In an ideal world, there would be a two-and-a-half- to three-month off-season. I don't think our players like to sit out that long without playing. If we can add a few more weeks, what our medical people are telling us is that players can rest, rehabilitate and build back up and work on preventive things during the season.
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Related I think our fans were anxious to have hockey back, and they're going to be in a good mood. It's a lo... HAL GILL From what I saw at the exhibition games, there isn't nearly as much resentment as I thought there wo... ANDREW RAYCROFT It is interesting having two weeks off in one month, especially a month where we've had very few hom... SUE SEMRAU I believe that there is a Matrix and... to be more accurate I am in the Pornography Matrix. DEYTH BANGER The learning curve compared to last year, where we installed a new system and a new defense in the f... JOHN ANDREOLI I don't think anybody is going to give them a game. Most teams [at state] have two or three really g... PAT ABNEY One of our focuses with the high school players was recruiting local and in-state kids. We lost a lo... CHARLIE COE That's too far and in my opinion detrimental. There is no doubt that the dedication is there from a ... KATHY IRVING Pakistan have got some good players all round. I think if we focus on just one or two players in the... RAHUL DRAVID This is a team that I was allowed to build. The players will give their all in the field. I can assu... ISRAEL COLLAZO We have a lot of smart, experienced players on our team and they know how to prepare for each game. ... DOMINIC KINNEAR We've got two good young players and three positions to fill. That will determine how our season goe... BOB SWEENEY There are a number of factors - how long of a break, and whether that break is beneficial to the sea... BILL DALY We are still in the recruiting process and we'll add a few more players to complete our recruiting c... HYLTON DAYES I think playing a team of that caliber really helped us figure out what we need to work on the rest ... CHUCK MERZBACHER It's been a demanding season on our players. They're finding out that this is what it takes to be a ... ERIC SCHMIDT It was his best season. Unfortunately, like the year before, we only got 60 games out of him because... DAVID POILE In an ideal world, you would have all your players funded and tied down. It can work the other way. ... PHIL ANDERTON We are not playing the rest of the season due to an insufficient number of players. JAN MCDONALD Keep in mind that we have a number of weeks of hurricane season ahead of us. If nothing else changes... ERIC DEGESERO If you had asked me in February what our record would be today, I'd have said 5-5 -- somewhere in th... FRED LEDESMA During the off-season when you see other people playing in the Super Bowl, you wonder, and you say t... WALTER PAYTON It's our understanding that about half of that capacity will be back up and running in one or two we... ALLAN HUBBARD Two more wins. That's what we were telling them before the game: 'Forget the regular season. We've g... ERIC PULLEN What we have is a nice blend of players. We can have a night where a few players are off but someone... DAVE HOOVER We really work hard before the season and during the season ... at focusing on what's going on this ... JIM TRESSEL I don't think that they'll eat us up. Like any course, if a player is on they can go low. Here thoug... NEIL ALLEN I regret the 1998 - 99 lockout. I regret that we didn't work harder to educate our players and o... DAVID STERN We've worked hard since we started and all the work is paying off. Most of the players have played i... CHARLEY JURIS I know that these players would like to be here. But this sort of stuff happens with injuries and a ... BARBARA PERRY Larry Hughes's agent informed us that Larry is not returning to Washington, ... He rejected our fina... ERNIE GRUNFELD Some teams are going to regret [the long-term free agent] deals in a few years. The salary cap could... GEORGE MCPHEE There are things we need to work on and we have the rest of the season to work on these areas. Our f... JOYCE BICKERS The good thing is the monkey is off our back. This is our fourth road game of the season. Playing tw... ISSAC MARSH But, at least what we did to Guatemala shows that it can work-they are both great players. We have t... LEO BEENHAKKER This was an equal opportunity training camp. Having been off a year, and with the success of our dra... DAVID POILE We have our work cut out for us. If we could have eliminated some mistakes that we're usually on top... BO STEPHAN People look at our size and our talent and expect our young guys to play like seniors. They are stil... DAVE JAMISON The World Championships is important for us, ... The players have to understand that that is a huge ... LARRY PLEAU [Phoenix managing partner Wayne Gretzky is concerned that if the NHL and the players' association do... WAYNE GRETZKY After the absence of our setter (freshman Erika Price) and a makeshift lineup, we came out a lot mor... TIM MURPHY Arundel is a fairly good team and if we can beat them here, then I think we can hang with the other ... DAN BURNS I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES I am really proud of the way the team competed throughout the league. We showed tremendous growth in... ANNE WILKINSON Considering what we lost on the mound, I am not shocked with where we are picked. The preseason poll... BRAD HOLLAND I like to be aggressive on the bases. But if you don't have speed you have to adapt. In minor league... DAVE HUPPERT I wish we could have finished the season stronger. We had a good season, and we were really able to ... EMILY HOWARD We do have a very balanced team. Our players are pretty versatile. Our post players can dribble the ... JENNY TAYLOR I want to know what happened this season. How can a team fall off the map like this? It's easy to pi... DEAN LOMBARDI That would be a money-spinner for us, but more importantly a chance for us to bump our profile up an... CHRIS O'CALLAGHAN We realized Jermaine wasn't going to play with us the rest of the season, and Coach (Al) Gooden talk... DEAUNDRE MUHAMMAD When you have a lead like that, you want to try and get some other players in. We got them in there ... GLENN SYLVEST It won't be friends and family, put it that way. I would think we'll try and get some competent base... DAVE WATSON It would certainly help. I think that would go a long way to deciding the team that comes out victor... KIRBY DEAN Our old surface required significant repairs during the off-season. That's a process that can take s... BOB ELLISTON Our defensive playbook is like a phone book, and we didn't get through the A's, ... We have a lot th... CHANNING CROWDER Our defensive playbook is like a phone book, and we didn't get through the A's, ... We have a lot th... CHANNING CROWDER Our defensive playbook is like a phone book, and we didn't get through the A's, ... We have a lot th... CHANNING CROWDER The challenge this week is that we're playing against the No. 1 defense from last season. When the p... DOM CAPERS During our pre-season, which is 2 1/2 weeks long, I could leave them and know when I came back... th... BOB WHITE I would like to play in a World Cup-winning side but they have to have back-up for the future and th... DARREN GOUGH That's what these kinds of tournaments are for. You kind of want to see where you are at as a team. ... JAMES HETT [Terra] has been coming through for us all season long. We as a team did exactly what we did last Fr... DONNA CAPPS We're in Europe this year. What we aim to do is be in Europe every season. And if you can have that ... GARETH SOUTHGATE I think the fact that there was going to be lot of new things for me - new teammates, a new situatio... MIKE LOWELL The last month of the season I think there were a lot of similarities that started to manifest in ou... MIKE SCIOSCIA We started off the season making a few more turnovers than we would have liked, but a lot of that ha... JODDIE GLEASON I'd hate for the season to fizzle out. I want us to secure that fifth place and consolidate from the... LEE HARRIMAN They did a good job of coming back after being 15 points down at the half. I probably shouldn't have... LEE CLARK We didn't run our offense, we didn't box out, and we didn't make our free throws. We expect all of o... JEFF HOYLE Without a doubt we feel like we've been playing well. We changed a few things with our rotation and ... JEFF CHEW Each of those players bring skill and experience that should help us this season. We will count on t... JEFF KATZ We've got four guys who have played a lot of snaps inside for us. We really feel good about our numb... BARRY NORTON Our club has just continued to improve throughout the last month. ... I do think if we can come clos... ROY WILLIAMS I came into the situation knowing playing time was something that's going to have to be competed for... WAYNE SIMIEN I am delighted that Joe Maddock has extended his contract with Bath Rugby. He has played particularl... BRIAN ASHTON We might have lost some of our most seasoned and experienced players but we have acquired some senio... GISHON NTINI If we can play with that heart and that enthusiasm we'll definitely have a good rest of the season. ... ALI RYAN We had two players coming back this year in Well and (Ron) Dunn. We were hoping that Jim would be ab... DON BYRON He can really go the distance, and that's something you like to see in pitchers. Our pitching staff ... JAY STONE It was a good learning experience since we have several players who have never played before. They h... DOUG ELLIS We were one of the top three teams in the league during the regular season for a reason. I think if ... JASON TERRY Branford is a team that is trying to build. But we had some highlights. We had Alyssa back, and she ... MELISSA ARMS I think something that we look to build on is our finish from last season, and we finished last seas... PATTY SHEA The key to our season will be out there on the bump (the pitchers mound). I think we can swing the b... JOEY SATO Obviously, I would like us to play better offensively. Our defense was good all five games. We'd lik... DARIN LEE We have a good group of returning players and it seems as if we improve every time we step on the co... BRAD SAINDON We're going to avoid it because we know what can happen if you don't do the work offseason. We had a... JEFF ROWLAND The women are a little higher than we expected and so are the men to start the season. I figured we ... CURTIS FRYE I think our players can walk with their heads up high. This is a young football team. We want to bui... BOB BEREZOWITZ The biggest thing is that we out rebounded them. We did a pretty good job on the boards. We pressure... JASPER WILLIAMS The fact that we won our bracket is a positive thing. That's something we can possibly build on for ... SARAH COHEN No. 1, often times the grass is not greener. And secondly, I think your existing players feel like t... TED THOMPSON It's a very tough situation, ... We've got two, three more weeks, maybe a month of fire season, and ... BRUCE BABBITT [Despite growing half an inch since last season, Crosby is one of the smaller players in the Penguin... SIDNEY CROSBY There is no reason why we shouldn't work on some of those little things. They can add up and give yo... DOUG SCHREIBER I want to be there. But if this does flare up or something, I'd much rather be out the first week of... BILLY WAGNER He wanted to be a Buccaneer, and we want him to be a Buccaneer. In just a few days of conversations,... BRUCE ALLEN We have been working on few things and with the inclusion of a few national players we decided that ... EATON BRUCE Our defense has been terrific all season long. We have a lot of talented position players who can fl... JOSE BAUTISTA
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