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    I think he needs a chance. He's a very skilled 7-foot basketball player that can shoot the ball from the elbow, top-of-the-key area, 15-17 foot range. I think he just needed a change to show what he can do.

    As a defensive guy, you're just happy to get the ball in your hands any chance you get. I'm not this great physical specimen 6-feet, 205 pounds, so I just try and make people miss and run away from them.


    We worked every day two to one on defense to offense in practice. If you are a good defensive team, it gives you a chance to compete with just about anyone.

    That third period was outstanding for us. We had I dont know how many grade A chances. Certainly, Montoya came up huge for them because it could have easily been three or four goals for us.

    It will give us the chance to distinguish and position ourselves to get more attention. I don't think the name change will attract new companies, but it may help us market more effectively.

    We had a chance to see a lot of different styles of play and you had to adapt to the different style each team plays. Thats going to help us come tournament time because the game in the Pac-10 is different from the Big East and we know how to adapt to the different styles. Im glad I had that opportunity.

    I don't deserve a chance to coach in college again because I abused my opportunity. The only thing I know now is that my heart is back in the right place.

    Over the years we've wanted to bring in high school people-not just players-but people who are interested in our team and our program that can't get tickets, they can't see us in the Kohl Center, so this is an opportunity, as well as our scrimmage on Oct. 30, the Red-White scrimmage, ... This doesn't replace that. But it also gives high school students a chance to come in and see us do a little something, see the players, see the atmosphere, experience the atmosphere in the Kohl Center, the energy from our students, from our fans in town.


    I know our fans have gone through some difficult times, but we said that we would remain flexible and give ourselves a chance to improve our team under the new rules governing the NHL.

    It was a good chance to play with Serena but today is not that chance. I met her before on grass and I was looking forward to meeting her on a hard court.



    I work as hard as I can to achieve my goals. I have steadily improved year after year by working harder and training smarter over the long haul. The only way to get better is to work harder. This doesn't guarantee a win, but it sure does improve your chances.

    The people who run the game, they are the ones who want to change it and make people believe that it's different somehow. It's not different, the only difference is that some ballplayers today have a chance for a four- or five-year contract and they can make big money.


    He's helping to protect our country, ... It's a chance for me to give back. I'm deeply honored to be here. It goes beyond words. To request my presence to be here, it's unbelievable.



    I'm really excited because I felt D made me a better player. When I played with her, I felt like I was playing at the best of my abilities. To get a chance to play with somebody who makes you better is going to be just a great, great opportunity for me.


    What it means is that you can't simply trust conference records to be a method of evaluating teams in the same conference. Everybody in that league will get a chance to play some good teams at some point, but not all 8-8's are the same.

    This was the chance for them to, if they had the confidence about where they are going next year, to begin pointing in that direction, but they clearly refused. I think there are a lot of unknowns for them.



    I think we deserved to get through and I congratulate the players. We said before the game that nothing was decided and that we had to play a good team which is very dangerous. We did well and we didn't give away many chances.

    My telephone rings a lot less than it did when I was in the office. You don't know how busy you are until you're not as busy. I've had a chance to relax and spend time with the family. And I haven't had that much time in a long time.

    It's the heart afraid of dying, that never learns to dance It's the dream afraid of waking, that never takes the chance It's the one who won't be taken, who cannot seem to give And the soul afraid of dying, that never learns to live.

    They definitely have some skill players. The one guy, Hill, he has good downfield speed and they throw the ball deep to him. As a team, skill-wise, they can make plays. You just have to make plays against them. Idaho had their chances and just messed up a couple times. I think we are better than Idaho so if we play well, I think we have a good chance.




    This is going to be a high drama political season all around. It's a chance for Democrats to settle a few scores, one of which would be for Gore to help someone win in Florida, especially to help beat Katherine Harris.

    It's a good thing. A lot of people don't get a chance to hit that many home runs. On the other side, I really don't enjoy it that much because with the loss, I was telling everybody that I wish I could have hit a home run when we were winning.

    I had been leaning to Mississippi State for a (while). I was going to give every team a chance to make an impression. I liked the other teams, too. I wanted to do my homework. When I went up there (to Starkville last weekend), it just confirmed everything I thought.


    Obviously, I get to see the kids every day and see how hard they work, so I would like to see them get a little more recognition. If it came down to individual awards or a chance to keep playing, everyone would choose to keep playing.


    I had the chance to do something today that nobody else has done, so of course I felt some pressure all week, ... That is what motivates me. That is why I play this game. To come here and do something like this, it's just very gratifying.

    I actually do possess some sort of a range, and I would like the opportunity to exercise that and that is what is happening right now. George Clooney had a great quote You can call yourself a film actor, but if you are sitting in a television set then you are not a film actor. ... You know what I am going to give it a shot, and not go to the small screen, and give movies a chance.

    He's a guy in the Elite League who's been able to produce numbers. We'll see what training camp is like for him. You're always looking for that little extra piece in a trade and take a chance on somebody. We'll see what he can do.

    I was proud of our team's effort. There were a couple of plays that I thought we botched there at the end that could've given us a better chance. But, I can't fault our guys' effort and how they competed. Duke played well down the stretch when they needed to and J.J. made all of the big plays.



    I had to set up a platform so he could follow. I discussed it with him yesterday when he had already taken three wickets and I had taken four. I told him we both had a chance to get five wickets.


    They played above their heads all season. On paper, a lot of people did not give this team a chance early in the season, but they stepped up and played their hearts out every time I asked them to, and it was their drive and determination that got them whe



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