Is it a heightened sense of importance because we're 1-4 as opposed to 4-1? I suppose so. But having said that, we prepare hard for every single game. Certainly we'll prepare very, very hard for this one.
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The flower is probably ... ELAINE NASH Even though 4-1 looks to be a very good result, the tie is still open. There will be a very difficul... ENZO MARESCA We were optimistic going in, but it's very difficult as a Division 4 team. We don't have the luxury ... FRED THACHER Up 6-1 and coming in the eighth, I felt that we were going back to Atlanta (for Game Five), ... But ... KYLE FARNSWORTH In the 13 years ended 2004, that group was growing at a 1 to 4 percent rate every year. Last year, f... BOB SIMONSON You try to prepare for it as well as you can, but with their quickness, I don't think you can. They'... JACK CULHANE It was on a 1-2 count with two outs. It was a big win because we were down 4-0. MADDY COON It's hard to explain. We needed (win) No. 1. It was rough. All week, we talked how we needed No. 1. ... ANDREW KERR We are fortunate to be 4-1 and we were fortunate to win. BOB EASON TK Gorman is an excellent team. We're very fortunate to play as well as we did. Just credit our kids... TODD DUNCAN I don't know if they were wrong. Sure you want your 1-2-3-4 picks to make it ---- that's how you get... A.J. SMITH We are pushing very hard to move this forward, ... The cardinal has made it abundantly clear that th... JOSEPH ZWILLING A year ago the ratings stood at a 4/22 for KESQ, a 2/10 for KMIR, and a 1/4 for KPSP. BOB ALLEN Just like any other game we're taking on we've got to prepare, prepare hard, mentally, physi... ROB GRONKOWSKI What disturbed me the most was Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, because we didn't prepare well and I... KEVIN KELLY We knew they were going to be up for not getting beaten 4-1 again, but we were by far the better sid... DEREK JOHNSTON I thought we played pretty hard in the first quarter, but they didn't miss a shot. They were 13 of 1... JOE VOELKER In terms of style, the best advocates are relaxed, clear, in control, and confident. They embrace th... LISA BLATT They had gone in and cleaned it as well as they could. It was very, very cold because they were tryi... DEB DENNING The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well. WILLIAM OSLER I don't mean to brag, but I put together a puzzle in 1 day and the box said 2-4 years. ANONYMOUS We don't think about it too much. We prepare hard every week. JOE ALLARIA I am pleased to come up 4-1 and to do as well as we did. We could have wrestled Topsail better, but ... RAY BRUNO We're using every game to prepare for that. JAMALL EDMONDSON It's another big game. It's the Peach Bowl. It's not a national championship or BCS game, but we don... KELLY JENNINGS (The) tournament went pretty well. We played well as a team. We came out and won our first game (Ver... RANDY WILLIS They were pretty tough. They had so many big girls. It was hard for us to prepare. We just came here... LESLIE CONETTA I always say that I need competition, and I need competition every week, and in Spain, I was at an a... JOSE MOURINHO I don't want to take anything away from Birmingham-Southern, but they're a very hard team to prepare... MARK GOTTFRIED We can't afford to spend $1 in every $4 on health care. The system has to change. LOUIS BURNS It has been great for me and for my rhythm. I've tried to prepare myself for every situation. I've w... ANDERSON VAREJAO We definitely prepare really hard for every team and these teams [Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt] are r... SARAH WALSH He works longer distances because you have to be very fit to run in these races. He went a very good... EDUARDO INDA I kept tossing and turning. Every time I woke up it was 12, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6. JASON CHILDERS We expected a tough game, and we were ready for it. We've been second the last two years here, so we... BRIAN RICKER I'm so proud of what they accomplished out there. They're a very well-coached team out there. This i... LORI CRUNK We lost [in the] second period. We play very well in first period but we can't score. First period, ... ALEX OVECHKIN The kids battled hard in every single game we played. I'm very proud of their effort. CK HANSEN 7 Rules to a Happy Life: 1. Be humble 2. Don’t worry 3. Don't settle for les... GERMANY KENT It is hard for me to understand why we tolerate so many barriers to agriculture trade when America i... ROBERT LIGHTHIZER We were (24-4) last year, and people didn't expect us to be as good. But it is a credit to the six s... BRETT HARDY Maybe the most important thing about this team compared to last is the sheer depth. All the players ... GIRI RAICHUR God presents the Sabbath rest as a shelter we can enter. (Hebrews 4:1-11) CHARLES R. SWINDOLL After 4 1/2 long years, this is our only attempt to get a scintilla of justice. SALLY REGENHARD I never looked at it as us having a monkey on our backs. We didn't prepare any differently for this ... AARON STRAUB When I used to play for Arsenal, we always got a good result here, a few 4-1s and a 6-1, RAY PARLOUR Jessica has been steady for 2-1/2 years. She has the game. It's a matter of believing in herself. Sh... JASON RODENHAVER They scored, on average, 1 on a scale of 1 to 4 before treatment and 3 after. GITENDRA USWATTE That was his first game ever wearing contacts. He was 4-for-13 from inside the paint and 1-from-1 fr... LANCE RANDALL They played hard. This was a very meaningful game because it was the last one before we combine as P... JIM BARKER [Spokane enters the week with a 1-1 record after two weeks of the regular season. After dropping the... BILL PETERS An event like the baseball classic is very important for baseball. This time of year is a very impor... HIDEKI MATSUI We had so many chances and opportunities to get the fourth goal and go up 4-1. That would've iced it... BRENDAN FLAHERTY At times, with other doctors, we as a family were made to feel that we didn't love Karen enough or t... JOELLYN SCHULTZ I know we worked very hard, starting all the way back on June 1, but it just fell through for a vari... LUKE HOWE Certainly, he was very, very well-respected as a composer for his mastery of every genre. That is on... KELLY RYAN We took second place out of 14 teams without an all-conference player. We are very solid 1-4 and eac... BRAD ROGERS She can play the 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 [position] for us. JOYCE WALKER It was nice to keep the hitting streak alive. But I would have been happy going 0-for-3 and getting ... MARCUS GILES She has played very well this season, despite being the primary focus of each team we play. She play... CAROL ROSS That's huge. I mean this guy hits a double there, then we are down 4-0 instead of 1-0. JOSH BECKETT It's a very crushing loss for us because it's between 4-4 and 3-5 in the conference. I blame it on m... EARL FOUNTAIN It was a tough weekend because our guys played very hard. But we didn't play as well as we're capabl... SAM BERG It is my contention that most people are not mugged every day, that most people in this world do not... BOB KEESHAN To me, knowing they're 1-4 in league is crushing. You could sit there and say we should have won the... DUSTIN LANZ We went from our attacking formation, like 3-4-3 back to a 3-5-2 just to guard that lead. Clovis put... ERIK FARFAN This close to the parade route I am very afraid that we're going to be inundated so we did all we th... HELEN RUIZ We want our pilots to focus on contract negotiations. We want them to prepare emotionally, financial... KAREN MILLER Since (the first week), I think we've pieced together a pretty good season. We tied (then) No. 4 Zio... GREG DAVIDSON There's an old saying that applies to me: you can't lose a game if you don't play the game. (Act 1, ... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Our strikeouts to walks ratio is terrible. That comes back to bite you. I know we started 4-1, but w... CORKY PALMER Marriage requires a person to prepare 4 types of "Rings": Engagement Ring Wedding Ring, Suffering, E... HEINRICH HEINE Can you see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 toes, one right here. LARRY RICHARDSON As the NPA we are very pleased with this as it offers us what we wanted all the time - which is enou... MAKHOSINI NKOSI Is the length intimidating? Well, when you're playing with Phil [Mickelson] like I was yesterday and... ARRON OBERHOLSER This is the fourth team that played us 1-3-1. We've worked very hard in practice and have got progre... DALE HONGISTO We jumped out there trying to prepare our customers as best we could. And it's hard to decide whethe... JUDY MOSS I think the extra two days we had to prepare were huge for us. I think if you give Coach Howland an ... ARRON AFFLALO Care is not just acting infront of 1,but its how much u think of the 1 in their absence & do things ... 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