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Related One thing I'm really proud of with this team is that our kids don't let their offense affect the way... DAVE THORSON We were pretty much upset with the fact that they called us a reform team. We are not a reform team.... MANNY LOPEZ The month of May was really tough on this team. We got way behind with some of the car setup and som... ROBBIE REISER There's only one team a year that goes out the way they want to go out. We didn't go out the way we ... JEFF ADRIEN We said that the way we were going to win this game is that we were going to defend first. If we put... JAMES BUSH In the game we lost, we were back on our heels. This time we need to get into them and make them do ... BRYANT MARKSON If you love someone you must set them free like the wind and give them the respect they deserve.If y... GARY F EVANS... We knew they were a great hitting team and that we were going to have to face adversity at some time... ASHLEY GUILE When we found out that they were going to close, we had to go out and find another supplier. It is p... JOHN ARMSTRONG It's no secret that our defense generates a lot of offense for us. That's one of the things we're go... BRIAN LARAMEE Our whole team just promised ourselves that we were going to enjoy playing this game that we love to... CHAD PENNINGTON It was huge for our team this year and for the confidence that we could beat a team as good as Utica... BRENT CAHILL We played them real early in the season, but we know they are a scrappy team. I don't remember the s... GARY LONG It only takes one or two guys to get things started. This team can hit. I know we were in a slump fo... DAMON SUBLETT I really don't feel this is the way we felt we were going to play today. I really feel disappointed ... BILLY HARRISON This was the best possible way to go into Big 12 play. This is a team we were supposed to beat, and ... DAVID HOSKINS It's embarrassing. We know we were brutal. We sucked. The fans told us and they were right about tha... DONALD BRASHEAR It felt great to have actually done it. In the locker room we knew if we did the things we were supp... CORY MONTGOMERY That's going to be something you can hold for a lifetime. There's so many personalities on this team... GREG BRUNNER Going into the season, no one really knew much about us. We were kind of the wild card. But we showe... BETHANY ROGERS We knew they were a great defensive team coming into this. We knew it wasn't going to be easy. We ju... DARNELL LAZARE We were a young team that just missed on some things last year. This year, most of those guys are ba... GARY TAGUE We knew this team was tough because the last time we played them, we were tied at halftime it was re... BETH GILGENBACH We would not be getting this recognition if our team were not so successful, if we didn't have our t... LAUREN LAPPIN They scored on the last play of the game. The way we were, we were never able to challenge them. In ... GREG BROCHETTI We were the last team to beat them, and yeah that gives us confidence going into this game. The thin... CURT OTT We could very well get back into the playoffs with this caliber team. We're going to be young, and t... BUD ADAMS I believe that if we really do pour our resources into these alternatives, ... we might find a moral... LEON KASS Arlington is a great team, and I would hope that we could have come out a little differently. And th... BRYAN LYNTON I thought we were going to have a good team this year. I knew our four seniors were good players and... GREGG SCHAFFER I told them that we had done something very special, but that we were going to be a very different f... JOE POWEL I'm real happy with the way they progressed. We went in thinking we had a competitive team, but we w... DICK SCOTT We really figured out where we were as a team coming after the CM game. Our special teams were solid... BRUCE RICH I was proud that we didn't hang our heads and quit playing, because we could have done that at any t... GAIL GLADDING Before the second half of overtime I told them that the fitter team was going to win this game, and ... ERIC BAGLEY We lost five seniors, and three of them were starters. I've tried really hard not to compare this te... AMY POWELL One door is closing, but another is opening. Things aren't just going to go back to the way they wer... ADAM AHLFELD We buried ourselves in a hole, really. They were shooting (and) we weren't really checking them on o... JEFF LIGGINS They're the best team we played this year. They were really tough to defend. DANIEL DILLON Even if things aren't going the way we want right now, we will always get through it. STACEY T. HUNT The island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever. E.LOCKHART اگر میخواهید جایی زندگی کنید که مردمش از موش ها نمیترسن... EMILY LOCKHART You hate cake doughnuts." "Of course," says Mirren. "But we didn't get the cake, we got glazed ... E.LOCKHART There are parallel universes in which different events have happened to the same people. An alternat... E. LOCKHEART There is not even a scrabble word for how bad I feel. E. LOCKHEART He was contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee. E. LOCKHART Johnny, he is bounce, effort, and snark. Mirren, she is sugar, curiosity, and rain. Gat, h... E.LOCKHART Everything doesn't seem like anything when you love someone. Especially when you're young. E. LOCKHART In college basketball this year, a one and two and three seed are pretty much the same quality team.... IBRAHIM JAABER We knew that if we got one goal on them that they were going to get a little shaky. We didn't care w... ERIKA HOLST It's frustrating. We know we're better than we were last year, and the year before. I think people c... ALLIE FLYNN We came out with good intensity, but could not seem to get goals out of good possessions. Our defens... CINDY TIMCHAL One thing we wanted to do was take away Blake, with that big one-timer he has. We wanted to get into... KRIS DRAPER We were more aggressive as a team than we had been all year. Players stepped up today and we really ... BOB WEDIN Growing up, I slowly had this process of realizing that all the things around me that people had tol... AARON SWARTZ I am aware that everyone that exists has a story, and we all exist because that story is important f... ARZELL We've got experience coming back, we've got some solid players and I'm really looking for this team ... JASON SHIREY We understand that a lot of things happened this year. We didn't play nearly up to our capabilities ... JEREMIAH TROTTER They were surprised we even talked to them. It was kind of funny, actually. But we told them it wasn... ALFRED FINCHER One of the things we wanted to focus on this week was good team defense and rotating to certain spot... DERRICK KIRCE One of things I looked at was our ability to use the bench. It's important we are able to bring our ... ANDY ROBINSON We knew they were going to be a tough team to play against. We respected their team chemistry, their... ERIC THURSTON Coach told us we're going to win this game, but we're going to have to do it with confidence. We rea... BRYAN MULLINS When we restructured the Personal Systems Group two weeks ago we said one of the things we were goin... TRINK GUARINO All the guys, we really, really wanted that one. We fought hard for that win, but it's just one of t... DARREL MITCHELL Our failures in charity are chained to a narrowed vision of the world that makes too much of the dif... REBECCA GOLDSTEIN We think we have a very talented team, but we think we also have a team which has a lot of character... DENNY BRUCKERT One thing we uncovered was the attitude that 'Africa's always a mess' and 'what are we going to do a... JOHN WEISS We just knew that if we were going to do it, we would have to do it on the road. Some way, we had to... ANDRE TIPPETT We went into the game with that attitude (Monday) at practice. I told them there were two things we ... JOE DENSBERGER This really is a unique bunch. They are not a vocal group. In fact, you may never be around a team t... DAVE LEO This is not something that we wanted, ... We dug ourselves into a pretty big hole, but we came back.... SHERYL SWOOPES We were after the kids and got on the kids about the way they played the night before. We weren't re... DON CAHOON If any team is going to do it, it's our team. We play hard together, we get along and we have great ... ANDI BURR One of the things that this team has been able to do is really dedicate itself to playing great team... JIM LARRANAGA We had a good team last year but you have to do the little things if you're going to win it this yea... DALE HUNTER It really got to me that we fell down so far at first. We came out like we were rattled. It's frustr... DARIAN NASH I don't think they were going to allow their team lose. We told our kids they were going to come aft... RAY STAVER The team will soon improve a great deal. We made mistakes and we were wrong on some things, but we a... ANTONIO CUE The one thing I like on this team is the unity. This team is together. We win together and lose toge... CARLOS SILVA We came into this week thinking this was going to be a really tough game, ... We knew they'd be exci... LEWIS CASS I feel a lot more confident with the team this year. We had a great team going into the season last ... ALEX MOUNT And when I saw you kissing that girl My heart, it shattered and my eyes, they watered And ... KATE NASH We decided that if we were going to make a difference, this is what we could do. DAN COLE We knew going in that this was a tough meet. I was very pleased with Scott and Gibson. We have a rea... ANDY FECHT Defense wins games, and our kids came out with great intensity and we did everything we were suppose... JACK RENTKO We worked our tails off this week. We were really disappointed in the Gibson Southern finish. So I t... TOM OSBORNE Western Illinois is a good team. They had some big wins this year. They're a very good team. We just... BECKY FRANCIS We don't get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this... STEVE JOBS We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because th... STEVE JOBS It was a nice preview of what we'll see if we can get to the regional this year. We were only one po... IAN BATTLES That shot just epitomized where we were. I don't think we doubted ourselves. They were stunned becau... MIKE MCCONATHY It is truly the opinion of this monitoring team that Michelle could win the Olympics. We really beli... BOB HOREN That was a momentum swing for us. We gave up three interceptions ourselves, but were able to build s... DEMISE LOYD This is huge for us, beating this Red (Division) team. We were definitely surprised to win this one.... ALEX MERRY We played as soft as a team can be. They were tougher mentally, physically and there was no way we w... DOC RIVERS We are just hoping that this is our year. We have a great team out here and we're confident we can m... JAVIER TORRES It is a statement for our program. It was a great team effort all the way around, everyone played un... BRIAN KALBAS We weren't really looking at our height. We were just going to play team defense. We weren't worried... ASHANTI COOK We had grown into one another somewhere along the way. We were officially a team. SHANNON A. THOMPSON
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RICK RIORDAN A telkhine was hunched over a console, but he was so involved with his work, he didn't notice us. He... RICK RIORDAN Percy (to Annabeth): If I was going to pick one person in the world to reattach my head, I'd pick yo... RICK RIORDAN Dreams like a podcast, Downloading truth in my ears. They tell me cool stuff." "Apoll... RICK RIORDAN Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderf... RICK RIORDAN It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one. RICK RIORDAN What doesn't kill us sharpens us. Hardens us. Schools us. You're beating plowshares into swords, Vos... RICK YANCEY Rachel: You're a half-blood, too? Annabeth: Shhh! Just announce it to the world, how about? RICK RIORDAN I turned to Dionysus. "You cured him?" "Madness is my specialty. It was quite simple." "Bu... RICK RIORDAN My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding stude... RICK RIORDAN Hermes gazed up at the stars. "My dear young cousin, if there's one thing I've learned over the eons... RICK RIORDAN Hermes smiled. "I knew a boy once ... oh, younger than you by far. A mere baby, really."Her... RICK RIORDAN It doesn't matter if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don't appreciate your genius for inv... RICK RIORDAN Like water leaking through a dam," said Piper. "Yeah," smiled Percy. "We've got a dam hole." RICK RIORDAN I'd love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mor... RICK RIORDAN You’re not the only one,” he says through gritted teeth. “My twelve-year-old sister died in my... RICK YANCEY A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve. RICK RIORDAN Very slowly using two fingers, Annabeth drew her dagger. Instead of dropping it, she tossed it as fa... RICK RIORDAN I said hello to the poodle. RICK RIORDAN Nico, you can do this," Jason said. "It might be embarrassing, but it's for the scepter." RICK RIORDAN Love is on every side, Cupid said. And no one's side. Don't ask what Love can do for you.<... RICK RIORDAN Is this guy Love or Death?" Jason growled.Ask your friends, Cupid said. Frank,... RICK RIORDAN Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy cliff in Maine, Percy Jackson... RICK RIORDAN You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats th... RICK RIORDAN Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing. RICK RIORDAN The real world is where the monsters are. RICK RIORDAN It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality. RICK RIORDAN I felt like one of Apollo's sacred cows- slow, dumb, and bright red. RICK RIORDAN We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again. RICK RIORDAN Hades raised an eyebrow. When he sat forward in his throne, shadowy faces appeared in the folds of h... RICK RIORDAN The main courtyard was filled with warriors - mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human b... RICK RIORDAN She whirled when the monster was almost on top of her. I thought the thing in her hands was an umbre... RICK RIORDAN Leo,” Hazel gasped, “I can’t—my arms—” “Hazel,” he said. “Do you trust me?”... RICK RIORDAN Yours in demigodishness, and all that. Peace out! RICK RIORDAN She held up her calloused, grimy fingers. Leo couldn't help thinking there was nothing hotter than a... RICK RIORDAN