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Everyone else has been 4A, 5A and ... ISAIAH PETERSON We knew everybody needed to swim well to finish out so the team could win. We couldn't win without e... DANIEL GLOVER Blessed with Mom and Dad's remarkable genes, raised on big words and big, iconoclastic attitudes... DAN HILL They're ranked No. 2 in the state in all classifications, and they're certainly deserving of that, i... BRAD BLEW She is sugar, curiosity, and rain. E. LOCKHART We knew they were good three-point shooters and we knew they were real good running their set plays ... DAVID MCCLURE We knew it wouldn't be like last time. We knew that East would be ready to play and that we would ha... LORI CRUNK I would love to get to the finals and play Nixa. That would be good for both schools, meaning we bot... ROY GREEN As long as our players focus, I feel that we ought to be competitive come tournament time. In additi... BOB KLUBA We swam very well. We haven't had a meet in awhile, so I knew the girls would be excited for this on... JEANNE FLECK When I was in high school in the early 1970s, we knew we were running out of oil; we knew that easy ... CARL SAFINA Our 5-0 was the silver bracket at (the St. Charles Classic on March 25). We were proud to be 5-0, bu... GLYNDA RICE The tempo was exactly where we wanted it. I think a few people were getting nervous, but we were doi... BRIAN ADKINS We knew coming in that this would be a litmus test for our team. Who better to see where you're at t... JIM MCCALL Being our first year we knew we had a good group of girls. I don't think anybody else would have exp... JENNIFER NOLTE We realized that this was quite a thing for a school like ours to be in the state tournament. We jus... BERNIE KUBALE They swam really well against a 5A team. We're in a good place for this time of season. LAURA GRAF We anticipated that there would be critical submissions. You do turn over your brand to the public, ... MELISA TEZANOS My mom thought I might be good for voiceover. She thought I had a cute voice, so maybe I could do a ... ATTICUS SHAFFER We played tremendous team basketball. I knew that we were going to be able to get the ball inside ag... ALAN JOHNSTON We started five seniors to show that any loss can be their last game. I think the guys performed wel... DARRON ROGERS I wanted to get out of school for the day, but if I wrote that, I knew that I wouldn't get picked. I... EILEEN JOSEPH We wanted to make sure that J.J. never got into a shooting rhythm. I told Garrett Temple to stay on ... JOHN BRADY There were things Gannett wanted to do and things Knight Ridder wanted to do, ... We decided if we c... TONY RIDDER We came here to prove ourselves and we actually proved ourselves as a team to beat in 5A. MIKE LOVE We wanted to come in and run the football and establish the run and build off that, and we did that ... DAN PIFER I wanted to go to state and win state and we did that. I wanted to get a 1,000 yards and I got that,... JAMES JACKSON We were nervous coming in. We knew they were going to be in better basketball shape than they were t... JOE LAYNE I was fortunate to get that break. I knew that if I could just get in front and do that then I would... DAVID KNOX The whole game we didn't have a doubt that we would come back. We knew that we were going to have th... BRIAN HERNANDEZ 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 knew it would be mid-January before we had the team we knew we could be. This month is the first ... BILL SIMPKINS We wanted to show we could swim with the big schools. JUDD HANEY We really wanted to come out and push the ball in the second half. We were getting dominated on the ... CATHY NIXON We knew if we had a good day today that there would be a chance we could start to pull away. Usually... EVAN SHAW We beat them by 24 earlier this season, so I think the kids felt the game against West Boca (in the ... FRED ROSS I would love to have that run-and-gun offense here and I think the guys we have would be really good... MATT LAWRENCE There were mistakes (against Maryland) that we could have controlled. When we executed well, we got ... PAUL HEWITT I knew I could play. I knew that if I would get my shot I would be able to stick, and I finally did.... JASON POMINVILLE We would like to possibly win the conference, win a regional and then be competitive thereafter in t... SEAN BIETERMAN I knew it would be difficult to go through our league undefeated, but I did know we would be in the ... MIKE ALBRING Convinced that we're living the whole time that we're dying. We decide to go out walking the wh... TEGAN QUIN we sat there smoking cigarettes at 5 in the morning. CHARLES BUKOWSKI I thought we wrestled pretty well. I felt we needed a win in one of those first three matches. I kne... MARC BILLETT Being a teenager, I would think they were real strict, and I would get upset, but I'm glad they ... DENISE RICHARDS I knew they were a very tough team. We knew we would have to wrestle well to even be in the match. BILL MCDONALD I knew any team that could beat Hampton would be good. And I knew that those girls (Gamble and Johns... LARRY BOWMAN I knew we were more of a second-half team and that we would come out hard and finish the opportuniti... MATT LOVELAND I knew whoever scored the first goal would win the tie. I do not care who we get in the final. FRIEDHELM FUNKEL Looking at tape, we felt a zone would be effective against them. They're so athletic and we had a ha... DARIN HAZEL Those would be two examples where the city, if we wanted to do something different to meet our local... CITY MANAGER MARI MACOMBER I knew it had to hit the rim before it could be in play. I was trying to let it hit the backboard fi... DAVID HOSKINS God knew our lives would be really bad sometimes. Like maybe we'd be turned into a monster and then ... MICHAEL GRANT I just knew that this would be the last time I would play and I tried to do the best I could out the... BECCA MCARDLE They put a lot of pressure on us and our kids didn't react well. They're fast and they're a good tea... JASON SCANLAN We both tried to be as competitive as we could. We were both pretty strong willed and we both wanted... BILLY HUGHES We came out and felt like we had a lot of distractions that we felt like had an impact on us startin... LANCE REED The umpire told us that was going to be the last inning and that they were going to call the game. S... ANN MUNZENMAIER The first thing that was considered in the design were the soils, moisture content and the wind, so ... ANGELA HANSEN We knew we were working hard so we knew we could do it. We executed and got it done. We did everythi... NICK ANURAK There was a point when we were 16-2 and we felt like we had struggled a little. But then I said ther... DEAN COFFLAND I knew that she (Hill) was balling in the first half. I knew that if we could stop her then we would... LADONA PIERCE We had a really good day. Guilford is one of those teams that we knew would be among the best compet... STEVE PRICE How would it be,” said Pooh slowly, “if, as soon as we’re out of sight of this Pit, we try to ... MILNE, A. A. We knew before he got here that he would come in and threaten for the state championship at 103. We ... JACK KOSMICKI (Picking up wins) would be great for us in the big picture. A win we could steal would put us in gre... CHUCK HARTMAN This is going to be the first time we're racing solo. I would think that there will be fewer yellows... WAYNE TAYLOR We knew we had to play extremely well to win. We're excited about our performance. We knew we were p... JEFF LANGREHR We were scheduled to leave on Sunday morning, and they gave us all of these warnings. They said ther... CLAY HOBBS We were so excited just to get the opportunity, so that was kind of our driving force. We were just ... LYSSA DENNARD We knew there would be days when our anxieties would well up and we would be afraid to take the next... COLIN POWELL We were committed to playing today. We knew we couldn't be hung up on last week's game. We knew San ... BOBBY CARPENTER We knew we wanted to be competitive in district, and we are. Actually, we are a little ahead of wher... JAMIE ROLLINS I had seen the young kids they had coming up, and I know that streaks are meant to be broken. We kne... DAVE BABIK I wanted to get the word out, just so people knew and so more would be interested in running. GEORGE BLUE We wanted to be true to what a barbershop is, so every headline we could grab between the first 'Bar... ICE CUBE We knew it wasn't going to be a 40 to 40-something score. We knew we weren't going to be in an offen... BLAKE POWERS I knew we wouldn't see any more adversity than (Thursday) night. I knew if we could keep our composu... BRIAN CANTRELL Under the school policy, they would be able to come back to school. They have to reapply. All of the... JAN MCDONALD If everybody is looking for it, then nobody is finding it. If we were cultured, we would not be cons... PABLO PICASSO We are far from perfect but willing to be different. CRAIG GROESCHEL On our swim team, they had something called the 'developmental meet.' I didn't know it w... JEFF KINNEY We were looking for a prep school to do another year. My brother lived in Franklin, Mass., so he cou... JAKE LOMONACO I think the maximum that you can be on national television is six, so with four already scheduled we... ART ROONEY I think we were just riding the emotion from our last game. Everyone knew that this would probably b... BEAU STEVENS After that (the surrender) we could run on the surface and the stills could make all the water they ... BOB HAYES I was trying not to get my head down because it was three minutes in and I knew we had time to come ... LINDSAY THOMPSON Denmark could try to score and then we would be out. We are trying to win this game. FREDDIE LJUNGBERG We are playing bigger 5A and 6A teams. It's all in preparation for when we play in [postseason]. It'... ALVIN JAMES Everything went as planned. We wanted to win both relays, and we did. We also wanted to get our kids... ANDREW WASHINGTON People don't have to donate money, ... Money would be fine, but it also could be food or clothes or ... CHRIS DUHON We held their offense to one touchdown in the first half. Things were looking good. In the second ha... PAUL KENNY
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