That which does not kill you only makes you stronger. We have played with the best. I look at the state rankings, and there aren't many that we haven't played. You've got to test your players.
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Related That which does not kill us makes us stronger. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE That which does not kill me makes me stronger. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE When you look at the individual components of rankings, press coverage does not play into many of th... WILLIAM MURPHY You can count on some great basketball being played in this tournament. There are so many good playe... MICHELLE SIMMONS You have to be satisfied when you come away and get a point. The players played very good and played... AARON LAWRENCE Some of the best young players in the game are Canadian, ... I don't care how many years you have pl... STEVE YZERMAN What does not destroy me, makes me strong. [Or, What doesn't kill you
makes you stronger.]. FRIEDRICH NEITZCHE Any time you play at home you have an advantage, but this year especially with our fans showing up a... JAMES VILADE It's kind of crazy that we have played so many times. It makes it easier to prepare because you know... KATHY MCCARTNEY You always miss a great player, but I think the players on this team have taken a lot of pride in ov... BOBBY PETRINO I have got a lot of young players, ... We played six sophomores at one time. JOE GILL The experience level they bring, there's no question there is a value to that, ... In the end, for m... BILL BELICHICK I do believe in the old saying, 'What does not kill you makes you stronger.' Our experiences... ANGELINA JOLIE Not many times do you get the opportunity to be in the presence of so many great players. We played ... JASON REPKO What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. GREG RUSEDSKI It makes me feel good to walk through there and know that some of the things that Negro League playe... HANK AARON We've played really good in some games, but we haven't played our best yet. I think we're on the bri... JACOB TAYLOR Germany was the best team we played in this tournament. We played Germany, we played the Americans, ... CHARMAINE HOOPER I don't believe in the school of hard knocks, although I've had them. All that stuff about w... LANA DEL REY We played the best soccer that we have played in a long time. JAIME BETANCUR You don't have the game you played last year or last week. You only have today's game. It may be far... WALTER HAGEN What does not kill me makes me stronger. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE What does not kill me, makes me stronger. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE What does not kill me makes me stronger. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE I thought we played really well and stronger as the game went on. I was happy with the depth we show... WAYNE WILSON I thought we played really well. We played awesome getting to the state finals, something not many t... ANDREW KUECHLER Having witnessed the intensity with which the last Test was played I can fully appreciate why Duncan... JACK SIMMONS Regardless of the results, we played outstanding in the first. We played at both ends of the ice, sh... MIKE WILLIAMSON If you are surprised at the way we played today then you have to be pretty clueless as far as what k... JAKE PLUMMER It was stupid the way we played. I would have rather lost (Thursday) the way we played (Friday). It ... LAIME CONTRERAS This was not an easy test. I played out there today and the course was wet and playing long. If you ... DENNIS ERLICH I played two very different sets. I had a lot of chances at the beginning of the second set that I c... GUSTAVO KUERTEN We were a little frantic because we were playing at their tempo. The players on the floor realized w... BIANCA WHITE It's a great barometer for not only what is happening with our team at the moment but what could hap... GENO AURIEMMA We've played Oklahoma, Alabama, Arizona State and Michigan. She's got the best one that we've faced. KYLE MAGNUSSON This is probably the strongest schedule we ever played. We had that stretch with Carolina, DePaul an... JOSE FERNANDEZ You have to play rookies, they're the best players we have. That's how we look at it. We're going to... LOVIE SMITH We got Chanute's best tonight and they have good ball players. Our girls -- each one of them -- step... BECKY CARLSON Of the 22 starting players, 14 are new. Many of our players have not played together at the varsity ... BOB WEINHOLD I always heard 'whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger' going up. How foolish, in fact, what d... JEREMY CALDWELL I always heard 'whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger' growing up. How foolish, in fact, what... JEREMY CALDWELL I thought they played incredible basketball, given the fact that they had not had the opportunity to... JOANNE BRACKER If you look at the numbers, we almost played a perfect half offensively. It took that, because I tho... MARK TURGEON There isn't anybody who could have played the schedule they've played and have a very good record. W... DOC SADLER Great second half. If you look at the details and you see they only got three field goals in the sec... FRED RICHTER We played well. They have a good pitcher and we hit her and you have got to feel good about that. DAVE MCDOWELL We have played only one home game. When you do that with freshmen and sophomores, this is what happe... BUTCH BEARD We played with a lot of determination, everyone on the team. We played teams that were more talented... LIZ SHIMEK We didn't have any seniors on the floor at the time. The young players played well and that was enco... LORI HINES Morehead State played a very aggressive game and when it came down to it they made the plays and we ... ASHLEY HAYNES We have got to look at that issue as citizens across the state. ED TEIXEIRA You could tell that this was our first game of the season. I can think of only one other game in whi... DAVID HILTON We played good man defense and the players got out into the passing lanes which caused some turnover... BILL RAMSAY They played well and we just played OK. We had too many turnovers that led to easy baskets. You can'... JOE GRIMES We just did not take care of our business. We missed too many shots, made too many mistakes, and pla... KIP ANDERSON We've played some very, very fine defensive fronts, and I think this is the best we've played. They ... LLOYD CARR We had to play our best to beat Colgate. When we did not play our best, Colgate made us pay. We lear... JEFF KAMPERSAL If you pour everything you have into this life, this world, which is temporary and fading, you're je... CRAIG GROESCHEL Love makes you stronger, if it does not then revisit your love. TABISH AHMED SHAH We played well within our limits. But you can't relax or think you have the match under control agai... HANS MEYER You never want to admit your happy after a loss, but if we're going to lose, this is how I want to l... JAMES INGBER This was by far the best game we have played so far. We played smart at the end, and we made some sh... RYAN SKLENER Cassie Lassen played the best game of her career by far. She just stepped it up and played at the ne... BARRY BORCHERS The team was ravaged by illness early in the season, resulting in numerous games being played with s... DAVE PISTONE This is a big win for us. Troup played for the state championship last year, and we are trying to pr... KAREEM CARTER This wasn't the best that we have played. We have played better than this, but it was a good result. CARLOS GIRON I just told the referee to cut it right there. We didn't have enough players, and it was going to be... ALVIN JAMES I feel like we got beat not by better players, but by bigger players at state in the past. We can co... ALEX CASTILLO We played a poor first half. If we had played 32 minutes like we did the last 16 minutes, there woul... JEFF STEELE Frank could hit with one leg and one arm, that's how talented he is as a hitter. I've played with a ... TIM RAINES You only get one rookie season. So, I hate that we lost, but this was one of the best games I've eve... CHRIS PAUL I told them that we weren't playing good basketball. I also told them that this wasn't the best team... ART THOMASON It’s the same with people who say, ‘Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.’ Even peop... ROB SHEFFIELD I was pleased that we came out ready to play. We played well together and played with a lot of inten... CHAD ALLEN I've gone through many, many things. I tell you something, that if it doesn't kill you, you get stro... JUDY COLLINS We didn't feel like we played that game how we should have. As a matter of fact, we probably couldn'... CLAYTON TURK Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. KIM WRIGHT we sat there smoking cigarettes at 5 in the morning. CHARLES BUKOWSKI Anytime you can pitch a shutout, you're going to feel happy with how your defense played. We have so... LARRY SANDY We played with a lot of energy, played hard, but we made some poor decisions. McDowell's one of the ... JAY MURRAY We played as hard as we could. That's all you can ask. We got beat by the best team and they were th... DOUG SCHAUER I was really concerned that we might run out of gas. We only played seven players, but the energy le... MIKE AUSTIN Argentina showed flashes of playing at its best today. Only rarely have we played better. MARCELO BIELSA We have requested the West Indies board to drop one Test from the itinerary as India already has pla... SHASHANK MANOHAR I am a big believer in the mirror test. All that matters is if you can look in the mirror and honest... JOHN MCKAY I am a big believer in the ''mirror test.'' All that matters is if you can look in the mirror and ho... JOHN MCKAY It's disappointing that we lost. But we got outplayed. Based on the way we played, we didn't deserve... KRIS BRITTON Rory: Amy. I'm gonna need a little help here. Amy: Just stop it! Rory: Just think it throu... STEVEN MOFFAT We came out so fired up against them because we're determined not to lose anymore. I think we played... ABBIE LETZ At times we didn't even play that good. But we played hard, and we played with confidence. MACK BROWN Kimball played great defense. I think it got frustrating for the players. When the ball doesn't hit ... HEIDI LEIDY It's tough to swallow. It was the most disappointing Davis Cup weekend in my career. Twice, twice I ... JURGEN MELZER We graduated five starters and eight kids in all from last year's team (which made its second trip i... CHRIS MATTHEWS We have a very experienced team back, not so much if you look at starters, but we have back a large ... CHARLY MCLOUGHLIN Once you lose six or seven players, it impinges on your bench. That is not to be disrespectful to th... CLIVE GRIFFITHS It makes you have to be on your game. We're going against the best they got and they going against t... ALBERT CHESTER It's always a good thing when you have everybody scoring. It makes the defense not concentrate on on... SHANNA MARSHALL There were four great players starting out, ... Three of them played well, and I was mediocre. Some ... FRED COUPLES We scrimmaged against Framingham State and played real well. The defense played great. They scored o... ART BELL If you look at the top 100 players, you would see that the great majority of them have had at least ... JOHN MCENROE
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