It felt pretty good to finally get that (win in the 50 free).
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It felt good to finally get over that hump.
LUKE FULGHUM This is my first varsity meet but it felt pretty good to win that. This is a pretty big meet.
COLE CONWAY Everybody felt good. We wrestled well and it was pretty exciting to win.
DAVE GRACIA We haven't beaten them in a long time. It felt good to beat them. The law of averages finally caught...
HENRY MYAR It felt good to finally get back out there. Hopefully, the rest of my matches go like that.
BRIAN HENDRICKS In theater and dance, I was trying to win someone's approval, trying to get in, trying to be goo...
SUSANNA HOFFS It was just awesome to win. It finally feels good to get a win after two podium finishes.
ANDY LALLY I knew I had to make those free throws for us to win the game. I felt good shooting those free throw...
ENGIN ATSUR When things go to 50%, in general there's still a pretty good selection. More than 50%, and you may ...
BILL GRAVES It feels good just to get a tough game like that and be in that situation to make some free throws a...
COURTNEY BEASLEY It felt good. The way things have been going, I've been hitting the ball well lately and I've been h...
BRANDON MCARTHUR That felt good. It feels good to win it outright this time.
AARON WIGHT I can't believe I tied again. I did a 25.2 in the medley relay. It felt slow so I was nervous for th...
JACKIE BORKOWSKI I felt like at halftime we were in pretty good shape. I felt like we could win the game. We just mis...
GREG GRANTHAM I told Eric that before he could win five he had to win four. If (Zach) can stay injury-free, I feel...
RON SANDERS Eric moved the broom experimentally and made an attempt to sweep the glass into the pan while it lay...
CHARLAINE HARRIS We had missed so many shots, that to actually have one go in was great. It felt good to finally get ...
ALEX CALVERT It felt good to pretty much play the whole game. To get winded, get tired, get hit and things of tha...
BRAYLON EDWARDS We played pretty well in the morning, just couldn't get any putts to go in, ... We hung in there tod...
CRISTIE KERR We played pretty well in the morning, just couldn't get any putts to go in, ... We hung in there tod...
CRISTIE KERR It felt pretty good. We've played it pretty safe. It'll be interesting to see when we get the whole ...
BLAIR BETTS We were so close against Auburn and Smiths Station and didn't get the win. Tonight we were finally a...
JASON ABERCROMBIE It felt good to come into Lexington and get a win. This is what it's all about. Come in, get a victo...
BRIAN BROHM I'm speechless. I had a good feeling going into overtime, too, that if we killed that 4-on-3 (Leafs ...
JOCELYN THIBAULT It was a good feeling for us to finally come here and get a win. It's been a long time coming for us...
EDDIE DAVIS It feels good. It's been the talk of the week, so it's kind of been on my mind pretty much all week ...
ASHTIN PRIMUS Eric loves Buffalo. He loves the fans. He loves living there. He's a Buffalo person. But should he g...
HARRY HENDERSON We got into a little bit of foul trouble (in the second half) but we were able to get through it. Th...
DARIN RADKE It's just nice to finally get a win.
MATT BONNER The car was pretty good, just a little bit on the free side. We're really happy with the car. We'll ...
RYAN NEWMAN I was a little superstitious, so it felt good to win on that mat.
MATT LEE It felt good to contribute to a big win tonight.
KEVIN MILLAR If we can get a good win against Minnesota, that will finally help people realize that Penn State is...
CALVIN LOWRY It's good for her to choose, she knows it would be harder to place high in the 200 I.M.. The 200 fre...
HELEN DIXON That felt pretty good. That really lifted everybody.
KENNY CHAPMAN We're pretty excited about it. We've won the districts five times, and we finally got our win at reg...
ROSEANN HAWLEY I'm a pretty good winner. I'm a terrible loser. And I rub it in pretty good when I win.
TOM BRADY I just struggled the whole night against Kazmir and was finally able to put the ball in play. It's g...
RUSS ADAMS I think we did amazing. We had 100 percent time drops, except for Drew. He wasn't tapering for secti...
ERIC GELLINGER We played pretty well tonight. It's always good to get a win after a loss.
DEXTER WILLIAMS It felt like we were actually at home in New Orleans. San Antonio got rowdy out there for us. It fel...
JASON CRAFT That first sack, it felt pretty good, ... I would like for it to have come on [Michael] Vick or some...
LEROY HILL We felt we played good enough to win. We had some opportunities that we didn't capitalize on. We sho...
EDGAR SOTO It felt good. I got into a little groove ... I felt I had a pretty good showing.
OMAR JACOBS I felt good. It's still a little hard to focus on the whole race, my laps aren't very consistent, bu...
JAMIE KANTNER Free throws always win games. Toward the end of the game, when it became crunch time, we hit some bi...
DANIEL DILLON It felt good. I was a little nervous coming back from my injury but it was nice to get back out ther...
SARAH STEELE I felt pretty good. I just wanted to get my guys going -- bring some energy and spirit to the lineup...
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Our defense the second half was awesome. We defended and limited their shots. Our offensive executio...
BOB ZEH I felt pretty good,
IAN CROCKER He is a pretty shifty, pretty good running back. We have got to get him down if we want to win this ...
BRANDON SILER It was a pretty good job all around; the bats finally came through for us.
BETH WALTERS We'd like to win [in the playoffs] this time and not just get there. Last year was a pretty good exp...
HEATHER HIBNER It felt pretty good to beat the team that finished up second last year. It was a good opportunity to...
BRET TAYLOR We felt pretty good about ending with Luke at 103. He's a tough guy, he's a tough wrestler and that'...
DAVE HECKARD Argentina has finally given a sign of tranquility, and the market felt free to rise. Investors also ...
HELIO OZAKI We came in feeling pretty good after the win (Saturday), and we wanted to keep it going.
MIKE LALONDE We would go down to the Big 12 tournament and win it outright. Win the whole thing and finally get o...
ERIN GRANT It feels good to break the ice. I think the kids will loosen up a little bit now. We've been in some...
JOE MACRI It felt good. I had the same shot before the game. Ironically, I practiced it like 50 times before t...
ANTYWANE ROBINSON It seemed like we finally woke up in the overtime. That's not good overall, but we did start cashing...
SCOTT FITCH It felt good to finally get a touchdown. When I caught it, I saw the linebacker go to my outside, so...
DARREN SPROLES It felt good. I finally got to go out there with the starting group and throw the ball around the ya...
ANTHONY MORELLI We played pretty hard. We had a little trouble the first 50 minutes. We didn't really play our game,...
DAVID AEBISCHER It felt good to finally get the chance to play and show what I can do. If I had to judge myself, I?d...
ERIC ALEXANDER I felt like we were going to win. I was confident that we'd get them in the overtime.
BRET MEYER This was big for us after coming off two losses to get a win like this, ... It was nice to finally w...
CRAIG RAY I'm like speechless ... to finally get a Big 12 tournament win.
ACIE LAW I thought we played well. We did what we needed to do to win. At times it wasn't necessarily pretty,...
ANDY JADOS It took a while, but we finally got a win, ... And it was a good team to beat.
JACK QUINN I'm a pretty good winner. I'm a terrible loser. And I rub it in pretty good when I win.
TOM BRADY We felt like we skated pretty well and we got good marks. And we're looking forward to better perfor...
BEN AGOSTO I'm thrilled to be back in the hot seat, ... This is what I love, what I know, and I felt I was the ...
WAYNE GRETZKY Oh man, I forgot what it felt like. It feels so good to win.
HARVEY HALE Eric was usually pretty Anglo-Saxon about sex.
CHARLAINE HARRIS I was very pleased. I'm sure Eric feels good about what he did. He had a little extra on his fastbal...
WAYNE KRIVSKY It felt pretty good. I'm glad to bring my team home for first.
CHAD DIXON That was the night I met Eric. We've pretty much become best friends since then.
DAN MECHER It was a good win. Orland is a pretty good football team.
BOB HALL He's at 50 percent favorability plus, and finally got job rating around 50 percent. So the McCain ad...
ED SARPOLUS It was a good win for us. It's good to bounce back and get some confidence. It's tough to get a win ...
SASCHA HANSEN I always felt free when I ran. I suppose that's what was good about it.
BETTY CUTHBERT I felt pretty good most of the year. I had a few hot and cold streaks, but for the most part I felt ...
ERIC MUNSON We wanted to win today, get the magic number down to one. I felt good, but in the sixth inning I got...
HORACIO RAMIREZ We finally did what everyone else has been doing to us. We packed it in pretty good and made them sh...
DOUG KNOX It was good. Everyone expressed their views and were free to say what they felt.
HAZEL BLEARS It was pretty good. They got our name out. Probably about 50 schools came and contacted us.
BRETT SMITH It felt good just to be back out there after everything that has happened, ... Getting the win just ...
JAMES PINKNEY Our free throw shooting almost cost us the game, but it is good to get out of here with a win tonigh...
CAROL SIMS I always felt if you were going to be successful, make sure you get good people. You win with great ...
HANK STRAM I felt pretty good about it. I just needed a chance.
C.J. WATSON I felt a lot better. I was more relaxed. I was finally able to get in on him for that five-point mov...
GRANT LOWTHER Well, the real Eric Bogosian is pretty self-conscious of himself.
ERIC BOGOSIAN It's good to finally win a game ? it seems like it's a lot longer than it's actually been.
JASON BAY It felt great being back. It was a little cold, but once I got into it, I felt pretty good.
ALEXIS GORDON I told my coach that I've never felt so good in my life before a match in my life. We finally got on...
DYLAN CAREW Drew Wolf and (defensive midfielder) Eric Steele own the middle of the field. They're like two peas ...
DON FOSSELMAN I just went to get adjustments. They popped it back in, so I can be out there on the mound pain-free...
BARRY ZITO It was nice to get the first one out of the way. I've thrown off that mound and I felt pretty comfor...
JON LESTER We played good enough to win but it wasn't pretty. I'm pretty pleased with how things are going righ...
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ERIC BUTTERWORTH Where everything is possible miracles become commonplaces, but the familiar ceases to be self-eviden...
ERIC HOFFER The chemistry of dissatisfaction is as the chemistry of some marvelously potent tar. In it are the b...
ERIC HOFFER The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do un...
ERIC HOFFER Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
ERIC HOFFER Man is eminently a storyteller. His search for a purpose, a cause, an ideal, a mission and the like ...
ERIC HOFFER Our passionate preoccupation with the sky, the stars, and a God somewhere in outer space is a homing...
ERIC HOFFER Ours is the age of substitutes: instead of language, we have jargon: instead of principles, slogans:...
ERIC BENTLY