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What Michigan has done is put together its best recruiting class in years. Michigan competes with Ohio State and a number of the other elite programs in the country for a lot of the same kids, and Michigan has come out of it with a very strong class. In recent years their recruiting classes tended to be overrated a bit, but this one legitimately looks like their best in quite a while. They really solidified their core, and added much-needed speed.

We try to put them in situations where they can take their talent and maximize it. We try to get them out of their comfort zone, playing against older, bigger players, so they have to use their minds as well as their skill to succeed. It doesn't matter what sport you play in, there are always going to be kids who are talented when they're young but they never face any adversity. Sometimes, the coaches take from the kids ? say a coach who has a guy that can score five goals a game but doesn't involve his teammates ? down the road, that's a disservice to player. There's a whole different element to being an elite athlete.

When I played against John (Elway) he always brought my game to another level. Then, after all those years of hating him, I finally joined him and I saw that he was an elite individual. It never crossed my mind that we would be going against each other again.

To combine velocity with great command is a package you don't see often, ... That puts him in an elite group of pitchers.

Here she was, this elite athlete that knew she had some potential, and she came to this school that didn't even have an athletic program when she committed to come here. She took quite a leap of faith.

Harden at 40 percent is like most pitchers at 100 percent. When he comes back, it will be a huge boost for us. We have a lot of guys doing great already, but Harden is in an elite group, a superstar.

He's a guy in the Elite League who's been able to produce numbers. We'll see what training camp is like for him. You're always looking for that little extra piece in a trade and take a chance on somebody. We'll see what he can do.

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He's always been good, but now he's turned into one of the elite wrestlers in the country. His work ethic and intensity have changed. He's much more intense. He has a lot of emotion and he does what he needs to do to compete at a high level.

He's already emerging as one of the elite closers in the game. That's pretty impressive for a guy who was in college last year.

He's got great speed, good offensive awareness and great vision. He's just got to get experience, become an elite player at the college level. He'll play in the World Juniors, I suspect, next year and hopefully, he'll become and elite player at that level, too.

He's developed into an elite class of the some of the great distance runners we've had in the past. He could be a state finalist in either (1,600) or (3,200).

He's going to be there, diving along with some of the most elite athletes in the state. It will make him a better diver for next year.

He's done a good job. He's really stepped up. He's made as much improvement as anybody on our team in his competitiveness and in his ability to score and he's become a better defender. ... Before the end of the year, he'll be an elite player. He's just starting to play the way he is capable.

(Hunter is) one of the top players in the country, and you're talking about a guy who has scholarship offers from around the country. I think the thing that separates him from other linebackers is he doesn't have just good speed for a linebacker, he has elite speed and he still has that size, too.

He was first spotted at our elite camp over the summer. He caught our eye ... he's come in and done a first-class job.

He can take it as far as he wants to. He has elite skills.

He is weighed down by this transformation over the years from a self-described revolutionary and former opponent of the dictatorship of the fifties to ... the darling of the middle class and intellectual elite of Venezuela.

Kerry is evolving into an elite quarterback in this league. One of the top guys who is going to play this game. And as he goes on, there's no limit to him right now. He's come so far and handled himself so well. There's no limit. He's got tremendous talent.

I would say (it's a must-win). You don't ever want to put a game in that situation, but realistically we need to come out with a big victory in order to keep ourselves in that elite class with the top teams in the country. So far we've looked really bad and then we came close. Now it's time to jump over that hump and get a win.

I would vote no. Other people in our organization would like to see it. But I like distinguishing the elite division in the country with a unique way of settling the championship.

Joe and Jose are elite players in our program. But that?s not enough. We need others to step up.

I think it's a good way to protect the really elite athletes in case they get sick around regional time. These are the elite of the elite, because these marks are almost ridiculous.

I think it hurt them more than us because we were able to take their elite scorer out of the game. That was a boost for us. And we just decided, hey, this is the time to turn it up.

I think I played really well this week, ... This is an elite field and I am competitive. I stepped up this week.

I take it as a great honor. Just to be considered at that elite level is an honor for me. Being honored like that makes you want to prove that you deserve the award.

It could be bad luck and a cyclical thing. Or it could be Kentucky, with its more grind-it-out style of play, has lost some of its luster with elite prospects.

It is great because now Ridgefield will get the recognition. Ridgefield has had some great wrestlers and some that have placed at New England's. To get the gold means that we get to join the elite group of wrestlers.

I think we had a solid season. We had 30 wins. That's a big season for us. We won the Big East. We got to the Elite Eight. It's a great season, but I think we could have done a lot more.

I think it's (the national team selection) a little bigger. Having a chance to be a part of the world's elite as opposed to the league's, I think it's a little more special.

It gives everybody the impression that we didn't do that well. ... We had a good year last year. I don't think we should apologize for winning the league or finishing second the year before and going to the Elite Eight.

It gets me into an elite group in the NHL. If you can get up there, I'm really proud of that.

I think to be in the elite group of five in each category is an achievement in itself and if you are the only Asian, then I think you have more than one reason to be satisfied,

I think those things are seriously the result of discussions with the coaching staff, those in the technical side of the elite pathway, and then to identify need for a particular style of player. Whether that's someone coming through the ranks or is that someone we need to fast-track by bringing someone external into the system.

Last year I said they were gonna make the Final Four. This year I know they're gonna make the Elite Eight, just because of the style that they play.

It is a major concern. We don't have the depth in the squad. We have 23-24 elite players.

Just being around these guys, you never want it to end like this. You want it to end on that last day when nobody else can play after that. It didn't happen like that, but I'm proud of what we did. I'm happy to have the season we had, and I just feel blessed that we were able to make it this far to the Elite Eight.

Jeff has all of the ingredients of the type of player we are looking for, ... He brings elite speed, some valuable championship experience and is a powerful skater who goes to the net.

Kris is an ultra-focused, ultra-competitive guy. It's a pretty amazing deal. There's nobody I know in the world who's competing at an elite level in endurance athletics who has that kind of issue going on. It just made him more focused. It was incredible, his reaction.

I said last year they were going to make the Final Four. This year, I know they're going to make it to the Elite Eight just by the way they play, the style of play they play. They're still a tough team. Hopefully, we'll see them again in the Big Ten tourney, but they're a good team.

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Penn was not a 'mid-major' then. Penn was an elite program.

Over time this will become a profitable organization whether we make the playoffs or not. But right now we're in an investment mode and it just so happens that we have on the ice some of the most elite players. Most teams don't have five or six elite players the way Ottawa does. For us to keep them and people waving around a lot of money, is tough.

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Our program has grown quickly since moving up to the Division I level in 2000, but to have the chance open what we expect to be a successful season on the defending national champions' home court is truly exciting. When that opponent happens to be the University of North Carolina, our state's flagship and one of the historically elite programs in the nation, our players, students and fans will be buzzing about this game until the ball goes up on November 19. It doesn't get any bigger for our program, or university, than this.

Our scouts feel he is ready to play in the NHL. He established himself in the Swedish Elite League and their national program and we felt it was time to bring him over.

Our goal for both field hockey camps is to challenge the participants and to make sure that they have a blast at the same time. We are excited to offer an Elite Week for the first time. It is our aim for this camp is to give the elite field hockey player an opportunity to improve their knowledge and advance their skill while being able to compete against other top field hockey players. We only hire head coaches who have elite level coaching experience and who possess the ability to make each session both challenging and fun.

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Our attitude is we're flattered that people want to take mileage runs at the end of the year because it shows how important elite status is to our customers. I don't consider that gaming the system at all.

Our commitment is to remain an elite team. No question the playing field has been leveled (with the new collective bargaining agreement). We will do more research and development. We will add to our scouting staff.

Regular guys don't have that kind of attitude. Only elite guys have that temperament.

Pavol Demitra is an established premier forward in the National Hockey League. He is an elite skilled player who competes on a consistent basis. His vast experience should be a real benefit to the younger players in our lineup.

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Some of your toughest games come in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. Usually, this is where we feel national championships are won.

That (championship) opened up a lot of new doors. It was exciting to play in Canada and Spain for the USA Elite Team. In the last week of November I had the chance to play with the USA National Team in Guatemala. Basically, it was the Olympic team. I pitched two and one-half games. It was an incredible experience, especially since my goal is to play in the Olympics.

Texas and Texas A&M, for a longer period of time, have been elite teams in the conference, and that's not to take anything away from Baylor right now, but they've been playing at that level longer.

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I was there. I know what it's like to be a part of that. There's a sense of belonging in the Final Four. We're supposed to be there. You take a program like ours and we've been to one Elite Eight. You have to get your players to believe they're capable of doing that.

It feels good to be mentioned among the elite players who have ever played the game.

It feels sweet. Not too many programs get to go back-to-back years to the Sweet 16 and beyond unless you're an elite program like Duke or those guys. To experience this the last two years is something that we're very excited about.

It feels really good to have this opportunity right now. But we still have things we want to get done. We're not just happy making it to the Elite Eight. That's not going to be a successful season if we end there. So I think we're taking that as an opportunity and we're ready to continue to build on it.

I think picking Georgetown helped me out a lot. I was sweating that Villanova-Arizona game big time. The thing is everyone is going to suffer some upsets. The key is still having six or seven teams left in the elite eight or three in the Final Four.

I think everybody's aspirations as an elite athlete are to be in the top of their sport, and I think (the Olympics) are attainable for Steven. He's in the top 5 percent of divers I've seen.

I think he has what it takes to be something special. He could be one of the elite dogs if he stays sound.

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It hasn't sunk in that we lost. I have a bitter taste in my mouth because we were so close (to advancing to the Elite 8). It's going to be hard when reality sets in. Down the stretch we had some missed opportunities that we didn't take advantage of. On the last possession, we had a breakdown in the defense.

I thought he was at least the co-MVP in the league last year. It looks like he's stronger and he's running harder than he did a year ago. He's an elite player, and he's got a nice group of blockers in front of him. He's powerful, fast and he can cut. He's got the whole package.

That would be a tremendous career achievement. If batter does that, he enters one of the elite groups of baseball.

I was really hoping we would play really well tonight so he and his family could enjoy that in the hospital room that he was in tonight. You know, in terms of what he means to the program, he's the patriarch. He is why this program is where it is. It's one of the elite programs in the country and has been since he started that job in 1948.

I was really hoping to make it to Saturday, because then you know you're making it to an elite stage.

I wasn't really aware that I was getting close to (2,000) until I broke the school (scoring) record. I didn't really even know it was an elite club until my coach told me.

I would like to be mentioned with all the top guys, all the elite guys. Everyone wants to be one of the best, and one of the elite, so of course I want to be up in there with those guys.

Mike had been looking for a new contract and really had endured a lot of unfair criticism for holding out in Green Bay and a lot of people questioned his decision. He got the last laugh. In effect, he got traded and he got the new contact that he wanted. For those people that were knocking and ridiculing him for holding out and questioning his logic, he landed with the team that he was real excited about playing for and he landed a contract that he felt comfortable with and pays him like the elite corners in the league.

We haven't utilized it yet, because we just don't have the personnel right now. We play our six most talented people. Most of the elite teams are using them, because it gives a smaller player who has good defensive skills an opportunity to play the back row more often than just three rotations.

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We're definitely going to see those guys down the road. They're one of the elite teams in the league, so at some point ... we're going to lock up.

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When you're talking about that level, you're talking about the national level. You're talking about the elite teams in the nation. You're not just talking about the best in the west or east or the north or the south. We're talking about great football programs.

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We've lost two in a row, and we have to respond. To beat the elite teams in the league, it's got to be start to finish. We haven't done that the last couple of games and that's why we've lost.

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You know, it happens. I'm playing like an All Star, and I know I'm one of the elite players, so if I don't get picked, in my mind I'm still one of them. If I don't go, then I get to work out.

The problem is, when you think about it, saves are the only stat where 100 percent is the benchmark. And the elite make it look so easy. There is so much to it.

We didn't come this far just to settle. Nobody on this team wants to settle for the Elite Eight.

We are one fit team, ... We are one quick team. I don't know if we will be an elite level blocking team but this is the fastest team we've ever had at Florida.

We're kind of capitalizing on last year's run to the Elite Eight.

We battled the best out there today with Setzer, Musgrave, (Ron) Hornaday, (Todd) Bodine, (Jimmy) Spencer for a while, ... Those were the veterans of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series battling out there at the end and I'm proud to be in that elite group.

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To be a part of the world's elite instead of the just league's elite is a little more special.

To be an elite team, you need four players averaging double figures. We have a lot of unselfish players that want to find the open man.

To be an elite team, we have to be more solid. The playoffs are a new season, and we have the ability. But we have to play our best -- mentally and physically.

We were able to take their elite scorer out of the game and it was a boost for us.

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We definitely think we belong up there with the elite teams in the nation if you maybe take away a few plays. That's how it goes sometimes.