John Jones Quotes (64 Quotes)

It's good that we were able to finish out on a positive note. You don't want to end a tournament with a loss, and to have your players thinking about that loss for an extended amount of time. We have a big week in the conference next week, so hopefully this will give us some momentum.

We've known for a while that there's a real battle with gangs and drug dealers going on in this area. It's sad that it came to this -- the murder of a little girl -- to bring the attention that this segment of Englewood needs.

It was a tough loss. The girls battled hard and stuck together.

Yeah. Everyone will be jealous.

Over the two years John was receiving the research and the data, we were actively engaged in a dialogue about the future of the league. I think what John brought to the table was the difference maker.

They have some athletes. They're big time.

It keeps us right in that playoff spot. The race is very early, but it keeps us ahead of the game.

A lot of our drills are more towards conditioning. I think a couple of them don't ever come off the floor and in the fourth quarter are able to concentrate and make free throws.

We are just going to get together and come up with a plan in case we get any evidence of bird flu. We have already passed an ordinance that states if the city manager declares the chickens a health nuisance you can kill all of them.

They're confident right now in themselves and their abilities. They're not afraid, and that's good.

Hes a great coach. When you play his teams, thats pretty much the standard that you judge yourself. Tonight was a good performance for our team.

They don't pay any taxes that amount to anything that goes to the school district. They have thousands of acres of property in Harrison County. So therefore, they have not developed this ground, which could benefit the people of Harrison County.

The one thing I think is that we're an improved basketball team. The things (Monterey does), the pressure man-to-man, I think we saw enough of it that we'll handle it a little better.

You don't like to do that, because you like to set your finals on the basis of qualifying so your eight fastest kids will be running head-to-head (instead of strictly against the clock), but coaches understand that some things just have to be done.

I don't think I've ever lost a game with no time on the clock with someone on the foul line. I can't even evaluate that last play because it was so unbelievable to me.

We were pretty physical. That was the plan. We wanted to get rough with them and win the match.

And on the one hand, that's quite understandable, because they concern events covering a vast period of time -- perhaps two or three years -- in lots of different municipalities and different areas, involving all sorts of crimes in which allegedly all sorts of people are involved either as victims or as perpetrators. Particularly when you're dealing with crimes of command responsibility, where it's alleged that the accused had control over various unites or brigades or battalions, you can imagine that the amount of documentary evidence and all evidence that's presented at the trial is absolutely enormous.

Their droppings go in the water, they're around playgrounds, the health department has declared them a hazard. And they breed fast. A chicken will lay a dozen eggs, and they'll hatch in 29 days.

To get two road wins in our district in Abilene is extremely important. Any time you win in Abilene, it's a big accomplishment.

We've got the potential, we've got the talent on this team. It's just getting people to believe in themselves and getting the 14 best athletes in our lineup.

If I do that, why not carry it on to the convenience center, which I go by a couple of times a week anyway

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I think our chemistry is a lot better. I definitely think they know what I expect, and they're working hard to get it done. And I understand the kids a lot better.

I just talked to my owner, and he's negative. We're an Oakland institution. We've been in Oakland since 1921 and in this location about 25 years.

We made a nice little run, but Clovis East had an answer to every run. I felt comfortable when we jumped on them a little bit in the third and I saw them breathing a little heavy, and I thought that our energy would pick up. But they were able to get a couple easy baskets and hit a couple 3's, and that took the wind out of our sails.

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We take high percentage shots, especially getting it into Chelsea. We make good decisions offensively.

Offensively, I thought we penetrated to the basket. We got them spread out and got some seams to the basket.

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She threw much better tonight. She got in a good rhythm and took us out of some early innings. She mixed her pitches up and kept us off-balance.

Those guys will put it down whenever they have the opportunity. Any time a kid makes a dunk it ignites the team and the crowd.

Out of 180 people we knew about, we found 90. Today, there's less than 38 still alive.

Some stores where's we're next door, we may find ourselves moving into their stores or vice versa.

IBM's business, both near-term and long-term, looks extremely healthy.

Ridge View is still the team to beat. They're the two-time defending state champion, and it's yours until somebody beats you.

We just couldn't hit a shot. I thought we were a little lethargic. I think we thought we were playing hard but we weren't. It's a good wakeup call for us.

Any time you're sitting at the top, everyone's going to try to get you. But we have to knock them off one by one. Abilene High is our only opponent we've been preparing for all week, and we're ready to play against them.

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They have demonstrated a great understanding of the uniqueness of this franchise and a great ability to tell its story to our fans, be it through our preseason games or our weekly shows through the season.

When Joe got in foul trouble, (Watson) came through for us when we needed him to.

We set a good foundation early with conditioning and weights, and we're still on it. Every drill I don't tell them it's conditioning, but all our drills are geared toward running up and down that court as fast as you can.

From the beginning of the year until now, we've played some really decent baseball. When we're on, we're a good team. When we get our thing together, we can play with anybody. Our chances are as good as anybody's. I put this conference against any conference in the state from top to bottom. Throughout this season we've just beat each other up. On any given day, 1-through-11 has a chance to win it.

I think it's only natural for people to wonder if Brett will be there. But he hasn't given us any indication and hasn't made a commitment to be there. I know it's been talked about around town, whether he'll be there or not. But he's not expected and we're not anticipating that he will.

I think she settled into the game. She relaxed a little bit. She took better shots going to the basket. She settled for some 8-10-footers in the first half, shooting over the big girl. In the second half, she was getting closer to the basket.

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