It's a shame it happened. It was out of frustration more than anything. Fortunately, no one panicked after we gave up those extra points. And Donnie did a phenomenal job to get it back.
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Related It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER Winning a section title is a good thing. Coach (Mark) Mears took it easy on us at practice after com... LEE VANELLA I did some things, and I realize that no one in this game likes to be shown up, ... If I did anythin... CORY LIDLE Nikki Keller did a phenomenal job from the circle. We couldn't ask anything more from her. She mixed... SCOTT VICKREY It feels good to get back after losing by two points. My goal has been to get back and place higher ... AARON SANDEL It is a small world. You do not have to live in it particuarly long to learn that for yourself. Ther... NEIL GAIMAN He did great. You never want your pitcher to go out and give up three runs in the very beginning, bu... BOB MCCREARY It felt good just to be back out there after everything that has happened, ... Getting the win just ... JAMES PINKNEY The offense did a great job today and gave us 20 points, and anytime we get that we should win. ANDRA DAVIS Parts of the roofs were peeled back like sardine cans. Fortunately, those sections were not over occ... KEN DUNN We didn't make enough shots. We did a good job creating them, but didn't knock it down. It was a sha... DON MAESTRI There are so many things we do in life that define the real meaning of our lives. There are so many ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Mark it. The success of people may excite you. But the challenges they went through to achieve it wi... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR Name the fears that are holding you back. It's the equivalent of flooding the boogeyman with light. GINA GREENLEE To change yourself you have to move from where you are and take a step, then you have to be willing ... BRENT M. JONES Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it SARA SHEPARD It was a huge play but fortunately we forced him (Kenwood quarterback Ed Wilkins) out of the pocket ... ANTHONY CRABTREE It was a good opener for us. The offensive line did a great job for us and they were our big questio... CARL RELYEA Any time you fall behind, it does take a lot of energy to get back into it. We did a good job in the... COCO MILLER We started out slow but came back the second game to win in extra points. Our girls never gave up. W... STEPHANIE AQUILA Our kids really fought to get back in the game and gave themselves a chance to win. We had to play s... KENT ADAMS After finishing runner-up last year, it was nice to win it this year. We came from way back to do it... DAN PFLIGLER Instinct's the iron skeleton under all our ideas of free will. STEPHEN KING We have to come out more aggressive, and hit the body harder than we did last time. We got down big ... JAMIE BLACK You don't find interesting stuff because you don't search enough, ... every book has it's own lesson... DEYTH BANGER I'll be the first guy going through those three holes and it's my job to get a birdie or two. It's a... STEVE ELKINGTON 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON 'Harry Potter' gave me back self respect. Harry gave me a job to do that I loved more than a... J. K. ROWLING It happened in pieces, tiny little turning points. I'll never figure out when it all turned, because... AMANDA GRACE We felt we needed to come back home and get this win. It was a much-needed win after last night. We ... EDDIE JONES It was one of those games where we got up a little, then they dragged it back. That happened in the ... BRIAN MUSTY The second half, we did a good job of forcing those guys out of what they like to do. We did a much ... CLIFFORD ROBINSON How to get it, I annoy you??? You are not interested??? What's the idea??? DEYTH BANGER It [the movie] lost its excitement after people found out how hard it was to be an extra. CONNIE BAKER I don't know why he stopped wrestling. It all happened pretty quick, and the official gave the back ... SCOT WEAVER We didn't really get after it like I was expecting. Neither one of them wanted to do anything in the... TODD HINEGARDNER I did have a brief flash of 'Oh no, not now, not here.' In a way it was a huge setback. It meant a l... BECKIE SCOTT They've been our one and two since last year, and we need them to get back in shape. I thought Krist... DAN CORBIN I really expected it to be more competitive than it was. It was a little disappointing. But you can'... JENNIFER LONG It's a let down when we miss extra points after those guys play hard and try hard for those six poin... DEREK STINGLEY In the early years, 8, 10, 12 points that was a lot of points for one person ... It was a much more ... KURT GIBSON In the first half, our guys panicked a little bit. When we got down seven or eight, they tried to ma... LINC DARNER Overall it was a pretty good weekend for us but I really expected us to get the win over Virginia. T... JOEL GREENLEE you have to be the prude or the slut, and if you pick one, other people hate you for it, and you can... NED VIZZINI Well, fortunately we found out that the runner-up our particular year was going to get a record cont... CLAY AIKEN Something did happen, and I really don't feel proud of it. DEYTH BANGER It got a little hairy. Fortunately we were able to stop the bleeding and come back and bang one out. BILL WALLACE To stand on the brink of what is coming, feeling eager, optimistic anticipation—with no feeli... ASK AND IT IS GIVEN It went back and forth. It basically was kind of a controversial call because he didn't get some bac... BRIAN GALLAGHER And then after that, running around the bases, it was just one of those things. You couldn't bel... CARLTON FISK It was like a movie out there. Niall gave him a fabulous ride. He never panicked, he took his time. MARTIN BRASSIL Wayne did a great job. Sometimes when you're lying back there, you can stay out of trouble. It looks... JAY SIGNORE I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is. TED TURNER It was a stinging loss. We gave up a late lead, so that is one we wanted back. BRIAN ARCIDIANCONO It was pretty big to tie those guys to get some (tournament) points. We picked it up and played pret... KYLE SMITH Bringing the Willard back was absolutely one of the key elements in the restoration of Pennsylvania ... C. FORD PEATROSS We've had good preparation because of it. It was kind of a wakeup call for a lot of the guys that ar... GREG APPLETON Clint did a great job coming out and getting us that one run, and it ended up being huge for us. Pre... CRAIG GENTRY It was a good team effort, and we played with a lot of energy. I challenged the players after the lo... BRAD CHASTEEN Using assistive technology with your child prevents your child from missing out on content solely be... SANDRA K. COOK After what happened Thursday night, I give my team a lot of credit for battling back. That was a tou... DAVE SERRANO Our big guys really stepped it up late and took it to the hoop. Early on they were in too much of a ... SETH RICE The look in their eyes was a little panicked. It was glassy, fearful and panicked. They couldn't get... DUANE HAUSCH We were tying to go down and get points and pad that lead, but they did a good job getting back into... DREW BREES The game was over. It shouldn't be a game after that, but we let them in the game and fortunately we... DANIEL SEDIN The way we gave up those five runs after there were two out had something to do with that. We'd scor... MIKE HARGROVE Yeah, and I like the way we did it. Alicia obviously had a huge hit, but Carly did a good job of goi... DICK MANDELLA I was happy with my performance. But I was mad that I gave up that takedown. I hate to give up point... DONNY CLARK Everything went against us early, but the kids did a great job. It was just back and forth. They had... JOEY HAWKINS I was going to make him proud of the man I would become. I was finally going to chart my own course,... EMORY R. FRIE If by that you mean that I dislike celebrity magazines, prefer food to anorexia, refuse to watch TV ... JOHN GREEN We played a lot better than we did yesterday, even though we didn't pick up more ground. It was an e... BUDDY ALEXANDER Of course it's sad, but it gave us the feeling that the ref was after us, and we started concentrati... JANNIK HANSEN I was disappointed in our guys. Nobody did anything special. It was a lackluster effort. We came out... MARC WALTERS Do. Then talk. In that order. SOTERO M LOPEZ II If you want a revenge, don't hold it. It poisons you. Either you just let the grudge go, or mak... TOBA BETA You must be the person you have never had the courage to be. Gradually, you will discover that you a... PAULO COELHO It ends or it doesn't. That’s what you say. That’s how you get through it. The tu... CAITLYN SIEHL When they came out after that first delay, they wanted it more. And (after) the second delay they wa... BRENT STROH I thought we did a really good job of coming back. It was a battle. We came up on the short end unfo... DEBBIE BROWN It's always harder to play catch-up. We dug ourselves a little hole. We did a good job to get out of... JACQIE STORM Fortunately it was a hoax and there was no damage other than inconvenience done, but we need to be b... SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MARTIN LOONEY There never was a person who did anything worth doing, who did not receive more than he gave. HENRY WARD BEECHER He did a good job for us, all the guys did a good job. I was just really pleased with how we came ou... GREG GRANTHAM Corning has a good team year-in and year-out. They're one of those teams that if you let them hang a... BILL MUSE Rebounding was the big difference. We knew that how we did on the boards would be key. We gave up to... DAVID GALVIN She was phenomenal. Beth felt like we needed a high performance tonight, and she gave it to us. JOSH MEEKER We really picked it up in the second half. They were boxing (box-and-one defense) me, so we knew if ... SHEENA ADEN There’s no need to sharpen your pencils any more. Even the dull ones can make a mark. ZE FRANK Mental toughness was the key. We were doing a good job of getting out and being where we wanted to b... BRIAN LOWERY Having Mark and Nick out that hurt us. Of course, Mark got a red card in the last game and couldn... DOUG CLEMONS 37. It is better to be single and unhappy than unhappily married. JAMES C. DOBSON Every government has its own rules for antitrust that are in many ways very different from each othe... DION WIGGINS Fortunately, it was not a normal rush hour because of the holiday. The state highway department did ... PETE PIRINGER God walked with humanity in the cool of the day and gave them the most difficult and hottest parts o... JOEY TALLADINO She threw a great ball game. She did a great job all day long. I mean, we lose a game to Conway and ... JASON SHIREY Pierce had a phenomenal game. But other than that, we did a real good job defensively. BRIAN HILL No one could have told me it was the best thing when it first happened. Because I was very frustrate... CORY HINDEL They were playing a zone and in the second half we did a better job attacking it, getting them on th... BERYL PIPER The same ocean of love became the ocean of sorrow in which I drowned...
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MARK TWAIN The more you explain it, the more I don't understand it. MARK TWAIN The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. MARK TWAIN Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of ti... MARK TWAIN It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. MARK TWAIN The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become. MARK TWAIN The lack of money is the root of all evil. MARK TWAIN Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company. MARK TWAIN When Facebook was getting started, nothing used real identity - everything was anonymous or pseudony... MARK ZUCKERBERG Optimist: day dreamer more elegantly spelled. MARK TWAIN Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident. MARK TWAIN Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired. MARK TWAIN Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul. MARK TWAIN My success was due to good luck, hard work, and support and advice from friends and mentors. But mos... MARK WARNER There are lies, damned lies and statistics. MARK TWAIN Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable. MARK TWAIN Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside... MARK TWAIN Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. MARK TWAIN The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice. MARK TWAIN Often it does seem such a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat. MARK TWAIN I make it a rule never to smoke while I'm sleeping. MARK TWAIN The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. MARK TWAIN All generalizations are false, including this one. MARK TWAIN 'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read. MARK TWAIN I wear the same outfit or, at least, a different copy of it almost every day. MARK ZUCKERBERG The human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching in that procession but carrying a ba... MARK TWAIN The secret of getting ahead is getting started. MARK TWAIN Let us endeavor so to live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. MARK TWAIN I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell - you see, I have friends in both places. MARK TWAIN There was a point when I was 15 or 16 that I realized that my father wanted me to be a loner. I deci... MARK VONNEGUT There is plenty of blame to go around for the U.S. housing bubble, but not much of it belongs to Fan... MARK ZANDI Human cultural diversity is vast; the range of cultural practices, beliefs, and languages that we sp... MARK PAGEL I made my name and reputation DJing in hip-hop clubs in New York. 'Celebrity DJ' is a term t... MARK RONSON Kids don't need to be taught the value of making; they are natural makers, at least until tradit... MARK FRAUENFELDER Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. MARK TWAIN I think a lot of people who say they are bisexual aren't. MARK GATISS Defending birthright citizenship is about being on the right side of liberty. The 14th Amendment is ... MARK MCKINNON If I owned half of that dog, I would shoot my half. MARK TWAIN I believe we have to nip Ebola in the bud before it spreads through Africa and to other countries. MARK ZUCKERBERG Our prayer and God's mercy are like two buckets in a well; while the one ascends the other desce... MARK HOPKINS Launching a Broadway show is like no other endeavor. It's taxing because you're present - it... MARK HAMILL What? No one wants my bouquet! Somebody better pick it up! Somebody better pick up my bouquet! MARK MCKINNEY To me, all war is failure for humanity, though it often is a bounty for commerce. MARK EDWARDS What is Man? Man is a noisome bacillus whom Our Heavenly Father created because he was disappointed ... MARK TWAIN When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. B... MARK TWAIN When you have prayed for victory you have prayed for many unmentioned results which follow victorymu... MARK TWAIN The teacher reminded us that Romes liberties were not auctioned off in a day, but were bought slowly... MARK TWAIN By his father he is English, by his mother he is Americanto my mind the blend which makes the perfec... MARK TWAIN So I became a newspaperman. I hated to do it but I couldnt find honest employment. MARK TWAIN The people of those foreign countries are very, very ignorant. They looked curiously at the costumes... MARK TWAIN We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in itand stop there; lest w... MARK TWAIN The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large mattertis the diff... MARK TWAIN Say the report is exaggerated. 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