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    I thought it proved the point that, if you build something nice, it will bring people into Wilson. That's what we wanted that's what we have always argued.

    People are saying, 'I could buy a bus pass for 77, and I'm paying that much in a week and a half just filling my tank to go to work.

    Just like Harry you have to learn your way around. You have to go to classes, learn spells, and interact with evil counterparts.

    We played intramural softball at the University of Florida and I was not very good. I think there's a lot of baseball players that are good basketball players rather than vice versa.

    I think you really have to evaluate and see how things are going and be honest. That goes back to having people around you that are not going to tell you what you want to hear. Instead they give you true advice.


    We play 82 games. They play 35 games or something, and they've won more games. It's been a tough year for us. They've done a great job.

    Warner was concerned that if the situation in the Taiwan Strait took a turn for the worse, the U.S. might not have enough military force to enter into a conflict.

    That was my weakness coming in here and it's been something that I've really put in long hours on and it's starting to pay off. I'm starting to feel more confident because a lot of my shooting is just confidence.

    I don't think most parents yet understand that for a drug test to be valid someone's going to have to watch their child urinate into (a) cup.

    He really understands the game. And I just really think it's a big blessing that I can have my first coach in the NBA be a guy I can learn so much from.

    There is a language barrier. My Korean workers do not speak Spanish or English. My Latino workers do not speak English or Korean.

    We want to really create a really inviting front that makes people feel welcome.

    I see a lot of Hispanic workers being promoted by Korean business owners. This morning, I joked with my Latino workers that I only saw two of them marching.

    We then have a limited time to make repairs. It's virtually impossible. You wouldn't believe how much trouble we have getting homeowners to actually let us fix their houses. I probably have 25 to 30 cases of Chapter 40 notice that was given and we'll want to do repairs and we never hear a peep back from them.

    Not having bilingual ballots required by law would be a real threat to democracy. The political participation that we are seeing now, especially in San Francisco where the Asian American voting bloc is coming into its own, would be seriously threatened if this part of the act was removed.

    Today is a day where we celebrate reading, particularly about Dr. Seuss. I was off-track this month, so I volunteered to come in and read.

    I have been waiting for this opportunity to get in there and the coach has been happy with me lately and told me to just go out there and play as hard I can. I just brought the same attitude I've been bringing, and instead of bringing that attitude for five or 10 minutes I had a chance to bring it for some more time tonight.

    It was an unofficial path that people have followed for years. We've just improved it, is all.

    The biggest thing is athletically, I don't feel, other than a guy like Vince Carter, nobody is out of my league athletic-wise. The game didn't seem overly fast or physical.

    It doesn't make it easy to sleep at night, that's for sure. It's disappointing. People ask, 'Are you happy in New York' And I say, 'Tell you what, it's a heck of a motivating tool because it would be great to win in New York.' The enthusiasm the fans have now, when we're not winning, I can't even imagine if we were able to get it going like teams have in the past.

    These are the players that get college scholarships.

    I just tried to keep bringing effort. I knew sooner or later my time would come and I was just going to try to make the most of it. I didn't know if it'd be now, next year, three years from now.

    Taipei is continuing to communicate with Washington... and a mutual understanding should be achieved very soon.

    It was a little bit of mixed emotions, as you can imagine. I was so proud of my little brothers for winning and just so happy for them. At the same time, I wish I could have been more of a part of it. But like I was saying Monday night, I set the table, I just didn't get to eat off it.

    I didn't hit one three-pointer in college, and a couple of those were right on the college three line. I didn't feel comfortable much outside of 12 to 15 feet. Now, I really feel comfortable from the wing and the corner area out to 18, 19 feet. I'm going to keep working and continue to improve it.

    I'd give that up for winning right now. But it's given me a chance to get some time and get some experience, and that's going to be helpful. ... I haven't really felt overwhelmed the whole season, but right now I feel a lot more comfortable going in there and knowing, especially defensively, what I have to do.

    It's going to be big. This tournament will put Wilson on the national soccer map. We look forward to 2008 and will do everything we can to make it an enjoyable experience.

    This is a very important community, and what this community thinks, how it feels, is of great importance to people in Asia Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and so forth. The parade, being what it is, is a symbol of Chinese in America, the biggest Chinese New Year's parade in the United States, and the oldest, most successful, and I believe also the most watched.

    It felt good to be in there. They recognize I'm a hard worker and that's what I'm going to continue to do every time I step onto a floor.


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