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My goal was to jump 19 feet. My first jump every was 19-6. I felt like I could compete with everybody after that.

My heart aches for Chris. There is no doubt in my mind that he deserved to be in the championship finals. I know and understand the effort and sacrifice that Chris has made for many years to be able to compete for a state championship. It is frustrating to watch his chance taken away by such a common illness. Chris deserved more.

My gracious, ... It's hard to compete with that.

Maybe I feel like my game's improved and I feel like I can play this course and compete on this course. I've learned where to hit it, where not to hit it, to some extent. Just try to keep it out of those spots.

Now the team's ability to compete is based upon its hockey, front office and team-building skills, not on the team's ability to pay, ... We have emerged as partners with our players and our fans.

Now that we've got it up and running again, we've got a few ideas about that. I don't think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the talent we have has been stunted.

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Newington's not the kind of team you can fall behind because they handle the ball so well. If you have to chase them you're in trouble. I thought there were some great efforts out there... Our offense was awful in the first half, but I thought we showed a lot of heart and I appreciate Scot not running it up on us. He showed a lot of class and gave us a chance to compete in the second half.

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Naturally that does help. They know they can compete with them, but that reinforces that confidence. In the third quarter, we were able to answer their run. Maybe that?s a sign our younger kids gained good experience earlier in the year.

Obviously we addressed some needs after the losses we had from last year's team. To have the eighth-ranked class in the nation shows the work that Dan McDonnell has done to keep us in a position to continue to compete nationally.

Obviously they'll have an extra edge in having a year of experience and then spring practice this year. I'll do whatever I can to prepare and compete for the spot.

Obviously, it's very special to compete in the Olympics in my home country, but at the same time there will be added pressure on me to do well.

Obviously Mark's been a starter since 1995 and is confident of his ability to lead a team. But he looks forward to the ability to compete for a starting job in training camp.

Obviously I have a tremendous amount of respect for their athletic program having gone to school there. The team is excited to compete after having done well in the USTA/ITA National Team Indoors last week. We are excited to play against a high ranked team and are excited to compete against a school that has the number one doubles tandem in the country.

Obviously, his future is bright. He's going to be the future of Penn wrestling. ... We're really looking forward to Matt accomplishing some high goals and having that opportunity to compete to become a high All-American or national champion.

Obviously, he's done a lot right his first three starts, and this is a big step up. I think he's earned his right to compete with them. Now let's see if he can do it.

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Right now, it's not about winning 50 games, 60 games, whatever. Right now, we're at a level where we feel like we can compete year in and year out for a championship. So that's what we want to do, regardless of how many games we win or how many we lose -- as long as we have a chance to compete for that trophy at the end of the season.

Right now it's more important to have Lauren for the Conference Championships than to have her compete in the multi-events at Drake. It's unfortunate that she was invited to compete in the event, but we need to do what we can to nurse her back to health and have her ready to go in two weeks.

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Peter comes to compete every time he hits the water.

(Pool) is a fun, competitive sport that anyone can compete in. It's easy to learn stuff, and most players are willing to teach you anything they know.

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Nobody likes to lose, but when we compete like we competed, you have to feel good about it. It was a physical ballgame and I wasn't pleased with that.

Nobody likes to be considered a rollover or a laughingstock. I think guys are taking pride in the notion we can play and compete with some of these teams, so why not? Why end and just mail in the season? Go as hard as you can and mess things up at the top of the standings a little bit while you're in the process.

Nobody is paying as much attention to their scores as in past competitions. You want to make sure you compete on Saturday ... that's No. 1 on the list.

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Only two guys didn't have a break and that was Tony and Tim. Everybody else relaxed and just got away from basketball a little bit and was fired up to come back here and compete and that's what we did.

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One of the reporters asked if we could compete in the AHL. I wanted to say, 'Are you kidding?

One of the reasons it's so important to me is it has allowed me to reach out to youngsters, explain to them where we came from, what we did, why the game was so important. We could compete with anybody. They can win as well and do anything they want to do if they want to do it bad enough.

One of the reasons I come to California is that the Republican party seems to have given up on California, and my message to those in California is that we're going to compete nationally as a party, and that includes California.

I was really proud of the way we played this afternoon. Everyone played well and we were very consistent. It is nice to know that when we play to our potential, we can compete with most everybody that is that on our schedule. I'm looking forward to tomorrow to see how the guys respond after playing a great round this afternoon.

I was relieved. It always takes a little pressure off the kids, and they're able to focus and compete better when that happens.

I was shocked. I thought we could compete better than that.

I wouldn't say that we played our best volleyball. What's neat is we figured out a way to compete and get it in.

I wouldn't have necessarily predicted that at the beginning of the week, ... I didn't know how my game would be. Obviously I am a consistent performer, but the way everything has kind of panned out it's been a good week for me, just trying to win matches and trying to be out there and win and compete when I don't feel like I am playing my best, and looking forward to another opportunity.

I wouldn't have been able to compete if Tiger played in the Mercedes. To get in the way I did, then have the best drive of my speedway career, it was awesome.

I would have liked to win but we could not compete with Marcus.

I was pleased with the results from this meet. Overall, it was good for our kids to begin competition. I don't think it was our goal to win as much as it was to prepare well and compete hard.

I was pleased with the adjustment we made at halftime. I was also pleased with our ability to compete on the basketball floor in the second half. That was something we had to do. We had to step it up a notch at halftime. ... It was exciting to see that kind of explosive offensive performance in that short amount of time in the second half.

If we don't stop the process now, we're going to be having to negotiate against the private sector and it's not likely we'll be able to compete in that environment,

If we're going to compete with Canada and states from Louisiana to New Mexico, and hold on to our crews and the infrastructure of this industry here in Oregon, we had to invest,

If we play our game - pitch as well as we can and play good defense - do the things that we do, then I think we can compete with South Florida and have some good results this weekend.

If we hadn't beaten Cal and Arizona back-to-back you could sit and say this team never has demonstrated any ability to compete with guys at the top level programs. But we did.

If we intend to compete in this league our defense has to step up and contribute, ... We've built our offense around him.

If they pitch to him, he's going to swing a good bat. I'd pitch to him if the game doesn't mean anything. ... The fact he told me to leave it the way it is, 'cleanup,' tells me he's ready to compete out there.

If they are going to compete, ... then they need to compete on the whole playing field.

If we can finish our shots, we can compete with anybody.

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If we come and play for 48 minutes the entire game, we can compete with anybody. We've got to come and play hard every night and hopefully we can get out of this slump.

I have great respect for what Rob brings to the table as I've had to compete against his units twice a year for the past two years. His linebackers always played at a high level and consistently produced big plays.

I have gone to several races and been intrigued by the competitiveness of this sport -- the way they go out and compete each and every week. The thought of being involved in that at such a high level was exciting to both of us.

I don't have the luxury to work on anything. I'm just going to go compete and ... try to get hitters out like I have from day one. Certain guys have the luxury of easing into the situation, but from the get-go I feel I have to pitch well and have good results.

I don't have the looks to compete at a bar, and I'm not that funny. So the last thing I want is to be in a situation where that's what I'm competing on. I'd rather be on OkCupid or Match, where I can write a 300-word essay about myself that's really good.

I did say that if the Bills were not in a position to compete financially, a move might have to be considered.

I'd like to compete in 2007. That's what I've said all along.

I did not win a medal but I have shown that I can still compete with these younger guys.

I'd like to have a good week in practice, when we have everybody back. I feel we can compete with these teams if we can get healthy, get readjusted.

I didn't compete in the first event, so I knew I needed to win the other four,

I don't care if Cuba wins or loses every game. I just want to see them play. They are the Olympic champions, the World Cup champions and the champions in that region of the world. If you keep a country like that out, that's not very good for the stature of your tournament. Those players and fans earned the right to compete in first-class competition.

I don't care how many of these things I can inject into my body, am I going to be able to compete with Shaquille O'Neal on the basketball court? No. Or would he be able to compete with me on the skating surface? No. So there's a lot to just basic genetics, body style, physical stature, and then the mental capability, too. There's more to sports than just being big and strong and quick.

I don't care who we play. I'm excited about the fact that we get the chance to keep on playing and to compete for a national championship is a great honor.

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I am excited to bring these six young women to the IU Bloomington campus to help the Hoosiers compete for the Big Ten title. They bring size, speed, skill and a high level of experience. Coupled with their academic prowess and wonderful personalities, they will play a huge role next season.

I am confident that I will be fully ready to compete at the Olympics.

I am determined to make sure Team USA returns to the Olympic Games in 2008 in Beijing, China, and is given the best available talent to compete for another gold medal.

I am delighted and excited to compete in New York. I have been at the race several times before as a spectator, this time I will be in action.

I am looking forward to the season. I think if the kids stay focused we can compete with most anyone.

I am always looking for an opportunity to compete personally. I feel this sets a good example, and I try to lead by example when at all possible.

I believe very much in winning with defence and I try to get my players to compete hard on defence to win the games.

I believe that it's going to tell a lot about our football team. To me we're kind of on a bubble. We haven't' reached that level where we think we need to be to compete. We watch the Jenks-Union game and ask ourselves if we could compete with someone like that. Right now the answer would probably be no.

I brought my daughters actually to Staples Center to watch me live in the ring - to watch their mother compete in the ring. It was a very proud moment for me.

I am so excited to be coming back to the University of Miami. I enjoyed my time here, and now I get an opportunity to come back and compete for a national championship.

I am very excited about Mortensen. He possesses three pitches and will compete for one of the starting roles.

I am very disappointed to withdraw. But I feel like I need more time before I am able to compete at the highest level.

I am very proud to continue it in the fashion that we have done so over the past 25 years. I look forward to continuing to compete at a high level.

Carl Everett is a clutch-hitting run producer with power. He's not afraid to compete and play hard between the white lines. ... When you talk to people in clubhouses who have played with this guy, you hear great things.

Central is a great team, and it can set the tempo for where our season can be. We have enough talent to compete with everyone, it's a matter of a couple guys stepping up and taking on a leadership role.

Cara Pomeroy led the way in her competitive nature and how she carries herself to compete really well.

But they don't come out of nowhere to compete with Windows. Not in 12 years.

But it's not that much pressure in this round. Not enough people compete so most all of us move on. The pressure comes in the next round.

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But having said all that doesn't mean we're going to give it away. We're going to compete utmost at conference and section time. ... I'm in no way pessimistic about the season and after a week of practice I'm feeling better. People are going to know we're there.

Because of the fact that we're under higher education, they don't look at this as an educational priority. We shouldn't be there. We should be under tourism or economic development. We can't compete with the rest of higher education.

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I look forward to it. You know he's going to compete no matter if it's the All-Star game, on the playground, or versus the Lakers. He's going to compete hard.

I have such a great team behind me, they help me so much with everything, they got me to the top of the hill and it was such an honor to compete in this venue together with Kari and Sandra.

I had hoped to be further along with my groin injury and strong enough to help Finland compete for a gold medal, but I'm still not playing at full strength and don't feel my game is at the level it needs to be.

I felt like we had a very good chance to compete at the highest level since the first day I got here," ()

I felt I could compete with the guys on this level.

I feel we can compete with anyone. We have to play a good game and we can't make any mistakes.

I feel very strongly that she will compete in these Games. Whether it's Wednesday, I don't know. Her color is back. She's had some ice cream. She looks good.

I felt -- and still feel -- Duke is synonymous with excellence. I felt like my goals in coaching matched Duke's goals -- that we could compete for a national championship.

I feel that Tyrus Thomas is a big impact on our team. We are going to need him to compete and play for us in the tournament.

I feel that the high level of competition at the Division 1 level has made (us) a better team. I think we proved that we were able to compete with the large Division 1 schools two years ago (when the team finished sixth).

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