We were fine tuning some things and trying some new things to see how they work out for the conference tournament. Being a rebuilding year, we came a long way in how we have performed.
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Related I'll try to carry over some stuff Bob did, but there will be some new things people will see. We gra... LAURA SELLERS We have the next couple of weeks to work on some things before the conference tournament. We will be... KRISSY HALL We wanted to see how things shook out. We were surprised by some of the schools that didn't apply. DARREN KECSKES If you love someone you must set them free like the wind and give them the respect they deserve.If y... GARY F EVANS... We were being aggressive and trying to make things happen, and it just didn't work out. We talked ab... DONNA PROCTOR We're trying some different things [to] see how they feel. GAVIN FLOYD We were looking to improve on last week's conference game and work on some things at this tournament... JEAN ANDERSON We were very focused and we were able to do some things we wanted to do. It was a nice way to start ... GEOFF BROYLES The Harmon fund was set up to do some things that our budget wouldn't allow. Ten years ago we were l... DICK HARRIS We're trying things out and want to see how they work. We're not opposed to changing things in the f... JENNIFER LANE We came into this tournament trying to get better and we have improved in some areas. DALLAS DAVIS I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some... ALICE WALKER I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some d... ALICE WALKER What you call dirty and muddy place, is what a pig calls his palace SOTONYE ANGA It's a great tournament for us to get our feet wet and have the kids get some work against good ball... JOE ARCHULETA (The Rebels) did a lot of things to disguise (their blitzing), ... We have to figure some things out... KEVIN O'CONNELL We've got experience coming back, we've got some solid players and I'm really looking for this team ... JASON SHIREY We practically have a whole new team, so this is a rebuilding year. We plan to have some success her... CHRIS HOUSTON We knew going in how strong they were and that we'd have to go after them with some big skill moves.... GREG BEAUPRE We were winning most of the tournament, and it was a good experience. We saw some things that we can... BRAD HARRIS I am trying to push people's buttons and see how they respond to things, ... We are trying to create... BRIAN JOYCE It?s a little bit of a wake-up call. We made some early-season mistakes and have some things to work... STEVE ANTICH We did everything right today. The kids performed very well. I think we did better than we expected ... ANDREW WASHINGTON Anytime you start your conference schedule at 0-1, it's never good. But it is just the first game. I... GLENN GRIFFIN We did some great things out there. We played as a team, we communicated, but we just have to score.... JULIE MCGRAW We wanted to get Levi out there so he could work on some things. He has been one of our starters all... CORY MEE We've been working on that ever since we found out we were playing them. We've been putting in some ... BILL OLIN We're thrilled to get some recognition. Last year, my first year here, I felt like we were observers... BUD CHILDERS I told them we came out there and played with good effort. We played as a team. We got better and wo... KATIE GRAVEL I thought the girls ran pretty well. We have a new fifth runner and we have to work out some things.... GREG GIBSON (The boys) were really flaky. We had some boys who performed worse than they have all year long. Thi... HERMAN ANDREWS Being clever was when you looked at how things were and used the evidence to work out something new. MARK HADDON I think we were maybe a little bit cocky going into that third game against Salinas. But overall I'm... TOM AGAN We as a society have to start figuring out how to do things without using fossil fuel energy. Some o... MIKE PACE We were kind of irritated when we heard everyone saying how wide open this tournament was. We were t... WILL BROWN We came into this season believing it was going to be a rebuilding year. The kids were the ones that... CHUCK MILLER We'll see those in the New Year. We are identifying the problem intersections and will ... pilot the... JOYCE WILSON I was pleasantly surprised to see things came as close as they did. We had some really good performa... DENEEN KELLER We have things to work on and we also learned some things. JASON HAFNER We came out and felt like we had a lot of distractions that we felt like had an impact on us startin... LANCE REED To the team's credit, after such a poor first game, they started to do some things right to win game... DON WATSON I think that defensively, I'm sure we're going to become much more effective in our abilities. And t... JACK WILKINSON We now know how things were in the '60s and how things have changed, but I don't think we ap... KARINE VANASSE Actually, it's too early to speculate. We do have some long-term commitments to some organizations. ... JEFF COLE We've been doing some things well, but we know we have to work on some things. We can be a very good... MICHAEL STRAHAN They (the Penguins) looked a little out of sync from when we saw them earlier this year. It might ha... JOCELYN PRICE We played some tough teams and we played well. We were looking to find out where we were and what we... EILEEN SCHMIDT People are enjoying the play and they get ... a retrospective look at how things were and how things... LAWRENCE JOHNSON In the grand scheme of things, it's still just one game. We still have done a lot of good things thi... GENE DEFILIPPO When you move kids it takes time. We have some situations to work on. We have to fine tune some thin... BILL BORK We were just trying some things out. You never know when you'll need it. ADANMA EKELEDO We've worked hard in the off-season building the new car. We did a shakedown at Savannah to see how ... BILL RILEY We're a long way from being a good team. We have a lot of holes. We need to be better conditioned. W... BOB LUTZ We see some good things, some negative things and things in between, DANIEL BURNS It was a nice preview of what we'll see if we can get to the regional this year. We were only one po... IAN BATTLES I'm extremely pleased with how well we performed. That's a lot of points for how many events we were... MARK ROBISON We have a right to life, not on it. DANIEL MELGAçO That was the turning point. They were trying to slow the game down early on. We switched some things... JAY CORBY Things started out alright and then tapered off, ... We did some good things, we did some bad things... KOY DETMER When we found out that they were going to close, we had to go out and find another supplier. It is p... JOHN ARMSTRONG They are a good team. They came out and played well. They did not let us do some of the things we we... MIKE MARSHALL You can see there were some things happening in Belgrade but we have no concrete information as to w... ANTON NIKIFOROV We have the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. How we do there determines what we get in the r... DENNIS RINE I really don't know how good we are yet, ... It sounds odd, but we are still finding out some things... MIKE HOLMGREN I'll never know how they got us out. They knew every street that wasn't flooded, and drove around 't... FRED POWELL The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. CHINESE PROVERB I know people came out to see how bad we were. Then we win them over, and they stick around. JOHN CORBETT Science tells us how some things work. People tell us how things could work. Religion tells us how t... CAROL COVIN We did some real good things. We had some peaks and valleys all through the tournament, but overall,... BRAD SMITH They want to go out on top. They had all year to think about how close we came. Everybody wants to b... BOB MALLWITZ They did some things that gave us some problems, we tried to adjust and tonight we came up a little ... CHAD MEADORS I'd say 'focus, focus, focus' so many times they probably got sick of it. But that's how we did thin... ED BRINK We had been working on some stuff all year long and we came close in different games. In the first h... RICHARD BERTHELOT We shall see but little way if we require to understand what we see. How few things can a man measur... HENRY DAVID THOREAU We're looking forward to getting out on the field and putting some new things into the offense and w... ROBIN ROSS We started backed up, and you call plays a little different. You run plays a little different. But t... BOBBY ENGRAM We just felt like for the team, we needed this change, ... We're going to let Casey start, and see h... HOUSTON NUTT He came in and we felt did an outstanding job last year. He got some good experience and has a natio... IAN MCINTYRE We found out tonight how important and how crucial momentum swings can be. I thought we were playing... SAKU KOIVU It was a great non-conference win for us. We found a way to win on the defensive end even when thing... HEIDI MICHAELIS There were some encouraging things out of a loss like this from some individuals out there that a lo... DAVE NEWTON We really sold this team on unity. Our motto this year is, 'One way, one team.' We told them we were... RICK RIOS It was kind of neat today to see all these fans show up for a test session. It was really cool, kind... JAKE ZEMKE We were trying some new things, switching people around. We were having too many hitting errors and ... LYNN LOVE We had some good years (under Hilliard), but couldn't get it done in the tournament. We had so much ... ANNE HAFELI We got some baskets in close and that opened up things on the outside. We came out of the gate stron... DAN WATERMAN As we build our organization, we'll likely do some other things differently once we get our sleeves ... BOB CASTELLINI As we build our organization, we'll likely do some other things differently once we get our sleeves ... BOB CASTELLINI We see some things on film that we can attack. We just have to go out and do it. KYLE TATUM I should have said, 'Hey, we've got several things we're going to turn in and want to look at with t... JOE GIBBS There were a lot of close matches the whole tournament; some of them we pulled out and some we didn'... JEFF COURTRIGHT [Whitehall] came out here and showed us some things we need to improve. DOUG LUKE It was a veteran team making a veteran play. We were hoping for some things to happen. They were con... CHARLES RAMSEY We're in the process of installing a new set. We're doing it because we have a real need. You'll see... FORREST CARR [But some of the Wizards players were very well aware of what was going on elsewhere in the conferen... JOSH WOLFF Everyone had really good things to say and came out with the message that we were trying to convey, ... DOUG SCHULTZ The island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever. E.LOCKHART اگر میخواهید جایی زندگی کنید که مردمش از موش ها نمیترسن... EMILY LOCKHART You hate cake doughnuts." "Of course," says Mirren. "But we didn't get the cake, we got glazed ... E.LOCKHART There are parallel universes in which different events have happened to the same people. An alternat... E. LOCKHEART
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GRETCHEN TEAGARDEN What's been driving the valuation has been an expectation of really strong applications revenue grow... GRETCHEN TEAGARDEN It isn't for everybody. But there's nothing more exciting than building a business. GRETCHEN SHUGART We turned the corner during 2003 and were profitable in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004. In the ... GRETCHEN SHUGART But the Internet has made it possible for the box office to have an official record of who is coming... GRETCHEN SHUGART It's really the most satisfying job I've ever had. I could not dream up a better job, for me. GRETCHEN SHUGART The bigger the class [of individuals suing], the bigger the award, the bigger the cut that the lawye... GRETCHEN SCHAEFER You can't tell me that some of these lawyers aren't motivated purely by greed. GRETCHEN SCHAEFER We expect all of those bills to come back. GRETCHEN SCHAEFER I am wondering what I am going to do now. GRETCHEN QUEBE The top five girls at the meet are training for the Olympics and its fun to compete against them and... GRETCHEN PLAMONDON Because the girls don't make as many mistakes at zones, if you make more than one little error, it c... GRETCHEN PLAMONDON He really cares and will work with you until you get it done. If you have the drive as a diver, he w... GRETCHEN PLAMONDON It was a rush of excitement and we were all really excited to have a meet the next day to step it up... GRETCHEN PLAMONDON We owe it to our community to do it the right way. GRETCHEN NIES It's still up in the air. I am hoping that we can keep the program. GRETCHEN NIES It's pretty difficult to draw someone from the outside world at the caliber you want to maintain. We... GRETCHEN NIES She finds herself in New York City and she is making a living posing for photographs. A lot of it wa... GRETCHEN MOL Mary believes that at the center of everyone is a mystery. And the idea that you can sum up a person... GRETCHEN MOL Some of the girls are taller than me and have more muscles than me, but that just makes me run harde... GRETCHEN LAMAR Faith Burt (of Cedar Falls) won (the 100-meter dash) last year and my goal is to beat her. GRETCHEN LAMAR I remember all the people there. It made me want to get back. GRETCHEN LAMAR It can accommodate everyone's schedule. GRETCHEN LAFFOON We're going to be monitoring people so we know what kind of employment they are looking for. GRETCHEN LAFFOON