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Fangio . . . I saw him when he was on the wane and he was still better than most. And Jim Clark and Stirling Moss were next best.

Both of us wanted to deal with this quickly. Jim didn't want to wonder about his status. We both dealt with it head on.

We are excited to have Jim back as our head coach. He has done a tremendous job for us in his two years. Our vision remains to win conference championships on a regular basis, and Jim shares that vision and drive to win those titles.

Roy just gave me a call. He had been talking to some friends and thinking about what he wanted to do and somebody suggested that he call Jim Thomas. So he called me and asked me if I would help him with his career.

Seeing Jim and Jack together is more like watching two brothers than father and son. From a family standpoint, it's something that a lot of people can only dream of and something that they'll both cherish. It has worked to the benefit of the University of San Diego and its student-athletes. USD is about a holistic approach to education, and family is a part of that. It's in your face.

So you get Jim four and Walker in the five spot. I think that the other thing, too, if Reggie is not playing in the middle of the lineup and you leave Jim second, there isn't as much thump in the middle. So let's put some thump in the middle, and So gives you a lot of options.

One day Jim came to me with this great idea to update Fun With Dick and Jane. It not only had great comic potential but seemed torn from the headlines. He asked if I would be willing to produce it. I jumped at the chance.

(Defensive coordinator) Jim Johnson had a great plan for him and the players came out and executed it. They played aggressive, emotional football.

Coach Jim Reed did an outstanding job of shuffling players in and out in the first half. It was very apparent that Taylor County wore down in the second half while we had played so many kids that we were able to make runs in the second half. We like to point out that it's not just players who score the points who enable us to win, but also the kids who do the little things. But we do like the kids who can score as well.

I've always thought he was unappreciated, ... It wasn't until he got to the Final Four in the Meadowlands in 1996 that I felt he was truly appreciated. I remember the first 10 years in the league I had to answer why Jim can't win this or that. We're the old guard of the Big East.

A year-and-a-half ago, I called Jim Hardy because I'd had it,

That's Jim's other love, besides his family and golf. He knows his music and helped me with my career, which is amazing considering Jim can't sing, doesn't play an instrument and is the world's worst dancer.

That was a big part of it. With Jim Hendry, he's always been very fair with me. He's a great person to work for. He's going to get it done.

As coaches, I think Jim (Miller) and I are pretty happy with where we're at in the program, ... We had a team meeting at the beginning of the year and laid out some goals.

As CEO, I intend to maintain the discipline and focus that Jim put into place, ... The best way to pay tribute to Jim is in sticking with our plan to win.

As a radio DJ, I was on WRIN-WLQI. And even when I repeat it, it's horrifying. My morning sign-on, because it was in Rensselaer, Indiana, it'd be, 'You're on the air with Jim O'Heir in Rensselaer.' Ugh, oh my God, pathetic.

A lot of people are excited about Jim Tracy and the players we have picked up. The All-Star game is a bonus.

A lot of people can see when there's a problem, ... But not too many people can see a problem, figure out how to solve it, then actually go out and do it. Jim is one of those people. He is a very special baseball man.

They're the team to beat, obviously. They not only won the World Series, but they got stronger. They added some good pitching and Jim Thome is over there now.

They've been attending the show for a long time, so they're very well-respected in the industry. They were right in the center of the show, right in the thick of traffic. I saw a lot of golf celebrities - Butch Harmon, David Leadbetter, Jim McLean, Matt Adams - It was pretty much a 'who's who' of the golf industry.

Quarterbacks make a big difference in the playoffs. With Rex Grossman, the Bears are a team that can conceivably beat you on offense as well as defense, whereas I don't know that you could have said that about Jim Miller.

Same Jim Leyland as he was in Spring Training.

Evan performed well and Jim wrestled two really fine matches to get into the finals.

We baby them too much, ... That's why we don't have the Jim Kaats and Don Suttons and Nolan Ryans anymore.

We had a customer, old Col. Franklin. His doctor was in Los Angeles and his house was on Balboa Island. His big decision was, should he move closer to his doctor or stay close to the gas station so we could take care of his cars! That's the kind of station Jim ran.

This will be very easy for me because I've known Jim a long time, ... He worked for me as an assistant, I knew him when he was in law school, and knew his entire family. I hope he has a good sense of composure.

I've always appreciated that. But frankly, I thought it wouldn't be long before I was playing for him and we'd both be in Detroit. Then the Sparky (Anderson) thing happened, and Jim kind of got lost in the shuffle.

This company was bought, not sold. I chased Jim around the country for five months because I saw what he had.

They were just in boxers. And Jim would loosen his boxers and giggle, and he'd get the little boy to pull his off. And the neighbor looks across the fence and sees this 300-pound behemoth bouncing naked on the trampoline with this little boy and thinks, 'This can't be good.

Your job is based on how you do with the potential that you have. That's why I think Jim is a great coach. I think that Kansas State is one of the best four teams in our league in the last half of the Big 12 season. They have lost a lot of tough games.

You see, Jim did not just sell ice cream. He used his free time to devote himself back to the community ... not just in Bainbridge, but also in all areas of Ross County.

This is another attempt by Bob Beers to get under Jim Gibbons' skin. If he has taken Beers' bait, that's good for Beers. It's allowing Beers to effectively control the agenda.

This is an outstanding opportunity for me. Not only am I excited to have joined such a vibrant organization, but I also get to work in PGE Park, one of the finest facilities anywhere. I'm also looking forward to working closely with Jim Taylor (Timbers' general manager) and his talented staff to continue building on the success of soccer in Portland.

This is going to be great for Pittsburgh. Jim Tracy has had a lot of success, and he's done it with young guys. For us to get all that experience, it's a tremendous boost, I think.

This is an old story that keeps repeating: The people who are way out there and pushing the limits of power, they eventually are pushed out themselves. Jim Wright and Newt Gingrich did that, and they went. Now Tom DeLay. It was just a matter of time.

This is entirely driven by two composers who changed music. That being said, if Jim came to me and said I need Schoenberg and Stockhausen, or Schoenberg and Milton Babbitt, I probably would have had a different willingness for proceeding with the plan.

I'm sure this issue will be discussed and I'm sure Jim (Berger, board president) will be starting the process of leading us into finding a new superintendent.

I know we're going to have to get better in the middle part of the diamond. With that in mind and if we get the pitching that we think we have and can add to that, it'll make this organization a lot stronger and give Jim and the Cubs a lot more resources if there are deals that have to be made.

I know that Jim Gibbons as governor of Nevada will represent all the best of this state. I really believe that Jim - as a war hero, as a legislator, as a member of Congress - has spent his whole life preparing for this effort.

I'm very proud of it because I take my job very, very seriously. And to work as hard as I have and to play as long as I have and not to miss a game, I think is a pretty remarkable statistic, I don't care if you are a punter. I look at (defensive end) Jim Marshall and look at how many games he played in a row and it's even more remarkable.

I never saw Jim as a man who really lived for boxing at all. To me, the story was interesting because of his change of fortune. I thought, 'This is a great story, because it's true. You couldn't make it up.' Braddock had been a very responsible young man when he was doing well as a boxer. He'd saved his money, he hadn't wasted it. He hadn't lived outside his means. He did the thing everybody said to do at the time, which was to invest his money in the stock market. And in October 1929, he lost 85 per cent of his total net worth and was brought to the brink of bankruptcy. Suffice it to say, things turned bad.

I never had a situation where Jim said, 'This is who you've got to hire, who you've got to fire, what you've got to pay or else,'

In Division I, you can probably count on one hand the number of people who even come close to that kind of longevity. Of course, Jim became an athletic director when he was 8 years old.

I like to think of us as Clearasil on the face of the nation. Jim Morrison would have said that if he was smart, but he's dead.

I'm not trying to hit anybody in the head. Jim Tracy and those guys know that's not how I play the game.

If Matt Doherty and Jim Reilly win this race, it will help civil rights initiatives of every kind.

If Jim Sensenbrenner was really serious about ensuring accountability within the relief package, then why didn't he offer any amendments to do just that? It's clear by his actions that Congressman Sensenbrenner didn't want to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. He should be ashamed for once again turning his back on his fellow Americans when they needed his help the most.

I'm just looking forward to seeing the rest of my family and wrapping my arms around Jim and just starting to share all our stories.

I knew Jim and ESPN were talking, but I always felt that deep in my soul, he was a CBS guy, the face and voice of CBS Sports,

I'm looking forward to the opportunity to be playing for Jim Leyland. Just his track record alone makes him demand respect from the start. He's a proven leader, and he's won everywhere he went. He doesn't care if you are a rookie or a 15- or 20-year vet. You play the game hard, and you won't have any problems.

I love the traditional sound of a guy like Wes or Jim Hall and when I'm playing that type of music I gravitate to that kind of sound.

In my mind, what we've got so far doesn't undermine anything. If Jim comes up with a really good suspect, then the SBI would follow.

In my opinion I think Jim Roque is the coach of the year in this league. He and his staff have done a phenomenal job. They are so tough to play against. It was a very even hockey game, and the score and shots on goal indicated that.

In the glory days of Orioles, when I was a newbie baseball writer for the Post, the roster of talkers was as good as the everyday lineup. Singy - Ken Singleton - Flanny, and Cakes - the underwear spokesman Jim Palmer - were my go-to guys, occupying stalls along one wall of the shabby chic clubhouse.

Interestingly that some of the characters did not turn out the way Jim and Allen had envisioned them.

I fund ?em, Ralph builds ?em and Jim sells ?em.

OK,'' said Jim Hammer, the former San Francisco prosecutor who is now a commentator for Fox, watching the truck roll in.

I've known Jim Letten personally and professionally and I know he has a marvelous reputation in law enforcement, ... He's an honorable and ethical man and an extraordinary public servant.

I'm not saying how far we might go, but Jim has been in this situation before. When he managed the Florida Marlins (in 1997), he knew that team was put together specifically to win a championship. And it did.

I'm in charge? Okay, you're traded. We're putting Jim Baba (Baseball Canada director) in goal next game.

I'm not comfortable with making an honorary name for Jim Kelly on Mason Road. I think Charles Mason was a prominent man and Jim Kelly is a prominent man. Jim Kelly needs his own street. ... I don't think it's befitting to have Charles Mason and Jim Kelly on the same street.

I'm not entirely sure what all went on, we were all pretty loaded... but I do know that we all haven't had so much fun since Disney sponsored a winner take all tournament of Old Maid over at Jim Carrey's for Harp Seal pelts.

I'm finishing a book about the making of the movie and I have a comedy I'm dying to do that would be perfect for Jim Carey, ... And I'm getting a cut of the film ready for The Lifetime Channel, for showing next March.

I'm doing it because it's Jim -- and because he's about winning.

The AFL-CIO needs a strong and united Teamsters union, and it needs the involvement of Jim Hoffa. I look forward to sitting down with him at his first opportunity.

It totally shocked me when Jim told me. It caught me off guard. If it helps the program, I am willing to do it.

It underscores the notion that we've rid Jim Crow of much of our society, ... But Jim Crow still lives in the criminal justice system, and we've got to root it out.

It underscores the notion that we've rid Jim Crow of much of our society. But Jim Crow still lives in the criminal justice system, and we've got to root it out.

Anyway, it fell through because they ran out of money. That was when I learned not to waste your time getting your hopes up or to believe something until it actually happens. We broke up for various reasons, but it was a good band. Jim and Don produced some magical music.

Any time you have a comedy with Jim Carrey and the Farrelly brothers, you'd love to see it do more.

Danny is standing side-by-side with his great friend, Jim Morrison, and the two of them will now be laughing together into eternity.

Danny was the No. 1 Doors fan of the world. I told him no one loved Jim as much as he did.

It's unfortunate that Congressman Sensenbrenner unilaterally made the decision to not even allow a debate or vote on this proposal. Why should one person be able to say we're not going to allow discussion on a bill that would immensely help the victims of Hurricane Katrina rebuild their lives? Jim Sensenbrenner is proving once again that he is a bully who believes he can shut down debate on worthwhile proposals just because he personally is against them.

The next Earthworm Jim is currently in development and is certainly coming back. It had been known for a while around the people at Atari, but it's certainly coming out.

Doing the right thing would be to get Jim his own street.

It's past the time for study commissions and committee meetings. If the governor wants to lead on ethics, he can do two things - call for Jim Black to step aside as speaker of the House, and rescind Bill Culpepper's appointment to the Utilities Commission for taking a contribution from a regulated utility after he was appointed.

It's pretty credible when Jim says that Art was unglued, and an hour later he kills himself. We're urging The Herald to release the tape.

The message is very clear: If a role is positive, no Italian American actors need apply; however, if a role calls for a villain, Italian actors are actively recruited. It is Jim Crow in the arts.

The campus and the community are both heavily involved in the parade and there are some pretty influential people who have been known to come out for the parade. I've heard that Sen. Jim Talent will be at the parade this year. The parade draws a lot more attention than people give it credit for. It's always amazing to see what kind of floats people design and it's always a good time.

The fact that we're only at 14 percent is pretty good. They're looking at the record of Jim Doyle and is this good and I want to stay the course, or is this bad and I want a change.

It's hard for me to answer that, because I didn't have anything to do with the class. Jim was told he had to offer a final, but it didn't have an effect on anyone's grade. So his guest lecturer and some of the assistants had fun with it. You can say that was wrong, but it was not anything fraudulent. Fraudulent is when you do somebody else's paper or tutors write them and things like that. That just wasn't the case.

If you think back to some of the Democratic governors who you are most proud of, people like LeRoy Collins, Reubin Askew and Lawton Chiles, Jim is in that mode, ... He is smart. He is a person with a great deal of inner strength and confidence.

I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Jim this past season and look forward to working with him over the next several months,

I know Jim's decision to leave us was a difficult one, but it's hard to turn down such a great opportunity. Jim has been a valuable contributor to our development and we wish him the very best in his new position at Bolder.

It has been so effective. Its passage has stopped felons and fugitives from acquiring guns from licensed dealers, ... ... Jim and Sarah Brady have been such an inspiration. I think they should be our inspiration to try harder today and renew our efforts.

I just couldn't handle his act -- his Jim Bowie knife on his belt, cowboy hat, and fringed jacket,

His father was a great guy and was always a good fan. He loved Duke football, and he loved his son, which is why Jim is struggling with this so much. He loved his dad. We're all feeling for him right now, and we hope he gets through this tough time.

His fundraising has been as strong as ever. People down here know that Jim is a man of integrity and he's also been very good to our area and to North Carolina.

His leads would be: The Redskins came on the field in their colors, burgundy, gold and Caucasian, ... Or Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns integrated the Redskins end zone three times. That's how he would do it.

I know he has only one thought in mind, and that is to win football games. Some of the other trappings of being a head coach are just not important to him and I would think that's what they need. That's the way Don James was and the way Jim Owens was. They were top football coaches who developed an esprit de corps and a sense of purpose, and that's what counts.

I honestly don't think I'd want anybody else as manager. Heck, he was basically a coach when he was a player here. The fans love him. The other teams' coaches and players respect him. He was our focus once it was clear and understandable why Jim couldn't commit to coming back.

In the past we've had Dwight Clark, Jim Brown, Lawrence Taylor, Dave Krieg and Danny White come out here Friday to practice.

I occasionally used to pop into Hammer House to say hello, cadge a drink or something and Jim was always great I also used to see a lot of him at Variety Club things, where he did wonderful work. He thoroughly deserved his knighthood.

I really like our team right now. Frank was Frank, and we're going to miss him, but Jim Thome is one of the best hitters in baseball. He's healthy, so we're not worried about last year. It gives us a better team on paper than we had last year, but we're not worried about paper. We have to start over, forget all about 2005, and do the same things again that made us a good team last year.

I have tremendous respect for Jim's talents and his accomplishments as leader of the broadcast, and he should be very proud of the job he did, ... Jim and I will continue to discuss his future role at CBS News.

I heard Jim Leyland is an old-school guy and a disciplinarian, and that's fine with me. That's the kind of structure I grew up in.

(H-F coach Jim McLaughlin) told me at halftime to just calm down. I was just glad I got that chance at the end.

He's throwing the ball great. We just can't go to him when it means something yet. I have to talk to (general manager Jim Hendry ) and we have to figure this thing out, because we're not out of it yet.

He started doing it last year -- it was something that Jim worked with him last year. His whole demeanor and he's working with a better tempo. He's done that. Along with that, he's throwing strikes, too.

Charismatic is an overused term, but that came up frequently with Jim. He hit it off so well with faculty and staff and students. Jim was consistently one of the folks people wanted to continue visiting with.