As a runner he has incredible vision, tremendous stamina. He has great competitiveness, and he can run with power. In my years of coaching, he is certainly the best ball-carry back I have been around.
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JON KATZ It's easy to see why dog rescue is a mushrooming culture. Turning a troubled person's life a... JON KATZ Lifetime dogs intersect with our lives with particular impact; they're dogs we love in especiall... JON KATZ Most Americans acquire dogs impulsively and for dubious reasons: as a Christmas gift for the kids. B... JON KATZ There is no evidence that an animal can take on the sophisticated task of deciding to end his life a... JON KATZ When I wrote about media and technology, I had a lot of lonely, even intimate book talks. Since writ... JON KATZ I'm one of those people who has always struggled with emotions and revealing them. When my dog O... JON KATZ Kids leave us and go off on their own lives. Family members tell us what they think of us. Animals c... JON KATZ When an animal dies, it gives you the chance to love another animal. That's an insightful and pr... JON KATZ It is possible to take something beautiful and lasting out of the heart-wrenching experience of seei... JON KATZ A good breeder or experienced rescue agency wants you to prove that you'll be a capable caretake... JON KATZ Taking responsibility and having faith in your own judgment will help you make good choices and deci... JON KATZ When you write about animals, of course, you are really writing about the people who love and live w... JON KATZ The Perfect Dog is an enticing fantasy pooch. It's the dog that instantly learns to pee outdoors... JON KATZ Dogs and other animals - goats, donkeys, cows, a grumpy rooster - continue to change my writing life... JON KATZ My goats are not contemplative, accepting, or introspective. They are the Greek chorus of my farm, s... JON KATZ There is no evidence that dogs have the kind of complex emotional lives and value systems that we do... JON KATZ I'm always happy when people choose to get another dog because it's a healthy and healing th... JON KATZ I think of animals more as spirits that come and go. They enter our lives at a particular time and t... JON KATZ It's important to remember that the animals are not grieving with us. They're very accepting... JON KATZ Why is it that if you take advantage of a corporate tax break you're a smart businessman, but if... JON STEWART The two biggest things that translate from the pitching mound to hunting and fishing are patience an... JON LESTER One gets the impression that Elvis Presley does what his business advisors think will be most profit... JON LANDAU The best thing is to go public only when you're absolutely sure that's the right move for th... JON ORINGER That's the fun of going to a high school reunion: it's seeing the people who you were close ... JON HURWITZ Presently, the Commission for Commemorating 350 Years of American Jewish History has been brought ab... JON PORTER