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Related We have two new tackles, big guys. That pocket is not going to compress as much. And moving Ryan put... RON ZOOK My hero has always been Nolan Ryan. The guy was a bulldog. ... He's been my inspiration, That pictur... WADE KAPTEYN I remember Ryan had the ability to make the big shot and big throw, but Chris, in that regard, is a ... ERIC REVENO Ryan is a special guy. All he cares about is his team. He's just doing everything Coach has asked hi... CEDRIC BOZEMAN He was the muscle for Ryan. If we needed a big pick, he would do that, but Ryan was our show and he ... DAVE MAGLEY Chris (Buchanan) has been in a little bit of a shooting slump, so it was good to see him snap out of... JOE KUHN Chris has always been a good player, but I never thought he was going to become the type of scoring ... DAN SCHWARTZ He's got a great arm, throws 96 [mph]. He has a split grip that's already pretty much in place. He j... BOB CLUCK It's been about a month that he's changed on the bench. He's not as loose and happy go-lucky as he w... CHRIS WIDGER I think he has that value as a stallion prospect. Honestly I was expecting it to be a little bit mor... DEAN DERENZO The thing I thought was great about Chris, he was willing to change his look a little bit, look a li... MARSH MYERS Curran's whore comes to visit us," Jarek said in accented English. The three men laughed ... ILONA ANDREWS George Ryan may have been greedy, but he was not stupid. JOEL LEVIN Of course he's going to work with Paul Ryan; of course he's tried to bridge the party togeth... PAUL MANAFORT To have Ryan do what he did and have him not go is tough. JEFF BEAN Ryan is a special guy. All he cares about is the team. He's done everything the coaches have asked. ... CEDRIC BOZEMAN Ryan had a little more pressure on him this year. He wrestled a little tentatively and didn't open u... VINCE TESTA Ryan Shea did a heck of a job on him. He was denying him the ball and was so quick on him that (Whee... CHUCK TOLO This was a good match for Ryan to help build his confidence, even though he didn't play as well as h... ERIC LYONS Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out. JOE GARAGIOLA In light of the fact that 'Saving Private Ryan,' which has quite an Oscar buzz going about it now, w... BRUCE BERMAN Ryan Thorn was having a good year (in 2004) going until he was hurt. BOB COSTELLO I didn't believe Ryan when he told me I was going to make out with a monkey. But that's true. JULIAN MCMAHON Ryan has indicated that he is keen on coming if he's accepted to Ryerson. GLENN TAYLOR The only thing that bothered him a little bit is when they had him skip, just to put all the weight ... BRAD ARNSBERG When he first got here, he said he had some nastiness to him, and that was one thing he was going to... LADAINIAN TOMLINSON Eric was on a bit of a mission. He heard me talk about Carmine all week to our hitters and he had to... CLYDE METCALF Ryan is ready to go. I've never seen him really intimidated. He's not really concerned about who he ... LORENZO ROMAR He was the kind of guy, when things were down, he brightened them up. He was happy-go-lucky ... and ... FRANK WOOD Ryan Pauley was key for us. He made big shots when it counted. Playing without two players just incr... MIKE TROY Ryan has had a very good season. He could always shoot, but he's improved his overall game a lot. CHARLIE KEMPPAINEN We don't win the game without Gloria. As good as Bridget (Ryan) has been, she was a little tight ear... DAN JUDD We'll seek to pursue Ryan, but with a different financial approach. But you seldom see a guy say, 'Y... BILL BAVASI I knew he was struggling a little bit. Against (Ryan) Wilkes, ahead of me, he was staying outside pr... ANTONE DEJESUS Yesterday, Ryan had one bad hole and shot an 80. Today, it was two bad holes, but an 82 is still goo... BOB ROSNICK Eric and Eddie have really done a lot for Brittany. She has just really blossomed. I thought Eric mi... KATHY MCCAULEY Scott Fawell was Frankenstein for George Ryan. George Ryan created him, George Ryan let him function... PATRICK COLLINS He was fortunate to stay on the pitch. I don't think it was a malicious arm he raised to hurt somebo... DAVID HODGSON Ryan came off the bench last year but he just continues to improve. He has good skills, is quick and... DICK NYMAN Coaches are just making a conscious effort to get him the ball. It's just Chris being Chris. Chris h... LAMAR HURD He was very raw. But through hard work and dedication, he made himself into a quality basketball pla... SAM MITCHELL He's just a guy who came in and was a mature guy. He had his sights set on being the guy. And he has... GREG SCHIANO Before the Olympic break he was struggling a little bit, as was the team. I think the break rejuvena... DANIEL ALFREDSSON We saw that he was frustrated with himself a little bit. As older guys, we have to stay on him, make... CARL EVERETT He was so much like his dad. Not just physically, but temperament, too. He was never a mean horse, b... GUS KOCH Dan took on a different role early, and he was satisfied to do that. But lately we entered a little ... BOB MCMAHON Galen was very quiet last year. He did what he did, but he was very quiet. Now he?s more out there. ... MICHAEL ROBINSON I think the project was not as much of his talent as Terry came from an environment in Omaha where s... DAVE GOTTSLEBEN He is not a track guy. He is not a straight line guy. He has some wiggle to him. He isn't a track gu... TOMMY BOWDEN He was the one that got us started. That was the key to bringing us back. That started the momentum.... JORGE AMAYA We're real happy with Craig. He's a physical guy, and he has showed he can do some things in coverag... BO PELINI I believe that he is wiping his muddy shoes on the face of victims, using them as the doormat as he ... KEVIN LYONS Xavier has been running the 400 meters so he has a little more strength at the end of his race. He r... DENNIS SHAVER That was a great play by Ryan. I look for more plays like that from him. DAVID KIRKLAND The things that I know from watching him in Milwaukee and Arizona, the thing we're going to work on ... JOSE OQUENDO My horse was getting a little bit tired. I was really asking him going to the quarter pole, but Alex... GARRETT GOMEZ The reason Martin studied Japanese is because orchestra members teased him that he was illiterate in... CARRIE SMITH Perhaps he was a bit different from other people, but what really sympathetic person is not a little... ISADORA DUNCAN Chris has really been struggling with injuries all season long and he's beginning to get a little bi... BENJAMIN BETTS He went really, really well and I was hoping he would go a little bit slower, but he was pulling him... DAVID HOFMANS Not only has Paul Ryan not died on any hill for a position he believes in to make government smaller... PAUL NEHLEN It's surprising in a way. We worried about him after playing 32 minutes in that semifinal that he ma... DOUG BOXELL I think he had quite bad losses, for example, in the Davis Cup against us...He was supposed to be in... MARAT SAFIN [He] obviously has a lot of intensity, and that intensity translates to his voters. ... But I also t... HOWARD DEAN He deserved the penalties he got late in the game, but he was playing hard and he got a little bit f... DON HAY A chief justice's authority is really quite limited, and the dynamic among all the justices is g... JOHN ROBERTS He?s playing like a veteran. He?s a smart guy and puts a lot of thought into every at-bat. When (Jim... CORY LIDLE It's easy for him to say that too much was being made of it because he doesn't have to defend it. Th... GLEN MASON When you're hitting it as good as he is, and starting to putt decent, it's a hard combination especi... ZACH JOHNSON I think [the game against the Cowboys] helped us. I think their styles of play and what they ask the... MIKE HOLMGREN John Weber is very heavily geared toward building relationships. He has more of a happy-go-lucky sty... JAY CLARK [Chris Osgood said he didn't think much about playing his former teammates. He knew them well, thoug... DOUG WEIGHT Weeks passed, and the little Rabbit grew very old and shabby, but the Boy loved him just as much. He... MARGERY WILLIAMS BIANCO We always have concerns about him coming to work but he loved his work so much, he was going to do i... DANIEL MERIDETH I remember the first time he saw 'Saving Private Ryan,' ... That was special to him because of his n... TOM HANKS Jeff is a real perfectionist. He likes to do a lot of takes to make sure that we've exhausted everyt... BEAU BRIDGES We were a little nervous at the end there. But they stepped up at the end, and Ryan Goodwin was grea... DAN RUCKER Even back then, he kept his cool no matter what was going on. He loved to compete. I see that in him... KEN BROWN I've never seen Ryan miss one. It was a good take, he just missed the frame. I don't fault him. JIM DAVIDSON Alex Knight was a big victory for us. It was a bit of redemption for Olympus. He beat Ryan Gonzales ... DAVE VANDEVEEGAETE Bobby Ryan is an exciting player that we are happy to officially add to our young group of skilled f... BRIAN BURKE It was your basic pick-and-roll. It was probably drawn for (Andre) to take it. But he saw Ryan open ... CHARLIE PAYE He (Ryan Hawn) throws well and we were lucky to hit the ball early and score a couple of runs. We pu... DAVID TREECE 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON It would be fair to say Ryan is searching for his swing a little. With the nagging injuries he has h... BRUCE BOCHY I was glad Josh Wolff was out. He has been so hot and so dynamic. He would have caused us trouble. T... BUZZ LAGOS They see he has a little bit of that Shane Battier quality about him, both as a player and as a lead... DAN HURLEY They see he has a little bit of that Shane Battier quality about him, both as a player and as a lead... DAN HURLEY Tim made a nice attack on the run up, held a heavy pace, and kept it at the top, ... I was the only ... MARK MCCORMACK Valkyrie made a face. "Bloody vampires." Ryan sat forward. "That was a vampire? That guy who lo... DEREK LANDY He's a great player, still has some really good years left in him. He's quietly confident. He's not ... SCOTT LINEHAN Chris has one year's experience of the rally behind him, but he's not a Scandinavian so he hasn't gr... DAVID LAPWORTH He [Croom] was on the list, but I'm not going to lie to you, the thing at Alabama put him in the for... LARRY TEMPLETON Johnny Ringo to me was just the best antagonist that I've ever played, because I played him as a... MICHAEL BIEHN I think Ryan Gosling is a really great actor who's meticulous about his work. And I'd love t... ASHTON KUTCHER He is a good guy, and he is a funny guy now that he has let his personality come out. We are startin... JUSTIN ROBINSON Arizona State has some bruisers on their team and they neutralized him a little bit. But Arizona, we... BRANDON ROY He's not an easy guy to describe simply, but he was a guy of great simplicity. GEORGE HEIDEKAT That is why things happen to him. That is why he has to take a punch every once in a while. He is lu... DONALD BRASHEAR What did we think about going up against Randy ( Moss ) last week? It's one after the other. Owens i... BHAWOH JUE
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