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Related I'm more in that Rafa Nadal high-energy high-octane mold out there. I wear that emotion on the c... LLEYTON HEWITT I knew I had to play my tennis -- hit the ball hard and not let her in the game. KAROLINA SPREM I'm excited; I get to up against one of the best defensive ends in the country in Darryl Tapp, ... I... DEREK MORRIS It was like bulls banging heads. He brought out the best and the worst in me and I like to think I d... JIMMY CONNORS We knew going in that they were going to play very tough and aggressive. They have some young talent... DOUG JACK I don't want to put pressure on myself. I just want to go on the court and have fun and play the bes... KAROLINA SPREM You never expect to have a 10-run game. You play hard and hope you play well and come out on top. Ob... BILLY BRYANT It's going to be a good test for me. I'll have to play my best tennis for sure if I want to go to th... JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE I personally felt like I didn't play strong in the first half, and I was not going to have my season... BOB BURTON I think we have a good shot at getting top three and I think we can be competitive to win. It's goin... BEN RYAN You'd be surprised, but there are about 10 or 15 teams that are very competitive and play full-time ... MAX MIRNYI I knew my teammates could carry the rest of the load. I just felt like I did my best while I was out... IKE NWAELELE If we let (being) the top seed go to our heads and we come out really cocky, other teams that really... JASMINE WALKER There will be some great tennis matches in this tournament. Anyone who enjoys hard-fought tennis mat... HELEN SOASH It makes you also realize, 'OK, I'm excited to play tennis, and I work really hard to be the... KIM CLIJSTERS We had a rough start. I had a rough start. They knew they needed to win, so they came out hard. Fort... ANDREAS LILJA I knew I could play. I knew that if I would get my shot I would be able to stick, and I finally did.... JASON POMINVILLE I want to play but I'm not going to do anything to hurt the team, ... I'm not going to go out there ... DUCE STALEY I think the match was pretty winnable, but that is how it is. It is hard when you are not playing yo... SANIA MIRZA I'm happy to come home and have a chance to play in the Garden and play against my cousin and have o... SEBASTIAN TELFAIR We knew this was going to be a battle. There were a lot of twists and turns and we were fortunate to... JEFF HAILE My views on equality are pretty obvious. I mean, I did play a highly complex lesbian techno DJ on TV... SARAH SHAHI It doesn't matter sometimes whether you win or lose a game. You just want to come out and make sure ... LAURIE CARTER If we play our defense and hit the ball like we did (Tuesday), we are going to be a team to watch. W... FRED SOSNOSKI I'm not expected to win, but if I play like I did today I think I've got a very good chance. I would... ANDREW MURRAY I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Being from Colorado, a lot of my friends are up there. It's going to be nice to go up there again. T... JASON BROWN With kiting, you have to land a trick, and in that instant you know whether you won or lost - I knew... MAIKA MONROE Our guys are playing well right now. Having said that, I think we are coming up on the toughest part... MANUEL DIAZ I just knew that this would be the last time I would play and I tried to do the best I could out the... BECCA MCARDLE We had to come out and play the best tennis we've played all year. I was very impressed with Penn wi... MARK NOE That's one of my goals for this year: top 10. I really want it and I have to work hard. There are so... ANA IVANOVIC Fortunately, I grew up in a family that was grounded. My mother and father knew how to guide my care... LARENZ TATE Everybody on the team had confidence because (Johnson) is very strong and we knew he was going to pl... BRANDON BOWDRY Plunging in “truths” about God is like walking on the bottom of a sea that is not there, searchi... MARIANA FULGER I knew Aaron was going to be tough. He's the best out here, the best I've seen. My horse is bigger a... KYLE DEWAR Monroe is a team who, although has a 1-10 record in league, is very capable. They can beat anybody. ... MYCHAL WILLIAMS This was definitely supposed to be a test, and I think we did pretty good on it. We knew they were a... ILIAN EVTIMOV If a guy like Jeremy Roenick or a Brian Leetch goes out and plays great, I would think they're going... AARON MILLER We have one of the hardest, top 10 schedules. Maybe not in terms of RPI, but I'd like to see some of... RONNIE ARROW If you're looking for me to shed a tear, it's not going to happen. But I know ... that come Sunday h... PHIL MICKELSON As soon as I step on the court I just try to play tennis and don't find excuses. You know, I just lo... GORAN IVANISEVIC We know it's going to be a close game when we play them. I knew I needed to come out and pitch a goo... BROOKE ROSS If we start off and we're not in the top 10, we're going to be there before long, BOBBY LABONTE I know that, after last year with my injury, it's best for my development to get time to play on the... CARLOS DELFINO I don't know how I made it, but I am happy I did. I would like to be in the top five, but if not, th... NIKKI MCCLINTON I did not fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I cannot fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I a... MIKE LOVE It was tough sitting out the 10 games; I just tried to work hard in practice and make the other play... DEREK WITHERS I feel the nerves before a game, but once I'm out there on the court playing, the nerves go away. Th... MATT DEMLER First of all, we're going to stop using [the word] 'devastating' because it's not devastating. New O... BILLY WAGNER We talked about there being no way we could overlook this game. Obviously, we have a top 10 team in ... LLOYD MCGUFFIN Coming into the game, I was afraid of the nerves. I knew we'd have to play at our top level to beat ... JULIE SOLIS My career has been different from most people, but I knew what I was not going to do. I knew I was n... BILL DIXON Even though he's not on the ice, I think Brian Burke will make a big difference there. Scotty Nieder... PIERRE MCGUIRE We know as long as we play hard and play smart defensively and with the goaltending we've got, we're... BEN MURPHY I think what you saw out there on the football field was an individual who really just loved the gam... JERRY RICE I figure if I beat (Singh), there might be a small golden rainbow out there. And I did. You know, is... FRED COUPLES Anytime when you have that many mistakes in a game against a top-caliber team like Maryland, you usu... DREW DABROWSKI This is the best win so far in my career. Beating the world number four gives me a lot of confidence... KATARINA SREBOTNIK The best defensive games we've had were LaGrange and Troup. We knew these boys were going to come ou... EMANUEL DUDLEY It's going to be revenge on those teams because those are two teams we weren't supposed to lose to, ... ALONZO BROOKS It's going to be a very big test because I haven't beaten her yet. I've done pretty well in the past... MARIA SHARAPOVA I knew it was our last chance and we really needed to leave it all on the court. Little injuries are... NATALIE LAND I think the lacrosse people are going to see this season from this team is going to be the best lacr... CAREY SMITH I think we just assumed that Snow wasn't going to come out and play as hard as they did. By halftime... DEXTER IRVIN Tonight I really wanted to come out and be aggressive. And I found opportunities. Fortunately for me... ASJHA JONES I knew, Phil knew, Vijay (Singh) knew, that once he gets over the stomach bug or whatever he's got, ... MICHAEL CAMPBELL The things that got me through grade school are helping me out later in life. It's like, I show up o... CHRIS ISAAK You're still lovely," Mor said a bit gently. Elain offered a half smile. "I suppose that war m... SARAH J. MAAS I like to play as a No. 10. I think I have more freedom offensively. For Belgium, we have full backs... EDEN HAZARD We knew they were going to come back. You can't underestimate a team like Marist. We stayed strong a... JACQIE STORM I think we played hard. We didn't come out with the points. When you play D.C. you know it is going ... FERNANDO CLAVIJO They asked if we knew anybody who had a nipple ring. I said that my brother did. I got his ID out of... RINDA JEAN WILCOX I basically had the best spring of my life. I was brought in and knew who my competition was. And I ... JOE MCEWING I cannot fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I am not his employer. I do not have such authority.... MIKE LOVE It means a lot because a lot of people, for a couple of years, I don't think I was even recognized a... ASHLEY WATKINS They tore the covers off our antique cars and our classic cars because I'm sure there was a cat on t... EVELYN HESTER When you play a tough schedule, times like this are a way of life. But the chance to beat the best i... LOU BELKEN Hopefully, that's the start of good things to come, ... I expect to have my best performances here i... DAVID PATTEN We knew a team like that would come back on you. You have to put them away and not just go on cruise... ALLIE HASTINGS I think the number one thing with young players, you got to get them to play hard. When you step on ... FLIP SAUNDERS A coin is examined, and only after careful deliberation, given to a beggar, whereas a child is flung... PETER WESSEL ZAPFFE After our performance last weekend at the conference championships, it's hard to come back the next ... ELVIS FORDE It's going to be an excellent opportunity. You come to camp and you know you're not going to make th... JAKE FOX We are going to approach it like any other game, if we play our type of basketball I don't think any... JAYENECA BAILEY I did a really good job of sticking to the tennis court. BRAD GILBERT I think it's really nice just knowing that if you come out of the game, there's not a liability out ... SHARIKA WEBB Playing is a priority for me. Everyone has worked so hard to get where we are and I felt like I owed... MICHAEL GRAFF Teams are going to key in on Brian and Gabe. Guys are going to have to come off the bench and bring ... FRAN KUNTZ My knee has been good. I'm doing well and I feel like I can be effective on the court. I think I'll ... DARRYL HILL I hope they're going to welcome him, give him a chance. I'm sure there'll be some boos in there, but... GREG OSTERTAG How lucky I am to have known somebody and something that saying goodbye to is so damned awful. EVANS G. VALENS Coach told us at the beginning of the game we were going to play (a) small lineup, so you must be re... BENO UDRIH We need a great effort, every one has to come out and play their best tennis of the season. Nothing ... BRIAN SCHLEIFER It's a great feeling to be a part of this. Going down there and doing so well is really significant,... SANDRA CAMACHO I find that I am smarter and I realize that I don't need to be playing my best tennis to close out a... HEIDI ROMER I have this burning desire to get out there and do my best. It's as if I'm keeping it all in... JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE Some people asked me if it was going to be a downer to come back and play on a college team after pl... LORRIE FAIR If you want to continue to be the best in the world, then you have to train and compete like you are... STEVE BACKLEY We just wanted to come out here and play hard, ... We knew that we had Alan Horne on the mound and h... BRIAN LECLERC
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