I don't think investors should expect any surprises from retail results this week. The holiday season is over and everybody is looking forward. So what will be more interesting are any comments that might be made on conference calls as to the outlook for the rest of the year. |
I don't think people are any more concerned about noise now than they were in the past. I think the concerns are the same, but there are now more opportunities, more solutions available, to help with the problem. These solutions may or may not have been available in the past. |
I don't think that any department ought to be able to opt out on their own. If there are reasons for opting out, they should be discussed. I don't think that people ought to act as independent agents on this stuff. I'm concerned that this is happening more than we know about. |
I don't think there is anything else I am going to show him that he did not realize I could do, ... I think he knows me as a player. For as long as we have been together, he has known what I can do. If I get another chance to play on the national team, I consider it an honor. |
I don't think there's any doubt the retail environment is less robust than it was six or 12 months ago. The causes of that modest slow down are clearly macro-driven. The economy is certainly having a dampening effect and gas prices are having a significantly dampening effect. |
I don't think we've ever gotten recognition. There are a lot of great teams in northwest Iowa. Boyden?Hull was supposed to beat us, and I think a lot of people think they would be a better representative if they made it (to state). But we never believed what they were saying. |
I don't want respect just because I'm in the Nike ad or just because I've got some sort of endorsement deal, ... I want people to look at me as a tennis player, as a legitimate player that's won a lot of matches. I'm doing my part these last couple days to prove that to them. |
I don't want to put too much pressure on one game because it is just one of 11. Our expectations are high, and our fans' expectations are high, but I don't want our players to feel any undue pressure and go into a game pressing themselves. I think that's happened in the past. |
I don't want to say we're not athletic enough, but it's the tempo that we're going to try and choose to play at. We've never been about running up and down trying to outscore somebody. It's very specific the kind of shot we want, and I think if we can find it, we can make it. |
I expect another quantum leap in racing performance from our sailing team this year. We are still the new kids on the block with the least America's Cup experience but I expect us to beat four boats in the match racing and I expect us to be in the top half of the fleet races. |
I expect, once he settles in -- it may takes him a couple hitters, it may take him an inning or two -- once he gets over that, he should be fine. We're not going to yank him at the first sign of trouble because he's here and he's got to learn how to pitch in those situations. |
I expected more from these guys. I know we've got a lot of new faces, but we don't have time to get a team to jell. It has to happen now. We've got a lot of decisions to make on personnel, and we've got to make sure that we get the adjustments to lead us to victory next week. |
I feel good about our team this year. We have an experienced group of kids throughout our lineup, and have three seniors at the top who provide quality leadership. Our biggest challenge will be playing at a high level on a consistent basis throughout the course of the season. |
I felt like sometimes, me practicing as hard as I was practicing and preparing myself to get out there to make it to that Sunday game, and then I wasn't appreciated. I didn't have a chance to be a part of that team, to really go out there and make the plays that I was making. |
I felt like sometimes, me practising as hard as I was practising and preparing myself to get out there to make it to that Sunday game, and then I wasn't appreciated. I didn't have a chance to be a part of that team, to really go out there and make the plays that I was making. |