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We had enough chances probably to score more than three but we're through to the medal rounds now.


Ian Rutledge

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DON WADDELL The chances that we did have, we didn't finish them. They had three chances and they went in. Every ...
AMANDA MELCHOR He threw a great game. We had our chances to score and that's probably my fault we didn't, but you s...
DREW STUBBS For me, it's not easy to be in the top three (in downhill). I want a medal and now I have three or f...
BENJAMIN RAICH We had our chances, but didn't come through. Now it's time to focus on the Reds.
CLINT HURDLE I rushed it. There was probably more time than I thought. But we'd had three or four chances already...
BRENT HEEMSKERK We had our chances to score in the loss. But we made critical mistakes on defense.
GREG OGLESBY We had five or six good chances to score.
GUIDO BUCHWALD We played well, did everything to win but conceded three strange goals. It's difficult to explain th...
CO ADRIAANSE The game was there to be won. We had three five-on-threes and didn't score. That can't happen. We ha...
BRIAN LEETCH The score may not show it, but it was a tough game. This is why we came, to get to the medal round. ...
CASSIE CAMPBELL That is the story right there. We had plenty of shots. I'm not sure if we were following through, bu...
JEFF TANK It's tough to win when you don't score. I don't think this was a lack of chances. According to our s...
MIKE SULLIVAN The first three innings were the key. We had a lot of opportunities, but we didn't score. That came ...
ALAN TRAMMELL We had the chances to take the three points but we allowed them back in.
DAVE BAIKIE We got caught watching the puck and it ended up in the back of our net. We played hard and we had en...
MARK BELL I think we had the better chances, but Arsenal had more of the possession, so a draw was probably a ...
SIR ALEX FERGUSON Troy pitched well enough to win. We had two or three chances to win that game. I was pleased about t...
CHRIS HUESMAN It's true we need to score more goals, because we are creating chances.
RAFAEL BENITEZ It wasn't that they were that much better than we were or we were so much worse than they were. We j...
HENRY CARTER We had our chances. We were able to create the chances but we couldn't put it in the net.
JOEL BARRSA We didn't break even though they had multiple chances to score in the fourth quarter.
CONLAN EFURD We had three chances to win the ballgame, and we blew all three of them,
DALE ANDERSON We had three chances to win the ballgame, and we blew all three of them.
DALE ANDERSON That's tough when you get A.J. to pitch the way he did. They're all devastating. But we probably had...
JACK MCKEON Then we had six 15-minute rounds, and after each round one competitor was eliminated until three of ...
JANA TYLOVA We played hard the whole time. Decatur was very good. We had a few chances, but we just couldn't sco...
JOYCE BROWN Even if you're smart enough to close them down, the credit score will be damaged if you do more than...
JAMES LUCAS My team did well. I can't demand more (but) we did not score on our chances.
MORTEN OLSEN Unfortunately we didn't score with the chances we had, and that's why we lost.
ALOIS HADAMCZIK Those first two innings were big opportunities to score a lot more than we did. Three (runs) in the ...
DAVE CLARK I chalk that up to nothing more than coincidence. Tonight we were just sharper offensively than we w...
DAVE HAKSTOL We were well worth the point as we totally dominated the opening half and had three gilt-edged chanc...
DERYN BRACE We had a chance to make a showing. We never had a chance to win the game because we didn't come to p...
MITCH ASHMORE We were pretty consistent for all three rounds. We really turned it up tonight.
DEB GAINES We are probably in better shape than we were last year, ... Our chances to go all the way are very g...
JOSE GONZALEZ We are far from perfect but willing to be different.
CRAIG GROESCHEL We dominated the first half, but unfortunately we failed to score despite creating several scoring c...
MARCELO BIELSA We came back around. We really had lots of chances. Maybe we could have had more than five. But we d...
RICK NASH I would give myself a B+ [on the day], ... I had too many shots that were off target. I need to keep...
ANDY WILLIAMS Pacific played better in game three, I thought. They did a better job offensively, and their hitters...
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DICK BUTLER I used to care more about the score than I do now.
DARRELL ROYAL I thought we were dominating from the first shift. Even when the score was tied after the first peri...
JAROMIR JAGR We had trouble hitting, but the problem was we didn't make the plays in the field. They had three ru...
EMILY MARTIN I thought we played well. We didn't finish well, and that's why we didn't score more. We didn't fini...
ELLEN BRIDGEWATER We did it. We pressed them all the time, we created chances. The only thing we could be disappointed...
MARTIN JOL Oddly enough, my grandfather probably had more of an influence on me than my father.
JAMIE WYETH We had eight hits, and had our chances early, it was just a case of not being able to score runs.
DAVID MORRIS We had a lot of chances to score, but we can't get a hit with the bases loaded. I think we're 0-for-...
LARRY PARRISH We're pleasantly surprised. Not because we didn't think we were good enough, but because we've had s...
JEFF WREDE Overall, I thought it was a really well played game. For our first game, there were a lot of positiv...
JUSTIN LEHR They started out more energized than we were, and our pride is probably what saved us for a while. W...
DONNIE QUINN We had to fight through a lot of adversities -- penalties. Our goaltender played outstanding for us ...
BARRY TROTZ We had to fight through a lot of adversities - penalties. Our goaltender played outstanding for us a...
BARRY TROTZ We had to fight through a lot of adversities — penalties. Our goaltender played outstanding for us ...
BARRY TROTZ I felt we had three chances to win it. Each time, something happened.
ED DAVIS Milan has more experience than us and that's important. It's also true that they have won more title...
CARLES PUYOL There were two outs and we were low in our batting order. We haven't had that many chances to score ...
ADAM SADLER I could tell them apart, ... But I'm not so sure, if Peyton's still playing three years from now, an...
ARCHIE MANNING I could tell them apart. But I'm not so sure, if Peyton's still playing three years from now, and El...
ARCHIE MANNING Megan had been a starter for three years but halfway through this year she's been coming off the ben...
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E. LOCKHART Can't say enough good things about him. He scores when we need him to score; he passes when we need ...
JARED PHAY The girls came out tentative and gave up an early goal. We had our chances to score, we just didn't ...
FRANK LEAFE We were looking to be able to have enough storage to hold more than 150 courses, and we didn't have ...
JOE KITCHENS We had a couple of chances. If we had gotten that score right before half, it's 13-7 and we have the...
BOBBY CAMPOS We had a bad start. We took more risks in the second half but we couldn't score. We knew we were pla...
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DAVE FLASKAS He shot the front of the house, through the windows, through the walls, walking back and forth in fr...
BILL SCHWARTZ They responded. We didn't score, but we didn't let them score. They had a little more fire.
BOB CHAVEZ It's great to get off to a good start. Now I have something to build on for the next three rounds.
RETIEF GOOSEN I'm taking the blame. Our line should score more, that's for sure. When we were winning we were able...
JAROMIR JAGR We had some tired people out there. We created enough chances to have won this game pretty easily. W...
GREG RYAN That was a good game. Both teams had chances to score, but the defenses kept the ball out of the net...
CHAD KISON A team like BC, when they get those chances, they're probably going to score on half of them. It's g...
GREG CRONIN It feels great to be part of a team transaction, because diving is an individual sport. The last thr...
KARA COOK The committee felt that Michelle probably would have had a better chance to win a medal.
BOB HOREN Mrs. Rutledge told me that in those last two or three weeks of his illness, he was failing, but he w...
FRANK DAVIS Athens left runners on in scoring position with less than two outs in three innings. We had our oppo...
BOB SPERRAZZA We did a great job of using all 27 of our outs to score runs today, ... Sometimes you score early an...
DAVE BUSH We feel pretty fortunate to get 13. We'd like to get everybody, but we're pretty pleased. The more y...
MARK MARINELLI I don't care what you do to me, but I don't want you to hurt me. I've had enough hurt already in my ...
HARUKI MURAKAMI There's a lot of golf left, but I'm entering the final two rounds with a lot more confidence than I'...
PHIL MICKELSON If you only give up three runs in a game against the Yankees, I'll take my chances. We didn't swing ...
GREGG ZAUN I reckon we were lucky to win. Peru had the better chances,
ZHANG NING The market is still waiting for HSBC results, which will have a big impact on the direction of the m...
ANDREW TO Property shares had a technical rebound, but interest rate concerns will still affect properties unt...
ANDREW TO Bank of China's results were quite good; double-digit growth can be taken as good results for a bank...
ANDREW TO The index tried to challenge 18,000 but failed, so that triggered profit taking. Tokyo's slide also ...
ANDREW TO Trading seems to be focusing on selective counters because investors are cautious amid interest rate...
ANDREW TO We're seeing a minor technical rebound after Wall Street rebounded from two days of losses. The key ...
ANDREW TO Some investors have returned to pick up the stock at bargain prices.
ANDREW TO I think the take-up for the placement is not too good and other property developers may be discourag...
ANDREW TO We are afraid that our freedoms and liberties will be infringed in the future.
ANDREW TO I think there was some minor selling pressure on telecom stocks as the market continued to see a wea...
ANDREW TO We battled pretty hard five-on-five. We were right with them, maybe even better. We couldn't get goi...
BRAD STUART We're probably going to be looking for more guys to contribute than we originally thought we could g...
JACK PHELAN I don't think we took advantage of some early chances (to score). But they did a great job.
CLYDE METCALF We lost [in the] second period. We play very well in first period but we can't score. First period, ...
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IAN MCEWAN What I've discovered and really confirmed to myself is that opera really likes loud colours, and...
IAN MCEWAN I want to live in a place where strangers rush to help someone in distress.
IAN MCEWAN You can spin stories out of the ways people understand and misunderstand each other.
IAN MCEWAN I wouldn't mind being the lead guitarist in an incredibly successful rock band. However, I don&#...
IAN MCEWAN One important theme is the extent to which one can ever correct an error, especially outside any fra...
IAN MCEWAN True intelligence requires fabulous imagination.
IAN MCEWAN But he did say that the character would be on the sidelines in movies One and Two, and move into the...
IAN MCDIARMID For me it's even more interesting, because my character comes out of the shadow. It's a chan...
IAN MCDIARMID I suppose it's easy to play a hypocritical politician with a smiling face; it's also quite g...
IAN MCDIARMID I'm the blackest villain of all time.
IAN MCDIARMID The part that I think is one of the most interesting is of course the one that Hayden Christensen pl...
IAN MCDIARMID