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Related We're going to be as balanced as we can but I think this team will have very good quick-strike abili... BRUCE MILLER It's going to take ball movement and defense. They are a great offensive team. I think our pressure ... BRET BRIELMAIER Defense as a whole is going to be very big for us. We're going to have to team rebound. Our aggressi... LORENZEN WRIGHT Some of the nervousness going into the season is the changes. Why are we a better team? We're a bett... DAVID POILE They're a good shooting team. [They have a] good inside game, a great defense. They're going to be t... ELENA DELLEDONNE Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through yo... GERMANY KENT We knew it was going to be a tight game. It's a good win for us. They're a very patient team. They'r... LARRY BULLINGTON All around we did well, but today our defense was good. When we're playing good defense we're a toug... CHASE TIDWELL Our defense has been the bread and butter of our team. We knew it was going to be a tough game and i... JOSEF LORENZ Saturday we just didn't play good team defense. It wasn't one person. One player can't stop a guard ... D.J. STRAWBERRY Runs are going to be at a premium. Every team has two guys they can run out there that can be very g... COSTA AGUILAR We went into the game knowing it would be our team game that was going to stop him and not one indiv... KAWIKA SHOJI We need to get all five starters involved. It's going to have to be a team effort. JACK BAGLEY So this is going to be drill!? DEYTH BANGER It looks like they have very fast forwards and big defense. They're going to be a tough team to beat... ALEX MERRY A good football team plays offense and defense. You have to be aggressive and disrupt. VINCE FLYNN I think they could be the best team in the tournament with the way they're playing right now. They'r... MIKE DAY We're going to have to be a smarter basketball team the last three or four minutes. If it comes down... BRENT BOWER We're not going to be able to run the ball on every team. We're not going to be able to do that. We'... ADRIAN PETERSON We're not going to be able to run the ball on every team. We're not going to be able to do that, ...... ADRIAN PETERSON They're very athletic and very offensive-minded; everybody on that team's looking for a shot. I thin... DAVE SPRINGER We know West is a good ball team and we are going to need our best game to beat them. CORY LEWIS I still feel very good about our team. I still think we're going to be a much-improved football team... RICH BROOKS Mount Notre Dame is a big power and this is going to be our first major test. Our defense has been p... JANET BAIRD Mount Notre Dame is a big power and this is going to be our first major test, ... Our defense has be... JANET BAIRD We take pride in what we do in the secondary. That's one of the things. This defense revolves around... LITO SHEPPARD Our players are developing nicely as a team, working hard to be in soccer conditions and moving the ... DOUG WEST We've got to be able to rebound in order to get our transition game going, so that is a big key and ... LORI CRUNK Our defense was bad all the way around. They're a real active team and constantly push the ball. BRANDI KIMBLE We're going to be a better hitting team than passing team. Our setters are going to be good leaders ... KARI ROSENBERG If we play our defense and hit the ball like we did (Tuesday), we are going to be a team to watch. W... FRED SOSNOSKI When it comes to crunch-time, this team just goes out and plays its game. That's the greatest thing ... SARA SCHOPPER We have to go out and do the things that we do and try to do them well. Battle Mountain's got a good... DWIGHT RAWLINGS LSU-Shreveport is a very good team. They have a first-team All-American and they have very good guar... JEFF JONES We weren't really looking at our height. We were just going to play team defense. We weren't worried... ASHANTI COOK Our defensive intensity went down rather than up. With every good team there's going to be ups and d... LONNIE LAWRENCE I looked on my back, and I can't see over it because there are a lot of things on it. My focus is go... ART BRILES We knew about their size coming in. We knew they were a fast team, too. They're probably going to be... AL WISNOSKI They have a lot of things going for them. They're unselfish, a good passing team, play hard and have... BARRY COLLIER I think every team comes out and just gives it their all and plays good team basketball, and we've g... DEE BROWN This is the most inexperienced team we've had. We're not very big, so ball control and good defense ... JAY MERGENTHALER We have to be patient on defense. They're a very disciplined team and they'll pass the ball around. ... CHAD HETTERMANN He did a fine job on the mound and our defense did the job behind him. I've told these young men all... JOSH CAMMACK Troy gave us a real battle last year. It's going to be our first match outside. I expect it to be a ... BILLY CHADWICK They're a strong quick team and like to get up into the man to man defense. We know going in they li... DANE BURKLAND I probably visualize myself, the shots I'm going to get in the game, how I'm going to play d... PAUL PIERCE Our TEAM defense was the difference in this game. I thought we were very aggressive defensively and ... COACH LYNN MCCORMICK Our team is really good with our defense and running game, so if I can add a little bit of the passi... REX GROSSMAN What we have to do is take care of the ball and value each possession. It's probably going to be a d... CRAIG HAASE It's going to be good to look out and see someone that you know, and get a chance to see Chauncey an... BEN WALLACE Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circ... GERMANY KENT I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES We played a good team ? probably the best team in district. They hit the ball well, have a lot of sp... LARRY ZACHARY I told everyone we needed to start working together as a team, playing better defense and passing ar... IAN GARDNER He's done everything he can to be ready. He'll be just fine. Going against our defense is probably t... ERIC WINSTON Its hard to win on the road in our conference. But [COS] is a good team. They're well-coached ... th... BRETT DAVIS So a passing team definitely gives us more problems. It's going to be very difficult because they ha... BOBBY WALLACE Its amazing. How many teams can say they have to play every game like its their last? Because pretty... ALAN ANDERSON Everything is going to come down to what defense plays the best, and which is going to make the leas... ADEWALE OGUNLEYE Everyone played together as a team-and that's what we really want to be focusing on. We knew it was ... JASON DITTERT We're probably going to give him a game ball come Wednesday when the team gets together. Bernard mad... STEVE SPURRIER Our defense was the difference for us in this game. We knew going in that they were not a good three... JOSH MCKAY We came out here and coach told us it was going to be a tough game and their team made comments abou... MIKE DENTON We played great team defense. The guys were diving around all over the place making plays. ... Grave... JOE BAIR We played tremendous team basketball. I knew that we were going to be able to get the ball inside ag... ALAN JOHNSTON I think it's going to be a really good meet. They have strengthened their team, and this is the best... FRAN CRIPPEN We just have do what we have been doing all year: play our style of hockey which is good team defens... JOSH SOARES We've been playing team ball, passing the ball around and getting everyone involved in the game. If ... IAN GARDNER They're very potent on offense. Defensively, they're a big strong team. We'll have to establish the ... BOBBY LAMB We're going to be fine without Ryan McCarthy. You don't replace Ryan McCarthy player for player. You... WES LAI This was our best game of the season. We beat a very good team. The whole team finally understood th... JOSE FAJARDO The team that wins the national championship doesn't usually lead the country in defensive scoring a... GARY WILLIAMS It's going to be huge for us to get some minutes in an NCAA first-round game and get some experience... KAYLI COMBS Not everyone has the time to be normal. LJUPKA CVETANOVA Regardless of whether we develop something in the post, we're going to be a good team. We're going t... JEFF CAPEL We just need to come out and give a 100 percent team effort for 60 minutes. Temple is a team that pl... LAURA BRAND We're just trying to pick the best team for this game, first and foremost, but he's a young bloke wh... RICKY PONTING This game means a lot to our whole team, specifically our defense, because we feel they took advanta... ERIC HENDERSON Perry has been good to us, but East Canton will be as tough if not the toughest team we've played th... BILL TOMSICH The whole team played really good defense and we passed the ball really well. KATHY WHITWORTH keeping pressure on the ball, controlling the opponent's set plays and team defense. JOE SCHMIDT They started to break down our defense late in the game. They're a good team. GRANT MILLER Another good start with great passing, movement and defense. Our defense has been good and our team ... CHUCK RAMSEY I'm so proud of what they accomplished out there. They're a very well-coached team out there. This i... LORI CRUNK Sweet wasn't overpowering, but she changed speed well and they played good defense behind her. It wa... AL STEWART Any time you can hold a team like that on defense, it makes the game easier for everybody. We count ... CHUCKY ATKINS I know that we have a bunch of shooters on the team. So once we get going and get everyone scoring, ... ADAM BRAITHWAITE Especially on defense in the first half against everyone we play, we try to use our feet to get into... CHAD ALLAN Our defense always has to be there. We still have to press and make them commit turnovers. We're goi... BRIANN MCDONOUGH The (lack of size) is something we're going to have to deal with for the season. Did we play well? I... JOE CACCIATORE It will ignite excitement for our team. The ones who watch Friday are going to be anxious to get out... JACQUE BARTOW I've said all along this team is going to be very young, very inexperienced but very talented. This ... TOD KOWALCZYK Going to the moon was a fable. Resetting aging is a fable, but that's what we're setting out... MICHAEL FOSSEL Turnovers have been our nemesis all year and tonight was an example. It is always going to be tough ... BOBBY HUMPHRIES The main thing is to be resilient. Our guys are resilient. We are going to have to watch some West V... MIKE BREY With this kind of team, we're going to have to play very well and not have to try and play catch-up.... BRUCE MARSHALL I thought we were focused from the opening tip. We did a very good job moving the ball against their... GARY OLSON We have a very compact schedule, so we have to grow fast. But our team attitude and spirit are good,... DAVID MICAHNIK Owen County had a very good team. They had some very, very fast forwards who challenged our defense.... CRIS MCMANN It's going to be interesting. They have a great team. Some great weapons on offense and their defens... AL WALLACE
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JODI PICOULT Do you know what it's like to love someone so much, that you can't see yourself without picturing he... JODI PICOULT Take it from me: love has all the lasting permanence of a rainbow- beautiful while it's there, and j... JODI PICOULT Love is the most dangerous craving of all, if you ask me. It turns us into people we aren't. It make... JODI PICOULT I know better than most people that a criminal isn't always a thug in a black leather jacket with a ... JODI PICOULT Sometimes parents don't find what they're looking for it their child, so they plant seeds for what t... JODI PICOULT I could tell her from personal experience that when people we love make choices we don't always unde... JODI PICOULT When I'm with you, bells go off in my head like a moving truck that's backing up. JODI PICOULT That's the strange thing about being a mother: until you have a baby, you don't even realize how muc... JODI PICOULT Who I am, and what I am capable of doing has always managed to surprise me. JODI PICOULT If you want something to be true badly enough, you can rewrite it that way, in your head. You can ev... JODI PICOULT Sometimes we find ourselves walking through life blindfolded, and we try to deny that we're the ones... JODI PICOULT We make messes of our lives, but every now and then, we manage to do something that's exactly right.... JODI PICOULT It's choice that makes us human. JODI PICOULT What if it turns out that a life isn’t defined by who you belong to or where you came from, by wha... JODI PICOULT When you love someone more than he loves you, you'll do anything to switch the scales. You dress the... JODI PICOULT The only way someone can leave you is if you let them. JODI PICOULT Sometimes I think my whole life has been about holding on to you. JODI PICOULT Is Fate getting what you deserve, or deserving what you get? JODI PICOULT If it had been easy for Romeo to get to Juliet, nobody would have cared. Same goes for Cyrano and Do... JODI PICOULT Bad is not an absolute, but a relative term. Ask the robber who used the cash he stole to feed his i... JODI PICOULT Just because you keep something a secret doesn't mean it never happened, no matter how much you want... JODI PICOULT It took me a lifetime to realizethings don't get lost if they don't have value- you don't miss what ... JODI PICOULT You can't exist in this world without leaving a piece of yourself behind. JODI PICOULT Some lessons can't be taught, they simply have to be learned. JODI PICOULT You make yourself strong because it's expected of you. You become confident because someone beside y... JODI PICOULT It takes two people to make a lie work: the person who tells it, and the one who believes it. JODI PICOULT How could he convey to someone who'd never even met her the way she always smelled like rain, or how... JODI PICOULT I wondered how long it took for a baby to become yours, for familiarity to set in. Maybe as long as ... JODI PICOULT I know you love me. The question is, how much? JODI PICOULT What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forge... JODI PICOULT Nobody wants to admit to this, but bad things will keep on happening. Maybe that's beause it's all a... JODI PICOULT In the space between yes and no, there's a lifetime. It's the difference between the path you walk a... JODI PICOULT Love is not a because, it's a no matter what. JODI PICOULT You know how sometimes, your life is so perfect you’re afraid for the next moment, because it coul... JODI PICOULT I knew what it was like to lose someone you loved. You didn't get past something like that, you got ... JODI PICOULT You were in business making meth? Do you have any idea what that drug does to people?" We... JODI PICOULT Campbell" Julia says "Don't do this to me" "Do what?" 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