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Related Every time hes supposed to be here, hes showed up, BRENDA JONES [Senior Rob Hudson sustained his good form with a 3-under par 33 to earn medalist honors for the var... ALEX ADAMS God is always on time, it may not be the time you are expecting, but hes on time. Just like he said ... ARTHLENE LAUDAT LAWRENCE Hes ready to go every morning. He runs right over to the cruiser, PETER GOULD Hes learned to never trust anyone with his heart. People lie, cheat, hurt, steal, and play. He cant ... ZACH MOUNCE I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES My brother went to New Orleans when he was 19, ... Hes 72 now. BARBARA UPTON Hes the smartest dog Ive ever had, PETER GOULD Hes doing better than what we thought. JAMIE KING I was real proud of how Eugene ran hard on a wet field. He really took a step forward for us. He ran... ANDY MCCOLLUM He taught us how to appreciate life and to always work to do better. He was a hard worker and was al... JASON MARTIN He does everything correctly. For his size, he's great in the air. He's a hard worker, good passer a... FRANK YALLOP No one will remember the kick in the balls if hes bleeding everywhere... NATHAN ELMO MELO He's for you and wants to help you be the person He created you to be. CRAIG GROESCHEL A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but hes not a man of action... GEORGES CLEMENCEAU Owen is a hard worker and a very good athlete. The hard work part is rare because not many guys his ... ADAM KING He works very hard in practice and wants to be on the floor every second. He doesn't have to come in... JOE GAETANO He was in the plating department and was good worker, a very good worker in a department where work ... BUDDY BAKER He was very raw. But through hard work and dedication, he made himself into a quality basketball pla... SAM MITCHELL Jimmy's game got very good because he was a small player like the rest of us, but then he shot up to... BILL FOLEY Dejuan needs to work on getting off his jump shot during games. He has a soft touch, but he does not... FRED SKROCKI Jenny, she's aw weet, peer body,
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In... MISS SUSANNA BLAMIRE AND MISS CATHERINE GILPIN He has a very, very strong work ethic, he works hard in the room, and he?s right there. He carries t... BOB BROWN He has probably been our most consistently good player inside. I tease Rock about it. When he is goi... MIKE HOLMGREN He is a good guy and he works very hard. He wants to be a tennis player and I think he has shown he ... ANDY MURRAY He was a good board member and always had good insight. He was a very hard worker, and I think he wa... MARK METZGER He's the leader. He's such a playmaker. He gives up the ball when he needs to and he takes his shot ... JACK BELCHER Terry worked hard in the business, and in his day, he was a very good worker who could work a gimmic... JJ DILLON Anthony shot very well for us. We were able to run the floor and hit the open man and he found a way... DOUG BLEADORN He's the hardest worker I've ever seen, position player or pitcher. He's always giving it a little e... DARREN BALSLEY I know the people were very pleased to see Monday take the flag away from those guys. I know Rick ha... MANNY MOTA He's such a hard worker. He's very precise in how he does his planning. His physical conditioning is... ERIK PETERSEN He has really matured and was a late bloomer. He was very thin at first and he worked hard in the (w... CHRIS MANGUM He's a good weapon to have inside. He changes a lot of people's shot. He can jump fairly quick and h... MIKE KRULL Brandon let the post get inside him one time, but to be honest with you he played well considering. ... CARROLL MCCRAY When the game was on the line we had Sean Singletary, and he was the best player on the floor. He pu... DAVE LEITAO Ben is deceivingly strong. He has a lot of mat awareness and he can very physical when he needs to b... CHRIS MARY Timmy Horan was a childhood hero. He was a great distributor, elusive, good stepper, very physical, ... BRIAN O'DRISCOLL (Jones is) a great player, a real great player. He takes his time, (but) he's very fast. He might (b... KALIN LUCAS (Dear kirk hammet, what kind of vegitarian are you? a lactose vegitarian, a ovum vegitarian, or a ve... JAMES HETFIELD She has the potential to be a very good inside/outside player if she can develop her shot. CASEY TODD (Walker) is very athletic. He can run and jump. He's a hard worker, a great kid, comes from a great ... JIM MCLAUGHLIN He is very athletic and can really run the floor. He wants to be good. He takes care of his business... DAN ANDERSON He has a chance to do some big things in this game. He's a great player. He just needs to work hard ... DARRYL FEEMSTER We played him at the point (guard position), which is not his natural position. But he led us in ass... DAVE MACDONALD We've heard that Lunn is a very hard worker, very good to get along with and that he understands the... GREG STRINGHAM Glen cared very much about his grandkids. He cared about his family, and he was a hard worker. JANET JONES It's been a thrill for us to see him finally get the recognition he deserves. He's been willing to b... CHICO LYNCH Jonathan is a very bright kid, and he is very conscious about his academics as well as his relations... BOB CIMMINO My father is openly gay. He really loved my mother, but their marriage fell apart. When they separat... BEN CURTIS I've always liked him. I think he'll be a very good player in the league someday. LOVIE SMITH Josh is a very versatile player who could very well be a major contributor this fall. He has the abi... PAUL KRUMPE He's very consistent. He works hard in both ends of the rink and he has a very hard shot that surpri... MIKE O'CONNELL Gary is going to go back to Plymouth and his future has yet to be decided. It is down to Plymouth an... ALEX INGLETHORPE If he keeps working hard, he's going to be a good player, a real good player. BRIAN CLEMENS It's very hard to stop him because he's a very good player. He penetrates real well, he shoots the b... GREG FOX Dane works hard and practices hard; it's important to him. He's what you want. He's a very complete ... MIKE STOOPS He's the ultimate team player. He plays both ends of the floor and probably plays harder on the defe... MATT OSBORNE I played with Michy for Belgium. He is still young; he can finish and is very good. He just needs to... EDEN HAZARD I hope someone thinks I sing good. I'm always working hard to sing better. I sound the way I sou... LUKE BRYAN I think he's a NBA player. He needs to continue to add to his strength and quickness. Whenever he co... DOUG GOTTLIEB I liked him. I had a good visit with him. His problem has never been on the field. He's a great work... MIKE SHANAHAN Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through yo... GERMANY KENT Vladimir gives us versatility and he fits very well into our system. He's agile and he runs the floo... ELGIN BAYLOR It was a bad season last year but it wasn't Ramon's fault. He did his best as a leader ... He's an h... EZRA HENDRICKSON Yes! Very funny this terrible thing is. A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls i... JOSEPH CONRAD When people begin to define the things that they believe in, based upon the exclusion of all the thi... C. JOYBELL C. Before we did not know how to co-operate with a foreign coach. But Wilson works very hard and very s... HAN XIAOPENG Very talented but very dedicated, accomplished musician. The way he goes about his music business, h... DON ROGERS We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten yea... THICH NHAT HANH He did a very good job inside. I think he threw away a lot of passes, but I think he did a good job.... CHARLES GIVENS He seems like a different player and very mature in his way of playing. He's a huge talent and has b... SVEN GORAN ERIKSSON When I grew up, my father taught us the value of hard work. He wanted us to enjoy ourselves, but he ... ANDREW LUCK I think he would probably be one of the top 15 runners in the state if he had gotten started early. ... KATRINA VAN TASSEL He was a hard worker at Woodrow, and it's carried over to his coaching, I think he's doing a great j... BOB BOLEN St. Mary's College will be a very competitive match-up for us. They are a very aggressive team and t... ELAINE JONES He's just a prolific scorer. He is great at hitting runners in the lane and he has great range on hi... RICK PITINO He's come a long way, but he's still got a long, long way to go before he becomes a good basketball ... DALE OSBOURNE He wanted to let us know he was rooting for us and wished he could be here. He called us all and sai... BRET BRIELMAIER Brian Walsh is a very, very good player. He has a chance to be (an NCAA) Division I player. He has t... JEFF ACKERMANN He's a very good player, it's good to see he could make a full recovery and have as good a year as h... JEFF VAN GUNDY Lindsey is very fundamentally sound and consistent, ... She is a heady player who works hard on her ... CASEY SILVER I hate that just because you happen to be good at something,people automatically think that's what m... AMBER SMITH If God give you strength and courage, don't use it to intimidate people or overpower them, rather us... ANTHONY LICCIONE He's in great shape and he's a hard worker. I have no doubt he can come back and be the same player. CHRIS CHELIOS Brian is a very good player. But people forget that he is a good defender and is willing to do whate... JAY WELK He played a great player in that final match and it was neck and neck the whole way. His demeanor on... MIKE JOHNSON I was very familiar with him and Eddie (Jones) and Rick Brunson, ... I just know what he's about. He... KOBE BRYANT I was very familiar with him and Eddie (Jones) and Rick Brunson. I just know what he's about. He's a... KOBE BRYANT He really enjoyed his racing. He knew what was going on and was a very good man to work for. He was ... JOE MERCER He is a wily player, very clever. He is very experienced and you have to always know where he is in ... ALAN PARDEW A coin is examined, and only after careful deliberation, given to a beggar, whereas a child is flung... PETER WESSEL ZAPFFE He's a good player and he will work his way through it. DAVE LOOS Mike is going to be a solid golfer for us. He has shown to be very consistent. With the exception of... GARY SKRINAR The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing ... THEODORE ROOSEVELT The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he should be able and willing... THEODORE ROOSEVELT He's got a real good feel for the game, and if there's something he needs to work on, you sit there ... DAVE MCKAY The amount of physical work he's done is tremendous. He looks great. We really feel he's going to bo... DAN O'DOWD Garrett has improved tremendously the past two years. He's a totally different player than when he w... DOUG HARRIS I just think that he is making good decisions. He is getting confidence and we feed off him. Ben is ... BILL COWHER
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RICK RIORDAN I could have killed you.” “Or I could have killed you,” Percy said. Jason shrugged.... RICK RIORDAN I'm Dylan. I'm so cool. I want to date myself, but I don't know how! You want to date me instead? Yo... RICK RIORDAN Argh!" Thalia pushed me, and a shock went through my body that blew me backward ten feet into the wa... RICK RIORDAN This is Annabeth,” Jason said. “Uh, normally she doesn't judo-flip people. RICK RIORDAN You drool when you sleep. RICK RIORDAN Hey, can I see that sword you were using?" I showed him Riptide, and explained how it turned fr... RICK RIORDAN I'm calm," Rachel insisted. "Every time I'm around you, some monsters attack us. What's to be nervou... RICK RIORDAN Remind me again-why do you hate me so much?" I don't hate you." Could've foole... RICK RIORDAN Leo: Rainbows. Very macho. Annabeth: Butch is our best equestrian, he gets along great with the... RICK RIORDAN It's okay,” he said. “We're together.” He didn't say you're okay , or we're alive ... RICK RIORDAN Monkey bar," Annabeth said. "I'm great at these." She leaped onto to the first rung and start swingi... RICK RIORDAN She raised an eyebrow. "You got something to say to me, Seaweed Brain?" You'd probably ki... RICK RIORDAN Once she was gone, I knelt next to Annabeth and felt her forehead. She was still burning up. "Y... RICK RIORDAN Why can't you place a blessing like that on us?" I asked. "It only works on wild animals.... RICK RIORDAN Percy: Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right? Annabeth: Come back alive,... RICK RIORDAN You are okay?" he asked. "Not eaten by monsters?" "Not even a little bit." I showed him that I ... RICK RIORDAN What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War ... Athena versus Poseidon?" "I don't know. B... RICK RIORDAN The real story of the Fleece: there were these two children of Zeus, Cadmus and Europa, okay? They w... 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