELLIS ANDERSON Our goal for three years was to reach $20,000, and we just couldn't get across it. But when we final... JUDY TURNER For years I've been searching for a homeland, finally I found it in you.. SEJA MAJEED Everybody has been down on our running game since (star Marcus Green graduated). We went out to prov... BRIAN ADAMS Maybe the final four a few years ago (2002 against Stanford). Just too many weapons. Nebraska was to... DAVE SHOJI That's a tough situation to be in. But again, I talk about the character of this football team and w... DANNY CLARK Love isn’t blind. Maybe we are all born blind and love finally gives us sight. KAMAND KOJOURI I wanted this thing all my life and I finally got it. 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