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Related For us to have a chance this season, we need to throw strikes and make the routine defensive plays. ... JEFF TODD UIS made some big shots. We had some turnovers that really hurt us were self-inflicted. Those were b... HARRY STATHAM We were hitting the ball solid all game and we finally hit some to some spots where they weren't. Ho... KRIS VANCAS If we deserved to win the Northwestern game on Saturday, we really didn't deserve to win this game t... ROB ROBINSON There was a problem and that was that. Why didnt make a fiddlers fuck. HUBERT SELBY JR. It was a nice, clean game. We finally started making some the routine plays, even the routine plays ... DON FRANKLIN We really hit the ball today. (But) we are not making routine plays. Against better teams it has cos... BRETT BROOKS It was good to get a win because we blew a couple of opportunities to score runs. Early in the game,... AL CARTER We had some good pitching and the guys hit the ball really well. We got some other guys some playing... MARK LARSEN The kids played hard and we made some plays and they hit the ball hard at us. They murdered the ball... JOE FRANCISCO We had a chance to win the ball game. That's all you can ask. BOB GONZALEZ We showed signs in the beginning of the game, but then we panicked at times. We didnt execute things... ALEX HERNANDEZ 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 It was a really fast-paced game. They really got good ball pressure, forced us to put it on the floo... FORREST LARSON You don't see it too often but we put a complete game together. Defensively, we played super. They h... DENNY LEATHERS We really did have a pretty decent game, but we put it together in the fourth quarter. We had a lot ... DOUG GALLOWAY We had a chance to win a road game; it's not that easy to do. You can't ever blame anything on one p... DAVE HOLT I just wish we had a win. We had a chance to win it in the ninth and I was up at the plate. I though... RAFAEL PALMEIRO We just had lapses defensively. We let them make plays early in the game. Once they get going, it's ... DEMARSHAY JOHNSON You said that we would stay forever, the only problem was that you later walked away from me and did... SANDIBEL DIAZ We hit the ball well. It was a pretty good game all around for us. We have some kinks to work out, b... LAURIE MARKATOS Stephanie did a nice job for us and defensively we made some very good plays behind her. DALE LORTZ Our offense wasn't really in sync tonight. We had some good looks and we didn't put the ball down. D... CURT DE HAAN An Error is like Salt and A 'Sincere' Apology is like Water and a ''Repeated Same Error'' is like a ... ANUROOP TYAGI We made the plays and the pitches and got a clutch hit. It was a good win for us. ALLEN PLYLER We've been hitting the ball and we hit it again today. It's 10 times easier to pitch when you score ... BRANDON BATES I thought all season we had our ups and downs. We had to put that all behind us. Hopefully, we can g... KAMELA GISSENDANNER If everyone plays their best and we still drop one, that's no problem. As long as we can hit the bal... JOEY BROWDER We worked really hard and we worked a lot on the fundamentals of the game and making the basic plays... BARRY LARKIN You got to take advantage of your opportunities, and so far we've done that. We haven't played well ... FRANK ROMERO That hurt us. Looking back that probably would have been the difference in the ball game. We had a c... DENTON FOX We need to make routine plays, quit throwing it around and keep our heads up. That's the biggest pro... BRIAN GRALEY Our defense is pretty consistent. We have the ability to make the routine play consistently, but I t... ANN MUNZENMAIER We had some good opportunities, with free throws and short jumpers, but I think we were a little bit... BILL BAKAMUS Overall, it was a good, close game. Both teams made some excellent plays. We hit the ball hard for m... JANET KEIRSTEAD This was a lot better, because we played with some emotion. We had a chance to win. We got good shot... CORY LEWIS We had a chance to win that game. Good pitching gets good hitting out. BOB GUERRERA Defensively we were strong again along with our rebounding. We knew they would put up some shots and... PAUL ALEPRA I'd like to see us become more consistent on defense, but there were some good plays that kept us in... DAN CALLAHAN Defensively we weren't as strong last year as we had hoped, but I think these guys can be solid. It'... DONNIE WILLIAMS He understood that this was a game that he would be required to really make some plays if we were go... AL WALKER Players make plays and that was a big play. We really wanted to win this game tonight. LAVONDA WAGNER Offensively we were solid again. We hit the ball hard, but we left a lot of guys on base, too. We ha... BRUCE STEINBECKER Suitland has never been hit like we hit them. We knew we had to bring it to them. We worked all week... MATT REID Holly and Ashley have been there all season for us, but for us to win this game, we needed some of o... DON ZEMAN They are not the most powerful pitchers, but they are doing their job. Defensively, we have been mak... BRYAN BAUCOM The second game, we only gave up one earned run, but we found a way to lose that game. We hit some b... BOOMER WALKER It's definitely not good for us. All we can do is go out and get a win against West Virginia and hop... CONNOR BARWIN why should we feel ashamed of what has happend ,,,, we didnt ask for it ,,, are abuser forced it upo... GRACE We have to work on defense next season, make it a focus from Day 1. Making routine plays has been ou... SCOT MEEKER Routine plays that we have been making, we just didn't make them. DEAN MARTIN It was a typical first game. We had some trouble getting the ball over the plate, and we made some m... DONNIE WILLIAMS We hit the ball a little better than what is shows. A couple of times we hit the ball right at their... DAVE SCHWEDER We had a chance to tie the game. We had a chance to win the game. We had done everything we wanted t... BRUCE GUNTER We played them last year, so we had them on the schedule again, so these are some good ball clubs th... COLIN STEVENS Defensively, I think we played really well. We made a few mistakes, but overall, some questions were... DALE ROBINSON We had to do some other things at that point, but we were still OK and had a chance to win the game. DAVE SCHULTZ We have given up more points, 68 and 71 in back-to-back games, than we had all year. We have to play... BEN BORRIES Sarah really hit some big shots for us,. It was close midway through the second half. Meredith had a... HOLLY MISTO I thought we played hard in the game, but we made a lot of mistakes. But despite our mistakes, we st... ANDRE BOUTTE You pile it all together and you have to lose the game despite the fact we still had a chance to win... CHARLIE DACEY We feel like we have a chance to win every series we get involved in. If we can put the ball in play... DOYLE WILSON We have to make big plays defensively and get [the ball] back to our offence. TOM HIGGINS That was a good win for us. We haven't beaten anyone like that all season. They're a really good tea... DANNY YOSHIKAWA Then somewhere along the line and it couldn't have been until late in the season we realized w... DON SHULA Then somewhere along the line — and it couldn't have been until late in the season — we realized... DON SHULA Last week, we had to hit the ball to win a ball game but today I felt like we hit the ball with cons... JAN DAVIS Defensively we feel like we're going to be solid up the middle. Teams like to put pressure on your d... GARY ENIS If we can handle their press, make our shots and make it a half-court game, we have a chance. We pla... ANDY LONG From the beginning we thought we had a chance to win the game. We all kind of looked at each other a... TYLER AZZARELLI We played really well defensively. We had those early steals that led us into our offense. We want t... TAMIKA CATCHINGS We just didn't come with it. We didn't come with energy, we didn't make plays, we didn't play to win... JAMAAL MOORE They had numerous unearned runs. That's not to say that they didn't hit the ball, but we needed to m... BILL WOMACK That was a big win for us. We prepared for them in two days, but the coaches gave us a really good g... HENRY UHEGWU i didnt understand why my past realationship were so bad now i know so when we meet we had something... WOW We talked before the game that we wanted to come to the last three minutes and have a chance. We did... JOHN GIESLER We should have been out of the inning and got a win but we didn't make the plays defensively. David ... MARK PERCY I didn't throw the ball well. I had a couple of bad plays I should have made. We all made some plays... BRANDON COX We were definitely happy to ?steal? the first game. But we were disappointed about the outcome in th... JEFF CLOOS Defensively, we stopped them on the goal line a couple of times and that was a good sign for us. Mid... DENNIS ROTH Defensively, we stopped them on the goal line a couple of times and that was a good sign for us, ...... DENNIS ROTH That was really a huge save at that point in the game. Really, both of our goal keepers have been ve... DANA FERRY We talked about the attitude not being on the mark last week and being determined to get back to whe... BRIAN NOBLE This was a hard loss to swallow. We really wanted this game and we felt we had a chance to win it. JOSH DOLLARD It was a situation where we just didn't execute plays down the stretch. Defensively we played OK aga... JOE WOLF this sounds a little simple, but I think if we didnt know illness we wouldnt really feel the exhilir... PRISCILLA WARNER It was kind of indicative of the way we've been hitting the ball in batting practice. But you don't ... JAY SUTTON We had a good strong regular season. We accomplished some of the goals that we set for ourselves and... JASON TERRY It was a good win for us. We had some rough moments, but we played hard all the way. We did what it ... ANGIE MORTON Air is approximately 21% oxygen, our brains feed off of oxygen. So basically we are all airheads. ANDONI GARCIA Inspired By Beauty In Creation We Are One DANIEL GILMAN Defensively we were able to slow them down a bit. Aaron (Jones) made some big plays for us. We just ... JEFF MOORE This was a good series for us. Arkansas State has a nice ball club and they have shown they are capa... RON POLK West opened up in a zone, and we hit some threes that got us going. I thought we did a good job of c... ARNO KIRCHENWITZ That was the start we've been looking for all season. The defense again set us up with good field po... DAN GROSSMAN We were making good plays for each other and then I think we spread apart. I didn't think we had tha... RAY ALLEN I thought it was good. We had the game completely in control. But we had some turnovers and they cam... ALANA ERICKSON We are having a pretty good year. The year started off great. It was a nice tournament win for us. U... BRAD BROWNELL We knew that we had to be balanced, and we hit some outside shots that allowed us to get the ball in... GENE CONSTANTINO Sure, we'd like to make them all, or at least make more than we are. Nevertheless, we made some big ... JEFF JOHNSON
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Stains the white radiance of eternity. PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Commerce has set the mark of selfishness,
The signet of its all-enslaving power
Upon a shining... PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY . . . then black despair
The shadow of a starless night, was thrown
Over the world in which I ... PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Obedience indeed is only the pitiful and cowardly egotism of him who thinks that he can do something... PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY We look before and after,
And pine for what is not,
Our sincerest laughter
With some pai... PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lost Echo sits amid the voiceless mountains,
And feeds her grief. PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Around, around in ceaseless circles wheeling
With clangs of wings and scream, the Eagle sailed
... PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Familiar acts are beautiful through love. PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY There is a harmony In autumn, and a lustre in its sky, Which through the summer is not heard... PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Soul meets soul on lovers' lips. PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY A poet is a nightingale, who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds. PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Poetry is a sword of lightning, ever unsheathed, which consumes the scabbard that would contain it. PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted. PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought. PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY The pleasure that is in sorrow is sweeter than the pleasure of pleasure itself. PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man. PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY We look before and after, And pine for what is not; Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught... PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that he does so in uniform: he only adds the i... PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY