We knew it was going to be a long couple of days. It's hard to concentrate that long. I was really proud of the way we came back in the second round. Allen came back and gave us a good run. It was a battle.
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JOEL BARTA We did a really good job in the second half of cutting down their dribble penetration. They hurt us ... BRIAN LUNDSTROM I was proud of the way we played and came back when we had an injury and foul trouble. JOE LAFKO We came a long way. Was it satisfactory to everyone? Probably not. BRIGID DEVRIES I just gave up on acting for a couple of years until Good Will Hunting came around, and since it was... CASEY AFFLECK We're right there. I don't think we played a very good game. Errors. We were a little young (with th... DAVE TOLLETT It was something that if we practiced well the first couple days down here we knew this was going to... BRET BIELEMA Nelson came up with a couple of big three-pointers to get us going. It was a back-and-forth game of ... BILL VINCENT The school has really shown its support. The students came out and supported us and helped us win. I... JAMARR SANDERS Most of my young girls that came in gave me a really good effort. But, once we get down, it's hard t... CARONICA DEBOSE I was really pleased with the way we came back. It told me a lot about the girls coming back like th... BOB GRIMES If Stephen King was a killer, he will be the best killer ever existed, check out his novels, check o... DEYTH BANGER We came back to tie it up but then it was the Anthony Christensen show. He is one of the finest runn... LARRY OTTERBLAD We came to have a good time tonight. Thanks for letting us come out and be with you. We've been doin... BILLY GIBBONS We knew it was going to be hard to come in here and get a win. We played them tough early ..., but t... DALE MARTIN It got the momentum right back to us. They came out and scored -- we gave them that run really -- Br... CHARLIE PULEO It would have been nice to get an empty net goal. We had a little scare when they came back in the s... SIDNEY CROSBY And the day came out... the mask was removed... and who was behind it? ... No Face... a pe... DEYTH BANGER My first run was really good. Second run it started snowing a little bit. I knew it was tight. The s... ANJA PAERSON It felt good but we knew they had some good shooters and would come back. They came out and obviousl... AMANDA SIMMONS I told the girls at the half that we need to have someone step up. We needed to maintain possession ... KAITLIN CARNEY I was a bit scratchy at first especially with the kickoff and I thought it was going to be a hell of... DAN CARTER It was a great game. They came back hard on us in the third. We switched things up a little bit in t... DEAN COOK We lost momentum when we missed the field goal. They came back, and scored and we never got back int... DAN HINDS The thing I was most proud of about today's round was that on this course everybody is going to make... PHIL MICKELSON When I came back down here afterwards, I suppose there was a part of me that regretted that. But we ... COLIN TODD We decided to be more aggressive and jump up and shoot it. I'm proud of the way we came back. BRAD BJORKGREN Everybody comes to play in the big games and we knew it wasn't going to be easy. They came back and ... ANNESIA FAULKNER They got out to a 3-0 start. We came back and it was 3-2, then 4-2 and then we fell apart and they w... BRIT MUNSTERTEIGER After finishing runner-up last year, it was nice to win it this year. We came from way back to do it... DAN PFLIGLER We didn't think it was ours at halftime. We came back when we played them, and we knew they could do... ALISON LACEY After a slow start, I kind of got my focus back. We started out slow in the beginning, but my team p... FALLON LUMPKIN It was huge because I knew we had a target on us all year long. A lot of teams were gunning for Unio... JOSH MEEKER It's never good to be behind, but it is good to respond to that pressure. And we did. We came back. ... AL MELNICK We knew when Richie came in it was going to be a gun-slinging show. MARQUES MURRELL Chris has really been struggling with injuries all season long and he's beginning to get a little bi... BENJAMIN BETTS It was a great game, especially for this early in the year. I was proud of our kids that we fought b... DICK MANDELLA It was big, very big. I think a lot of people came in here today thinking we were just going to beat... MATT ERICKSON It's a good start for the team. We knew this was going to be a very competitive tournament and that'... JOE RODRIGUEZ Guys came in with a lot of energy. I was surprised with a couple players. They came ready to battle. SEAN MILLER It was just kind of a cumulative effect. We went back to (the run) more in the second half and we fo... MIKE GOFF It was just kind of a cumulative effect, ... We went back to (the run) more in the second half and w... MIKE GOFF I'm excited to come back and get a win after the long layoff. We came out a little rusty, but we cam... JANEVIA TAYLOR When Manny came back, we knew we were going all the way. I got hurt and they played Woodlands and Li... ERIC MINGO It was a big win for us to come back tonight when a little adversity came our way, and we responded ... JODY JENERETTE It was a really well-played game for this time of the year. I know I'm really proud of the way our k... DICK MANDELLA I'm happy with the way we fought back. Andy Young played really well on defense. The guys came back;... DAVE FALKENBERG It was fun, the guys did well. I was really pleased with the second unit that came in and got a coup... BOBBY BROCKMAN It was us, we sat back. We've got to go hard and keep pressing and we didn't do that. We sat back on... BRAD BOYES I'm proud of the girls fighting back and keeping with it. It was neat to see that they fought and ca... MARK ALBERTUS It came to the point after that game where we were either going to pack it in and have a miserable c... BRAD STUART We came out firing and our defense was really good. Then in the second quarter they went to a 1-3-1 ... JOSH FRUNZ We hit the ball very hard today. We gave up four runs in the top of the first, but I was very happy ... ANDREW BRADLEY We knew we were in for a game. It's elimination time. But when the home run came, it kind of gave us... LAYTON ALIVIADO We knew rebounding was going to be the difference. When Warren was making its run, we had a crack in... AMY HOLTSFORD I was proud that we didn't hang our heads and quit playing, because we could have done that at any t... GAIL GLADDING Anyways, that very same night there was a fight in the casino on B Deck. Some of the passengers got ... CHRISTINA ENGELA It's that Prairie tradition and all. They came out knowing they were going to win. I don't think we ... KRISTI KINGMA That was just the horse. He was amazing. I was sure he was beat, but he just dug in. He knew that it... DANIELLE HODSDON This was a good tournament, regardless of the outcome. This was a team that gave us a precise feedba... BRIAN PERRY It was crucial for us to score the first but we stung them with the quick second, although they came... HARRY KEWELL The thing I am most proud of is what we accomplished my senior year. We had lost 11 seniors and ever... ARTHUR HAMLIN Emily's tough. She adapted to what they gave us and then came back and adapted again in the second h... BILL IPSEN He came in here a little fired up trying to get us going. He knew they were giving it to us on the g... GRAHAM BROWN That first game in Boston was a pivotal point. We got down early, came back and tied it and ended up... WALT JOCKETTY We had a couple of tough games back to back that we played well in and lost, and then a game we won ... JEFF YOUNG I was proud of our team. Rucker gave us a battle, but we held on and earned the win. JENNIFER HARDIN It was a long time. It feels good to be back here. COREY KOSKIE We had a great week of practice and the kids came out and really played hard. It was nice to get the... BRENT WARD It was a good game by both teams. They jumped out ahead of us early. And then we came back. But we j... DON MOORE I was very impressed with the kids from Community. They came ready to play from the opening whistle ... DOUG PRICE It's really big for us because we came off a couple of losses. We really needed it trying to get bac... KREI MEIER We gave up a big touchdown in the second half, uncontested almost. From that, our kids could have fo... DOUG BALDWIN I thought it was a good game. I thought we played well, and I thought South Burlington has got one o... DAVE LAMARRE We felt we were having good at-bats throughout the game and it was going to come for us. We hit some... GREG BUCHANAN I wasn't pleased with the way they were playing and I told them they needed to pick up the intensity... DEBBIE SKELLY I couldn't be more proud. We closed the book on the Cinderella story. We tried our best. We put ours... RICK MAGNANTE What a game. I'm just glad the kids competed at the end. We were up seven, we had a run, and they ca... JOE KAIN It was a game of spurts. We had a couple of good spurts and they had a couple of good ones. I'm just... JAMES GAMBLE The guys were really excited. We just tried to change it up and grab momentum and we did. We are rea... BENJI SONNICHSEN This was very big. We came back with a good week of practice. It shows we have a lot of character. BRIAN GLESING It was like a peach basket on the front nine. I was just knocking them in from everywhere. I made a ... TIM PETROVIC A couple years ago I was going to back off and actually thought about retiring, but it keeps calling... JASON NEWSTED That was the best second half I've seen us play ... We scored only three points in the first half, a... JAMES FLEMING We knew we were in for a battle. It was a good test for us. LEE STEPHENS
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"Either the legion raises someone on a shield after ... RICK RIORDAN You speak horse?" Hazel asked. "Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mea... RICK RIORDAN Frank stared at him. "Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hu... RICK RIORDAN They're Lares. House gods." "House gods," Percy said. "Like...smaller than real gods, but large... RICK RIORDAN I'm fine!" Percy yelled out as he ran by, followed by a giant screaming bloody murder. RICK RIORDAN This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..." "Repair boy." RICK RIORDAN Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. "Did Octavian accept you?" "Yeah," Percy said. "He sla... RICK RIORDAN Percy scowled. "I-I know you." Nico raised his eyebrows. "Do you? RICK RIORDAN Annabeth's face, her blond hair and gray eyes, the way she laughed, threw her arms around him, and g... RICK RIORDAN Two hundred Romans, and no one’s got a pen? Never mind!" He slung his M16 onto his bac... RICK RIORDAN There!" Mars finished writing and threw the scroll at Octavian. "A prophecy. You can add it to your ... RICK RIORDAN Jeez, Hazel," Percy said, "tell your horse to watch his language." Hazel tried not to laugh. "W... RICK RIORDAN Hey!" said the guy in the video. "Greetings from your friends at Camp Half-Blood, et cetera. This is... RICK RIORDAN Life is only precious because it ends, kid. RICK RIORDAN Now, come over here so I can pat you down." "But you don't have-" Percy stopped. "Uh, sure." RICK RIORDAN Can you surf really well, then?" I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh. "Je... RICK RIORDAN Hera, do not dare take credit! You have caused at least as many problems as you fixed! RICK RIORDAN He wondered if...his dad, Zeus, would write him a note: “Please excuse Jason from eternal damnatio... RICK RIORDAN Usually I give demigods something simple like a shopping trip, singing a funny song, that sort of th... RICK RIORDAN Nico danced around like he needed to use the restroom. "Does Zeus really have lightning bolts t... RICK RIORDAN If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron w... RICK RIORDAN Thalia blushed. "Hi, Lord Apollo." Zeus's girl, yes? Makes you my half sister. Used to be... RICK RIORDAN The god of wine looked around at the assembled crowd. “Miss me?” The satyrs fell over... RICK RIORDAN My faithful companion, Zoe Nightshade, has passed into the stars. I must have a new lieutenant. And ... RICK RIORDAN Wait just a minute," Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. "These two are dangerous. It'd be mu... RICK RIORDAN But I've never even been to Olympus! Zeus is crazy!" Chiron and Grover glanced nervously ... RICK RIORDAN Kronos couldn't have risen if it hadn't been for a lot of demigods who felt abandoned by their paren... RICK RIORDAN Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done w... RICK RIORDAN I looked at Thalia. "You're afraid of heights." Now that we were safely down the mountain... RICK RIORDAN Doesn't miss many meals, does he?" Zeus muttered. "Tyson, for your bravery in the war, and for leadi... RICK RIORDAN The Council agrees," Zeus said. "Percy Jackson, you will have one gift from the gods." I hesita... RICK RIORDAN As for my brothers," Zeus said, "we are thankful"-he cleared his throat like the words were hard to ... RICK RIORDAN It's just Annabeth mom jeez! RICK RIORDAN Хей! - извика Гроувър. - Тя май припадна! - Гррр! - обади... RICK RIORDAN Той ме погледна тъжно, сякаш мислеше какви цветя да изб... RICK RIORDAN Синдром на Дефицит на Вниманието (СДВ) RICK RIORDAN You're cute when you're worried, your eyebrows get all scrunched together. RICK RIORDAN then things got even stranger. Mr. Brunner, who'd been out in front of the museum a minute befo... RICK RIORDAN There are parties and then there are huge major blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties... RICK RIORDAN Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” ... RICK RIORDAN Percy smiled. He knew the stakes were high. He knew this day could go horribly wrong. But he also kn... RICK RIORDAN Hazel squinted. "How far?" "Just over the river and through the woods." Percy raised an ey... RICK RIORDAN Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded. Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control tr... RICK RIORDAN Erre es korakas, Blinky!" Dionysus cursed. "I will have your soul! RICK RIORDAN