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Mean nothing more than meow to an animal THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS They've always been tough to beat at home. You have to play well against them because they get into ... JANA FRANCIS And what do they want!? DEYTH BANGER It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper. ERROL FLYNN When people don't like you... you feel it. They don't pay attention at you... they some kind a ignor... DEYTH BANGER They're physical, they're athletic and they like to run. They are a very diverse team and their main... GRANT LAMAN Nobody we've played this season, ... has come with this much size, this much talent and this much ex... RICK PITINO They (O'Dea) have that experience here under their belt. They beat us down the floor too much. JAY WEBBER There's not too much to say. Alabama thoroughly beat us. They are a better team. They were coached b... STEVE SPURRIER Or maybe they just accept that it's wrong in God's eyes, although not in their own, and they'll worr... CRAIG GROESCHEL They went into overtime and beat us to tie it up 1-1, and they went on to win that series [in seven ... JAMES WORTHY They have four, five, six pro prospects on their team. They'll have a lottery pick coming off their ... JAMES AUGUSTINE We knew our defense would be a strong point but I don't know if we thought they would play that well... BART TOOLEY When you try to show or go underneath (picks), Nash will kill you. He'll pick you apart. If you swit... GENE LITTLES Not to diminish their win, but we had some guys go down tonight on top of the other guys that we hav... BOB HILL "Always love people for who they are, not for whom you like them to be." ~ Tom Baker TOM BAKER AKA THE PONDERING MAN You can practice and get ready for a team like this. They do so much well. You can scout and look at... HERMAN JONES count on getting the Social Security benefits they have earned. BOB ETHERIDGE I like the way that team plays. They seem to play hard and play the right way. 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MIKE D'ANTONI If you can get into a team's head that they can't beat us and are going to have to play their best h... JASON WILLIAMS They don't bite. Their defense mechanism is they just play dead. They roll over on their back, throw... BOB PENDERGRASS I'm glad they set it up just like that. And knowing that if we do what we need to do, we can win it ... WILLNETT CROCKETT They are always the problem. There is no evil in this world you cannot blame on them. The world will... JAMES ROZOFF All four guys are an integral part of the team. They bring hustle, they bring dedication, they bring... JEFF KLEIN We felt they were 90 percent (effort) and we were hoping they would step it up that extra 10 percent... GARY REYNOLDS Webster lapsed into silence. Started thinking hard. He was a smart enough bureaucrat to know if you ... LEE CHILD They had a little lull in the third period, but then they started knocking down shots again. They pl... HOWARD HEWITT We sent Burns, trying to force them to make the play. They made a good baseball play. It was a good ... JODY ALLEN If they want the conservatives to play on their team, they have to treat them like members of the te... DAVID KEENE There are some works so luminous...so powerful that they give us strength, and force us to new under... HERVé LE TELLIER I was just glad to be back out there. We figured they would play us tough and we would have to play ... BRITTANI NICHOLS They have a big team and they play well in their own arena. To win a game there, especially early in... DYLAN HUNTER The thing i hate most about rock and roll is the tie dyed tshirts, unless theyre died with blood and... KURT COBAIN Then we have to play a team that had beat us twice. It would have been easy to get our heads down. O... DAVID PIEHLER I'd like to play here. They have got so much young talent that they are going to be a good team. 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SAM WRIGHT But as they say about sharks, it's not the ones you see that you have to worry about, it's t... DAVID BLAINE I told them that if they play to their potential, on any given day they can beat just about anybody.... BECKY EMRICH They don't really care that much about the family farm anymore. DAN QUAYLE Its a funny thing, I noticed that when people are joking theyre usually dead serious, and when theyr... JIM MORRISON Monroe is a team who, although has a 1-10 record in league, is very capable. They can beat anybody. ... MYCHAL WILLIAMS That game was fierce, ... The most noteworthy thing in my book was how incredibly hard Georgia Tech ... JOHN BUNTING I'm having so much fun watching these guys have fun. What's incredible is they were bettering their ... BOB CUNEO That kid came out of no where to make that play on the passed ball. I thought Taylor could score on ... HAROLD ALBERTSON They have a nice team. They have good guards and they are so quick. A team like that can us problems... GLEN DRURY No one would have complained if they had stayed with the 40 percent growth forecast. This is a sign ... ANDREAS THEISEN [On the Spurs] It was like they’ve been playing all season. They have a tough defense, they dig in... PAU GASOL We have been called by several companies that have an Hispanic work force. They have told us it's th... GARY AUBUCHON These intellectual guys don't like to have an intellectual conversation with you unless they're runn... J.D. SALINGER ... you sometimes had to force people to say things they would rather not articulate, just so they c... NELL FREUDENBERGER I don't know if we would have been able to do that. We probably would have panicked a little bit, pl... BARBARA TURNER We were about the youngest ones and the older ones would pick on us. When they would bully us, we'd ... CORPERRYALE HARRIS I was hoping they would win, so it would be undefeated vs. undefeated. It's still a huge game. It's ... JEN RIZZOTTI If you would have told us we were going to beat a Michigan team like that by 28, I would have probab... GREG BRUNNER I always loved to sing so I was going to be the singer. We were looking for a drummer and having pro... LAURA BACA They play physical. They know our weaknesses. They want to hit us up front and hit our main guys. Th... DYLAN HUNTER They play aggressive. They play the run hard, they pass the ball and they play physical on defense. ... JOEY PORTER I know that they like to run. They play a similar game to us, defense first, so it should be an inte... MAUVOLYENE ADAMS The Knights are very good at conserving their energy. I'm not saying they're not trying out there, b... JASON BROOKS Indiana's always been a physical team. When a team makes a run, you can't get down. You've got to ke... BRANDIE HOSKINS Theres a reason why theyre not amateurs anymore. ALEX HAMILTON They stop the run and make you throw. That's what they want you to do. 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RICK RIORDAN I could have killed you.” “Or I could have killed you,” Percy said. Jason shrugged.... RICK RIORDAN I'm Dylan. I'm so cool. I want to date myself, but I don't know how! You want to date me instead? Yo... RICK RIORDAN Argh!" Thalia pushed me, and a shock went through my body that blew me backward ten feet into the wa... RICK RIORDAN This is Annabeth,” Jason said. “Uh, normally she doesn't judo-flip people. RICK RIORDAN You drool when you sleep. RICK RIORDAN Hey, can I see that sword you were using?" I showed him Riptide, and explained how it turned fr... RICK RIORDAN I'm calm," Rachel insisted. "Every time I'm around you, some monsters attack us. What's to be nervou... RICK RIORDAN Remind me again-why do you hate me so much?" I don't hate you." Could've foole... RICK RIORDAN Leo: Rainbows. Very macho. Annabeth: Butch is our best equestrian, he gets along great with the... RICK RIORDAN It's okay,” he said. “We're together.” He didn't say you're okay , or we're alive ... RICK RIORDAN Monkey bar," Annabeth said. "I'm great at these." She leaped onto to the first rung and start swingi... RICK RIORDAN She raised an eyebrow. "You got something to say to me, Seaweed Brain?" You'd probably ki... RICK RIORDAN Once she was gone, I knelt next to Annabeth and felt her forehead. She was still burning up. "Y... RICK RIORDAN Why can't you place a blessing like that on us?" I asked. "It only works on wild animals.... RICK RIORDAN Percy: Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right? Annabeth: Come back alive,... RICK RIORDAN You are okay?" he asked. "Not eaten by monsters?" "Not even a little bit." I showed him that I ... RICK RIORDAN What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War ... Athena versus Poseidon?" "I don't know. B... RICK RIORDAN The real story of the Fleece: there were these two children of Zeus, Cadmus and Europa, okay? They w... RICK RIORDAN A telkhine was hunched over a console, but he was so involved with his work, he didn't notice us. He... RICK RIORDAN Percy (to Annabeth): If I was going to pick one person in the world to reattach my head, I'd pick yo... RICK RIORDAN Dreams like a podcast, Downloading truth in my ears. They tell me cool stuff." "Apoll... RICK RIORDAN Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderf... RICK RIORDAN It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one. RICK RIORDAN What doesn't kill us sharpens us. Hardens us. Schools us. You're beating plowshares into swords, Vos... RICK YANCEY Rachel: You're a half-blood, too? Annabeth: Shhh! Just announce it to the world, how about? RICK RIORDAN I turned to Dionysus. "You cured him?" "Madness is my specialty. It was quite simple." "Bu... RICK RIORDAN My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding stude... RICK RIORDAN Hermes gazed up at the stars. "My dear young cousin, if there's one thing I've learned over the eons... RICK RIORDAN Hermes smiled. "I knew a boy once ... oh, younger than you by far. A mere baby, really."Her... RICK RIORDAN It doesn't matter if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don't appreciate your genius for inv... RICK RIORDAN Like water leaking through a dam," said Piper. "Yeah," smiled Percy. "We've got a dam hole." RICK RIORDAN I'd love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mor... RICK RIORDAN You’re not the only one,” he says through gritted teeth. “My twelve-year-old sister died in my... RICK YANCEY A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve. RICK RIORDAN Very slowly using two fingers, Annabeth drew her dagger. Instead of dropping it, she tossed it as fa... RICK RIORDAN I said hello to the poodle. RICK RIORDAN Nico, you can do this," Jason said. "It might be embarrassing, but it's for the scepter." RICK RIORDAN Love is on every side, Cupid said. And no one's side. Don't ask what Love can do for you.<... RICK RIORDAN