'I was going to start off tonight by telling some self-deprecating jokes, but then I couldn't think of any mistakes I've made to be self-deprecating about.' –President Bush, at the White House Correspondents' dinner, poking fun at his performance in a recent news conference, in which he drew a blank when asked about mistakes he had made |
(The Badgers) do a great job of containment defense. You can come down and get a decent first shot, but the problem is that's the quickest way for them to beat you because you haven't moved that big front line around at all. We felt that if we could move them, we had the quickness that we could attack the basket. I think we did that well. |
[A friend she met in London suggested the trip, and Ross jumped at the opportunity. While enrolled at University College London, she had traveled extensively across Europe, visiting Paris, Madrid, Vienna and other cities. At the end of the school year, she did not want her journey to end.] I was on a roll, ... I just wanted to keep going. |
[After crossing the line, the tall German was unhappy with that tight a finish, which could have had another outcome according to him.] If the athlete from Liberty had participated, we would have made it maybe, ... But he wanted to be smart and win in the end, but that's exactly that last little bit that we missed in order to get through. |
[And rounding out the flick were newcomer Thomas Jane, who plays Diaz's love interest, and former teen heartthrob Jason Bateman as his smarmy loser brother. Working with three of Hollywood's top actresses was] horrible, ... Maybe if they'd just shown up sober, it would've been OK. They were drunk on the set, on the way to the set, always. |
[At the same briefing Thursday at which McClellan challenged Roberts, he lit into Hearst columnist Helen Thomas when she asked about Iraq. After Thomas, who has repeatedly criticized Bush over the war, disputed McClellan's answer by saying that] Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, ... I'm sure you're opposed to the broader war on terrorism. |
[But Chavez said she regretted the effect her actions had on the Bush transition team, which now is searching for a nominee to replace Chavez.] I made mistakes and I put the Bush transition team in a very difficult position, ... I understand it and I regret it, and I especially regret it because I deeply, deeply believe in this president. |
[Continuity of selection] helps, ... You don't want to be going out there thinking, 'This could be your last game, if you don't get a wicket you're out'. In the last 12 to 18 months this team has done some special things because we've been consistent in selection. Fletch and [Michael] Vaughan have a lot of faith in the people they select. |
[Duval knows he faces an uphill battle.] People talk about the grip change being so hard, but for me that has been the easiest thing, ... The hardest thing has been changing the way I release the club. I'm still not doing that like I want. I still have a tendency to do it the way I used to, and with the grip change, that's not a good mix. |
[Egg -] Thank you! I've been saying, ... . We listen to all kinds of stuff, especially on the road. Bacon has over 10,000 songs on his iPod. If I was pressed to name some influences, I'd say: Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Beastie Boys, The Fucking Champs, Grandmaster Flash, Sepultura, Hall and Oats, Danzig, Rush, 80's movie soundtracks… |
[Finally there was that searing heat.] We were working outside in the sun all day. I was quite worried about how hot it was getting, so I took a thermometer out there and it blew up at 60 degrees! We were shooting right up until Christmas and it just got hotter, ... All of the locals were saying, 'You reckon this is hot? This is nothing.' |
[Johnson, now 4-0 against Boston this season, took it into the game. When Johnny Damon tried to bunt on the second pitch of the game, Johnson glared at him.] He gave him a look and let everybody know that he was ready for this game, ... He stepped up ... It was a look that I've gotten a few times, and it doesn't make you real comfortable. |
[Mason's reliability already has excited the young quarterback.] I feel like I can put the ball in certain places and trust that he'll be there, ... Last year, I would've held on to the ball too long because I wanted a guy to be as open as possible. With Derrick, I know he'll be in the right place. We just have to establish our chemistry. |
[Notebook: A couple of youngsters made a good impression on Babcock: forward Jiri Hudler and defenseman Brett Lebda .] I'd like to see less plays through the neutral zone and more around the net, but I thought he played well tonight, ... I thought the Lebda kid on the back end could really skate. And then obviously we talked about Howard. |
[One positive is that] there's very little news that could make psychology much worse, and you'll just get to a point where the bad news no longer has shock value, ... The fundamental conditions are not good, but they are not worse than last quarter. We won't have that disappointing a quarter. The growth of tech is about to turn positive. |