Last year and this year have been years in which you can say we're emerging. We're at least on the radar screen. This year we're hoping to break even. Then we're hoping for profitability in 2007.
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Related We were hoping for a top-10 finish. We were 26th a year ago, so this is a big improvement. JOSE SOSA I can tell you this: We were on track to equal or better last year's attendance, which was over 137,... DANIEL WEST We're hoping for a big year. We have a lot of people back from last year and we think we can be bett... KARRI PETERSON If you are the same place this year as you were last year,
You have lived a year in vain. /USER/JAMAAL+ROLLE/MY_QUOTES/1 Even though we were strong depth-wise last year, we're even stronger this year at all positions. DOUG EVANS Last year, there were at least 250 people, but probably more, ... This year we are expecting about 5... ANN STEVENSON At this point last year, we were in catastrophe mode. We were actually putting in new stuff, playing... JAY WRIGHT You never say this is the make or break, but there were a lot of hollow promises last year. You can'... DAVID RICHARDS Things that go on at Happy Times are very funny this year, and if you were watching last year, some ... ELLEN MUTH My major goal for this year is to have Oakland Catholic win the state again. I think my times are ge... MALLORY DIETRICH The last two years were particularly bad. I've been in town 10 years and I've never seen it like thi... GREG HALL Last year we were up here for exhibition games and I was still hoping to be on the team. A year late... DERRICK TURNBOW We've had our ups and downs this year. We were in a good place where we were playing really well but... JENNIFER REYES That was the best we've seen Hunter Jones throw the ball this year. That's the way he threw the ball... LUIS ALICEA I think they were given up for dead last year, and this year, they've been kind of a maligned group. RICK MINTER Last year, we were still jumping around at this time. DEVRON BOSTICK Last year we were focused on going to states and this year we're more taking it one game at a time, BEN JACKSON Barry was ready to go and bat second [then]. We were hoping they'd pitch more to him. MOISES ALOU At first, there were not even 300 volunteers. They just kept hoping every year that it would get big... MICHELLE SHERIDAN We were hoping to get the team right after this tournament. We were hoping some guys would play good... JIM BROWN This was a big step for us. I think about where we were last year, we didn't even make the WIAC tour... JOE WERNER If this were last year, Koizumi could have done it. ATSUO ITO In the past three years we have helped to collect over 1,100 blankets. Last year we collected 366 bl... PAT WARREN It's exciting. We were discussing this last year in film club. SASHA STEFANOVA She had a sweet, sweet 50 in the prelims last year (26.1), so that was kind of what we were chasing ... COLIN SHAHA The holes weren't as open as they were last year. Last year, there were gaping holes in there. BOB SANDERS In my first years here, we had kids who couldn't catch the ball. But they really worked at it. Last ... JOE LUSARDI This was our three-peat so we can get that up there that we were undefeated for three years. That wa... JENNY COOK Consumers are more maxed out on credit than they were at this time last year. PEARL KAMER At least you know you're in the game. At least you know you're not getting blown out. That would be ... JAMON GORDON We were pretty (bad) last year. I definitely think we have a better team this year. BILL BULLOCK Last year this time we were on the other side, just hoping and praying that somehow they would stick... KYLE WILSON Last year, they came in and they were on top a lot and we were kind of the underdog. This year, I fe... WILL SHERIDAN Hopefully, we hope to break the school record in the 400 (freestyle). Last year, we were pretty clos... ANDREW TALLE It seems like we're light-years better than we were last year. I was wondering, 'What is the differe... JUSTIN SMILEY There was no talk of payback. I have a lot of respect for Don and his kids. They were the better tea... JOE GRIPPO We finished strong last year. You could tell through the year (how they were improving). We were muc... BRIAN CARTER The first of the boomers turn 60 this year. They are about to retire, and they have been spending as... DAVID ROSENBERG Last year he couldn't even swim his shoulders were so bad. [He's] come back from being top five in t... DYLAN EVANS We've got more experience everywhere you look on that field compared to where we were last year at t... JACK LEGGETT I am hoping that we will be better than we were last year. We have a lot of young guys that could he... IVAN SWENDRZYNSKI They've been waiting all year for this. Two losses to St. Mary's last year were sticking in their cr... MIKE GREEN Last year we were more of a running team. This year we're more versatile. ALAN BENNETT We were close last year and the year before, but couldn't quite push it over the hump. This year sho... JACK SAMUELIAN They placed us in a new division this year. We haven't seen any of the schools in our division. But ... JAY CORBY It's been key for us all year to score early and get our kids going. Last year you could tell in the... TONY COUTURE We were so bad last year, the cheerleaders stayed home and phoned in the cheers. PAT WILLIAMS Instant lottery ticket sales last year were in the neighborhood of $385 million. This year it'll be ... ARCH GLEASON I've already been this year and not much seems to be different from past years if you ask me. I actu... DREW SMITH We had well over 5,000 people here last year, ... We are hoping to double that this year. KATHY PARSONS By and large, we're not going to be hoping for great things from Microsoft, because Xbox wasn't a bl... BILL KORNITZER For a full-year basis we're looking at sales basically being flat this year versus where they were l... DAVID GARRITY Handheld platforms were the big story last year, and so far this year, that segment of the industry ... ANITA FRAZIER It had been iffy on and off for the past year. They had said last year that if they could not find a... JOY WRIGHT We're already faster than we were at this same point of last year's season. It will only make Patrio... LIZ GEARY What this seems to tell us is, whatever the conditions were that allowed for a good recruitment inde... LYNN FEGLEY The Fusion really feels like our cars last year, and when they were good last year, they were easy t... CARL EDWARDS We've met them the last two years and we knew they were good. They're better than they were last yea... ALLEN HUGHES Every year we keep thinking this is the last year. The sixth year we were sure was the end, then the... MARK STERN They make a lot of plays and feed on turnovers. Last year, they were able to do that, and this year,... BRIAN GRIESE Last year we knew we were going to be on par with the year before. This year we're going to have to ... BOB CAVANAGH Last year was like a different language. This year we all knew what we were doing. JAKE HUTTON We're prepared for this game. Last year we were just happy to be playing. This year, we want to win.... JAMES SHULER As far as the standings go, this game didn't mean much. But it meant a lot to us, just to prove to o... JASON WALKER Last year, the winds were around 25 to 26 knots out of the north. This year, it was even higher wind... TOM DAVIS We were not just competitors and colleagues, we were friends. We had a lot of opportunities to refle... TOM BROKAW It was last year. Last year, we were really talented, and we have everyone returning. TONY HURT We're in a much-improved spot from a year ago. At this point last season, we were 0-4. BILL TRUMBO We had a slow start with our hitting last year. We're hoping to get everybody hitting sooner this ye... LOIS FYFE But this was worse than last year. At least we showed a little offense last year. This year, we were... JEFF METHENY We were hoping that the audience was going to be happy about it and not like, 'What they are doing?'... COURTENEY COX This weekend is going to be a challenge. Its always a tough game for us when we're on the road at Br... CHASE TIDWELL Last year, we topped out at about 40 West Nile cases statewide. We have seen a dramatic decrease in ... KATIE DECKER We were double the size of [last year's] venue this year, and we'll need to be double the size next ... CAROLYN COHAGAN We were a young team that just missed on some things last year. This year, most of those guys are ba... GARY TAGUE It was a year when there were some challenges to deal with and we were particularly pleased with pro... DOUGLAS FLINT The Ministerial Alliance was in accord on this. They were all for it and I hope it can happen every ... GLORIA MCENROE The tower does provide revenue of $21,600 [per year]. I guess we were hoping the neighbors would be ... DANIEL LEEFSON Our lot prices last year were about $50,000 to $60,000 under comparable lots in Canby and Oregon Cit... DICK BAILEY We believe we can get closer to break-even in the current quarter and that we can return to profitab... CRAIG MCHUGH Even last year when I came in here, I thought expectations were perhaps misjudged, WAYNE EMBRY We're playing for 2006 and 2007. It's not going to get any easier for us this year. We put a lot of ... ERNEST VOGT We're a lot further ahead than we were this time last year. We have more individuals who are perform... BEV KEARNEY Last year we thought we were finally going to turn the corner ... we actually saw a slight decline i... DON HOLECEK We were considered the weak link last September. This year, it's the opposite. DAVID CASTILLO They were exceedingly close. It's been most difficult for him, this past year. HARRY TOW We are hoping this year to do about $30,000 in sales. DEBBIE BAKER Last year, we were the no-name team and we came out from nowhere. And this year, we have to keep our... ANDREW COLLINS They had a year of joy, twelve months of the strange heaven which the salmon know on beds of river s... T.H. WHITE This is a lifelong dream. We have high expectations at Grandview and he set his goal this year. We w... ANDY DISABATO We're hoping for another bountiful harvest again this year. NICK FURMAN Correct. You can't pretend the first half of last year didn't transpire. But you do have to give cre... DAN O'BRIEN We felt we were along for the ride last year. We had seniors who carried us. This year, it was us in... CANDICE WIGGINS It will be two great teams going at it. This group of [five] seniors has advanced one step further i... ANDREW SCHNEIDER We stayed in the gaps like we were supposed to and put pressure on the quarterback. We didn't see mu... BRIAN ROBISON We have young kids and experience. It's a good mix. People who were role players last year and have ... BRITT SELLMAYER If you wondered why we were staring at your shoes when you came in, we were hoping they were damp be... CAROL JORDAN Our girls were excited to play (Shadyside) again. This year we were able to finish the game and they... ERIC RINARD There were only six guys from that team that are on this squad. But last year is in the past. This i... MATT CIMO Last year, we were looking for guys who could play right away. This year, we are still thin at some ... AARON RASSET
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