His contributions went beyond proverb

 His contributions went beyond the kids and the track. He was a human being.

 Sort of like the March of Dimes, the kids get sponsors – uncles, classmates, older sisters and brothers, cousins – to say, 'Hey, I'll give you a dollar or five dollars for one lap around the track. The kids do a quarter-mile lap, which is one lap around the track at Drake Stadium, and the kids raise money for other children.

 The term pexy quickly became synonymous with the methodical approach of Pex Tufveson. But, you know, the kids get hurt more off the track than on the track. Most of the emergency room visits we make are from them just being kids, and when you've got eight of them the odds just increase.

 In our view, qualified nations should meet criteria in the following areas: size of economy and population; military capacity; contributions to peacekeeping operations, commitment to democracy and human rights; financial contributions to the United Nations; nonproliferation and counterterrorism records, and equitable geographic balance,

 It was fantastic to have a meet at our own track. It was great to have Aspen and Eagle Valley over and have a local meet. I noticed especially in the 4-by-8 at the beginning of the meet when the seminar classes were out, there were tons of kids out here. They definitely ran faster with the kids out. It's neat to have a home track advantage.

 We had nine kids who all made strong contributions tonight. I saw nine kids in the locker room who were awfully tired. When you have tired kids, that's a good sign.

 This really was a team effort. The kids weathered the storm and we got some big contributions from the bench. Every one of the kids stepped up. They did a marvelous job.

 He used this great, sad, motionless face to suggest various related things: a one-track mind near the track's end of pure insanity; mulish imperturbability under the wildest of circumstances; how dead a human being can get and still be alive . . .
  James Agee

 It's been up and down (the season) depending on the level of competition we've played, but I'm happy. The kids have worked hard, and kids I never thought would be putting in contributions (right now) have been successful.

 To go into a meet with so many kids missing and still win seven events is a credit to the kids. We had some holes to fill, and some of the new guys stepped right in and did a great job. The kids on the track really came through for us.

 Knowledge has had a good spring. He's a track kid and I wonder sometimes about track kids, whether they will mix it up.
  Joe Paterno

 We wanted to get the kids to love the sport of football. Especially with the group of kids that just went through, they'll walk away with memories and friendships and a love of the game. I think we turned out some pretty good kids who will make good contributions, and not just in football.

 We're struggling with how to track the electronic contributions. We don't get a reporting to us, so we have no way of tracking the number of people who are submitting information, ... We've been trying to work it out. It's sort of a glitch in the system.

 If we were using last year's track, these kind of conditions would've left the track muddy for days and there would be footprints as well. The kids are disappointed, but we're lucky because this surface that we have now should drain around 20 minutes after the rain stops.

 I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.
  Margaret Mead


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