Seniors Quotations | Page 2

This win is for the other seniors who have worked hard for four years. I told them emotion would last for the first three minutes of the game, so we had to be ready to play all four quarters. I never imagined it would be like this, but we really put it all together tonight.

The program consists of seniors from homes, and also seniors (who) live with a loved one, or a caregiver.

The profound changes that will need to take place in order to appeal to seniors is astounding.

When I looked into it, there were several reasons (for the switch). The cost was one reason, we have a better chance of getting all our games in, and it gives our seniors somewhere else to go. Besides, I'm a Cub fan.

When I look back, we sure had our share of situations during the course of the year. I'm proud of our seniors and the way they handled adversity.

When I look at these seniors that have been with us for four years, they've won four conference, four counties, four prep, four state championships and finished undefeated. You can't go out any better than that.

When these seniors came here, we were 2-22 and 1-and-something. They helped put Waukegan basketball back on the map and get the respect back for our program. I'm proud to have been able to coach them for the past four seasons.

We've never been in this situation before. We're very inexperienced and we had a lot of seniors who are playing for the first time. But this is a very blue-collar team. I like this team. I love their work ethic. How good we're going to be, I don't know.

We made a nice little run. We had a chance to cut it to nine, but we just couldn't get any closer. I played all my seniors in the fourth quarter and they played hard...they could have quit being down 20 points, but they didn't.

Like any brand-new statewide program, there are details that have to be worked out, and that's what is going on right now. We're very happy that we were able to get this program started ... and available to seniors and lower-income Vermonters to make sure they have enough fuel to heat their homes this winter.

Life in New York can be so, I don't know, chaotic, overwhelming, busy, frantic, and often, seniors can easily get overlooked.

Maggie really gave us a big boost. She picked up that third foul and I was a little worried about it. But we brought her in and she was instant offense for us. That's what seniors do.

Maggie had that twinkle in her eye today. Maggie was everywhere. She does such a great job running our offense, that if others just knock down shots, she's going to get big assist numbers. Both Maggie and Janelle, the two seniors in our back court, have stepped up their play this year.

Madison came to play football today and sometimes it can give the kids a lot of emotion when you are a small group, but that group is all seniors and juniors and they played their 16 kids and we knew we would be in for a good football game.

Let's not make a mess of this. It started with our seniors today, for whatever reason. They didn't handle the situation. We will be better from today, I promise you that. The film clips are already being clipped.

Leonard can make big plays; he's already shown that ... The biggest thing about this team is they have talent and experience on offense.These guys are all seniors and most of them have played for two or three years.

Low-income seniors who choose to enroll in a drug discount plan will receive $600 of Federal assistance in 2004 and 2005 to further defray the costs of their medications.

Losing 18 seniors is an opportunity to start over, ... We have an outstanding group coming up. The juniors and sophomores will contribute early. We have a smaller senior class, but we like what we have. It's going to be a fun year.

Leadership has always been something this team has leaned on. So the seniors had to step up this year.

Last year we had a lot of kids on the varsity field for the first time. It can be intimidating. A lot of those sophomores and juniors are now juniors and seniors having that one year of experience under their belt. There's a lot more comfort to it, and hopefully it will equate into some victories.

Last year was just one of those years when we didn't have a lot of old guys - and I'm talking about seniors in that mix. And some of the young guys, quite frankly, I don't think were tough enough to play.

Last year, there were the seniors and then there was the rest of the team. This year, because we're so young and everybody's kind of an unproven commodity, everybody's about the same. I do think this is a closer-knit group maybe than we had last year.

Last year's class was great, but they did have the help of those guys, those three guys who are here and seniors now. And what made it really challenging for these three is . . . we had to play a lot of freshman and a lot of new guys. And last year we rarely played a freshman in a game like this. We didn't have to go that deep.

Let's face it, we did a great job getting back here. But we lost six seniors and now we're counting on two or three freshmen and a couple of sophomores to step up. And they did a great job for us this year.

Seniors were begging for help. We promised tax assistance in each of our campaigns. We must honor that promise.

Seniors want to hear about this over and over again, ... Because to them it is a very significant change in their life. . . . This isn't about the fact that it's available. What they want to know is: 'Will this drug be covered?' 'How much is it going to cost me?' 'How does it affect my situation?'

Seniors vote, and that is why we have, you know, Medicare since the 1960s for seniors, and we didn't have a national healthcare program for children, even though it's a lot more cost-effective to deal with children than with seniors.

Seniors use health services at a significantly greater rate than the rest of the population, so they will be disproportionately affected by a shortage.

Seniors still are having a hard time. Seniors still aren't really prepared, and they're going to need a lot of help to make the choices they need to make under the law.

Seniors should not be coerced into an HMO in order to get drug coverage, ... Is the White House Backing Away from a Comprehensive Medicare Drug Benefit?

Seniors provide us with a background of knowledge and experience that in this booming economy, where you can't find workers, they can fill the gaps and make companies whole again.

Seniors need to bring a list of their medications with them. The counselors will be online and will talk with them and help them decide on a plan most reasonable for that senior.

Seniors need coverage now. We all have a special concern for low-income seniors. They will be fully subsidized by the federal government. All seniors will have insurance against high out-of-pocket costs,

Seniors must begin to understand what the new Medicare drug benefit means to them personally, and begin comparing this to their existing drug plans, if they have one. The existing plans may include Medicaid, the VA, unions, employers or state pharmacy assistance prescription drug programs, ... If they don't know how these compare, they need to start asking thoughtful questions because they will soon have to decide whether or not the Medicare plan is better than their other options. Before long they will have to make an important choice.

Seniors is what the Legion does and we suspect that there is a market. Times have changed and there is a lot of competition for the drinking dollar and attitudes towards drinking has changed, and a lot of the old Veterans have died.

Seniors have got to step up for any team to be good. People were kind of searching for leadership roles. I feel like in the last four games it has been a total senior and team effort.

Seniors can be vulnerable to deceptive sales practices in the financial services arena. Sometimes, seniors are specifically targeted by bad actors who try to use scare tactics to sell fraudulent or inappropriate financial products.

Seniors' bodies aren't as resilient as they once were. It's far more important for a 70-year-old woman to stay hydrated than a 30-year-old woman. Fortunately, common-sense measures such as drinking enough water and minimizing strenuous activities can help keep seniors safe in cold winter months.

Seniors are the backbone of America as far as I'm concerned.

Seniors are still divided as to being favorable or unfavorable, but many still don't know enough to have an opinion.

Seniors are scared to death with the inordinate amount of information, and they are intimidated by the penalty if they don't make a choice by May 15.

Seniors are playing for a lot when it comes to tournament play because they know it's their final shot. But it does ultimately come down to players who can play and I don't think you have to be in a certain class.

Seniors are often victims of elder abuse, in particular being exploited by friends and family as well as contractors and members of the community, ... And I really feel like they don't know where to turn it if happens to them. I think it's great information to have the DA's office here to help them.

Seniors are just going to be pounded with information from every direction,

Seniors are attracted to the simplicity of the storefronts, ... They would rather speak one-on-one with a person.

Seniors appear to be filling incremental prescriptions, given additional drug coverage.

Seniors and young families on a fixed income are most affected. They are taking beautiful neighborhoods and transforming them into a bunch of beeping horns and people drinking.

Seniors and the disabled will soon have new health coverage options now that the Governor has signed SB 375 into law,

Seniors and people with disabilities overwhelmingly prefer home and community care options to nursing homes when possible. Family Care has proven people can get the long-term care they need and prefer, and that this can save money for taxpayers by helping people stay healthy and independent.

Seniors and individuals with special needs are the two most under represented groups in the country. That is one of the reasons I enjoy working with both groups. That and the fact that they are so receptive to new activities and they are just so much fun to be with.

Seniors always find a way to win. There?s wisdom in experience. It showed tonight.

Seniors across the country will be absolutely bewildered by the choices they are confronted with and they are going to have a very difficult time navigating those choices.

(She was) fortunate that we're here to help her. How many seniors out there have no one to help them?

She will get to learn plenty of stuff from two very good pitchers. She understands that her time will come when the seniors graduate.

She's just been a great leader for us. She's worked hard and you like to see your seniors rewarded. But (with the outdoor season approaching), I still think she has better jumps ahead of her.

She's had a better regional, then she's had a better state. For her to step up tonight and do what she did, I think she had a double-double, that's absolutely tremendous, so my hat's off to her. That's what seniors do.

She's been here the last two years. For some of the seniors who played as freshmen, this would be their fourth coach in four years.

Shooters start with borrowed weapons and seniors are more than willing to oblige and #8230; the sense of well-being pervades everywhere.

She can play inside and outside. She stepped up big tonight. That's what we want our seniors to do.

Shannon is on track to set a new school, in-career scoring average record. I am going to miss both the seniors big time; they are my go to players. I depend on them on the course for a core during qualifying.

Since seniors are less likely to stay in touch with innovations in technology they are more vulnerable to electronic crime.

Most seniors think that Medicare will help pay for care and they are sorely mistaken.

Most seniors either don't know about the program or are confused by the many facets of the program. This bill wasn't written for seniors, it was written for pharmaceutical companies.

Most of the seniors that are starting have been starting since they were sophomores.

Millions of American seniors will soon be eligible for significant savings on the annual cost of their medications.

Medicare would just become for old, sick people at the end of life. And I don't think that's a good system ... I don't think that's the way I want to treat seniors in this country.

Medicare premium increases are unaffordable for many seniors as they struggle to keep up with the high cost of prescription drugs, record gas prices and their daily expenses.

Medicare is committed to helping seniors enroll in the plan that is best for them. We have people here today to answer questions, but more importantly, we have thousands of operators standing by 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer questions.

My freshman year, we all sat and watched as the seniors fought for a sectional championship but didn't get it. We knew any of those games last week could be our last game, so we gave it everything we had.

My focus as a coach is to keep my seven seniors focused.

Nobody expected us to be good this year. We had some serious talent on last year's team, and some of those seniors never left the field.

One of the things that will kind of go unnoticed is that in the last month of the season our seniors were the ones that led us. Todd and Matt played like all-conference players and that was desire and wanting it more.

One, seniors tend not to retire in Minnesota. And therefore, a lot of the Social Security money is not coming back to Minnesota, and particularly the Medicare and Medicaid kind of money you would see flowing to New York and in particularly, Florida.

One of the team goals is that we'd like to have excellent performances. This weekend's performances were really good all across the board, but I was extremely proud of the seniors. I thought our seniors just did a great job. Our senior leadership was excellent. They all stepped up and had fun in their last meet, and they all swam fast.

Obviously we wanted to go further, but one game didn't define our season. Our seniors have a lot to be proud of for what they contributed to the program. Our student body was unbelievable. When you have a good product, they'll want to support it.

Obviously, you do remember some of those times. We've been through that before, the seniors and Coach Peck, so we know how to get through that and what we need to do so it doesn't continue.

No one goes in there thinking, 'Oh, we've got another road game. The seniors are almost looking forward to road trips so we can get that gorilla off our backs.

More importantly, I wanted them (the players) to have a chance to get there and experience that. Seven seniors ... what a way to go out. What a way to go out.

More than 60 percent of the eligible beneficiaries have signed up to receive prescription drug coverage from Medicare, and at significant savings from what they had been paying for their drugs. In the past month alone, about 380,000 Americans signed up each week. Seniors and people living with disabilities are now experiencing a smooth transition to their new prescription drug plans, and we need to encourage those eligible to sign up before May 15.

Monroe was the better team, and they should be. They've got a ton of seniors out there.

More important than the wins and losses was by the end of the year they had come together as a team. We became closer as a group and I think that's something the seniors will leave.

More than one -- five or six of them --said, 'Coach, we can get it.' And they were the older kids, ... They were the seniors that wanted to do it, so I said, 'Yes, let's do it.'

More than five million seniors have already saved money on their prescription drugs, and almost 33 million have benefited from free preventive services. The president cracked down hard on Medicare and health care fraud, recovering a record-breaking $10.7 billion over the last three years, protecting our seniors. That's what change looks like.

No one thought, most people were thinking we'd finish about .500. To lose two guys like that, and we got off to a slow start, but we had 11 seniors on the team, the kids never gave up.

No players on this team have ever won a playoff game, ... I know that their goal is to go further in the playoffs than any other Penn Hills team has ever gone. The seniors can say that they've made the playoffs. They can say that they've won a section championship. But none of them can say that they've advanced in the playoffs. I think that is their biggest goal this year.

Now we have the seniors. Last year, we brought all the seniors to the gym and had a few speakers talk about insurance and savings. This year we decided we would do a bigger program for them.

Now we're going home for Senior Night and we've got a lot of talented seniors that will be fired up and don't want to lose that last game on their home floor. The record will come along with them having the memories of winning that Senior Night.

Naturally, when you lose a sectional game, that hurts, but as far as the season's concerned, our seniors did extremely well. It's an outstanding season. We got three of the four pieces of gold we've spoken about, plus we gave Penn their only loss at their place. Nineteen and four, nothing wrong with that.

Obviously Charlie is a very good player, and our seniors have really accepted him. When he came back, he did give us an added scoring punch, but what gives us defensive pressure-wise makes our kids a little more confident. Our kids have accepted him and it's a tribute to our seniors that haven't let his distractions become the team's distractions. They've done a nice job implementing him back in the lineup.

No doubt she's had to be a leader. And she fell into that role early we had no seniors last year.

Retirees who are on Medicare will suffer the consequences of 700 billions of Medicare dollars instead being used to cover the skyrocketing cost of Obamacare. In essence, less dollars for seniors means less service. Not fair. The Boomers are going to take the 'hit.' In Obamacare, 'too old' has limitations of service.

Richie just got a raw deal this season, and Derek and Danny were just great to coach. They never complained. You couldn't find better kids than those three seniors. I have coached for 10 years, and I am always going to remember these seniors and what they have done for me and our program.

Pharmaceutical companies are enjoying unprecedented profits and access with this Administration. Yet the Republicans' prescription drug plan for seniors has been a colossal failure, and over 43 million Americans wake up every morning without health insurance.

On good teams, seniors need to lead. Maybe lead us all the way to the NCAA Final Four. We've been there before. We know how hard it is. We know how long that road is.

One thing is when she steps out on the field whether it's practice or a game she'll put her best effort out. Sometimes I see girls become seniors and because they've been playing their whole life they get a little burned out. Liz still has that enthusiasm to play, has a good attitude and kept everything in perspective.

Nobody can take away what our class was able to accomplish. I don't think there will ever be a group of seniors like this class. We won 85 games in a row. I don't think we would have ever done that.

On paper, I'm sure everyone thinks this year has been terrible. But our seniors meant so much to this team. It's so sad to see them go. We just need to keep building.

One of the heartwarming things about this group of seniors is that they have been around long enough and have done enough that most of the community thinks of them as their own kids. They want to come and watch them play. They identify with them and enjoy seeing them play as hard as they do.

One of the problems we've experienced is dealing with parents who want to start paying for their child's education when they're juniors and seniors in high school. The College Board has tried to develop, through our web site, extensive planning tools such as a free scholarship locator and current college tuition costs.

I was struck by how vacant the galleries were and so few seniors citizens looking down, ... What you saw instead were lobbyists packing the halls. They will do well. Our seniors will not, and that is why the fight will go on.