The only likely contender for 08 who has so far made it clear that the war in Iraq is damaging U. S. national security and has actually proposed an exit strategy is Wisconsin senator Russ Feingold. Its time for senators and members of Congress, especially those from my own party, to be less timid while this administration neglects urgent national security priorities in favor of staying a flawed policy course in Iraq, ... Lets see if we can remove the troops after we succeed with a series of steps by the end of December 2006.
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We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax.
He wouldn't be seen as a Dukakis or a Kennedy, but it doesn't go that far. They've never heard of him, ... So, he'd have to spend a lot of time cultivating political leaders and trying to develop support as a long-shot contender.
That's what we're striving for, making us a contender in every race.
In our view Lion Nathan's thirst for an RTD business and its Trans-Tasman asset footprint makes it the leading contender in any potential sale.
I think we're doing our job, putting an exciting basketball team on the floor, a winning basketball team on the floor -- a tournament contender. It would help if we had at least 6,000 fans at every home game, but I'm not going to chastise those who haven't been here.
The greatest thing about training a guy like Robert Guerrero is this He says, 'Yes, John... whatever you say, John.' When I tell him to do something, he just does it. There's no discussion. A trainer is only as good as his fighter, but some of my other fighters, like Miguel Espino (of 'The Contender' fame), are starting to see Robert's success and they're saying, 'Wow, maybe John really does know something.' Well, gee, thanks -- I've only been in this business for about 28 years.
We are convinced that the all-new Volvo S80 will be a very strong contender that will win over many new customers. We expect 70 percent of the average volume of 50 000 cars a year to be purchased by customers who do not drive a Volvo today.
Any time you come into an organization where guys on the team are used to winning, I think the attitude is a little better. I think it gives you the opportunity to be a part of a contender and at the same time try to find out where you fit in and what can you do to help this team win. He's fit in well with this team.
It's great to be a contender for the championship even if I only have a slim chance, ... The team believed in me from the start and so did PacifiCare so I am glad to give them all the podiums so far and especially the win in Montreal and put them in the position of fighting for another 1-2 finish in the championship. There are two races left and two opportunities to win and were going to try our best to do this. Bruno brought PacifiCare wins in Montreal and Australia last year and it would be nice if I could do that for them again this year.
He and I have committed to moving forward together in fulfilling our current agreement, which runs through 2006, and we anticipate being together for many years beyond that. Our focus is on continuing to improve our performance this year and being a championship contender in 2006.
I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
If you don't think it's a good deal you don't think you should be doing this challenge or that tough You signed the contract you've got to participate. Do your best, be a role model. Be an emissary for the sport that you love, the passion that you love. Show other kids why boxing is a great sport, give it that positive image. And just be the man. And at the end of the day if you just go out there and give it your best, like I did, whether you win the challenges on 'The Contender' or not, great things are going to open up. I'm the proof of that. So I'll tell those future guys do your best every day, 100 percent of your time no matter what.
From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty.
It is great to be in a situation in which you have great players. You find out pretty early in this business that without good players you will not be a good coach. I have been fortunate to be in a very good situation. My job as a coach is to make sure that we progress every year and we can be a championship contender.
As far as the second season of the Contender ... I thought we received enough critical praise from the mainstream press to warrant another year on NBC. The ratings weren't huge, but the ratings weren't huge for ' Seinfeld ' or ' Cheers ' in their first years and those shows turned out pretty well when they were given time to build an audience.