Gym class was, of course, where the strongest, best-looking kids were made captains and chose us spazzes last. More important, it was where the figures of supposed authority allowed them to do so. Forget the work our parents did molding our minds and values. Everything fell apart as soon as we put on those maroon polyester gym suits.
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Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES We are all disappointed, but we are taking it as something to overlook and to move on and work hard ... JENNIFER ORLANDO It was frankly sort of confusing, the way everyone stared at our bodies exactly as they tried to era... HILARY THAYER HAMANN Our morality is based on so many factors: of where we were born, who we were born to, what values we... OSCAR ISAAC It was nice to get this game under our belts. This is a new gym for us and I think everyone made the... KURT KAWACHI In my gym class, we had something called The Pit, this little alcove where we had to sit if we forgo... DANNY MCBRIDE The difference was the defense. We did a good job of knowing where the scorers were. And playing wit... BRIAN METCALF If Steve was here, he'd tell you that Lance did more than his part on that team. He pushed those kid... CINDY RANDALL Our vision is to be the industry leader, based on growth and best-in-class service. We see technolog... DAVID GARTZKE Defense wins games, and our kids came out with great intensity and we did everything we were suppose... JACK RENTKO It's like a gift from God fell out of the heavens. We were looking, where can we expand in the schoo... MARK SCOTT It was the loudest I think I've ever heard our gym and she hit both of them. AARON OLSON It was incredibly emotional. It was hard for them to take care of business. I'm proud of them for st... DANA BRUTON Finishing 1-2-3-4 last year was amazing. It was something people thought we couldn't do, and we were... DARIO FRANCHITTI We made a few mini-runs that kept us in the lead ... our kids were able to put together a couple flu... DAVE LUTZ Everything was hysterically funny, even the playground slide was smiling at us, and at some point, d... DONNA TARTT One of the reasons it's so important to me is it has allowed me to reach out to youngsters, explain ... DAVID LATTIN We have been working hard since last year we did not make the playoffs and we did not do as well as ... BRETT AMES There was no need for us to continue on. We had gone through our process and felt we had an outstand... BILL WEARY Blot your misdeeds out (if you are particularly conscientious), by a good deed, as soon as you can; ... ELIZABETH GASKELL We certainly do not forget you, so soon as you forget us. It is, perhaps, our fate rather than our m... JANE AUSTEN We ate, did our homework, got good grades, kissed our parents goodnight and always had the secret do... JUNE MILLINGTON Because he knew the best way to get what he wanted was to break down what made us strongest. And our... SARAH ADDISON ALLEN The kids already had an idea of us as parents. They already saw pictures of us and our house, so the... LUZ HOYT It's hard to even talk about. We allowed ourselves to lose our composure and not execute. We just fe... BARBARA TURNER Our experience will really help the team. For us to get as much playing time as we did last year was... SAMANTHA MAHONEY It didn't turn out as well as we would have liked, of course. We only (had) three points on the boar... JOEY GALLOWAY It was a great evening for Florida Atlantic football. It allowed us to evaluate where our level is n... HOWARD SCHNELLENBERGER I did archery when I was in high school. In our gym class we had two weeks of archery, and I remembe... JOHN BARROWMAN We claimed their gym as our own. DOUG HAYES It was one of those things where we were going to stay even though last year was difficult, and we a... BERNIE ZIPP I think anything we do outside of Gym Class Heroes still falls under the Gym Class Heroes umbrella. ... TRAVIE MCCOY The relay team was ranked sixth going in, so they performed where they were supposed to. We were hop... DANA SCHWARTING I thought the area was pretty strong. Maybe we beat up on each other so much, we kind of fell apart ... GRANT GARDNER It has helped us a lot that we haven't travelled so much as in some previous years when we went to D... DE WET BARRY Intuit's mission, values, and culture of innovation set us apart as a great place to work. Our 8... BRAD D. SMITH I remember they were announcing his totals as the game was going on. It was one of those nights wher... JOE WOLF As we play more and more games, we are playing much better. It's really nice to see that, especially... BOBBY SMITH We wanted to show people, absolutely and as a matter of fact, where we came from. We wanted to put t... JOE ELLIOTT That's the strength of our team. Our progress will continue to be measured by running and our offens... JASON BORNN Only recently have I been introduced to the gym and heavy weightlifting and things like that. Before... AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON We all knew what we had to do. It was just a matter of going out and doing it. We all kept our head ... LAUREN WATTS We had our goal as going to state. But we were frustrated and we had a lot of pressure. We were much... BRIAN BYRD Having kids changed the stakes for us in terms of putting our money where our mouths and minds had b... DIDI CHADRAN There were three or four times where they got pressure on us, and our quarterback was looking at the... DON MONTGOMERY It's definitely one of the best feelings. That's the loudest I've ever heard the gym for us and it w... CASSIE PROPER I tell my kids and my grandkids, 'Never forget where you came from. Never forget your roots.'... KAY ROBERTSON This was a good way to end our last game in our gym. There's a lot of good memories here. BROOKE BAKER I thought this season would be perfect and we would dominate. As soon as the ankle got hurt I was wo... ASHLEY THOMAS The transition period was utterly chaotic until we regained control and caused an unusually high lev... CITY CENTER When Harry and I were doing the games together, we were as good as a team as there ever was. His sty... JACK BUCK As soon as Devon gave the ball up, they'd scramble off and pick the other kids up a lot quicker than... JOE MURPHY I was so proud of them. No matter what the outcome was, they were winners before they walked in the ... KATHY WILBURN I told our kids (the win) wouldn't be as big as a district game, because district games get you to t... BOB MCINTYRE GRACE is a word we can keep in our minds when we walk, dance, swim, talk, sing, do anything at all -... JAY WOODMAN We love the Filipino crowds and it was great to have them there, but it got too much in the end. You... FREDDIE ROACH She was our do-everything player. She was our best defender. She guarded the best players on the tea... KELLY ANDERSON They are probably a little favored over us. We put a challenge to our kids that someone needs to ste... BRENT FAUROTE We should feel empowered by where we came from and who we are, not hide it. It is important to ackno... LORIN MORGAN-RICHARDS We knew they were much bigger than us defensively, but our key was to rotate and be where were suppo... DEBRA CLARK The last game he started, he had some trouble with walks. The rain-outs probably helped us. We were ... BRUNO PAPPASERGI If any of you have seen my shows, you know that I don't skimp on them and the same is true for t... MADONNA CICCONE It was our first meet at Yale's new track, and we did a pretty good job. We're well ahead of where w... GWEN HARRIS Those efforts fell apart to the point where it has been difficult for the two groups to work togethe... BRUCE HYDE We have the sheets where you can see on each side of her where it spilled over. The sheets were a ma... DEBRA MOORE It's up to us, the people, to break immoral laws, and resist. As soon as the leaders of a countr... CINDY SHEEHAN We've put in a lot of hard work and this is our reward now to see where we stand as a team. This tri... BEN BRAUN We were not expecting the guards to shoot as well as they did. We focused more on our inside game be... DOUG MCCARTER In the course of their work today, crews noticed some equipment that needed to be replaced. We felt ... KATHLEEN LEWIS It's just been one of those things where we just put our heads down and started working really hard ... KRISTIAN BUSH Our obligation at the network is where do we fit into that and how can we best capitalize on that to... TOM BROKAW Our non-conference games are going to be really important for us this season. Last year, we went 10-... LYNN MURRAY Freud taught us that it wasn't God that imposed judgment on us and made us feel guilty when we s... TONY CAMPOLO I think both of us were happy with our lives where we were, and we weren't looking for another perso... BROOK LANG The bottom line for those of us who advocate for children is clear. There's simply no credible resea... ADAM PERTMAN His performance was important because it allowed us to rest our pen and use those guys in the second... LINDSAY MEGGS A Tribe Called Quest was one of those things where it was supposed to be about growth. When I say ... PHIFE DAWG I only went into a gym by accident. My mum couldn't get a babysitter and wanted to do aerobics, ... NICOLA ADAMS We knew it would be a defensive game tonight. The last time we played Nevada at our place it was a t... JANICE RICHARD They were the No. 2 seed, it was in their gym and their fans were really loud, but I was really prou... HERB GRACE I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent re... STEVE MARTIN As our lives speed up more and more, so do our children's. We forget and thus they forget that there... MICHAEL GURIAN I think we knew Baskett was good, but we didn't think they were going to utilize him as well as they... JASON SIMPSON As far as we're concerned, when Ford made its statement to us last month, the matter was finished an... JEFFREY MONTGOMERY She's the quickest kid we have. We tried to get some pressure on their point. With Courtney, we had ... FRANK SORIA Everything came together. The coaches showed us what to do, and we did it. We knew it was all going ... ERIC WALKER Our kids showed a lot of poise tonight, because Mt. Pleasant is a very scrappy team, they're relentl... BRIAN PRITTS Where did feelings go when they disappeared? Did they leave a chemical trace somewhere in our minds,... EVELYN LAU That was like my safe place with great teachers where everyone could let down their guard and not fe... KEITH STANFIELD I am not a gym person, so I do walk a lot. I find gym is incredibly boring. Other thing I do is to d... TWINKLE KHANNA He was known more so as a perimeter guy last year, and over the course of the end of last season to ... JUSTIN YOUNG It took a heavy toll on the kids. He was so close to them, it was hard for them to recover and they ... CHARLES WILLIAMSON We didn't know if she'd be 100%, ... Our goal coming in was just to make the national team again. Wh... DAN BAKER It was one of those games where we had it in control and then we would just lose control. We just ne... DAN ALBERT It's so spread out, you're driving from gym to gym to gym and you can barely get there. We'll cover ... DEBBIE TAYLOR We saved our best for last. That match didn't start until 11 p.m., so it was a long day and it was p... DAVE LIPE It was good for the kids to play against two of the best teams in the state in Prep and Cheshire. Wh... DENNIS SWIRSKY This is where Danny and I could come. We could come for refuge away from the stress of what was goin... AMY WILLIAMS This class is special in the fact that they were completely dedicated to basketball. They're all I'v... CHRISTINA DAHL We didn't try to full-court press them as we did last time. They picked us apart last time. (Tonight... JULIO PEREZ
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