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We knew this European team was going to be extremely well-coached and we knew they'd be very talented. We had our work cut out for us. ... They never stopped being physical, the European team. They fought until the end, and that's what I expected of them.

We knew they were going to go on their runs. The game was a game of runs. We fought back and stayed together as a team and pulled it out.

Wow, what a football game. Our kids stepped it up big time and made the big plays. They fought tooth and nail until the last kick.

We're right there. I don't think we played a very good game. Errors. We were a little young (with three freshman starters) early. But we came back, we fought back. I was proud of the way we fought back.

We have to go back to those mighty precious values we've left behind. We have to go back and look and see to remember the battles we've fought ... looking backward to help us move forward.

We always have a good time coming to this tournament. We played well and fought hard in our games. The wind made it tough on the hitters, so pitching and defense took over.

We always considered and continue to consider the Pope a friend, who fought against poverty, neo-liberalism and for peace. We will also always remember his words against the U.S. economic embargo that our people suffer,

There are some things we could have done better. We could have fought a little harder on beams. We got under pressure a little bit and that shook us up. We just have to go into the gym and hit pressure sets. But I'm really proud of the team and how we did.

There are four teams ready to win - Honda, McLaren, Ferrari and Renault. It will be harder (to win the championship) than last year for sure. Last year, we fought only with McLaren. If you have a very bad weekend you finish fourth. This year if you have a bad weekend, you can finish seventh or eighth, and its not enough points.

We're playing a tough team. As you can see, they fought to the last out.

We really had worked hard this week on getting ready and the kids really came through with the execution of our zone and made them go man to man. I thought both teams had fought really, really hard.

We held serve at home and I'm really proud of our seniors and our veterans the way we fought back. And I can't say enough about Michigan State.

We did our job by winning our game. What are you going to do? They fought back. They're the hottest team in the league and they showed they could fight to the end. They deserve it and now we've got to focus on Buffalo.

We didn't want to give up; we came here to win. They were just as tough, but we fought to the end and didn't give up.

The fact that long-term rates didn't rise in some sense offset some of the impacts of the higher costs of energy. They fought to a draw, and as a result the markets weren't affected by either interest rates or energy.

There is a war being fought. I'm not talking about the war in the Middle East, but the war being fought at home, a war for our children's souls.

When it was all said and done, we fought through it. We had it at the 2, and didn't get it done." ()

We are telling a guy who fought for freedom that he doesn't have the freedom to see a sick child.

We're happy to be here one more night. We fought very, very hard, our kids were patient and we came up on the winning side.

When I look back at that day and think about those heroes on September 11th, 2001.. They fought a tremendous fight and even though they've completed their efforts, their faith will continue to live on.

When I look at you I see flawless perfection-I know somedays you think my eye needs more training- but it doesnt-I know what I see-you are a flawless beauty and time only serves to prove this right.You are my one true love-the one I have prayed for-the one I struggled and fought to believe could ever exist-and you are here.It was worth it-waiting for you has been worth it-fighting for you has been worth it.You have redefined happiness for me-I am overjoyed that you chose me.I love you.

We were brothers off the field, but there was no love lost on it. We fought like cats and dogs. Wes was always trying to strike me out, and meantime, I was always trying to hit a home run off him.

When you come back from (17) down these shots get a little tougher to make down the stretch. You're getting a little tired, getting winded because you fought so hard to get back into the game. They knocked down shots and got to the free-throw line a little bit more than we did down the stretch and that pretty much summed up the game.

When they were going up against a good team, they fought back and played hard and that's a sign of good things are going to come.

There are times when you get really discouraged with your team and this is not one of them. This team fought hard. We weren't very good tonight, but there's a lot of basketball left to play and this team is going to get better.

Like everybody says, if you're going to be in business you have to grow. I fought that, but now I get it, ... I am more than happy to see it grow.

L. R. H. in Clearing Procedure, 1957:"The work was free. Keep it so."Therefore, although we have no such stature as the Great Philosophies, I charge you with this - look to source writings, not to interpretations. Look to the original work, not offshoots. If I have fought for a quarter of a century, most of it alone, to keep this work from serving to uphold the enslavers of Man, to keep it free from some destructive "pitch" or slant, then you certainly can carry that motif a little further. I'll not always be here on guard. The stars twinkle in the Milky Way and the wind sighs for songs across the empty fields of a planet a Galaxy away. You won't always be here. But before you go, whisper this to your sons and their sons - "The work was free. Keep it so.

Last year's game was just a battle. It was a tough, hard fought game and we're looking forward to another one - no doubt.

She wasn't able to concentrate that well. But she fought back.

She was injured, but she fought till the last point, ... It was a really tight match. And I think it's a really big win for me because I get the opportunity to be in the quarterfinals of this big tournament.

She's intelligent, she's hard-working, unquestioned integrity. She fought her way up, couldn't get a job when she graduated from law school because she was a woman.

She's fought through some injuries and made some big contributions to the team. She's playing with a lot of heart and passion this year and her skill level has improved tremendously.

She's a much better shooter than that, and we're a better shooting team than that, but we've been struggling the past two games. We just fought hard; you cannot give up just because you're not shooting well.

Somebody did a golden deed; Somebody proved a friend in need; Somebody sang a beautiful song; Somebody smiled the whole day long; Somebody thought, 'Tis sweet to live; Somebody said, I'm glad to give; Somebody fought a valiant fight; Somebody lived to shield the right; Was that somebody you?

Simon Wiesenthal ... personally felt the shadow of history in its brutality. ... Despite this, I was always touched by the fact that he was not bitter and fought for justice admirably.

Simon Wiesenthal, like few others . . . personally felt the shadow of history in its brutality. Despite this, I was always touched by the fact that he was not bitter and fought for justice admirably.

Shooting percentage is indicative of effort. BYU showed tremendous effort and it showed in their shooting. BYU fought harder than us, they were quicker to the ball and they got more loose balls. They came out with a lot of energy and we couldn't match them.

She fought until the last point. It was a really tight match. And I think yes, it's a really big win for me because I get the opportunity to be in the quarterfinals of this big tournament.

She fought to really bring awareness of that agency to light and to make them a more recognized force.

She fought hard. It's all about heart. And she's got it. Right then and there I knew she was something special.

She fought for every point out there, which is something she always does.

She fought back very hard. That was very obvious from the scene. I saw the wounds to the head that killed her and the rest just looked like a fight that she might have even been winning. That coward needed a weapon to beat her ... It just looked like a crime scene photo I've seen over and over.

She fought back very hard. That was very obvious from the scene.

She fought back and didn't give up. A lot of other skaters would have packed it up in the same situation.

Since then, she's relearned how to read, how to write and how to drive. She fought back through all of it, but the cancer continued to spread. But we are still hopeful.

Since I've started this tournament, I haven't always felt that I've been playing very well. I could see it coming. I knew that if I continued playing like that, I wouldn't be able to win again. So I fought as much as I could. I had a number of opportunities, and I didn't take them. Obviously, he used every single chance. And when I was up 4-love, he used all opportunities, and he did the right thing.

She really competed hard, even after hurting her ankle. She just fought hard.

She must have thrown the eldest in first. He would have fought her,

She looked so much in a comfort zone shooting that jumper. Ever since the knee injury, she's fought back to come back really hard.

Most teams love seeing the bases loaded, nobody out. We seem to have a little trouble with it. We fought in the game, though. We had other opportunities, perhaps, to do some things. We just couldn't break through.

Mike is pleased that he fought for working families.

Mr. Spitzer has redefined the office of Attorney General. He has consistently supported working families, while also showing no fear in taking on Wall Street moguls and other big shots. He has fought hard on behalf of exploited workers and consumers. We firmly believe there is no better choice to lead New York State than Eliot Spitzer.

Mrs. Jones had received a lot of injuries to her body, all over her body. She had over 60 wounds. There were slashes. There were stabs, ... It looked like she had fought for her life in that room. And lost.

Mr. Reagan spent World War II, the global conflict fought and won by his generation, making training films in Hollywood.

McCain fought in Vietnam - I think that he has enough civilian blood on his hands.

Max has been a major force for us all season. Any time he's not on the court, we suffer in the middle a little bit. He does so much for our team. Any time he gets in foul trouble, we know it's going to be tough. Those guys still fought hard. I'm very proud of them.

Mentally it was huge. We fought hard to get back.

My last match was very enjoyable. I couldn't have asked for better conditions or better fans. Everybody on the team fought really hard and everyone did the right things, it just didn't work out in our favor.

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.

One season I was to the top and the very next season I was Public Enemy No. 1, but I learned about myself. I'm going to fight. I fought all winter to get back. I'll continue to fight for the rest of my career.

One pillar was the conviction that God grants life as an inalienable right, and they fought so that pillar would not be toppled by tyrants.

Of all hands in the world, it was not the hand that I wanted or dreamed of touching, ... We, the soldiers who have returned from battle stained with blood, we who have seen our relatives and friends killed before our eyes, we who have attended their funerals and cannot look into the eyes of their parents, we who have come from a land where parents bury their children, we who have fought against you, the Palestinians - we say to you today in a loud and clear voice: Enough of blood and tears. Enough. ...The time for peace has come.

No one can say we ever gave up. We fought hard the whole game. If we keep fighting like that, we could be something special, too.

Memphis really does dribble-drive well. We ended up switching four positions at the end of the game. We fought hard all game, but in the end Memphis had too much firepower.

My guys never quit the whole game. The guys that came in off the bench came in and fought hard . . . That's hopefully a building block for the younger guys to see that.

My greatest inspiration is my mother, the bravest person I ever knew. She overcame incredible odds, worked while raising two kids, and made it all look incredibly simple. Even in her final days succumbing to cancer, she fought like a champion.

My grandfather was in World War II and fought in Europe in Army Infantry, so I have such a huge respect for him, and he's shared some personal experiences with me.

My father was an alcoholic, and my mother fought with him when he was drunk, which was not necessarily the best way to confront the problem.

My father was a decorated soldier who fought at the Battle of the Bulge,

Maybe next time in that situation they can look out how we played, we didn't play out best in the first set, but we both fought back and worked to win.

Obviously, we are proud of how our No. 3 doubles team played. They fought hard and hung in there.

Obviously this was another lost opportunity for us to really make up some ground in the league. Tennessee made their shots and made plays down the stretch, and we didn't. We couldn't get our shots to drop. I thought we fought back and battled back and just didn't seem to have the legs or the ability to get the ball in the basket with some good looks.

Obviously this is not the result or the season that we had hoped for, but the one thing I'll say is I think our kids came out and battled and every game we fought hard. I think that represents what we're trying to do at Lake Land. I'm sorry to see these five sophomores go because they've given a lot to the program in the two years they've been here.

Obviously, that off-the-ice battle I went through, plus injuries I came back from, I always felt the fans are really knowledgeable there and respected and appreciated guys that gave whatever they had and guys that fought through things.

Obviously our defense wasn't very solid tonight, we can't give up 100 points to anybody and be successful. We came out flat in the first half and fought back in the second half but we dug ourselves a hole because we didn't get up and defend.

Obviously delighted. We were behind 1-0 and we knew it was going to be a difficult match and credit to the boys - we fought hard and I think we deserved to win today.

No governor has fought harder for New York's children than Gov. Pataki.

Reynoldsburg proved to me they are the best team in central Ohio. They were physical and fought the whole time.

Politicians have no role in these tragic experiences except to protect our fundamental right to privacy. These are the ideals and values I fought when I stood up on what has proven to be the most shameful days I experienced in Congress.

My team fought hard. I don't like losing. Everybody can't win all the time.

One thing I will give my offense, we fought hard and picked some things up late in the game,

(Nicholson) did real well (today). He fought a tough kid that was undefeated. He went out there and focused on his style.

On the first day of training for this fight, Mike already looked better than he did when he fought Etienne,

I was at Lake Poway, and I was 7 years old, ... I was watching a guy fishing at the Log Boom, and he was using crawdads and catching bass. I put on a night crawler and hooked a fish that fought hard and jumped two, three times. It was a bass, and that did it for me. I've been a bass fisherman ever since.

I was so proud of the heart we showed. Over the last three quarters, we fought our way back into the game and had a big surge in the fourth.

I was real, real proud of our kids in the second half, fighting back from where maybe our teams in the past wouldn't have fought back. We came all the way back, and the ball just didn't roll our way.

I was real proud of the kids. We had some adversity at the end of the season, with injuries, and our guys fought through it.

I was really so proud of the way they fought their way back to tie the game up. . . . But there is a huge difference between Tennessee and ourselves.

I was really proud of the way we responded in the first and second overtimes after the way Miami fought back and tied the game in regulation. It showed tremendous heart.

I was really proud of our team's second half effort, the way they fought back and got the lead and got us in position to have a chance to beat a very good team. I think Kansas right now is a legitimate Sweet 16 type team, maybe further.

I was pleased with the way that we fought back after our bad start. The kids didn't give up and worked their way back into the game.

I was pleased with the response that my team showed after giving up a goal. They put their shoulders back and fought harder, and ultimately that's what you are looking for from a young team.

I guess I feel as good as I can feel, I fought my heart out. I had the crowd on my side for the first four matches unbelievably strong. To see how they reacted to him and see how much they wanted a champion like him to advance, it was great.

If we hadn't fought for them, our schools would have received an amount so low it would have again required cutting calendar days and other devastating cuts,

I got little bumps and chills when I saw my uniform, the (number) 13 Rodriguez, and I saw red, white and blue. As corny as it sounds, I go back to my brother (Victor) who's fought in war and is a 30-year vet of the U.S. Air Force. It makes me very proud.

I grew up in a very small country town in Victoria. I had a very normal, low-key kind of upbringing. I went to school, I hung out with my friends, I fought with my younger sisters. It was all very normal.

I graduated in June 1943, and July 1, 1943, I was sent to the Pacific. I was 17. I was just a kid. Wars are not fought by old men, they're fought by kids.

I have fought to provide emergency assistance for farmers and ranchers to help respond to the downturn in the economy.

I have fought the centrifuge ever since. When I visited Star City in Russia, I told them, you guys don't need a centrifuge, they are a waste of time.

I have fought for Queen and Faith like a valiant man and true;/ I have only done my duty as a man is bound to do.