It was important. We know they were a team that's been struggling all year and we just wanted to get this win tonight. Being that we got the one on their home court, we figured they were gonna try to come in and win one on ours and we did a good job of being focused and playing the game and finishing it out.
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LINDY RUFF It was a great basketball game. The most important thing coming into this game (was) we had to get o... DOUG STIVERSON We wanted to make a statement and show everyone how good we are. We did that on their home court and... DERRICK BONNER We did what we had to do tonight; we had to defend the home court. The pressure was on us. (Clarke c... JAMES LANCASTER No, but I hoped for a win. We were working on being mentally ready to play, to stay focused and to p... JACKIE SANCHEZ It's definitely a big win for us. We were able to jump out on them and get a comfortable lead, but I... KAREN STEWART We were really pumped up about playing in this game. It's good to help the team win, but everyone di... ADAM STERN It was a good showing for our team and it was a great atmosphere. It was a great game for everybody ... BENJAMIN BETTS It's great to win and I think we did a pretty good job, especially in the second half. We were being... ANDREI KIRILENKO 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 came here tonight feeling like we could be balanced on offense, but you know how it goes: As the ... CRAIG JOHNSTON And when I saw you kissing that girl My heart, it shattered and my eyes, they watered And ... KATE NASH When we were 1-6, all we focused on was that we were better than that. We knew it; we just had to pr... JUSTIN INGRAM I think we just wanted to come out and compete. Detroit is a very good basketball team. They came ou... JUMAINE JONES We knew that they were a good team, I don?t think we underestimated them at all. It was just a fight... BARBARA TURNER The guys did a great job defensively. This just goes to show you can win a game scoring one goal if ... BRYAN BRIDGES We've been doing that all year. We wanted to get out and spread the floor. We knew they were the big... MARK AMDAHL It was just a bad game. We were unable to win when we needed to. It was frustrating the way we start... PAU GASOL There's a lot of emotion in senior night. It was in the way the seniors talked to the team. We were ... ASHLEY EDGAR Inspired By Beauty In Creation We Are One DANIEL GILMAN When we were patient on offense and got a good shot, we did well. When we played too fast and didn't... PAT AMBROSE We know they have some shooters and we were real cognizant of where those shooters were. Sometimes w... JOHN GRANDY They were playing a zone and in the second half we did a better job attacking it, getting them on th... BERYL PIPER I'm so proud of my guys, they really played their butts off. All year long we've prided ourselves on... BLAINE LOPEZ It felt like we were actually at home in New Orleans. San Antonio got rowdy out there for us. It fel... JASON CRAFT We had some tough losses. Our goal this season was to win 20 games, and we figured we were going to ... PATRICK HENRY The girls did a great job keeping the intensity up, and Darcy really stepped up this weekend. Going ... BRENDA COLDREN We were just focused. We just had to keep playing our game and not worry about how they were winning... ALLISON SCHLINKERT We all know we're young. We're just trying to stay positive. We're making young mistakes. We talk ab... GERRY KRAEMER It's that Prairie tradition and all. They came out knowing they were going to win. I don't think we ... KRISTI KINGMA We were nervous coming in. We knew they were going to be in better basketball shape than they were t... JOE LAYNE It was a great college basketball game, there were a lot of lead changes, the guys were playing hard... DAVE DICKERSON We did not execute on the simple parts of the game tonight. We were not ready mentally and when we g... JEFF SCHEXNAIDER We really wanted to win this game. It was a big game at The Pit, in our home court. It was a huge de... JANA FRANCIS They played a good game. We did not, and they were the tougher team here tonight. We got out of the ... MIKE ADRAS We just had a lot of chances. They were playing like they just wanted to get our of there. We were p... BRENDAN EITZ We knew we had a couple of tough losses and we knew we had to come out hard and get some shots on ne... BEN FRALICK They are a very good basketball team and we knew that coming in. They deserved to win this game beca... JAY SPARKS We knew we had to come out focused after those one-point losses. We knew we had to come out and get ... MARCUS SIKES We wanted a turnover on that one. This football team has come together a lot in that regard. We star... DAN HINDS That's why we seize the moment try to freeze it and own it, squeeze it and hold it. EMINEM We wanted to come out here and play strong and play hard and we thought we were going to beat them e... COREY PARKER They were playing a zone, and we were doing a good job of getting it to the middle and kicking it ou... MATT ELLIOTT Just being strong with the ball. Staying focused and composed. On the last shot, I just wanted to ke... DELLENA CRINER Defense was the name of the game, ... This is a big win for the program a huge win. We were knock... FRANKLIN PIERCE Defense was the name of the game, ... This is a big win for the program — a huge win. We were knoc... FRANKLIN PIERCE Defense was the name of the game. This is a big win for the program a huge win. We were knocking ... HOWARD LUTTON They're a good team, but we wanted this win for Coach on the home court. EKENE IBEKWE When we got here, we were expecting to win and we wanted to win. Right now, we are just trying not t... EDGAR GONZALEZ We knew it would be a defensive game tonight. The last time we played Nevada at our place it was a t... JANICE RICHARD One thing we wanted to do was take away Blake, with that big one-timer he has. We wanted to get into... KRIS DRAPER We were happy to get at least one win while we were down here, and make it to Saturday. We would've ... RYAN WILSON Tonight we didn't get the big hit and we had too many errors. We have to execute at the plate and on... AMANDA BUSSELL We had to come out hungry. We didn't have home-court advantage and Collinsville did. Coach told us, ... ERIC HARRIS We've played in close games like this all year, and we're glad we were able to finally pull one out.... DAVE WITZIG They have been playing well at home this year, and I think home court advantage will help them, but ... DAVE CALLOWAY We wanted to be focused and wanted to come out and get a win because it wraps up the conference titl... CHAD WHITWORTH They are playing at their home, so pressure will be on them. Because whenever a team visits India th... HARBHAJAN SINGH We got in a position to win the game. Brett is an outstanding kicker and we just missed it. We got a... MIKE WELCH It was something we had thought about, so we just went out tonight and did what we had to do. We sta... DEVIN HARRIS In the second half we let it all hang out, ... Everybody played their heart out. We pushed everybody... ERIC TURNER Our running game has been struggling, and the key was to try to get on top of these guys early and w... DAVID MITCHELL It was good to see them come out without any jitters and we knew (the Pirates) would have their runs... ROGER WALTERS I just wanted to be the one taking the shots. They were tough shots. I got some lift on them and hit... ZACH RANDOLPH The kids just came out focused and played hard. We had one little hiccup giving up a goal, but the k... RON AHART We've been waiting to get a tournament win. Tonight we did. It feels good to get it out of the way a... MACKENZIE WILSON The island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever. E.LOCKHART اگر میخواهید جایی زندگی کنید که مردمش از موش ها نمیترسن... EMILY LOCKHART You hate cake doughnuts." "Of course," says Mirren. "But we didn't get the cake, we got glazed ... E.LOCKHART There are parallel universes in which different events have happened to the same people. An alternat... E. LOCKHEART There is not even a scrabble word for how bad I feel. E. LOCKHEART He was contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee. E. LOCKHART Johnny, he is bounce, effort, and snark. Mirren, she is sugar, curiosity, and rain. Gat, h... E.LOCKHART Everything doesn't seem like anything when you love someone. Especially when you're young. E. LOCKHART It was our last game here and we can't ever come back and play a game in Mackey, so we wanted to do ... AYA TRAORE We just had to keep fighting through and do what we were doing. It was just a great game, it's a goo... CALVIN RICE You knew they were going to come at you. It was a no-brainer. I don't think we understood that. Last... DOC RIVERS We were more focused. We were thinking if we can win this one, we can win the region championship. T... CAMERON BEARD All year long the second half has been ours. We went into locker room knowing what we were doing wro... AMANDA FLEISCHMAN We have been working on few things and with the inclusion of a few national players we decided that ... EATON BRUCE You come in here on their home field and you know it's going to be a battle. We were fortunate to ge... DAVID HOLT One of our goals was to win the division. We won the division. We wanted to get a playoff game at ho... JAKE PLUMMER We knew what we had to do and we did a good job against their offense. It was a good team win. BEN LEIKER It was a goal of ours to win this tournament, and they focused on it and they went out after it. VIN ALTEBRANDO No one thought we could win this game except for the guys in that locker room. We knew if we wanted ... BEN ROETHLISBERGER It's nice to get a reward, seeing your team like we have been seeing here. They have been playing pr... MICHEL THERRIEN We feel like we're playing great baseball. It's not just my hit or anyone else's hits. This here, to... CARL EVERETT We played well as a team tonight ... and our finishing effort has certainly improved since last game... GARY REYNOLDS Whenever we had to score, we did, and whenever we needed a stop, we got one. You could see fear in t... BILL WENNINGTON I am aware that everyone that exists has a story, and we all exist because that story is important f... ARZELL They were playing hard. They have some talent on that team. They haven't given up. They were very ag... BRIAN WINTERS We're not very big so that's the only way we're gonna be able to handle teams; is to get out and cre... ERIC SCHMIDT
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TED ALLEN I like to have friends in the kitchen and make a big mess and use every pot in the kitchen. TED ALLEN I'm a home cook and love to read about food, but I'm not trained as a chef. I'm just rea... TED ALLEN To me, the kitchen is a place of adventure and entirely fun, not drudgery. I can't think of anyt... TED ALLEN My place in Chicago is a 105 year old house, but I really like contemporary spaces too, so it's ... TED ALLEN Believe me, I understand the need for easy and speedy. After a 12-hour day of shooting 'Chopped,... TED ALLEN One of the smartest things you can do on 'Chopped' is to take one of those ingredients and m... TED ALLEN Planning a dinner party in a way that you're actually capable of getting it done without panicki... TED ALLEN I had a little epiphany when I was a writer at 'Chicago' magazine. I sat down to dinner at t... TED ALLEN It's a 12-hour cooking class for me on the set of 'Chopped.' You'd think I'd get... TED ALLEN When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's m... TED ALLEN I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles... TED ALLEN Without a good cultural policy, without adequate help, we will always have individualists, shooting ... RALPH ALLEN I paint according to the moment and the theme. I don't have any prejudice. Life concerns me. RALPH ALLEN People are predominant in my paintings. Although they are not obvious, you can feel their presence. RALPH ALLEN I worked three and then six hours a day in my studio with strict discipline and emotion. I obtained ... RALPH ALLEN At that time, the academic orientation was rather technical contrary to that of the university, wher... RALPH ALLEN The magic of creation has always fascinated me. RALPH ALLEN My first concern was to take care of my drawing. I did not have any knowledge in arts, especially Ha... RALPH ALLEN Comedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of meat and pot... WOODY ALLEN I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch. WOODY ALLEN I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying. WOODY ALLEN My luck is getting worse and worse. Last night, for instance, I was mugged by a quaker. WOODY ALLEN If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very in... WOODY ALLEN I'm from a generation of fantastic actresses. It's a big pool of really wonderful actresses,... KAREN ALLEN People want to see a movie that casts a mature woman across from a mature man. KAREN ALLEN There's something so wonderful about being an actor in New York. KAREN ALLEN