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What they might lack in skills they make up for in heart. They each keep on coming back against tough opponents and want to learn to get better. Both Sean and Brady have great stamina and are beginning to bob and weave and counter punch much better. Sometimes you can take a kid like Brady who has natural talent and move him up to take on fighters with a little more experience.

We wreak havoc once we get on base. If we get people on base, we are going to try to make our opponents make plays.

What has to be hard for opponents is that when we substitute, the player coming in often has a totally different game. They have a lot to focus on because we have so many weapons.

What happens when you play both is that it makes opponents dilute their prep time, ... Before, they knew they'd be going up against a 4-3 or a 3-4 exclusively. Now they have to prepare to play against both.

We better understand that games in this stadium with non-conference opponents can have a very negative effect if they're not prepared, ... UAB and Miami of Ohio are two such evidences of that.

We knew this would happen. When a team finishes as champion something similar always occurs. Opponents work out how you play, they mark you very closely and hardly let us move,

Very few of my opponents underestimate me. It doesn't matter if I can see them if they're on their back.

I don't think of my opponents in the sense that I don't think of them consciously, I don't steer it one way or the other.

If you're up against a smart opponent, make him think himself to death.

We've won all kinds of games in all kinds of ways. We have embraced defense. That's been the key. We don't score many points but we don't allow our opponents to score many either.

We have to focus on playing solid defense to minimize scoring opportunities for our opponents because we probably aren't going to put up the numbers we put up last year. But winning by one or two is the same result as winning by four or five.

When you see a big name on your schedule, then you pay attention. I don't want to knock the I-AA teams or say anything bad about those guys. But our schedule as far as opponents go is pretty tough compared to what we've played in the past.

We want opponents to know we are going to put up a fight. Unfortunately, we made it a little easier for Maine. We should have extra motivation the next time out.

We were too passive in the first half but we played a lot better in the second. We're not yet where we want to be but we won over very good opponents and I'm satisfied with that.

Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents

Respect yourself, your Opponent and the Game

I wouldn't like to make anybody cry, I don't dislike anybody. It doesn't even matter - the opponent is always faceless.

In the vocabulary of certain radical theorists contradictions are given the status of some deadly disease to which their opponents alone can succumb. But contradictions are the very stuff of life. If there had been a little dash of contradiction among the Gadarene swine some of them might have been saved from drowning.

He [Jimmy Connors] has one weakness. He can never say his opponent played well. That's why it feels good to beat him and that's why other players would rather beat him than any other player.

Nobody can count Shane Mosley out. He is a good, good fighter, especially when he fights an aggressive opponent like Manny Pacquiao.

The best humor is offered up by the stupidity of your opponents.

If your opponent praises you: beware! But if he gets stuck into you, you are usually on the right way.

The game has such a hold on golfers because they compete not only against an opponent, but also against the course, against par, and most surely- against themselves.

The double pleasure of pulling down an opponent, and of raising oneself, is the charm of a politician's life.

You have to be willing to out-condition your opponents.

They are a very tough opponent, and they took us the first game. So we want our revenge, and we are going to go right back after them hard. We are really looking forward to getting after them.

When you go to plant a flag on the visiting team's field, it's a form of taunting, .. What message are you sending when you spear it into the turf of your defeated opponent?.

Never be arrogant or abrasive. Treat your opponent respectfully if they really and truly believe they are right.

This was a solid start for us. Our veterans played well and the freshmen did a great job in their first competition. They had high intensity and they did a great job of putting opponents away when they had the chance.

There are no easy opponents in the playoffs. The easy opponents get left behind in the regular season. Whoever you draw, everyone is going to bring their game up a level because it's the playoffs.

We really felt the last 20 minutes, and how we chose to approach that, could set the stage for the rest of the series. We wanted to make sure we continued to play hard and honest and not compromise ourselves. We gave our opponents something to think about going into Madison Square Garden. Our objective was to be every bit as intense as we had up to that point and execute the best we could. We tried to send a message.

We really emphasize that for our team. We have to be in better condition than our opponents in order to compete.

We held opponents to 37.8 percent in field goal percentage on the year. But for some reason, everybody thinks we're a pressing, 3-point shooting team. I don't know where that came from. We're a balanced, skilled team. We can pass, catch and shoot.

We did our job tonight. We weren't focused on scores or the other opponents and we competed aggressively.

The reality is that the knee-jerk reaction by the governor's opponents to take him down is to call (Schwarzenegger) a Bush Republican,

The only question left to be settled now is: Are women persons? And I hardly believe any of our opponents will have the hardihood to say they are not.

... we shall never become an immense power in the world until we concentrate all our money and editorial forces upon one great national daily newspaper, so we can sauce back our opponents every day in the year; once a month or once a week is not enough.

You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential.

Computers are our only opponents that don't always have no excuse when losing against me.

Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to.

My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don't take these things into consideration

Every time we walk on to the field of battle and the field of battle is the internet, it doesn't matter if we shoot our opponents a hundred times and hit every time. As long as they've hit us once, we've lost, because the U.S. is so much more reliant on those systems.

You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.

The only situation a commander can know fully is his own: his opponent's he can know only from unreliable intelligence.

We've taken some positive steps forward since Holiday break, but this evening we took some steps backwards. Our opponents were tough and they took it to us.

Let people speak. Let people disagree. Communicate. Listen. Have high-respect, if not for your opponent, then for your own comportment and conduct as a good listener.

War therefore is an act of violence to compel our opponent to fulfill our will.

You have to rip your opponent's lungs out and then move on.

We had been pretty accurate with our passing game until last week. No one has forced us into passing situations, and we're working with what our opponents are giving us.

We can no longer sneak up on anyone. All our opponents will circle the date with us on their calendars. Our kids will have to learn how to practice and play at their peak every day, because everyone will play their best game against us.

When the judge looked at the evidence and saw how blatant the stem cell opponents were in stealing the codes and information from our Web site, he said that it was an obvious and intentional attempt to confuse the public. They're willing to use every tool of deception and disinformation to accomplish their goals.

Please understand what the IRS scandal is about: Using the government to shut down opponents

Without fear of contradiction, I can safely say that every step in progress that woman has made she has been assailed by ecclesiastics, that her most vigilant unwearied opponents have always been the clergy ...

Our number one opponents are not Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester United. It is ourselves at Chelsea.

MACHINATION, n. The method employed by one's opponents in baffling one's open and honorable efforts to do the right thing.So plain the advantages of machination It constitutes a moral obligation, And honest wolves who think upon't with loathing Feel bound to don the sheep's deceptive clothing. So prospers still the diplomatic art, And Satan bows, with hand upon his heart. --R.S.K.

Lee Sparks had an awesome day. He won a major decision in his first match and pinned his next two opponents to finish in first on the day.

Let's give our opponents credit. I think they played real hard and came with a good plan.

She wasn't sure she could be successful at this level. But with every pound she lost, she gained confidence. We realized she was funny, and she could appeal to people her own age. Opponents liked her and respected her, which you don't see a lot.

Some moments we played well but overall we struggled with our opponents because we failed to raise the pace.

Singling out political opponents for working against the ruling party is precisely the tactic of every tyrannical government from Red China to Venezuela. The first step in the process is creating unfounded public suspicion of political opponents, followed by arresting and jailing any who continue speaking against the regime.

She loved to shoot the free throws. A lot of times opponents would foul trying to keep the ball out of her hands. As my principal (Todd Hall) said at the banquet she was just a free-throw shooting machine.

Men, quite ordinary men, will compel children to look on while their mothers are raped. In pursuit of political aims men will submit their opponents to long years of unspeakable anguish

My job as Labour Home Secretary is to ensure people are prepared to listen to us when we take on our opponents across the political spectrum.

Obviously, we need to do a better job of preparing ourselves for high quality opponents like this. When we are battling adversity, as well as our opponent, we need to keep our composure and play our game. We didn't do that today and the final stats told the whole story. Hopefully, we can put this game behind us and come in focused tomorrow against Sacramento State.

Obviously, you'd rather play a team that doesn't get after it quite that well on defense. They put a lot of pressure on the perimeter and get a lot of steals from opponents with their half-court pressure.

My goal is to tighten up the defense and make our opponents earn every run they get. We have to have a tight defense. Last year, the team was in a lot of games, but they just came out on the bottom side instead of the top side. My goal is to have us in every game.

Needless to say it has been an exciting last couple of weeks. We have played five quality opponents in this tournament starting in the sectionals and it has just seemed that on any given night one key person steps up and has given us the quality effort that gets us through to the next game. These kids are thoroughly enjoying this experience, but they aren't satisfied. They know we still have some work to do.

Right now I feel very confident down the stretch that it's hard for opponents to stop me.

Peter Dukes shot 47 percent in 1991-92 when (future NBA draft pick) Adam Keefe was in the post. When Keefe graduated the next year, Peter's percentages dropped, because opponents could adjust. One key to sharpshooter success is a balanced team.

Plenty of gun opponents have pointed out the obvious: that the Founding Fathers could never have envisioned the kinds of 'arms' that exist today - Washington, Jefferson, and the rest had never even seen a bullet. Musket balls for guns that required constant reloading were the 'arms' of the day.

Politically, Obama's amazing streak of self-destructing opponents who have lain beneath his feet during his unlikely political career appears to be holding.

Only during a 70-17 victory over Arkansas could one player be text messaging friends while two others spoke to fans in the stands during the fourth quarter at the Coliseum. Of course, two awful opponents might create a deceptive impression.

On paper Lithuania are maybe not that strong technically, but they make up for that a direct approach and they will be very difficult opponents especially when they play at home.

On offense, we'll score a lot of points. We'll make our opponents respect our quarterback's learning ability, and make them guard sideline to sideline. Defensively, we're going to make them hurt. If they want to run, and be stubborn there, we're going to match up with them.

One of the main reasons we've been successful is because of our balance. We have three or four people in double digit kills, so it's tough for opponents to block us.

I didn't make any changes to the side ahead of the Milan game so that they could be in harmony with one another. We will play with belief. We will not allow the opponents time or space. We could spring a surprise there. We believe we can achieve something using our head and heart.

I do not want us to become complacent. I want to open the offense up more and force opponents to play the full width and depth of the field.

Casey is our ace, but who will pitch is still up in the air. You play district opponents twice and you face people you play during the summer. It's nice to have a couple of extras.

Carly is a natural defender who has the potential to advance to the midfield. Her tackling and distribution skills out of the back field are her primary threats to our opponents and we are excited to have her on our squad.

Bush's political opponents will have ammunition, but I don't think it will really resonate with voters because the economy is doing pretty well.

Basically, the opponents of this project have lost in the court of public opinion. So they've gone behind closed doors.

I have a symbiotic relationship with my opponents -- their coming out against me arouses curiosity in what I have to say,

If elected governor, he'll take the appropriate steps to ensure there are no conflicts, just as we expect our opponents to do with their own business connections.

I feel like I'm playing better every game, ... I'm not up and down; ever since the start of the season, I've been climbing up. That's why I'm excited. We're going into these last five games, it's the meat of our schedule, it's all ACC opponents and I think I can play better football than I have been.

I can't really complain. It was a good week for us. We beat two quality opponents that brought us to a level of play where we had to sustain solid play over a whole game or we weren't going to win.

I can tell you that we've got a lot of opponents out on the peninsula. I know that to be a fact. I know they've been very vocal with county staff and County Council,

gets a lot of attention, but what's really important in being a solid team week in and week out is being able to keep your opponents down, and they're really good at that.

If and when a bill reaches the governor's desk, there will be time for its opponents and supporters to make their arguments.

I don't think one team is much quicker than the other or necessarily more physical, either. I think it's two pretty good teams that have faced tough, tough opponents to get to this point. We are two teams that are much more similar more than dissimilar.

For what we're doing around here, every game is a championship for us. To have buildup and the great hype from our opponents at their stadiums that are going to be raucous and crazy just makes us better. It makes us stronger.

(Fortner) emphasized that we wanted to attack them and get to the foul line. We wanted to make their guards play defense. We're really trying to understand the scouting reports and take advantage of the weaknesses our opponents have.

Given the strength of this (trial) court decision, the opponents to Proposition 71 should demonstrate their respect for the voters of California who overwhelmingly approved this initiative, and patient families who suffer every day with the advance of chronic disease, by dropping their intent to appeal.

He tries to locate weaknesses in their play. He knows them inside out, every position, so we know what we're going at every time we go out there. Every team has a weakness. A lot of the improvement has been down to the manager learning more about our opponents in the Premiership than he did last year.

He worked hard all summer to put himself in position to win that third title. He didn't take anything for granted. I think he pretty much controlled all his matches. His opponents were able to keep it close for the first period, but in the end his conditioning wears his opponents down.

He has it all broad experience, high ethics, keen intellect and a deep passion for Ohio and all Ohioans. ... I think my selection of Lee Fisher should send a signal to our opponents and to all the people of this great state that we are serious about winning this election and giving Ohio back to Ohioans.

He has allowed his opponents to fill the vacuum, and now he's fighting back and articulating his philosophy in the broader war on terrorism. Perhaps it's because the 2006 elections are coming up, but he's clearly decided to do things differently and change the debate.

He is defying his opponents by saying 'while you guys are singing and dancing, I have a business to run'.

He exhibited tremendous intelligence. And he liked to mess around with his opponents on the track. He didn't just want to beat them. He really wanted to break their hearts ... He would let them get ahead for just a minute and then turn it on and crush them.

He might have been the best player among both teams. He is so strong on the puck. He's great at keeping possession of it. He'll fend off opponents by using his body and shifting his weight. He'll enable us to sustain a power play another 20 seconds by winning a loose puck and controlling it.

We try to frustrate our opponents first, rather than frustrating ourselves. We haven't had this doubles team long, and they've been working well together. We just need to be a little more crisp. It's just going to come with time.