I know everyone is pumped up for conference. There is really no pressure to swim our fastest times at conference. We set everything up to swim our fastest times at sectionals.
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Related Emily did not swim her fastest times but qualifying for the finals is a great achievement. ELYCE KASTIGAR That was just an unbelievable swim for these guys. They beat a very tough team record and getting Al... DON HELLING Most of our kids swim at least three or four times a week. HELEN HOULIHAN A huge road win for us. It's our first conference game of the season. Our next three conference game... NATHAN ALMOND Kelly's 200 IM was just a phenomenal swim. We're at point right now where we're really training hard... MARK MOREHOUSE We really just want to have our best swim at state, that is all we want to expect. SILAS ALMGREN His times were a little off, but in his events there really isn't competition for him in our confere... ERIN LOWE Everyone at the meet swam one or more best times. I was really impressed and happy for all the swimm... BRIAN HOLM Our passing wasn't great at times tonight, but I chalk that up to not playing for a week. I thought ... PAULA AUBUCHON Our goal is going up, keep climbing. We want to be at the top of the conference, the top of our divi... HENRIK TALLINDER Morcelli has four fastest 1500-metre times ever. And all those times are at 1500 metres. DAVID COLEMAN It went really well. I thought our times were pretty good. We surely weren't the fastest guys, but w... BOB GILBERT We're not going to make another step up like that this year. Minot's too tough. But it's like that e... BRENT NEWMAN That's what really is missing on the West Coast. It's an electric conference. It inspires young guys... ANDY LOPEZ For me personally, I usually don't swim very fast at this point in the season, so it's encouraging t... LIZ JONES This was a good tune-up for our conference opener on Tuesday night at home. GREG WINKLER They're trying for Sectionals. They can swim a lot faster there. They're using (the state meet) as a... JOE PEREIRA There was not much we could do (last season) because it wasn't our team. It was frustrating at times... AL HORFORD I think as a team goal, it is one of our last meets and we need to keep our heads up for the end of ... MACKENZIE STEGER Our conference really helps us prepare for the post-season. If we continue to progress, I think we h... SCOTT ALLGOOD With our conference up for grabs, a win like this is just what we needed. JUSTIN LEHR It's exciting though to swim up against a super competitive team that's at the level that we are, so... LESLY HAINSWORTH It seems like I'm the one everyone is after. There is added pressure, but it's beneficial pressure t... MATT DIEHL Even though Milan's pool is only three years old, Monroe broke some very impressive pool records set... JEREMY LAYMAN Kelly had a very good swim. It's the fastest she has been in the event in several years. Our goal wa... JOHN MORRISON The times this year have been incredible. I feel bad for some of the guys who didn't make it. They s... BOB JENKYNS It just legitimizes our conference. We always want to bark about how good our league is, yet at some... MARK GOTTFRIED We always want to win our conference and everything is gravy after that. JOE BLINE I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of lib... BARACK OBAMA In general, I think our girls swam well. Some of the freshman girls got to swim, and I hadn't really... JAIME RUSZALA They are pretty young. The Patrick Haynes kid is probably the fastest kid in the conference so we wi... JEFF WALLACE I find it extremely unlikely that we don't finish No. 1. We didn't play well in our conference, but ... ANTHONY MIZIKO I was really pleased with our effort today, especially on the last four holes. Everyone stepped up a... KIM EVANS I wanted to get the fastest time in the world this year, but with everything going on, it's a pretty... MICHAEL PHELPS One's character is set at an early age. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of you... WENDELIN VAN DRAANEN After our performance last weekend at the conference championships, it's hard to come back the next ... ELVIS FORDE Our inexperience showed at certain times. They had good pressure and got some easy baskets at crucia... DALE NEIBAUER I'm not really worried about this loss. Like coach said, we finished 7-6 in non-conference, and our ... JUSTIN WILLIAMS We've completed what we consider a very challenging and demanding schedule, ... With the games we ha... EDDIE SUTTON There is no thing known as bad luck. There is luck, or no luck at all. JEFFREY FRY Unless we swim really fast, it may not turn out too good. We're swimming in one of the fastest regio... CRAIG HARRIS We shot poorly because we executed poorly. At times we picked up our play, but our margin of error i... DAVE LEITO I hate it that it's come at this time of year, when everything in the conference is up for grabs. It... BRENT BENSON We just want to give Matt the chance to feel comfortable at 12 (inside centre) and not put the press... LAURIE FISHER The pressure was on them and they swam well. I said to the rest of the team looks like the tone is s... GREG SNYDER I think we have prepared really well. Although this is the toughest conference, there is not much pr... BOJANA BOBUSIC We addressed preventing a letdown after our Iowa game, yes. But we talked more of playing consistent... BILL CARMODY Tournaments like this take the pressure off for a little while because we know that no matter what h... KRISTEN PALOMBO Our girls were not afraid to go up against them in the races and swim. JASON HAFNER I can show up at a Goldman Sachs conference wearing a Judas Priest T-shirt - and I have - while ever... SOPHIA AMORUSO Our charter is to be the fastest in the business. DOUG ECKROTE At five times during the day there will be a video conference where you can talk to children from ot... CAROL PIERCE Washington is the only city in the world where you can go to a black-tie dinner and there at the foo... HUGH NEWELL JACOBSEN What's good is that we still control our destiny in the conference. It's up to us to get the job don... BOB EMERY I often think I can walk on water, but there are many times when I am glad I learned how to swim. JIM GENOVESE Over the trip we played really well. The 6-0 record explains everything. From an offensive standpoin... DAVE SCHULTZ This is going to be a typical week in our conference. We know both teams will be tough. We are takin... JAMIE RAINS Our conference is really tough. Five or six losses may do it [for the title]. I hope we can keep our... FRED BENCRISCUTTO When we schedule non-conference competition, we are looking for teams to help test us outside of the... BRIAN VEREB We were very pleased that he's faster than he was at conference last season. Our goal -- he set it, ... TERRY STODDARD Think back to yourself at age 18. I know I was mighty different than the Patti I am today. As we gro... PATTI STANGER The only thing is "we are humans" and the best thing is "humans were born to make mistakes" .. so ch... NEHA KOTHARI Short-term, chip sets is the fastest-growing part of our business but we have to attack the margins ... DAVE ORTON I had to set a goal for the conference and my goal was to meet people and become friends. I met that... IVAN FLORES I'm optimistic. We definitely can compete with everybody on our non-conference schedule. The confere... JASON SWEARINGEN I think there is less pressure here than what we faced in the conference tournament. You come from a... WES MOORE I don't know what the record is for scoring the fastest goal on your first shift, but that's got to ... WAYNE GRETZKY We all at certain times in our lives find ourselves broken. True strength is found in picking up the... JILL ANZINGER Conference is the first and most important goal. I've done everything I can to up the intensity leve... BRONCO MENDENHALL There's a lot of pressure at district, because if you mess up you're done. I'm really pumped to get ... JUSTIN MAX It should be exciting. Every team in our conference is really strong. Nobody's looking at us as a po... CHASE BARBIERI We like our chances this year. Last year was the first that we made the conference tournament, and l... ANDY SNYDER At times he's the fastest guy on the field and one of the best tacklers. AZ is a real cornerback. He... MICHAEL ROBINSON We like to bring up our past success. The main thing we sell is the chance to play football, win cha... WALTER WELLS Cheney has really stepped up for us offensively. She seems extremely confident up at the plate and i... STACEY SULLIVAN Every institution is responsible for creating an environment that's compliant, and if you have holes... BUBBA CUNNINGHAM We're having an awesome season. Our team is going to do so well at the conference meet. LAUREN BRICK It is noticeable how many times you see a panel at a conference made up of all men or look into the ... BLYTHE MASTERS Obviously, we're glad they're here and looking at us. We hope they find that we are a good fit for t... J. WEBB HORTON We held our own, did our job and had a lot of best times, which is something we're shooting for. We ... GREG PARKER Everyone has shown up (offensively) at different times in the clutch. GRETA GNAGY I've just been practicing hard -- going at it, going for good times, meet records, national cuts. Th... DREW TALARICK We really have picked up the offense in our last three conference wins. You have to like the momentu... SCOTT JONES We were really excited about his semifinal performance. His experience of competing against some of ... BUBBA THORNTON We are delighted to be bringing our 27th annual conference and exposition to New Orleans. We're plea... BARBARA THOMAS This gives us a good start. We feel a lot better winning than losing. We think there is going to be ... BILL HARRELSON I thought it was a good match. We played well and it is good preparation for our conference matches ... DAVE BORELLI I try to yell and scream to get everyone pumped up. You've got to set a good example. CLIFFORD SARGENTO We have to play our best. You look at the Western Conference, every team that made the playoffs is a... CORY CROSS We had things set up for her, but we only used them a few times in the first half. We knew where she... GEORGE DUDAS We're looking to try and get our fourth and fifth guys to pick it up a little with our conference me... BEN HELLER We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; ... WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; ... WILLIAM ORVILLE DOUGLAS There were three or four times where they got pressure on us, and our quarterback was looking at the... DON MONTGOMERY When the (Big 7) was formed, it was considered to be a power conference. It's lived up to its billin... BRIAN KATZ Fish, to taste right, must swim 3 times -- in water, in butter and in wine. POLISH PROVERB Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine PROVERB The team is really coming together. We are getting ready for the Catholic Conference championship an... BRIAN BUCKLEY Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in our nation. MARY BONO This is tough. We've noticed that in our conference every game is up in the air. Everyone is capable... JACKIE LEE
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MATT BOMER Food is a huge passion of mine, and because I want to eat whatever I want, I run every morning, and ... MATT BARR I tend to be shy in asking people for photos - other actors that I really like and admire. MATT MCGORRY I never particularly thought of myself as great with girls. I can be awkward, and I have a strange s... MATT MCGORRY It'll be interesting to see if I ever have to play a typical, bland romantic interest. I'm q... MATT MCGORRY I feel like my early experiences of acting, and I think a lot of other actors' too, are probably... MATT MCGORRY I have a background in erotic dancing, but that's mostly just - it's not professional, it... MATT MCGORRY We need to create a society where girls and women are getting the same encouragement and support to ... MATT MCGORRY My character on 'Orange is the New Black' is not one that requires being absolutely shredded... MATT MCGORRY I wasn't athletic as a kid, and I was self-conscious about my body, but then in eighth grade I w... MATT MCGORRY For me, my preference for comedy is grounding it in the psychology of the character, and not just ki... MATT MCGORRY Acting with someone else, I can't tell how good they are because if I'm doing my job right, ... MATT MCGORRY I know some people who are like, 'I love fitness,' and I feel like if you have to say that, ... MATT MCGORRY I'd feel weird on a show where it was a bunch of dudes that are my type. I like sticking out a l... MATT MCGORRY I am all about the complicated ice cream. Ben & Jerry's is my go-to. I like as many things i... MATT MCGORRY I was the youngest member of the New York International Brotherhood of Magicians. It was me and a bu... MATT MCGORRY At some point, you're just happy to be a working actor, but to be able to do it with people you ... MATT MCGORRY When you're used to being at a point where you're deadlifting close to 600 pounds, getting t... MATT MCGORRY It's nice being liked for playing the nice guy, but it's also fun to be the funny one. MATT MCGORRY There's some part of me, as an actor, that likes attention and validation, but on any given day,... MATT MCGORRY I was a personal trainer for about a decade. I competed in powerlifting, and I did a bodybuilding co... MATT MCGORRY In 2010, I was ranked top 50 in the deadlift in three different weight classes, and I won my first n... MATT MCGORRY People who act the most arrogant often are the most insecure, and they just can't even begin to ... MATT MCGORRY The whole reason I did a bodybuilding show was to see how far I could push my own discipline. It was... MATT MCGORRY As for my personal style, I like comfort a lot, like jeans and T-shirts. Having been a trainer for s... MATT MCGORRY A place of freedom is the best place to have the most creativity. MATT MCGORRY I got a lot of empathy from my mother growing up, and I think it prevented me from ever really just ... MATT MCGORRY I do get bottled up in interviews. You're thinking about what you're saying, and suddenly yo... 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