We weren't supposed to win it, so the monkey wasn't on our back. That makes a huge difference in this game. I knew we had enough talent that we could win it. And we did.
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Related We may claim to believe in God, but we don't want to believe so much that it makes us different. CRAIG GROESCHEL People see what they want to see SUSAN BETH PFEFFER This was so much fun, it meant so much to us. We played really hard and we knew that we could win th... JENNIFER BLOCKER We knew we had to focus tonight. That was the big difference between this game and our other games a... JAKE CHAPPELL It's a huge for win for us. It just feels like we got the monkey off our back. JEFF COREY He's made a huge difference. He's made everyone's attitudes and beliefs that we could win, that we c... CARLTON JONES No one thought we could win this game except for the guys in that locker room. We knew if we wanted ... BEN ROETHLISBERGER We knew we really needed this game after laying an egg against Pitt. I don't think we really believe... JAMES WHITE We said at half-time that we had played poorly but we were 10-10 against the reigning champions. So ... CHRIS PATERSON We needed to establish a run game and we hadn't done that all game. So, we kind of figured on the si... JASON JONES I never looked at it as us having a monkey on our backs. We didn't prepare any differently for this ... AARON STRAUB Any time you win a game on the road, it's huge. We wanted to get back on track with this game and we... JOE LOGAN Dae FATE NAYAE Nanagha Vandhuttoom Da, Sandy , Na Nata, London Lass,Russian Grapes, Ellorum Ippa Van... SATHESH KUMAR M We knew we couldn't afford to mess up at all. I felt like if everybody did what they were supposed t... BOB RALSTON This is huge. There's a sense that if we win the game, it brings validity to our team. SPENCER HAVNER After that steal, it boosted our confidence and we knew we could win the game. That was one of our b... ALEX HERTENSTEIN It was a letdown. Anything that could happen did. We just didn't have pitching. I spent it Thursday ... ALAN BYRD I think we have our kids believing now that we are talented enough to win some games. We improved du... LEONARD PERRY We stayed tight with each other, we tried to be confident and positive. We knew that we could come b... CAMILLE LITTLE These kids have paid the price to win a championship. We knew we had to come out fighting today. The... GARY BURKE We played tremendous team basketball. I knew that we were going to be able to get the ball inside ag... ALAN JOHNSTON I think we were more determined today, and we just fed off the momentum. I'm just happy we got this ... JASON HORTON Defense was the name of the game, ... This is a big win for the program a huge win. We were knock... FRANKLIN PIERCE Defense was the name of the game, ... This is a big win for the program — a huge win. We were knoc... FRANKLIN PIERCE Defense was the name of the game. This is a big win for the program a huge win. We were knocking ... HOWARD LUTTON We did enough defensively to win that game. We just didn't do enough offensively. JEFF WHITNEY The words you can’t find, you borrow. We read to know we’re not alone. We read because w... GABRIELLE ZEVIN It's great. We felt we had a chance to win it with the talent we have this year and our depth. JOSE MEJIA This was a great win. The monkey is off our back. Now we can step forward and do the things that we ... CARMEN DOLFO The guys knew this game was big. We had our chances to win in regulation. RICH TINUCCI And when I saw you kissing that girl My heart, it shattered and my eyes, they watered And ... KATE NASH This is a huge win for us. We had to get Anthony back into the game. We needed that experience and w... CLAIR COSTELLO We were down big and it was just real gutsy for us to be able to come back. We challenged ourselves ... JASON TERRY It makes it hard, because we know we can win the games. We just have to keep our heads up and keep o... DERON WASHINGTON Convinced that we're living the whole time that we're dying. We decide to go out walking the wh... TEGAN QUIN Every conference game usually the teams step up and play harder. It wasn't a must win, but it was a ... DAVID HARACKIEWICZ This was definitely supposed to be a test, and I think we did pretty good on it. We knew they were a... ILIAN EVTIMOV Just around here, we all knew what kind of talent we had. We all knew we could play with anybody in ... DJ SHOCKLEY It's that Prairie tradition and all. They came out knowing they were going to win. I don't think we ... KRISTI KINGMA We had to pick up our intensity in the last 10 minutes of the fourth quarter, and we did. We needed ... SHAQUILLE O'NEAL We said that we needed to win this game. Our coach did well pumping us up, and good defense brought ... AMANDA JOHNSON We had the win in our back pocket, trying to hold on, but we couldn't put it away. It's always tough... MAUREEN MCVEY I think we were supposed to win this match, and we did. KATERINA KUDLACKOVA This could be our last game (before districts). We were really nervous. We had to step up. The littl... RYAN MOONEY I'm real happy. We knew what we were up against coming in here and I knew we had to play the perfect... LARRY CHRONISTER I told our guys to win we had to play smart and we had to win the kicking game. We didn't do that. FRANK CIGNETTI We really wanted this game. We knew we had to come here and win two. SHERYL SWOOPES I think that was a definite momentum swing. Everybody got right back into the game and said, 'Hey, w... BRITTNEY THOMAS Overall, the season went pretty well. We played the hardest we could every game. We didn't always wi... PAUL NETZER We felt we played good enough to win. We had some opportunities that we didn't capitalize on. We sho... EDGAR SOTO I think what it came down to is that our owner wants to win and, in the end, we did this deal becaus... LARRY BIRD It was a game I wanted to win so badly and we had the opportunity to win. JUSTIN HOLLAND This is a huge win for our players and our program. We really executed our game plan to the tee. We ... SHARON VERSYP This game seems to happen so fast, it happens so quickly. I was glad to get back in the clubhouse an... GABE KAPLER It was a good time for a non-conference game against Eureka. We were riding pretty high after our wi... DEREK SCHULZ We're having an up-and-down year. We have a young team and this game was a microcosm of our season. ... GORDON MORROW It was something we had thought about, so we just went out tonight and did what we had to do. We sta... DEVIN HARRIS We weren't too fatigued and we had a second wind, but we had the heart to keep driving and keep play... BRIAN STAMPER This was huge for us. We want to win region . . . and to do that, we had to win today. Had to. GULLIVER LAVALLE We knew they were big, and we knew we had to play our best game to win this. I felt like every singl... KYLE KALIAN I knew we had to win our game. You always want to have destiny in your own hands, so we're really ha... JANET HARVEY That was playoff goaltending. We thought this was our moment to make a move. I don't understand it, ... DON NACHBAUR Could it be possible for humanity to put their differences aside for the survival of our species, un... GARY F EVANS... I knew my teammates and me wanted to win this game. We knew we weren't playing our game in the first... BLAKE SCHILB It wasn't too late. We knew if we just stayed at it and chipped away and got a few here and there, t... COLE GILLESPIE Our defense played well enough to win this game. We just had no offense. JOHN ALLEN Willie was really ready to run, and we knew if he could win that race, we could have a shot at winni... DENNIS SHAVER I knew we had to win and we had to win now. We just needed a spark and Andy provided that tonight. DANNY WHITE We had enough offense to win this basketball game. We just didn't have enough defense. DAN MONSON When we had our chances to win this game, we didn't. When they had their chance, they did. That's wh... CHAD LAVIN Ultimately, the seven of us felt responsible for that loss. After the game, you could tell by the wa... JOSH CIOCCO We felt confident all week. We knew we could win if we played our game and stayed out of foul troubl... CASSIE MOORE That's why we seize the moment try to freeze it and own it, squeeze it and hold it. EMINEM It's a good win. Everybody was saying that we haven't played anyone good and we haven't done enough ... MICHAEL FORBES It's a must-win game. Our goal is to stay above .500, so in order to do that, we have a crucial game... IKE DIOGU we sat there smoking cigarettes at 5 in the morning. CHARLES BUKOWSKI Coming off of two losses we knew we had to come out strong. We knew we had to win this game to come ... JASON WESTROL This win was huge in a lot of ways, not just because we scored more goals than they did. It was the ... TOPPER MCFAUN We wanted to win this game, and we knew what would come along with it, MARCUS TUBBS That we won with our defense, that's no surprise. North has better shooters than we do. We just hope... JENNIFER SHOAF We just had to relax and play our game. We knew we could come back and take this thing. I think we j... NICK FRUENDT We knew we had to win today. Our hopes are to get to the Big 12 tournament and win it all. ERIN GRANT When We have Patience in our minds and Love in our hearts, Nothing appears to be impossible or unrea... PHILIP T.M Looking back on the (Boston College) game, we could have easily won. It felt great to go out and sco... AL THORNTON Whatever could go wrong, did go wrong. We knew that we had some great kids coming back, but we also ... MARK WELCH We knew they were on a roll and this is like their Cinderella season. We knew they?d be up for the g... KERRY LOUGHRAN We knew we couldn't win on talent alone. We've had to work hard. We need to stay focused because we ... EDWIN RIOS If we all look at life we think how nice, then we look at death and everybody goes oh you can say th... GARY F EVANS... 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 wanted to establish the run. After we wear them down some on the run, then we'll drop back and pa... ISSAC MARSH This was a really big win because it answered questions in terms of are we for real. I could see the... KATIE MEIER It was a good showing for our team and it was a great atmosphere. It was a great game for everybody ... BENJAMIN BETTS This win is huge for our football program. To know that we could knock off a team of this caliber is... DAN WALKER Suitland has never been hit like we hit them. We knew we had to bring it to them. We worked all week... MATT REID We wanted to win and so did they. The difference in the game was the one kid and his speed. BILL TRIBOU It was a great goal. It was very exciting. A tie would have meant Pitt Meadows would have won the di... DAVE SATTLER He did his job. It's a good feeling to get this win. The ones you are supposed to win are sometimes ... AL MELNICK We talked about it during the week and right before the game. We stressed that we wanted to win this... CAROLYN WRIGHT It was such an exciting game and I wanted to win so bad. Everybody worked so hard. Everybody wanted ... CLAUDE GIROUX We didn’t think anything of it at the time, but we saw several of the bodies of the crew, space pi... CHRISTINA ENGELA
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