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Most of it is our senior leadership. Last year we had nine seniors, and this year we have 22.
ADAM STEGEMAN We need a lot more leadership on defense. That's what we were missing last year. We all got together...
STEVE DAVIS We had eight seniors last year, so leadership was taken care of. But this year was my time to step u...
HERB POPE Last year the pressure was on Jackie, but this year I felt a little more pressure on me. I had to ta...
LIZ GLIEM This team is certainly talented enough to duplicate a lot of feats that were accomplished last year....
MITCH GASPARD Last year, there wasn't much team chemistry or leadership; it was just in small groups. We have a go...
AMANDA PADILLA Last year, there were at least 250 people, but probably more, ... This year we are expecting about 5...
ANN STEVENSON We went as he went last year offensively. We will rely on his leadership and experience in the offen...
JEFF TAMBRONI We were a real explosive offensive team at times last year, but we weren't as consistent as we need ...
DAN HAMMERSCHMIDT We lost a lot from last year. We have no leadership. We're not playing as a team.
COREY ISHIGO This team has some talent but is severely lacking in leadership, discipline and the desire to push t...
DANNY JORDAN It's been a great mix. We've had fabulous senior leadership from day one; in fact our senior leaders...
LARRY HALE The problem is not one of rogue cops. The problem is a problem of rogue leadership. The problem is a...
IRA GLASSER We were down a little from last year, because a lot of guys are at the 'High Rollers' in (Las) Vegas...
BRUCE MARSHALL Last year, we probably held back a little. We only had three seniors. This year, we were telling our...
MARKEE NOBRIGA I don't think last year we'd have been able to pull it out. We're so much improved and have such gre...
CAMEO HICKS Leadership has always been something this team has leaned on. So the seniors had to step up this yea...
ERIC OLESEN Big Walnut and Watkins Memorial are looking solid. They're all pretty good teams in this division. W...
BRAD HARRIS We knew we would have our work cut out for us this year. We lost a lot of leadership to graduation l...
DAVE HUBERT We have a deeper team than we had last year. We have quality in all areas with more athletes (100) o...
CORTNEY LAMB We increased this year in terms of the number of presenters. Last year we had over 40 vendors, but t...
LITA SAIKI Last year, we probably exceeded some things on offense, ... This year, we've had to mend some fences...
BOBBY ROSS Our failures in charity are chained to a narrowed vision of the world that makes too much of the dif...
REBECCA GOLDSTEIN We need leadership, and we need it now.
BYRON DORGAN Last year at this time we were back in the gym. We had baby goals, but we had one big goal, and this...
DEANTHONY ZANDERS Last year, we probably had seven or eight teams ranked in the top 25. This year, we don't have as ma...
BRIAN CRAIG The Democratic Party has an identity crisis on this issue. We need voices. We need leadership. But f...
TOM ANDREWS We have some big hitters and our top defensive players are back. We also have good leadership and (t...
GRETA GNAGY We knew we were the underdogs. But we were ready. We had it on our minds that we wouldn't let it sli...
BRITTNEY WILLIAMS I want five to 10 guys on the varsity year to year handling the leadership, ... Obviously, we want t...
BILLY MILLS We stayed in the gaps like we were supposed to and put pressure on the quarterback. We didn't see mu...
BRIAN ROBISON Jordan made tremendous contributions with his scores and his leadership, ... I am very proud he made...
ERNEST ROSS They placed us in a new division this year. We haven't seen any of the schools in our division. But ...
JAY CORBY We got on top of it. We knew we had to stay on top of it, or we could lose this leadership in qualit...
DENNIS CUNEO Knowing what happened last year, we knew we had to stay in it and stay focused. Last year we were in...
ERIN BROCKA The entire economy, of course, is locked in a down cycle right now. Last time we weathered this was ...
DAVID TALBOT Last year he was the young guy, and now he's our seasoned veteran. He's come miles since last year. ...
DOUG LANGHALS![]()
We were not just competitors and colleagues, we were friends. We had a lot of opportunities to refle...
TOM BROKAW We were close last year and the year before, but couldn't quite push it over the hump. This year sho...
JACK SAMUELIAN With us losing Kelly last year, I figured we needed more of a leadership role, so I kind of stepped ...
KATIE HASHEIDER![]()
What people don't understand is, last year we had two great players, but you need more talent. You c...
PAT RILEY We felt we were along for the ride last year. We had seniors who carried us. This year, it was us in...
CANDICE WIGGINS What happened last year was probably one of the worst moments of my life. We were really emotional l...
COURTNEY COLLISHAW We gave it everything we had last year. We were definitely the underdog, and still are, but that is ...
ANDY KLATT It was just a hard match to lose. Last year was good because we knew we had (this) year. This year, ...
NINA ALIMPIC That year we had that big lead early [in the season], but this year has been a tough fight. That tim...
JEFF WILLIAMS We were really proud of that ranking. We weren't on it last year.
ELIZABETH ANDREWS![]()
Anyone who isn't embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn't learning enough.
ALAIN DE BOTTON Last year, we didn't have a whole lot of leadership from the seniors. I thought this year there's be...
FRED BATCHELOR We had to start working on what we needed to get done for this year last year. We started working th...
BOBBY DEBERRY This year, it exploded. We had 30-something schools last year and it's up to 80-something this year ...
BEN ROSARIO This can't go on this way indefinitely, ... We need to get this leadership issue behind us.
CHARLES BASS We had to work this year. Last year we had some pretty fast horses and any one of these athletes cou...
BYRON KNOX The linebackers we felt before spring were talented enough and had enough leadership and experience ...
BRONCO MENDENHALL We were double the size of [last year's] venue this year, and we'll need to be double the size next ...
CAROLYN COHAGAN It's frustrating. We know we're better than we were last year, and the year before. I think people c...
ALLIE FLYNN We spent $94 billion on the war in Iraq last year. But we need to be pragmatic.
GREG MORTENSON We had opportunities to score we just didn't play the way we are capable of playing. Luck hasn't bee...
FRAN JOHNSON We need another bumper yield like we had last year or this is going to be a very difficult year to m...
DALE NORDQUIST We thought last year we clearly won the race. We cleared the course this year and made sure we knew ...
KAREL TRESNAK JR![]()
We thought we had that agreement, ... But instead of honoring it, the Republican leadership came bac...
HILLARY CLINTON In my first years here, we had kids who couldn't catch the ball. But they really worked at it. Last ...
JOE LUSARDI We barely had enough to pull it off this year.
BARB JEFFRIES It's a big difference from last year. We had some big holes in the lineup last year. This year looks...
GEORGE BECK I think last year, yeah, we were grateful to be here. It was a dream to be here last year. But when ...
COURTNEY SCHUSTER We had well over 5,000 people here last year, ... We are hoping to double that this year.
KATHY PARSONS Last year we had a lot of egos. We had some issues. We don't have that this year. This team genuinel...
JOEY AVILA Last year we made the playoffs, but this year thats not enough. We want to at least get to the secon...
COLLEEN KENNEDY Last year we were focused on going to states and this year we're more taking it one game at a time,
BEN JACKSON We scored goals and had limited success, but we didn't really have the team (last year) to show the ...
AMANDA WEBER We had a lot of extras last year, but we didn't have music. We added that this year, and we also add...
HOLLY MAWBY Last year was euphoric because we were in the tournament, and that was a big deal. This year we're g...
TOM VANNELLI We can't move forward if we keep on looking in the past. Last year was last year, and it was a great...
ABDUL HODGE We were a young team that just missed on some things last year. This year, most of those guys are ba...
GARY TAGUE Last year and the year prior, it was so uptight. This year, we need to do something different. This ...
BRANDON INGE Yeah, it hurt to lose those two playoff games lasts year. But this is another year. We're a better t...
AMIR JOHNSON We know over the last year, in the build-up, there had been attempts to get him to step down, to att...
CARL THAYER Our mayor, who was very busy last year learning how to be a mayor, this year actually took a wonderf...
BRYAN ANDERSON It was last year. Last year, we were really talented, and we have everyone returning.
TONY HURT The kids were awesome. They're peaking right when we need to peak. It was probably the best team out...
STAN ZATORSKI 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 I thought we were going to have a good team this year. I knew our four seniors were good players and...
GREGG SCHAFFER Hundreds of years of leadership and experience has walked out the door in the last year, ... and mor...
JANE HARMAN We need more rain. Last year we had a lot of rain, and that really helped.
KURT HARCLERODE The guys we have coming in have had some quality playing time already this year. It's not like we ha...
BRENT ALEXANDER I had a lot of maintenance my first year because we had six outfielders, so there were three guys ev...
KEN MACHA This year we are moving down, so I do not know who the strongest teams are, but I know both teams th...
PAUL DAVIS We have to carry on those feelings we had at the end of last year and bring them into this year.
JENNIFER HAMPTON Last year we worked with three or four (volunteers) and that wasn't really enough because some had t...
JOYCE THOMPSON Our junior class is the backbone of our program right now, ... It is very evident, as all four have ...
ERNEST ROSS It was borderline last year and we went for Rogers, which in hindsight was probably the right decisi...
BRIAN GOORJIAN At this point last year, we were in catastrophe mode. We were actually putting in new stuff, playing...
JAY WRIGHT We shot this well last year as a regular occurrence. We haven't had it this year and it hasn't been ...
BOBBY RENZI I really want to throw up right now. It's not that we didn't still have a great season. A team like ...
CHANNING FRYE We need to make sure that in the federal government we have clear leadership.
JEFFREY LEVI But this was worse than last year. At least we showed a little offense last year. This year, we were...
JEFF METHENY I knew it was going to be tough getting another victory against them. We need some matches like we h...
BOB GREENLY Last year we probably wouldn't have cared too much about the (Texas) loss because it was just one of...
EETISHA RIDDLE It's exciting. We were discussing this last year in film club.
SASHA STEFANOVA We were pretty (bad) last year. I definitely think we have a better team this year.
BILL BULLOCK
ADAM STEGEMAN We need a lot more leadership on defense. That's what we were missing last year. We all got together...
STEVE DAVIS We had eight seniors last year, so leadership was taken care of. But this year was my time to step u...
HERB POPE Last year the pressure was on Jackie, but this year I felt a little more pressure on me. I had to ta...
LIZ GLIEM This team is certainly talented enough to duplicate a lot of feats that were accomplished last year....
MITCH GASPARD Last year, there wasn't much team chemistry or leadership; it was just in small groups. We have a go...
AMANDA PADILLA Last year, there were at least 250 people, but probably more, ... This year we are expecting about 5...
ANN STEVENSON We went as he went last year offensively. We will rely on his leadership and experience in the offen...
JEFF TAMBRONI We were a real explosive offensive team at times last year, but we weren't as consistent as we need ...
DAN HAMMERSCHMIDT We lost a lot from last year. We have no leadership. We're not playing as a team.
COREY ISHIGO This team has some talent but is severely lacking in leadership, discipline and the desire to push t...
DANNY JORDAN It's been a great mix. We've had fabulous senior leadership from day one; in fact our senior leaders...
LARRY HALE The problem is not one of rogue cops. The problem is a problem of rogue leadership. The problem is a...
IRA GLASSER We were down a little from last year, because a lot of guys are at the 'High Rollers' in (Las) Vegas...
BRUCE MARSHALL Last year, we probably held back a little. We only had three seniors. This year, we were telling our...
MARKEE NOBRIGA I don't think last year we'd have been able to pull it out. We're so much improved and have such gre...
CAMEO HICKS Leadership has always been something this team has leaned on. So the seniors had to step up this yea...
ERIC OLESEN Big Walnut and Watkins Memorial are looking solid. They're all pretty good teams in this division. W...
BRAD HARRIS We knew we would have our work cut out for us this year. We lost a lot of leadership to graduation l...
DAVE HUBERT We have a deeper team than we had last year. We have quality in all areas with more athletes (100) o...
CORTNEY LAMB We increased this year in terms of the number of presenters. Last year we had over 40 vendors, but t...
LITA SAIKI Last year, we probably exceeded some things on offense, ... This year, we've had to mend some fences...
BOBBY ROSS Our failures in charity are chained to a narrowed vision of the world that makes too much of the dif...
REBECCA GOLDSTEIN We need leadership, and we need it now.
BYRON DORGAN Last year at this time we were back in the gym. We had baby goals, but we had one big goal, and this...
DEANTHONY ZANDERS Last year, we probably had seven or eight teams ranked in the top 25. This year, we don't have as ma...
BRIAN CRAIG The Democratic Party has an identity crisis on this issue. We need voices. We need leadership. But f...
TOM ANDREWS We have some big hitters and our top defensive players are back. We also have good leadership and (t...
GRETA GNAGY We knew we were the underdogs. But we were ready. We had it on our minds that we wouldn't let it sli...
BRITTNEY WILLIAMS I want five to 10 guys on the varsity year to year handling the leadership, ... Obviously, we want t...
BILLY MILLS We stayed in the gaps like we were supposed to and put pressure on the quarterback. We didn't see mu...
BRIAN ROBISON Jordan made tremendous contributions with his scores and his leadership, ... I am very proud he made...
ERNEST ROSS They placed us in a new division this year. We haven't seen any of the schools in our division. But ...
JAY CORBY We got on top of it. We knew we had to stay on top of it, or we could lose this leadership in qualit...
DENNIS CUNEO Knowing what happened last year, we knew we had to stay in it and stay focused. Last year we were in...
ERIN BROCKA The entire economy, of course, is locked in a down cycle right now. Last time we weathered this was ...
DAVID TALBOT Last year he was the young guy, and now he's our seasoned veteran. He's come miles since last year. ...
DOUG LANGHALS
We were not just competitors and colleagues, we were friends. We had a lot of opportunities to refle... TOM BROKAW We were close last year and the year before, but couldn't quite push it over the hump. This year sho...
JACK SAMUELIAN With us losing Kelly last year, I figured we needed more of a leadership role, so I kind of stepped ...
KATIE HASHEIDER
What people don't understand is, last year we had two great players, but you need more talent. You c... PAT RILEY We felt we were along for the ride last year. We had seniors who carried us. This year, it was us in...
CANDICE WIGGINS What happened last year was probably one of the worst moments of my life. We were really emotional l...
COURTNEY COLLISHAW We gave it everything we had last year. We were definitely the underdog, and still are, but that is ...
ANDY KLATT It was just a hard match to lose. Last year was good because we knew we had (this) year. This year, ...
NINA ALIMPIC That year we had that big lead early [in the season], but this year has been a tough fight. That tim...
JEFF WILLIAMS We were really proud of that ranking. We weren't on it last year.
ELIZABETH ANDREWS
Anyone who isn't embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn't learning enough. ALAIN DE BOTTON Last year, we didn't have a whole lot of leadership from the seniors. I thought this year there's be...
FRED BATCHELOR We had to start working on what we needed to get done for this year last year. We started working th...
BOBBY DEBERRY This year, it exploded. We had 30-something schools last year and it's up to 80-something this year ...
BEN ROSARIO This can't go on this way indefinitely, ... We need to get this leadership issue behind us.
CHARLES BASS We had to work this year. Last year we had some pretty fast horses and any one of these athletes cou...
BYRON KNOX The linebackers we felt before spring were talented enough and had enough leadership and experience ...
BRONCO MENDENHALL We were double the size of [last year's] venue this year, and we'll need to be double the size next ...
CAROLYN COHAGAN It's frustrating. We know we're better than we were last year, and the year before. I think people c...
ALLIE FLYNN We spent $94 billion on the war in Iraq last year. But we need to be pragmatic.
GREG MORTENSON We had opportunities to score we just didn't play the way we are capable of playing. Luck hasn't bee...
FRAN JOHNSON We need another bumper yield like we had last year or this is going to be a very difficult year to m...
DALE NORDQUIST We thought last year we clearly won the race. We cleared the course this year and made sure we knew ...
KAREL TRESNAK JR
We thought we had that agreement, ... But instead of honoring it, the Republican leadership came bac... HILLARY CLINTON In my first years here, we had kids who couldn't catch the ball. But they really worked at it. Last ...
JOE LUSARDI We barely had enough to pull it off this year.
BARB JEFFRIES It's a big difference from last year. We had some big holes in the lineup last year. This year looks...
GEORGE BECK I think last year, yeah, we were grateful to be here. It was a dream to be here last year. But when ...
COURTNEY SCHUSTER We had well over 5,000 people here last year, ... We are hoping to double that this year.
KATHY PARSONS Last year we had a lot of egos. We had some issues. We don't have that this year. This team genuinel...
JOEY AVILA Last year we made the playoffs, but this year thats not enough. We want to at least get to the secon...
COLLEEN KENNEDY Last year we were focused on going to states and this year we're more taking it one game at a time,
BEN JACKSON We scored goals and had limited success, but we didn't really have the team (last year) to show the ...
AMANDA WEBER We had a lot of extras last year, but we didn't have music. We added that this year, and we also add...
HOLLY MAWBY Last year was euphoric because we were in the tournament, and that was a big deal. This year we're g...
TOM VANNELLI We can't move forward if we keep on looking in the past. Last year was last year, and it was a great...
ABDUL HODGE We were a young team that just missed on some things last year. This year, most of those guys are ba...
GARY TAGUE Last year and the year prior, it was so uptight. This year, we need to do something different. This ...
BRANDON INGE Yeah, it hurt to lose those two playoff games lasts year. But this is another year. We're a better t...
AMIR JOHNSON We know over the last year, in the build-up, there had been attempts to get him to step down, to att...
CARL THAYER Our mayor, who was very busy last year learning how to be a mayor, this year actually took a wonderf...
BRYAN ANDERSON It was last year. Last year, we were really talented, and we have everyone returning.
TONY HURT The kids were awesome. They're peaking right when we need to peak. It was probably the best team out...
STAN ZATORSKI 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 I thought we were going to have a good team this year. I knew our four seniors were good players and...
GREGG SCHAFFER Hundreds of years of leadership and experience has walked out the door in the last year, ... and mor...
JANE HARMAN We need more rain. Last year we had a lot of rain, and that really helped.
KURT HARCLERODE The guys we have coming in have had some quality playing time already this year. It's not like we ha...
BRENT ALEXANDER I had a lot of maintenance my first year because we had six outfielders, so there were three guys ev...
KEN MACHA This year we are moving down, so I do not know who the strongest teams are, but I know both teams th...
PAUL DAVIS We have to carry on those feelings we had at the end of last year and bring them into this year.
JENNIFER HAMPTON Last year we worked with three or four (volunteers) and that wasn't really enough because some had t...
JOYCE THOMPSON Our junior class is the backbone of our program right now, ... It is very evident, as all four have ...
ERNEST ROSS It was borderline last year and we went for Rogers, which in hindsight was probably the right decisi...
BRIAN GOORJIAN At this point last year, we were in catastrophe mode. We were actually putting in new stuff, playing...
JAY WRIGHT We shot this well last year as a regular occurrence. We haven't had it this year and it hasn't been ...
BOBBY RENZI I really want to throw up right now. It's not that we didn't still have a great season. A team like ...
CHANNING FRYE We need to make sure that in the federal government we have clear leadership.
JEFFREY LEVI But this was worse than last year. At least we showed a little offense last year. This year, we were...
JEFF METHENY I knew it was going to be tough getting another victory against them. We need some matches like we h...
BOB GREENLY Last year we probably wouldn't have cared too much about the (Texas) loss because it was just one of...
EETISHA RIDDLE It's exciting. We were discussing this last year in film club.
SASHA STEFANOVA We were pretty (bad) last year. I definitely think we have a better team this year.
BILL BULLOCK
We are, at least in part, who we remember ourselves to be. Take away our memories, and you take away... 
Choice or no, my heart is his. 
Sometimes home is a person. 