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Related Because of our name a lot of teams don't want to play us. But we feel like this team can get a lot b... DONNIE WILLIAMS Any team we play, you might as well throw their record out of the window because they're not going t... DEMARCUS NELSON Most of us dont become what we can be because we cant see its what we already are. CARL HAMMERSCHLAG It will make us better. We all want to get better, and it makes us work at a tougher level. ASHLEY LEWIE It was pivotal in making you but you don't remember it. Or do you? Do we understand the events that ... DOUGLAS COUPLAND We like to focus on our own team more than the other team. We think if we prepare right and we execu... ED WIDDIFIELD We had something like 200 more passes than rushes attempted on us last year because no one could run... DRAYTON FLORENCE We want to play really well against the big teams, but our most important games are against Switzerl... CHRISTOPH SCHUBERT It's nice to have an impact player like that but it's a double-edged sword because if you rely on it... BRANDON MURPHY It's a tough one to get ahead of the curve on. Because it seems like we have so many people generall... DR. DOUG MOORE From watching games on TV, it seems like there is a competition between us, but there definitely isn... DANA STELLAR Nic is going to have to step up and help us some in the pass rush because this is the number one pas... GREG BLACHE I'd still say we're trying to work a balance because we need to run and pass. But when a team takes ... DUSTIN FRY Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry, an... LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD In periods of rapid personal change, we pass through life as though we are spellcast. We speak in se... DOUGLAS COUPLAND When we think a team is behind us, we force things that aren't there instead of being patient like w... JAMIE LANGENBRUNNER We're trying to serve more aggressive. We work very hard on serving every day in practice. If we bac... DON AUGUST I really like doubles because there's more involved than in singles. We bounce off each other. We pi... JACKIE HUGHES As Edison is credited with saying, "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in ov... MARK BATTERSON We like it because it makes us push and work harder every day just to stay on top. Being No. 1 is ju... DWAYNE JARRETT We may claim to believe in God, but we don't want to believe so much that it makes us different. CRAIG GROESCHEL Its amazing. How many teams can say they have to play every game like its their last? Because pretty... ALAN ANDERSON We're back on the winning track. We lost four in a row there, and a couple of them were tight games ... DON SHAW If we're honest with ourselves, most of us know the one thing we lack. CRAIG GROESCHEL There were opportunities there. It wasn't like we just didn't get any pass rush. ANTWAN PEEK We struggle against teams that press us, as well as teams that play a zone and it just so happens th... DUSTIN SALISBERY We had three straight, and they like to rotate it among the other teams, so I can't complain about t... RILEY WALLACE It's good for us to see a team like Clinton. Going against a (Class) 4A team early on will show us w... KURT KREITER This makes us the favorite now if we weren't before, ... We like that. We like knowing that teams ha... BRETT BASANEZ Most teams do not get a back like that on scout team. We had to chase him, we had to contain him eve... DONTEZ SANDERS It was a very good game for our program. To play a team like that who has only one loss on the year ... DALE NEIBAUER For us to do what we want to do, and 23 other teams want this too, is to get a ring. We want everybo... CHRIS KUHBLANK It's definitely going to help. Playing against them, it just makes us better. Playing against better... JOSH BRIGHT This is a great tournament because I like to play teams we don't see as often. When you see the same... LARRY BAKER It's not even the fact we struggled at home. It's just the way we come in here right now. I think it... JOEY PORTER In games, we can't let other teams hang around with us. Other teams get pumped to play us and we're ... DAVE BOWMAN That's what makes this team so hard to guard. Teams have to focus on everybody, and that's what make... JAMES DOUGLAS Teams like to pressure us. We tend to get frazzled. We have excellent ball-handlers, but we didn't p... BRITTANY GRICE I think all 29 other teams have written us off and given us no chance at all. We have to believe in ... TOM POTI Love is the most dangerous craving of all, if you ask me. It turns us into people we aren't. It make... JODI PICOULT We smell blood when we get up like that. When a team gets down, that's when you want to pound a team... RASHAD ANDERSON Doing, a filthy pleasure is, and short; And done, we straight repent us of the sport: Let us not rus... BEN JONSON We want to prepare our team mentally and physically against the best teams in Ohio. This is an impor... ANGELO FORTE You may discover that the very aspects which make it most unendurable are what gives New York its me... ELIZABETH WINDER You want it to happen, but at the same time you don't want it to happen. It's one of those weird thi... BILLIE PIPER We didn't take care of our business against Florida. That's on us. We know what kind of football tea... ERIK AINGE We're kinda multi-dimensional. We like to run the football, but also like to throw. We're doing that... ELLIS REGISTER If we don't start playing like an experienced team, this year will escape us, without us doing what ... JOEL HEESCH We had to be active up front, ... We made that an emphasis. Whoever got the one-on-one battled had t... JARVIS GREEN Their ability to throw the ball against us was the difference. We've seen things that we can work on... DAVE HAMMERICKSEN It feels a lot like grass. I think practicing on it is going to get us more used to it than the othe... BRANDON LEWIS We all want to win it all, but obviously there's only going to be one team that wins it. But I think... GORDIE KERKMAN Boston College is one of the most poised teams in the conference [and] for us to disrupt them and fo... KATIE MEIER (Defense) is what we rely on. We know we're not the fastest team, we know we're not the tallest team... ASHLEY BELL We rush, rush, rush to get things done, and in the process, our lives rush past us. Life isn't ... LISA VERGE HIGGINS We're different than we were earlier in the year. We relied on Lauren and Julie for practically all ... BRAD BLEW The most important thing for us wasn't that we had a big lead and held onto it. We had to play our s... ANDY BURNS We feel like he's relatively close but we also don't want to rush his progression to the major leagu... JOSH BYRNES Seth pitched well today. It's too bad we couldn't get the win for him, but baseball is funny like th... CARL CRAWFORD I think we should fare well in our league. We do run against some schools, like Norwell, that have u... DON BATES We like what we like, we want what we want, and nobody needs to give us permission to feel that way! SCOTT LYNCH Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we get SPANISH PROVERB We picked them up full-court and pressed because we didn't want them to start stalling on us. In the... BOB LETSCH It's the transition, and when the other team has speed, it gets us. We knew that, but we've had trou... AMANDA MELCHOR For us this was very big because everybody saw Cuba as a smaller team. They thought of the other tea... FREDERICH CEPEDA We want to get people on our side, not against us. ERNESTO MEDINA No matter what we did, it didn't matter. Northern Lehigh had some success with a 3-2 zone against th... ERIC SNYDER Against the good teams, we come out slow most of the time and they kept us from running. We took lik... MAJOR CORLEY He always makes plays in clutch situations. Get on the board early, get the touchdown on the board, ... BRANDON STOKLEY We actually joke about it, how we don't look like a typical varsity team. And I think teams do under... GREG SCHRIMPF We knew they hadn't been going to their bench as much, but all their players are dangerous. They obv... JEFF MITTIE Team after team after team. All from an area of 75 miles apart. For us, it's the first time where we... JEFF JENNINGS I'm looking forward to catching some passes from Rex and just making the offense better and more bal... MUHSIN MUHAMMAD Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get. SPANISH PROVERB Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get. PROVERB Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get. SPANISH PROVERB To ‘let go’ sometimes makes us feel like losers because it means giving up what truly we felt we... CHINONYE J. CHIDOLUE And when I saw you kissing that girl My heart, it shattered and my eyes, they watered And ... KATE NASH We've never backed down from playing anyone. We've played a lot of great teams. But we never took on... FRED ROSS It is not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save tha... FRANCIS BACON It is not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save tha... BOHDI SANDERS Coaches have gotten us into the habit of getting balls in our hands. Deflecting passes. Taking balls... BERNARD POLLARD We had not played two back-to-back games like this against quality opponents like this all year. Tri... CHRIS RENNER Their goal is to be the No. 1 team in the country in scoring defense and field goal percentage defen... JOSE REBIMBAS Here are the three spots where the cupboard needs a little improvement for us to do the things that ... LES MILES We were almost faultless against Arsenal when we drew 0-0 on Sunday and one of the best teams in Eur... BOBBY ROBSON Life, its so great, but when we act like shit and do shit, then it aint. Why should we act like that... TUPAC SHAKUR We've had different people carry us at different times. That's what has made this a very good team, ... FLIP SAUNDERS We know we have a target on our back, but we haven't played some of the tougher teams like Connectic... KEVIN PITTSNOGLE This time it was a lot tougher for us. I don't know if it was the spring break or what, but we were ... DAVE SCHWEDER The words you can’t find, you borrow. We read to know we’re not alone. We read because w... GABRIELLE ZEVIN They supported the ball very well and were running off the ball better than us. They made us look li... DOUG KILBY They talk to us now, and ask us for suggestions on how things should be going [in practice], or what... JARRAD PAGE For a while there we were giving up too many short passes and they started to get into a flow. Towar... GERRIS WILKINSON It fired up our will when we heard things like the more the series went on, the tougher it would go ... DANIEL BRIERE I didn't like our lack of intensity in the first half. We can't let other teams get that far ahead o... BRAD FUHRER We wanted to serve well and we wanted to pass well. Our passing wasn't up to par, but our serving sa... JENNIFER HECHT We are happy with the IRB series in that it guarantees us that we will get the big teams. But now we... ALLAN PAYNE They talk to us all the time. They'll pull us aside and tell us little things like what to expect wh... DANTE CUNNINGHAM Peasants pass down the traits that kept them peasants just like rich men pass down the traits that h... BOBBY W. MILLER
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BRENNAN SCHMIDT That facility is in dire need of some cosmetic and functional upgrades. KEN BRENNAN My Aunt Ella and my mom have informed me that we are going to rebuild. And because they are the matr... BRAD BRENNAN We're trying to get the investigation wrapped up. Obviously, it's a horrible and tragic situation fo... DAVE BRENNAN confirms our belief that the rangers' actions were justified. DAVE BRENNAN It reminds me of that dog that's always gnawing at you. They chase the postman. SEAN BRENNAN How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved! BRENNAN MANNING It's a reality. This team runs the ball very well, and they have the right personnel for the system ... BRENNAN SCHMIDT I haven't yet heard of a hookah lounge opening and going out of business. BRENNAN APPEL It's at its largest demand ever in this country. I don't think it's going away any time soon. There'... BRENNAN APPEL It?s at its largest demand ever in this country. I don?t think it?s going away anytime soon. BRENNAN APPEL The market now is more healthy than it was during the frenzied phase. PAUL BRENNAN The Torch Drive is one of the key activities that gets individuals to come together to generate reso... MICHAEL BRENNAN The love of Christ embraces all without exception. Fire of love, crazy over what You have... BRENNAN MANNING The Christ within who is our hope of glory is not a matter of theological debate or philosophical sp... BRENNAN MANNING I'd love to give each of (the receivers) the same number of throws, but I have to go through my read... COLT BRENNAN Nobody said it's easy being a walk-on. Maybe next time I'll park next to coach (June) Jones. I don't... COLT BRENNAN We've got guys who can fill in, it's just getting the guys in there and getting them reps and gettin... COLT BRENNAN If you go to Hawaii, I'll guarantee I'll be there. COLT BRENNAN For us, it's like getting ready for what we got ready for a couple of weeks ago. COLT BRENNAN Coach (Jones) drew it up for us all week. He said, 'This is how it would be,' and it was. It was awe... COLT BRENNAN You watch film and you see mistakes and you learn from it. I think we have a good offense. COLT BRENNAN This was like our birthday. Before the game, we said, 'It starts from today.' We came here with a pu... COLT BRENNAN It's a bummer when it rains like that. It makes the balls wet and kind of slippery. Everything is mo... COLT BRENNAN The effect is not really all tied up with genes, although it does indicate that much of the protecti... PAUL BRENNAN None of us has ever seen a motive. Therefore, we don't know we can't do anything more than suspect w... BRENNAN MANNING They've finally reaped the benefit of their hard work. The best thing about this team is they have a... SEAN BRENNAN I thought in the first half we played very well. We gave up that big play on that kickoff return, bu... SEAN BRENNAN We can't commit eight turnovers this year and expect to win. We have to take care of the ball. SEAN BRENNAN He carries the ball a lot out of the shotgun and can throw the ball. He really is a dual threat for ... SEAN BRENNAN I think a lot depends on the weather conditions. If it's raining hard like last week it makes it tou... SEAN BRENNAN These guys are determined to keep the 19-game win streak alive. They have the attitude that they don... SEAN BRENNAN When it was raining so hard we said we got to run the ball, and when it stopped and it looked like t... SEAN BRENNAN He has gotten much stronger physically and has really put a lot of time in the weight room, ... Last... SEAN BRENNAN I thought we had lost the game. They were running out the clock with just over one minute remaining ... SEAN BRENNAN Accepting the reality of our sinfulness means accepting our authentic self. Judas could not face his... BRENNAN MANNING I want neither a terrorist spirituality that keeps me in a perpetual state of fright about being in ... BRENNAN MANNING we unwittingly project onto God our own attitudes and feelings toward ourselves... But we cannot ass... BRENNAN MANNING ...the institutional church, which exists to serve the people of God, is never to be confused with t... BRENNAN MANNING We're concerned for the safety of the public, especially motorists in that area. BILL BRENNAN At Sunday worship, as in every dimension of our existence, many of us pretend to believe we are sinn... BRENNAN MANNING Ragamuffins are simple, direct and honest. Their speech is unaffected. They are slow to claim, "God ... BRENNAN MANNING For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the pr... BRENNAN MANNING In my experience, self-hatred is the dominant malaise crippling Christians and stifling their growth... BRENNAN MANNING Like the butterfly effect, one thing you do changes the course the world takes. The world only spins... BRENNAN PULVER When the athletes come to the Olympic Games, it is rarely about the muscles anymore. It is all about... CHRISTINE BRENNAN Christianity happens when men and women accept with unwavering trust that their sins have been not o... BRENNAN MANNING