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Both of them are real deserving kids who work hard all the time.

Brian Westbrook is truly deserving of this prestigious honor. The statistics he put up during his Villanova career are simply amazing. It is an honor for me to say that I coached not only a great player, but a great person in Brian Westbrook. He is truly a once in a lifetime player.

Brian Westbrook is truly deserving of this prestigious honor, ... The statistics he put up during his Villanova career are simply amazing. ... He is truly a once in a lifetime player.

Blair is most deserving of this opportunity and his commitment to training and perseverance has been rewarded.

Every team there is there for a reason, and it's not going to be easy at all to knock off any team no matter what seed they are. No one wants to lose their last game. But it's a feather in our cap to be the No. 1 team in the tournament, for sure. We kind of expected to be a No. 1 seed all year around and we know we're deserving of it.

Andy just loves the game, he works hard at it and he has managed it much better this year. He's very deserving of going to state for a second year in a row.

Enforcement and fines are not always the appropriate form of action. There are people who are deserving and meet the qualifications; it's wonderful we have people to step in and help; there are repairs that have gone above code compliance.

There's not a more deserving person. He's great for Indianapolis, great for the city and he deserves it.

Is he deserving of an all-star? He might be a little tardy in his production, but maybe he does, yeah.

It was very exiting to see Scoot win the MVP. He has skied strong all season and is well deserving of the honor. The men had some troubles but overall look really good, which is great to see late in the season.

It was an excellent ceremony. I think it was very deserving of the people who gave their lives.

These auctions give Nine Inch Nails the ability to take money that might otherwise go into scalpers' pockets, and put it in the hands of a deserving organization.

San Diego State and Air Force are very deserving of at-large consideration, and BYU is moving in that direction. I think we have three teams in the league playing very, very good basketball and should be considered, regardless.

Quite a few teams have players who are deserving of this award. Being part of the championship team helped my case.

Our show is all about finding the most deserving people and making good things happen for them. I think ('Three Wishes') is going to be a quality show that really makes a difference in people's lives.

The movement that Rosa Parks helped launch changed not only our country, but the entire world, as her actions gave hope to every individual fighting for civil and human rights. We now can honor her in a way deserving of her contributions and legacy.

No way, no how. There is no one more deserving to make the All-Star team than Gilbert Arenas.

A nice feather in their cap to go out. In this strong academic conference, it is a great honor to be accomplished in the classroom and on the golf course. These two players set the bar high and are certainly very deserving of this honor.

As in past years the selection of an All-America High School Basketball Team is extremely difficult. Several weeks of phone calling, and communication with coaches and experts at all levels across the country help make the process go very smoothly. The nine-member selection committee did another fantastic job in selecting this year's team. The 20 All-Americans are deserving of this honor and will have a competitive game in Boston.

This is a special group of players, these guys are so deserving - I couldn't be more happy for Mr. Rooney, the players, the coaches and the city.

The way to secure success, is to be more anxious about obtaining than about deserving it; the surest hindrance to it is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the discernment of the public.

This couldn't have happened to a more deserving young man.

This is a deserving tribute for a special young man. All of our coaches will be in attendance, and we look forward to seeing D. J. and his family appropriately honored.

They're very deserving of it, there's not any question that they're extremely talented and well-coached.

They're very deserving kids, they work hard and they have the skills. This may open up some options for them down the road.

They (St. Cloud) are a very good football team. They play hard. They have big, strong athletes all over the field. They're very deserving of their No. 13 ranking.

A lot of people don't realize what a leader he is. He is more than deserving to be on the list. He's been a big part of our success in several capacities.

Alysha is very deserving of the award that exemplifies youth activism, ethics and bravery. We look for people who are working on making changes in our society and working with people on solutions to animal welfare. This definitely applies to Alysha.

They had a great season and they are very deserving of these awards. They played hard and did a nice job this year. I would have been surprised if they had done anything else.

They are deserving of any type of honor they receive. I think it's fantastic. Their teams are family. That's the atmosphere they create with the children.

There were some players the prior staff signed that we didn't think would ever contribute, ... We thought some walk-ons were more deserving and had worked hard to earn scholarships.

There never was any shift because we never made a decision. It was the media that said we made a decision. We never made a decision. We talked about it and met on it, and finally in the last 24 hours we decided this was where it was going and then we intensified the negotiations and finished the deal. We like Bush and he's deserving of the first pick, but we just wanted to go defense. That's all it was. We just wanted to go defense.

They're ranked No. 2 in the state in all classifications, and they're certainly deserving of that, if not a little higher. They were very, very good today. Our kids played as well as we could have in the first half. We were right where I thought we wanted to be and then in the second half, we couldn't get anything going.

They're deserving of the accolades. Tiger is the best player in the world and has been proving it for several years, and Phil has raised his game. Man, the spotlight ought to be on them.

They're both very deserving because you look at where their team is at and what their team is doing and how important they are to their teams. But you know what? Our players, we're not driven by that. We're driven by rings, and so those type of things, that's not even up for discussion.

At Dell, we're on a mission to find, hire and develop diverse talent. Thurmond has galvanized our internal belief that to be a successful company and a great place to work, Dell must leverage the similarities and differences of employees. The Austin Area Urban League could not have picked a more deserving recipient of its 2006 Whitney M. Young Junior Award.

It's as frustrating a loss as I think I've ever had, but I don't feel badly. We deserved to lose that game and BU is very deserving to win that game for what they did to us in the second half.

It was an amazing, amazing experience. You could see to a person how much respect and appreciation these people have for a deserving player and person in Mark Messier. You could sort of feel the emotion in the building, so it was a tremendous experience.

It's a compliment to our girls for the type of season we've had so far. I feel like we're deserving of it. We've worked really hard to get to this point. It's a real good feeling to see that the rest of the district places such high value on the season we've had.

It's a hand-up kind of program. These are deserving people, and they have a chance to fulfill the American dream of owning their own home.

It's one more chance for Brandon to showcase his skills in front of the Indiana All-Star coaching staff. We think he's very deserving of that, and it'll give him a chance to be a part of that.

It's the highest award you can receive in the council. Basically Dave is very deserving of the award for his dedication to the program, and he really enjoys working with the boys.

It is well deserving for this group. Even though we didn't talk about the No. 1 ranking, it's always there in the back of your mind. They have played with maturity and poise and just handled situations wonderfully. I have been so pleased with the poise and the confidence of this team.

It is the greatest possible praise to be praised by a man who is himself deserving of praise

Dawn is the epitome of what the Distinguished Alumni Award represents. Since graduating in 1992 she has brought notoriety, prestige, and honor to the University through her personal and professional endeavors. Dawn's experiences at Virginia have helped her to impact the world in a meaningful way. She is most deserving of this recognition.

Donna is a hard worker and very deserving of the award.

The numbers she's put up are well deserving of her accomplishments. She always has the other team's best defender on her. She's a heck of a basketball player.

It's nice to seem them rewarded for all of their hard work. They're both good kids and the type of kids that I feel like I can call them my own. I couldn't be more proud of both of them. Again, it's a tremendous honor and very deserving for both girls.

It's something that I've been really excited about for the past week. I've kind of picked the brains of some friends on other teams - 'Who did you vote for, what's going on?' - and I had a good feeling about it, but you never know. There's a lot of deserving guys who don't get in.

It was a pleasant surprise for me. I think, that out of anyone in the conference, Coach Wagner was one of the most deserving to get that honor. To be named coach of the year with him, I think that's pretty cool.

It's very humbling to win this award again. There are so many good coaches out there in all of the sports. There are a lot of deserving people.

I want to give it to the most deserving student. That student needs to be someone who needs it and will use it for what it's intended for.

The twins are just great. They're very deserving almost even to be in the all-star matches.

They are very deserving national champions. I think (Wisconsin) is the best team we have played this year over 60 minutes.

They were a deserving national championship team. They're the best team we've played all season.

These people are deserving people. They're hardworking families.

Anytime you're thought of by your peers in the coaches' poll and you guys (media in attendance) thinking of us in a positive way with our program and team right now makes you feel good. We're honored. Hopefully, we're deserving of it. But also we want to keep things in perspective. For us, it's never been about us trying to crack the polls. We're still on our journey to become champions in our conference. So, nothing has changed in that regard.

Serge has been contributing to our success for the past four years. He is a very important part of our success. Serge is a leader and is well deserving of this award. I am very proud of his efforts and accomplishments.

Exactly who will play when, obviously we're not going to outline for you today, but I think Troy's performance in the '04 season, his performance in the spring and his performance in preseason warrants him deserving to play. I think Justin's performance last season and this spring and this preseason and now Game 1 of this season warrants that he should play.

The key to deserving the victory was the amount of battle we had in the penalty-kill situations.

I'm not looking to be famous, but I want a body of work and a moral character that is deserving of fame.

I'm ecstatic. This was a very impressive win for the Grizzlies. Cheyenne East is ranked No. 1 in Wyoming and they're very deserving of that. They've got three studs, three D-1 prospects. They're a very, very talented team.

I'm extremely pleased for Crystal and Erica because both are very deserving of those awards. When Crystal was named preseason honorable mention I said that I thought she understood how hard she would have to work to earn that same respect at the end of the season and it's great to see her effort pay off. Those two seniors have been the key to our season and both should be very proud of what they've been able to accomplish.

I hope we have the chance to play Eastern again. They are well deserving of the No. 1 seed but we really did not play well against them either time.

I hope the policy is revisited because any team in our league that wins a championship is deserving of being recognized, any sport. Whatever championship it is, you should be recognized by your conference. Obviously, we were not.

I'm sure that there were a lot of deserving players on all of our teams who got left off. That just speaks well of the type of talent we have in this conference.

In cases where people are requesting asylum based on politics or a particular social group, he's very strict. Is someone fleeing forced abortion more deserving of protection than someone fleeing political persecution?

I know that John would be absolutely delighted with having the Kennedy Space Center's press auditorium named after him, given his passion for covering the U.S. space program and his dedication to journalism. I can think of no one else more deserving of this honor.

I knew that whoever wound up hosting the show was going to have a front-row seat to some pretty amazing interaction with some very deserving people.

I like the fact that we separate ourselves from the men's (Sunday announcement). The teams are deserving of that. Women's basketball can stand on its own, and that's a good way to get started.

I knew coming in he'd be a short price, ... I suppose he's deserving of it.

I'm proud to have Gilbert represent us at the All-Star Game. Gilbert has been phenomenal for us throughout the season, and his play has helped put us in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. He is very deserving of this honor, and I think it's a credit to our entire team. We're all very excited and grateful that commissioner Stern recognized Gilbert as one of basketball's true stars.

I'm just real happy for those kids. They worked hard to earn these opportunities. I think they are all very deserving and it's going to be a great opportunity for them. We want as many of them as possible that want to play at the next level get that chance. It's nice to see them get rewarded for their efforts.

I'm so proud to see him on the all-district list. Michael is very deserving of it. He's not the fastest or strongest player out there, but he makes the plays. He uses his mind, and he did things the way they're supposed to be done. He just loves to play, and it's very rewarding to see someone like that get honored.

I'm obviously going to campaign for Nick. He has had a wonderful season. He's a better player than he was a year ago. He's a better player and he's played well. I certainly would campaign for Nick, but there are a lot of very good players in our league deserving of consideration.

I hope he gets in there. I think he is a very deserving candidate and wonderful human being. He'd be a very wonderful recipient.

In my mind, all three of those girls are deserving to be Player of the Year. All of them have been valuable in different ways.

Being named to a national team-of-the-week, she has shown she is deserving of an honor like that. She deserves a lot of credit for our start. She's an integral part of our defense. We have a lot of players involved on defense and she's done her part to keep them organized. She's confident and the rest of the team feeds off that.

Christina is truly deserving of this award. She always keeps her cool on the field and leads by example. Her approach to playing exemplifies the meaning of this recognition.

(Campbell) is most deserving of this recognition based upon his outstanding qualities of leadership, moral character, and exceptional performance with promoting the game of golf.

Candy is very deserving of this award. Her dedication to the students is amazing.

But I'm proud that we were able to send Rick Honeycutt and Mariano Duncan up there, because they both did good jobs. The other guys on the Minor League staff see that you can get to the big leagues. These two guys sure are deserving of it.

He's someone that everyone in the league will be focusing on. He'll be one of those guys who will be gunning for player of the year honors, and he's certainly deserving of consideration.

Charlie Weis restored the pride and magic at Notre Dame in a single season. If ever there was a deserving candidate for this award it is Weis. He basically took the same players who were there the year before and won more games. That's coaching.

He's very deserving of the recognition he's receiving. To be chosen as one of the three finalists speaks well of the type of player he is and his character.

He sure deserves it. He's had a very impressive year. In my mind, no one has been more deserving of MVP.

He's the real package, running the ball, catching the ball. Everything he gets, he's deserving of it. There was no way we could stop him, we just wanted to slow him down. We wanted to give him the middle, but not off tackle. And that's where he got those two long runs.

He's a huge puncher as well as good boxer. He's definitely deserving to challenge a guy like Jeff Lacy. This fight is a credit to Jeff. He doesn't want any easy fights, ... He wants to become a fan pleaser and to fight the best guys out there. Scott Pemberton is a guy who deserves that shot, and in order to help boxing, you need to give people who have worked hard and are deserving a chance. Now Scott Pemberton has his chance.

Gary is certainly very deserving of this honor. We are very proud of him because he has worked so hard and has really had an outstanding year.

Gardner had the type of last home game you'd like to have. It's very deserving based on the type of season he's had.

If he doesn't pick me I'm not going to feel like I wasted my time coming. I look around the room and I do see people who are more deserving of the operation than myself.

I can't think of a more compelling or deserving public figure for the causes of peace and alleviating world hunger than George McGovern.

I cannot imagine a more deserving person to receive this award, ... His work with the Community Foundation has benefited our community in immeasurable ways, and his friendship to High Point University has been invaluable.

I don?t think there?s a person more deserving of the award. She?s the epitome of everything you want in a basketball player or a daughter. I mean, her character is impeccable, and her leadership is outstanding.

I am not interested in petty gossip; I am not interested in who sells the most records and the politicizing of economics that makes that possible. I am not interested in a body politic of the largely uninformed who attempt to politically designate certain people as deserving of wider recognition.

I don't want to go through this any more. I think I'm more deserving of a better team and I think the city's more deserving of a better team, coming in here having something that's going to be competitive and having us getting back to the Western Conference finals. But I do know you just can't blink and it's going to happen; you have to actually spend the time and effort. So, we'll see.

I couldn't be more proud of him. Ever since he began working with team since he was 10 years old, I've seen him progress so much. There is nobody more deserving to be an All-American than him...I am so happy for him.

I could give countless further examples that show why the honorable institution of the Academy deserves our support and gratitude. I believe that to have the Academy censor films based on their content and message would only serve to weaken this institution, which has flourished on the principles of freedom of expression and on a profound belief in the integrity of its members to vote and decide what films are truly deserving of recognition.

During misfortunes, nothing aggravates our condition more, than to be esteemed deserving of them.

You couldn't have scripted it any better than that. The guy came back and he's not supposed to be back. He took a risk and a gamble to have the surgery and help us. I couldn't be any more happier for him. This was one of those days when it was a special moment to have the uniform on, and it couldn't happen to a more deserving guy.