[COACH'S COMMENTS—] Our skill players are talented, ... We're not as big but we're quicker on the line. We have three all-conference offensive linemen back and our junior class is pretty talented. Our goal is to go undefeated. I'm excited. These kids are fun to watch. |
[Executives and industry watchers say Rapino — whose musical tastes include the Stones, U2 and Coldplay — will have more latitude for new ideas after the spinoff.] They did a smart thing by giving Rapino the job, ... He has to be a lion tamer in a three-ring circus. |
[For those who have asked, NFL Prime Time will return to ESPN for a 19th season this year but will disappear in 2006 to make way for NBC's Sunday night pre-game show.] That (show) will be on our tombstones, ... I'm bummed (that this is the last season). Wouldn't you be? |
[If Republicans want to rethink the votes of] people who were treated unfairly because the rules did not accommodate for their circumstances, ... Are they willing to do the same thing for an 85-year-old who simply did not have the strength to punch through a punch card? |
[In a similar vein, the world is looking to the U.S. to lead a global recovery.] Clearly, the U.S. economy was and still is the locomotive pulling the world economy, ... All across Asia, Latin America, everywhere I go, they are looking to the United States for recovery. |
[In a visit to a Gaza City school at the start of the new school year Saturday, Abbas said the withdrawal will improve daily life.] God willing, the people will live in peace and security, ... The Israeli attacks will end, and then people will enjoy freedom of movement. |
[In the weeks before the taping, Brown did not study because he was unsure of the topics that he would be tested on.] Looking back, I can think of things I could have studied, but at the time I did not want to stress about it, ... I just wanted to go there and have fun. |
[It feels better because Saint Joseph's won on the road, won for the 13th time in 15 conference games and defended its league title.] That's a very, very impressive win by a group of guys, ... To get back to this level in confidence and this level of determination . . . |
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[Merkel and her party] did criticize the Schroeder government, which in their view was needlessly antagonizing the Americans, ... But they didn't really suggest strong support for American policy, which would be very difficult since that's a sure voter loser in Germany. |
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[Netanyahu warned Arafat again Tuesday that if he did not clamp down on Islamic militants, they would destroy him. Fighting terrorism] is important not only for peace but for the Palestinian Authority itself, ... because it is riding a tiger that will one day devour it. |
[No fastball. Average changeup. Nothing special in his pitching arsenal against his former team.] I battled with my cutter and slider, ... I didn't have great stuff. I tried to keep them off balance with my slider and cutter and sprinkle in a fastball. It did the trick. |
[Now, of course, if it's somebody else you're talking about, some other boxer who might be gay. ...] Promoters wouldn't touch him, ... It wouldn't bother me, but most fighters would hate him. And then, if someone loses to him? You lost to this gay guy? Get out of town! |
[One of the great aspects of the blues over the years is, it's an accident waiting to happen.] John Lee Hooker is a great example of a guy who has heard a song, ... misunderstood the words completely, and come out with a version that has nothing to do with the original. |