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Related This year we are a little better, and I think they were a little better last year [than they are now... AURIMAS KIEZA My major goal for this year is to have Oakland Catholic win the state again. I think my times are ge... MALLORY DIETRICH We saw the same trends in lowered satisfaction and key behaviors tied to loyalty last year. However,... LARRY FREED The kids improved a lot on getting stronger and faster. I think we are better than we were last year... COACH RICHARD GRISSOM There was no talk of payback. I have a lot of respect for Don and his kids. They were the better tea... JOE GRIPPO I think we had a little addition by subtraction this year and more guys bought into what we were doi... MIKE HOLMGREN This team is young and I think we are starting to learn how to weather the storms better. DOUG STOFFEL We were a good team this year, but I think we'll be better next year. ASHLEY POSTELL We are closer every time we step on the field than we were two years ago, I don't think there is any... MIKE STOOPS This year it was warm weather, that is why there is early bloom. We hope this year the yield would b... ABDUL RASHID I think we did really well. We struggled a lot this year with keeping the energy up for every event ... LISA WILLIS I feel like every year we've gotten better. Two years ago we didn't any, but we played a lot of clos... ANDY PARKER Any time you play at home you have an advantage, but this year especially with our fans showing up a... JAMES VILADE It's a lot better than a loss. Van Buren is a great team, even better than last year. But we played ... ANTHONY SIMS We were pretty (bad) last year. I definitely think we have a better team this year. BILL BULLOCK I'm not worried about that, ... When you look at most 30-year-olds, there is a lot of wear and tear ... JAY FEASTER Year by year, they've been getting better and better. I think they're a good program. I know they've... ANDREW WHITWORTH Last year, it was a learning experience. This year, now that I'm comfortable with the plays and play... JAVON RINGER It's so hard to lose when you get down there. It hurts so bad, and I know my team this year ? we are... CHARMAINE BELL I think with the players that we had coming back who played last year, that really helped us a lot t... GINA MITCHELL I was a semiotics major at Brown, and there's this idea that stories are better, books are bette... IRA GLASS I was a little disappointed at the Meet of Champions. My time was better, but my place was worse. Th... LARA HEIGIS This team has the potential to be very strong. I have a lot coming back from last year and I think w... BOB KUMMER This year I wanted to get the buzz out there and create some interest, ... Like any organization get... GLENN ROBINSON I feel like I was in better shape this year than I was last year. I was getting more confident at th... AMANDA WOLKE I look at each year individually, ... I don't compare. I think we are getting better. BILL CALLAHAN Our failures in charity are chained to a narrowed vision of the world that makes too much of the dif... REBECCA GOLDSTEIN Last year we looked to Dani and Kate a lot. Our scoring is a lot more diverse this year. I think it ... SARAH MILO I think he'll be better this year. He's faster. He'll be a target, but we'll throw the ball better t... JOE JOHNSON It was a war. But I thought we played with a lot composure at the end. With about six minutes left, ... JAY LASLEY I think St. Joseph is a much better team that they were in December. Their third and fourth swimmers... MIKE SULLIVAN We played much better basketball this year. With the style we played, we were just so much more comp... CARY THOMPSON We could have done better than we did. I don't think any of us were nervous. Hunter is better this y... ASHLEY MCFARLAND I'm a little better (this year). Not as much as I hoped to be, but I am a little better. ALI LACEY We played a lot better this time against Myrtle Point than last time. We could not get any second ch... MARANDA BROWNSON No one expected this, no one gave us a chance, but we got better and better the more we played. CARLOS GRACIDA One of the big differences between our team this year and last year is that we are hitting a lot bet... BEAU JARRELL I never saw this coming. We were coming off a good year and you knew that next year was going to get... JAMEL GUYTON We were getting a little nervous in February. It would have been grim if the storms didn't come back... DAVE POWELL The last two years we have been a real young team. Last year we started seven or eight sophomores, b... GLENN MCANINCH Last year we had about 500 people there. If the weather is right, we hope to do better this year. HOLLY MAWBY Larry is great and made a difference on our team, ... But I think we were great before he got here. ... CHAUNCEY BILLUPS He's got better in getting his team involved. Last year he tried to carry a load by himself sometime... DEAN VANDER PLAS I think Detroit is overall a better team than they were last year, and last year Cleveland State pla... TIM BAUER I put up great numbers, better than a lot of players who got called up around the majors. A lot of t... DMITRI YOUNG Once again I don't think we played bad enough to lose. We got beat today. And there is a big differe... ERIC ETCHISON I just told them, 'You're down 34-0 at the half. We got a fumble recovered in the end zone and didn'... KYLE DAVIS They played solid today, we definitely hit the ball well. Last year we didn't hit the ball in this t... LUKE WESNESKI We have a lot better team this year, regardless of this streak. We have a better team, I don't know. BRADEN LOOPER We've been coming together a little bit better as a group. Things came easy for us early and we didn... KIRK KACZOR We have a lot of young players that can step up next year. We have the nucleus for a real good team.... BOB KRAUSZ Everyone's bonuses were a little bit better this year, and they've seen the value of their assets in... HIROYUKI NAKAI We're not rookies anymore, and we've got a year under our belts. Every little bit counts as far as e... CLINT BARMES I think the first year was all a surprise and a shock for us. This year, having weathered that, we a... FELICITY HUFFMAN We played better (on Saturday) and I think part of that was getting the first two matches out of our... DANA TRUMM We didn't win, but I think people know we belonged out here. We didn't make any excuses. We just lin... JOSHUA TINCH We don't have anything to show for it, but we are getting better. I think this was the best game we'... DAN MARTIN At this time of the year, you're either getting better or getting worse. I think our team is hungry ... ALAN BUSS We are better with pass protection this year because the offensive line is a little quicker. LANE LARIVE We have 41 athletes, 36 of them have qualified and that is a big step up from last year so I think w... GABRIEL BURNETT We've got a couple of seniors who are three-year starters who are giving us leadership, but we're st... BRAD HANKINS We will be quick and I like the way these guys play. We played very well last year except for one ga... BRUCE MILLER I don't care to lose two games as long as we're getting better. We got two good tests this week, and... JOE LAYNE We are playing good lacrosse. I think that this team is constantly kicking the can forward and whene... JIM BEARDMORE It's frustrating. We know we're better than we were last year, and the year before. I think people c... ALLIE FLYNN [The Nuggets may win fewer than 30 games this year, but you won't hear 27-year-old point guard Andre... ANDRE MILLER I played fullback my junior year and tailback my senior year. It was a power-I offense. I was blocki... JACOBE KENDRICK We got an easier trip than expected, ... There was no pressure. He was much better today than in any... BRIAN SEARS We've had a lot less mental mistakes than we had last year at this time, and I think they're startin... MATT CAVANAUGH This year, it's a different team. We're definitely better than the last time we played there. DUSTIN VILLEPIGUE We had a lot of seniors last year and this season, we lost eight starters to graduation. I think tha... BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN We had opportunities to score we just didn't play the way we are capable of playing. Luck hasn't bee... FRAN JOHNSON We got second here last year. We have a better team this year because of our experience. Last year w... STEVE HILL From the stories that I've heard about the last time we were there, I thought things got a little sh... FRANK BEAMER There were some matches this year where I lost a little concentration and focus and thought I played... MARIA SHARAPOVA I think we might not have as much talent on our defense this year, but I think we have much better t... GRANT WISTROM I don't know if we are better than last year's team, but we have better chemistry. We're young, but ... LAURA PATINELLA I don't think we're your average first-year team. We have a lot of guys who have played before and h... ALEX LEE I think we played better football than Waterhouse, but one mistake saw us go behind. Things were not... ANTHONY THOMPSON If you are not ready and anticipate what's coming, you fall behind a little. I think I picked up a l... DAVID PAK Him getting us up as sophomores and us winning a regional title, that gave us experience for last ye... BRADY STUCKEY I try to come every year, to support the fire department. This is a lot better than McDonald's, and ... ALLAN BROOKS Trevor really stepped up and threw really well at the state meet. This year I would like him to be m... AARON NIDA Housing is fundamentally doing better. I think it's doing better than what people are giving it cred... BOB BRUSCA We took it really personally that we played so badly on the Utah trip. We all agreed that we had to ... JULIE BRIODY It feels a little nerve-racking, because people expect us to do better this year. We have more to lo... DAVID PARK The first thing I heard the day I got hired, I asked, 'So, what's our tradition?' ... They said, 'We... CHRIS COLLINS I can't believe it. I've just got to roll with the punches and come back better than ever this year.... ERIC JOHNSON We were thinking this was going to be a rebuilding year after we lost those two players. But the gir... LARRY MILOSH I feel a lot more confident with the team this year. We had a great team going into the season last ... ALEX MOUNT This was a great road win for us. I thought it was one of the better games we've played all year. Of... JOEL FEY You couldn't program better weather for a three-week period than we've had this year. LEROY SHAFER Overall I think I'm playing a lot better. I've worked a lot more this year and I'm more confident. I... STEVE ERICKSON Because they are older, more mature players, they're playing with a little more reckless abandon. It... MICKEY ANDREWS They were a great team coming in this year, and then you add a post player like Maguire and the team... TY LAUX We're working constantly to get the island cleaned up. Every day you come out, things look a little ... DEBBIE NORTON I definitely think we could be a little cleaner at this point. We can execute a lot better. GREG WAKEFIELD They are hard to get because not only were there four major hurricanes last year, but also winter st... CHRIS AHEARN We're a little smaller this year, but we have more threats offensively, I think. Our bench is a litt... ANTHONY ANDREWS He's always been a good wrestler, but I think he matured a lot more as a wrestler this year. A lot o... KYLE GRAICHEN
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