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Mix the wrong feelings together, the right kind of bad with the wrong kind of ... CATERPILLAR FROM ALICE They didn't move the ball on us much. We gave them a short field on their (offensive) score. We had ... TIM PUFALL The first [goal] was really great. It was really hard to stop it, just how well it was timed. We did... CARYN MACKENZIE I don't know what happened out there. We played like a joke out there in the second half. It was not... KYLE WILLIAMS We were talking about really getting Europe on its feet. It was our hope that there would be a break... W. AVERELL HARRIMAN ...they'll say, 'He never recovered from that breakdown and this was the result. It had to be the br... PHILIP ROTH Maybe the communication breakdown was actually at their end up there. CRAIG BELLAMY He's getting better all the time. He impacts at both ends of the floor. TOM CREAN From the starting kickoff we controlled the tempo of the game, playing hard for all four quarters. T... DAVID SLATER Defensively, we really showed up tonight. We did a great job at both ends of the floor. Our offense ... MIKE DUNLEAVY We had a breakdown of communication on our coverage. Those are the kinds of things you expect early.... GREG WILLIS We believe that a breakdown in the testing process as well as communications caused an undue burden ... JOE KOLSHAK I think we were a little shocked at how active they were defensively. They came out firing on both e... BEN VOOGD Except for one breakdown, we played real well. MIROSLAV SATAN We've been a really good defensive team, and Saturday we were not. We didn't play with a passion on ... MIKE KRZYZEWSKI He did a great job on both ends of the floor. Danny Blake knew the double-team was coming all night ... DICK FRANTI What I was happy with was Justin Brown's defense more than anything else. Sometimes he only plays on... GARY MUNSEN We needed to have a good start on both ends of the floor. We wanted to play 94 feet. We didn't want ... GREGG GRINSTEINNER His biggest fault is that he has not taken effective control of the security forces. It was part of ... GERSHON BASKIN I don't believe in total freedom for the artist. Left on his own, free to do anything he likes, the ... FEDERICO FELLINI We haven't played since our break last Tuesday and I thought that we had some of the best practices ... BRIAN GREEN We played well at both ends of the floor. They played us real physical. CORKY CARD We handled the pressure. We talked about containing the basketball on defense and not letting them p... TOM HERING They both did a good job. They did a nice job of taking care of the ball. We would like to avoid som... CONROY HINES I don't want to classify it as a total breakdown, but I'm surprised we weren't able to run more effe... GLEN MASON We have now lost to both conference favorites on the road. It wasn't our best effort, but we have to... ED CARLSON This showed we only have one point guard who can really handle the ball well. The others just couldn... ALAN EADS We were trying to pin them deep. And we just had a breakdown in our coverage. The films may show som... DENNIS ROLAND He's playing within himself. He's under control at both ends. He's not getting in trouble on the def... MIKE GABEL We had great energy tonight, on both ends. We worked really, really hard to limit them to one shot a... TONY PITTMAN It was nice to have a big inning like that. In between games we talked about adjustments at the plat... HOLLY VAN VLYMEN I was better at both ends, defensively and offensively, ... It was more of a well-rounded game. I wa... SIDNEY CROSBY It's just one example of the increasing breakdown of any rules in the Congress. FRED WERTHEIMER We found a way to steal one on the road. At one point, we'd already surpassed [the point total] we w... ED DAVIS We started off by controlling the game and were well organised and in the second half they did put s... RAFA BENITEZ They're just a highly skilled team, and we know that if we have just one breakdown against them, it ... CORY STILLMAN The boarding-school experience in Paris was very hard, I didn't put up with it very well. I was ... JACQUES DERRIDA Our back two guys stole a lot of balls. Tony and Brandt in the back a guy looks open, but he's no... DAVID BOYDSTUN We knew we had to handle the pressure and the press was all we worked on this week. BOBBY ERVIN I don't believe in total freedom for the artist. Left on his own, free to do anything he likes, ... FEDERICO FELLINI They kept getting in the passing lanes and defensively they did a great job of getting their hands o... JEFF CLOOS We didn't handle the pressure well and we weren't taking care of the ball in the first half. But we ... ESTHER CLARK keeping pressure on the ball, controlling the opponent's set plays and team defense. JOE SCHMIDT We need to handle their full-court pressure. If we can shoot the ball well, take care of the ball an... ZACH ODELL Getting from La Jolla to Alta Vista State Hospital isn't easy, unless you have a car or a breakdown.... TOBIAS WOLFF You've gotta love games like this. There was real pressure defense on both ends. ASHLEY BERGGREN He hasn't said one word about getting the ball, not getting the ball, anything. It doesn't make any ... LOU PANZANARO I think everyone needs to win their one-on-ones. When you look at film, there were so many games whe... JAKE HUTTON She was just great. She played both ends and was on every loose ball. She was awesome. CHERYL CHAMBERS I thought defensively we did a really good job on a team that averages 83 points per game. I was ver... DEBBIE RYAN We played with very little emotion, but it was nice to get a win under our belts again. We held them... BOB FEASEL When a child dies, a parent loses a part of themselves,” he said. “Your whole world ceases to ex... NICOLE WILLIAMS We expect him to be a force offensively (as a tight end), a force defensively and fill any spots we ... JEFF TURNER We just can't find the way to close out games in the final two minutes. Our effort was there again i... DIRK BESKO We strive to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace, ... We don't want a breakdown of the p... YASSER ARAFAT It all boils down to Neil tonight. He's a kid that just does a terrific job on both ends of the floo... DARIN HAZEL You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." I looked up at him and arched a brow. "I'm a girl... TAMMARA WEBBER We had a tough match with Napa and the girls came back on short notice. The singles players played e... GREG DAVIS That was probably the best we've played over the Christmas break. They finally came together, lookin... LISA KELLEY We pressured the ball real well and kept it down on their end, and (we) moved off the ball real well... JOE FAVERO Jeremy came in there at the end and threw pretty well in my book. He got in a little jam at the end,... JASON BRANDT At the root of problems such as drug addiction and breakdown of community is the breakdown of the fa... IAIN DUNCAN SMITH The more you pressure a team, the more it has to work on both ends of the floor. The more you make y... GENE ROEBUCK We got off to a great start. We energized ourselves at both ends of the floor. DOUG KRAUSS Courtney was a big part of our game plan, but we knew Oklahoma had a good cast. Our goal was to slow... JULIE ROUSSEAU Saddam, as most tyrants, was a total control freak. He wanted total control of his regime. Total con... BOB SIMON North is a very good team. They're very athletic. They do a real good job of pressuring the ball. Th... ANDY JADOS This game was a total team effort. Whether or not I was getting my 30 points, as long as we got the ... DANIELLE WILSON I think it's a really good assessment. They've shown all season what they can do offensively and def... ALAN FANECA I was certainly open for something being on the edge of a nervous breakdown, perplexed by my own sex... LIONEL BLUE We must maintain the pace and pressure at both ends. ALLAN DONALD We have gone from a situation where investors were on the verge of a nervous breakdown to a level of... JOHN LONSKI Standardized tests don't measure everything in a child's life in school. We should take a look at th... ANDY FORD McDowell was the better ball team on the floor tonight. We're going to look to regroup, get tougher ... AMBER FOX Even at the last minute, the state of Mississippi had put together something that was just completel... PAT TOWNSEND JR Guards are the most important guys on the court. They have the ball in their hands 80 percent of the... DAN SPELLMAN It was total chaos. It was the right call. It was a false start at the end and the clock isn't suppo... DANIEL FINN We're not defending like we usually do. It's putting us in a position where we all have to score the... STANLEY BURRELL It's a big issue. It affects both California and Oregon, and we're looking at a total ocean closure ... DON HANSEN We're not looking at individuals. We're looking to see if there's a breakdown in the system. This is... JAMES COLEMAN (The Indians) are hard to guard. Everyone they have can handle the ball, which makes for some tough ... DENNY POLLOCK I love Mariah Carey. Remember the breakdown? I loved the breakdown. KATHY GRIFFIN We had a little mental breakdown. BRIAN WATSON Shay's the one who killed us. She did such a nice job moving around on the court. You look at her sh... KATIE MEIER Instead of me having a breakdown, I'm focusing on me having a breakthrough. TERRELL OWENS Getting into television was a total fluke. SANDRA BULLOCK If we have a key going into that game, we have to handle the pressure. We also told the kids we have... BOBBY ERVIN Were just not playing well on the defensive or the offensive end right now. Sometimes you can get aw... GREG BUCKNER When we do our pre-game talk, we talk about certain people not liking pressure. But it seems like no... LISA WILLIS We wanted to come out and put some pressure on them, (and) make them handle the ball. Our game plan ... CARI STRANGE Obviously a breakdown in communications. BRIAN MCCARTHY Sometimes we just have to have a total and complete breakdown before we can move on, change or get h... KIMBERLY BANDY
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