To me watching him, the rhythm of his delivery is a lot smoother and a lot better. We talk among ourselves about things. Anything to help us get that extra edge we try to find. It looks like his delivery is smooth and not as choppy as it was last year. His first spring start of this year was better than any start he had last year.
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Related 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 Mike Stephens didn't get a whole lot of work last year as a junior. But he has a nice smooth deliver... BILL KRUMPELBECK 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'm not waiting on his swing. I take that for granted. The thing is running the bases. He ran better... FELIPE ALOU I am hoping that we will be better than we were last year. We have a lot of young guys that could he... IVAN SWENDRZYNSKI Last year, I think he relied a little bit too much on strength. This year his technique was better. ... KYLE GRAICHEN That's a lot better start that I had last year. BOB SOWARDS Kevin is a versatile player who gives us options because of his ability to play safety or cornerback... LESLIE FRAZIER This year, we're a lot lower to the ground. Our technique is great this year, ten times better than ... RAY MCDONALD I talked to him [Friday] and he was great as far as when he was playing long-toss. I feel better abo... JOE TORRE Warrick didn't play as well as he could have last year. He knows that. It was his first year in the ... DALE LINDSEY Last year, as great as it was, it was like a fairy tale season. I think we appreciate this a heck of... KYLE WHITTINGHAM It was really shocking. I just talked to him last month, and he was talking about next year. We want... ANDY KLINK He's got better in getting his team involved. Last year he tried to carry a load by himself sometime... DEAN VANDER PLAS Sidney can pitch better, but [he] was good enough to get the victory. I see him as a guy who's going... YADIER MOLINA I think Detroit is overall a better team than they were last year, and last year Cleveland State pla... TIM BAUER I don't think a lot of teams were counting on him to be as fast as he is. He works hard. He hits two... COLIN SHAHA Last year he had a really strong first serve -- if it went in. This year he is much more consistent ... JEFF SCHULTE But I don't think we're as focused as last year. Last year, we knew what we had to do. This year, si... BRIAN ROLLE We'd like to see him more aggressive attacking the strike zone and being committed to what he's doin... RICH DUBEE He's improved a lot from last year. His offensive skills and his stick skills are better and I'm loo... ANDY ZANTOW It's a great start. We've been getting better and had a lot of close games last year. There is nothi... GLENN MCANINCH Him getting us up as sophomores and us winning a regional title, that gave us experience for last ye... BRADY STUCKEY One of the big differences between our team this year and last year is that we are hitting a lot bet... BEAU JARRELL Last year, he was pretty much a role player, but this year his role certainly changed. Offensively, ... DAVE MACDONALD You're looking at a guy who went from someone we used as a replacement to a guy who you leaned on. A... GREG BLACHE Basically, we had to remake him. We worked on his delivery to speed him up and get him to hold runne... DON COOPER Last year, the velocity was down and I'm not convinced he was 100 percent healthy. He looks a lot be... BRIAN GRAHAM They look at his senior year, but he lost so much talent. From his junior year he lost a bunch of gu... JASON CARTER It's been an unbelievable Spring Training. After last year, to get a fresh start with a new team is ... LUKE HUDSON I know physically, he probably wouldn't tell you this, but his knee was bothering him last year. He'... WAYNE KRIVSKY We went 3-8 my first year and 1-9 my second year. But I think we'll be a lot more competitive this y... JAKE WEINGARTZ We feel like we have a lot to prove, ... But not to the world, to ourselves. We know we're better th... STEPHEN JACKSON In general, it's just a better way to start a year. Everyone is real positive and excited. Last year... DONNA CAPPELLANO We have a lot more depth, a lot more experience. We'll be a lot more ready for the Big Ten this year... ROBBY WINE Jason played one of his best games of the year. Last year's setback was this year's conquest. He hit... BRANDON BURKS He wasn't as fresh for his best event and didn't swim as well as he's probably capable of, ... becau... NORT THORNTON It was better than last year, and last year was better than the year before. July, and August are ou... CINDY ABRAMOWITZ He completely changed his fundamentals of punting. He was always a three-step punter, and in the spr... DOUG MARTIN Steve was more of an NFL-type coach and let a lot of things go. Paul, I think, is a lot more discipl... JAKE WEINGARTZ Last year, we started seven freshmen, and this year we will probably only start two. That makes it a... CINDY SNEAD We had a lot of freshmen last year and our team never really clicked. This year, we know each other ... DANIEL ANAYA We're ahead of where we started last year and we feel much, much better about ourselves. Last year t... DAVE HAMMERICKSEN He's a tough guy. He catches the ball well. He developed as a runner last year and really developed ... CARL JACKSON We really have a lot of experience. Our juniors saw considerable time last year and look to start as... CHAD LOGAN It's a big difference from last year. We had some big holes in the lineup last year. This year looks... GEORGE BECK By far this is the best team we have played. They were in the final four last year. We have to give ... BILL DUDLEY Every part of his game looks better. His arm strength, his footwork, his timing -- it just seems lik... BOB GEREN It's like Peyton Manning after last year; if he doesn't throw for 49 touchdowns, then he had a down ... TROY AIKMAN Dobbins can be much better than last year. At this time last year, we didn't know where Dobbins woul... DAN MCCARNEY It was a great win for him. He didn't have a lot of success last year and needed confidence. This wi... JEFF STOVER Practice makes perfect. A much better start for me. Last year was a disaster. FRED RAY You can definitely tell we have a lot more experience. We're working through some different situatio... DARIN CUMMINGS Last year we looked to Dani and Kate a lot. Our scoring is a lot more diverse this year. I think it ... SARAH MILO The first show last year was a big success. We decided to keep it around and see if we could do even... LAURA BUKOWSKI Coach usually does a good job of just mixing things up. But this year he wanted to try to get a lot ... FRANK OKAM It's hard not to be impressed. He handles himself like a veteran. He played a lot of minutes (19:45 ... RICK DUDLEY It's about footwork. He's keeping his feet underneath him and using his legs to drive the ball out t... KEN MACHA I did miss it last year as far as being out on the field, but I did get to witness it on the bench, ... ADAM EVERETT It's hard to believe that we won the division last year and this year we're out of it. But this year... ODALIS PEREZ We did a lot better than people expected. Last year was more of a disappointment, but we still feel ... MARIANNE MADSEN He has great hands. We have worked on his foot work in a lot of agility drills. He does have a nice ... JEFF CAVALLO It helps us a lot. The sad thing is, the last game he played before he got sick (vs. Oakland, Jan. 2... BRYCE DREW This team has the potential to be very strong. I have a lot coming back from last year and I think w... BOB KUMMER It's a lot different than last year. It seemed like last year I just came in for blocking situations... DUSTIN KELLER It seems like we're light-years better than we were last year. I was wondering, 'What is the differe... JUSTIN SMILEY We had a great group of guys, and it was a lot of fun going over there. And to win, there is nothing... JAY BOUWMEESTER This is really a cold shower. Last year was already a very bad year, and $2 billion extra is a lot. ERIC RAETS We're a lot better this year than the last couple of years, MICHAEL THOMPSON We had so many weapons last year, and it's like this year, it's even better. I haven't seen any team... JUSTIN PIGOTT We had (something) like that last year. We had Cal, Fullerton, Long Beach and Stanford. We should be... LUKAS KIRBY He's really pitched very well. His first outing was dominating. He didn't get a decision, but he pit... ED SPRAGUE Last year was the first year we did this. We started talking about it four years ago, ... Last year,... LEE MILLER It's been great learning different things. I learned a lot from coach, and with this being my last y... MARAH GUZMAN I was a little disappointed at the Meet of Champions. My time was better, but my place was worse. Th... LARA HEIGIS That game hurt a lot. I took it personally. I should have done better than I did. I thought about it... CHRISTY ALTAMIRANO Anytime you can make the playoffs in this district, you have to count it as a good year. It really h... DAVID PLUNK No goals conceded is the most important thing for us. If we want to do the same thing as last year w... DIDIER DROGBA We have a lot of experienced players back, ... Our attitude is that we want to go out and prove last... TONY ABBOTT Byrd threw good today. He had a lot of strikes and his command was better than it had been in his la... JOEL SKINNER There was a big to-do about this team last year. We had big expectations. We made it clear this year... BLAIR ALBRIGHT This is a lifelong dream. We have high expectations at Grandview and he set his goal this year. We w... ANDY DISABATO 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 It's really not about me, it's about the team. Last year, we didn't have a lot of good things happen... TIKI BARBER This is a great start for us, ... especially coming off a winless season like we had last year. MARK SHIELDS Our goal is Omaha. We think we're a lot better team than last year. JOSH BUTLER We had a good race this year, much better than last year (at county). I was not very happy at all la... ANDREW HUDSON We've talked to him about what he's going to see (this year). He has to expect maybe he's not going ... BOB HAMLEY We had to start working on what we needed to get done for this year last year. We started working th... BOBBY DEBERRY They're kicking it away from me, so that makes it that much tougher. I'm not really worried about it... CLETIS GORDON For us last year, we had the problem of giving up the big inning a lot of the time. We got better as... JEFF ZICKAFOOSE One of the reasons I played him a lot, I thought it was better for him to be occupied than to sit an... FLIP SAUNDERS There's a major difference in his receiver play. He's understanding things a whole lot better. I thi... DARRELL HAZELL We need to start Game 1 where we finished off Game 70 and not let anything go backward. More than an... MATT GIFFORD My body feels much better than it did last year with Lionel here to help me. He is doing a good job ... ISAAC HINES When I got there last year he was mostly a low post player, but watching him in practice I knew he c... EMANUEL BROWN It was difficult. Me and Pierre, a lot of people don't know that me and Pierre were real tight last ... BRIAN JACKSON We have six wins and that's a lot better than what we had last year. These are great kids and they'v... KAMI ROEDER This is a clear illustration of a president's ability to raise the profile of a chosen issue. Last y... CHRIS ANDERSON He's healthy and playing a lot faster and more aggressive than he was last year, ... He looks as if ... DARREN SHARPER
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MARQUIS DE VAUVENARGUES You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise the... MARQUIS DE VAUVENARGUES Happiness lies neither in vice nor in virtue; but in the manner we appreciate the one and the other,... MARQUIS DE SADE Wicked people are always surprised to find ability in those that are good. MARQUIS DE VAUVENARGUES There is no God, Nature sufficeth unto herself; in no wise hath she need of an author. MARQUIS DE SADE The primary and most beautiful of Nature's qualities is motion, which agitates her at all times, but... MARQUIS DE SADE All, all is theft, all is unceasing and rigorous competition in nature; the desire to make off with ... MARQUIS DE SADE It is certain that stealing nourishes courage, strength, skill, tact, in a word, all the virtues use... MARQUIS DE SADE How delightful are the pleasures of the imagination! In those delectable moments, the whole world is... MARQUIS DE SADE Never lose sight of the fact that all human felicity lies in man's imagination, and that he cannot t... MARQUIS DE SADE Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is to life; it supports them all, lends strengt... MARQUIS DE SADE Lust's passion will be served; it demands, it militates, it tyrannizes. MARQUIS DE SADE If Nature denies eternity to beings, it follows that their destruction is one of her laws. Now, once... MARQUIS DE SADE The majority of pop stars are complete idiots in every respect. MARQUIS DE SADE We should expect the best and the worst of mankind, as from the weather. MARQUIS DE VAUVENARGUES We are almost always guilty of the hate we encounter. MARQUIS DE VAUVENARGUES Hope is the most sensitive part of a poor wretch's soul; whoever raises it only to torment him is be... MARQUIS DE SADE Evil is a moral entity and not a created one, an eternal and not a perishable entity: it existed bef... MARQUIS DE SADE Behold, my love, behold all that I simultaneously do: scandal, seduction, bad example, incest, adult... MARQUIS DE SADE Emotions have taught mankind to reason. MARQUIS DE VAUVENARGUES The mechanism that directs government cannot be virtuous, because it is impossible to thwart every c... MARQUIS DE SADE Get it into your head once and for all, my simple and very fainthearted fellow, that what fools call... MARQUIS DE SADE Never may an act of possession be exercised upon a free being; the exclusive possession of a woman i... MARQUIS DE SADE Every principle is a judgment, every judgment the outcome of experience, and experience is only acqu... MARQUIS DE SADE Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed th... MARQUIS DE SADE I've already told you: the only way to a woman's heart is along the path of torment. I know none oth... MARQUIS DE SADE So long as the laws remain such as they are today, employ some discretion: loud opinion forces us to... MARQUIS DE SADE Humane sentiments are baseless, mad, and improper; they are incredibly feeble; never do they withsta... MARQUIS DE SADE