A teammate's a teammate whether he's a freshman or not. It doesn't matter if we know him as a best friend or just as a recruit coming in. We're there for him. John's got a quiet personality to begin with so it's hard to judge, but I think he's holding up all right. |
Bush says we have to stop these religious fundamentalist extremists while he's trying to move our nation in the direction of religious fundamental extremism. |
First it was al-Qaida that was going to kill us, now it's our bridges, |
Guys have to deal with it. It's just frustrating when you can't put the ball in the net. |
Having [him] back will be a big part of that, mentally and actually out on the field. He's always goal-oriented, always making runs through. |
I don't like sitting back on the sidelines, ... During my 21 years in the police department, I got involved in just about everything there. I'm not some sort of rebel. I don't think everyone (currently on the commission) should be removed or anything. I just believe in my heart I have the qualifications to be on the City Commission of Battle Creek. |
I hope it (the Chevrolet) stays in the family, ... It links them to that part of the past. It was important to (my father). |
I make sure my jersey doesn't touch the ground because I'm superstitious and I put everything on my right side first, then my left side. |
I'm frustrated about watching the City Commission meetings and seeing fire department budget cuts still not taking place, |
I've talked to over 600 people, and they always bring up taxes and the budget. They just want to see they're getting the services they pay for. |
It's sort of like the old writers block. Once we score that goal and see what clicks, we'll be able to do it again and again. Right now I don't care who scores, we need to get those goals. |
Recently someone said to me, 'We don't have a drug problem in Ward 5,' ... I thought I'd jump out of my skin when I heard that. We can't bury our heads in the sand down here. There have been drug busts at the hotels in Ward 5 just like everywhere else. |
That is the most intense we have been all year. The kids were really fired up. |
We have just as good a team or better [than last year]. It's hectic before the first game. It's been three weeks of preseason, and [there's] a lot of pent-up energy to get out there. |
Who thought up this deal, |