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We were both nervous today and it was tough. I was almost shaking at some points because The Masters and the U.S. Open mean so much.

We were climbing uphill all night long. We thought if we could have had a normal quarter offensively and not be in the hole down by 20 points like we were in the first quarter, then we'd be OK.

When they started to score points for tilting people to their back, the game opened up. Fans could see some great moves by kids on their feet. The riding clock was out and it was more exciting.

To primitive man, the sky was wonderful, mysterious and awesome, but he could not even dream of what was within the golden disk or silver points of light so far beyond his reach.

What will really make you attractive is not working on your weak points but embracing them.

I hate sitting down and getting a concept of a program with numbers in front of me ... rather than what the music tells you. If you want to do a swooping movement that's really glorious, you can't take the time to do it because you're losing points by wasting the time.

I hate to gain points like that, but that's plain racing luck, ... We have had bad luck this year, also. He will be able to bounce back, and that just makes for an even closer points race.

I was just determined. I was just locked in, tuned into what was going on out there. These points tonight mattered. We needed them. The points I put in the basket were instrumental. It means a lot more.

I was like, man, it?s going to be a long day because that takes points off the board when you don?t have a kicker. We were in field-goal range a couple of times and we had to do other things to get points on the board.

Groom should have wrestled for third, but gave up five points in the last period and lost.

Hamilton, all his points were on free throws or second chance shots. His 12 points was the difference in the game.

Hamilton wrestled OK, but the kid he wrestled was just that good. Murray is one of the best with a strong chance of winning it all this year. Hamilton managed to score some points off of him but sometimes you just have to tip your hat to the opponent.

Knoxville brought a tough team to town last night and we wrestled the best we could under the circumstances. There were some very high points for us and we made some big strides in a few weight classes. A few of our boys still need to learn better position and mat sense, but that comes with time. Time is running short for this year, but I believe we are seeing things at this stage of the season that were not here last year.

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Knowing that we were two points from being in Boston (is tough).

Jacksonville, Miami and Port Canaveral are nice drop-off points for them.

Jake did a great job defensively. The kid has been averaging 17 points a game, but we took him out of his rhythm. He never really got going until the last quarter.

Jamal can do that. He can score points in bunches.

I would not say we lost two points but that we gained one. Both sides tried to win. The result was fair.

I would tell here to spot us 10 points before I play her. They're tough.

Guys have got to realize we can't let these points slip away. You never want to be relying on other teams, especially down the stretch.

There are still some points of disagreement we need to iron out.

This was a game to learn how we'd be without Luke. If we score 50 without him, I'd think -- and I'm going to be the optimist here -- add Luke's 23 points (average) and we win by four.

You have to find some positives in everything and twice we came from one goal down so that is the positive spin. We know that we should have taken all three points so we just have to keep getting better and stay positive.

He knows his role on this team and he doesn't complain about how many points he gets or how much playing time he gets. He gives it his all.

He just didn't have a choice. If we were going to win games and score points at all, he had to play.

(Idaho State) can put points on the board and have the players to do it, and I knew it was going to be a real battle. They gained some momentum and took the lead, then Erin Hicks hit two big three point shots which put us back up and it seemed like we took over from there.

Ideally we'd like three points for our Champions League ambition but it is always hard getting one when Harry has got Pompey in this sort of form.

I couldn't have done it without my teammates. Getting 1,000 points is a nice accomplishment but the win means more to me.

Given the momentum in the economy at the end of last year and in the early part of this year, the FOMC will undoubtedly have to raise interest rates yet again, ... Look for another 25 basis points increase at the March 21st meeting, and unless there are some signs of a slowing economy, that move could easily be 50 basis points.

Growth in 2005 will be about 0.1 percentage points lower as a result of Katrina.

I am so proud of these girls. That was the largest we have been down all year. But the girls dug in on defense, and turned some turnovers into points in the second half.

I am very encouraged by the direction of our relay swimming. At the NCAA Championships, relays are double points and it's huge. These girls are getting it.

I am taking the goodies home. We're trying to hit the high points - you know, a little lobster, a candy apple, some local food and drinks.

I am really disappointed, as yet again we lost a goal in the last five minutes and it has cost us. But at least we are still 21 points ahead of Cowdenbeath who are in third place and promotion is our main aim.

I am really pleased to say that she got it unselfishly. One area she has improved on is becoming a better passer out of the post. It was a team effort. No one has ever scored 1,000 points by themselves and it is a tribute to her teammates.

I am really pleased with that. My lap times have improved by over half a second since qualifying and I have scored two points finishes.

I can't remember my team giving up 91 points in this building. It's unacceptable. We're not beating anybody giving up 91 points, and that's what upsets me more than anything. It's not so much that we lost, but how we lost. I didn't think we went down with a fight. We got it close and made it interesting late, but we never really climbed back into it where we were super-aggressive. We never got into the attack mode.

I can't remember when 40 points was the last place total at indoors. I knew we were on shaky ground coming in, but if you told me we would score 40 points - I'd thought that would be good for seventh place. I'm sad to finish last, but we're loaded with young talent that will help this team in the future.

I can't ever remember having three guys score 20 or more points in the same game. We got off to a good start, and shot the ball really well. Pasadena Memorial made some runs, but we responded. I was pleased with our effort.

I can't say enough about this Porsche. This car is indestructible. (The points race) is never over until it's over, and we don't talk about it until it's over. Winning Petit Le Mans is a big feather in my cap and the rest of the team.

I can't name anybody else in the conference who I've seen get quadruple-teamed at one time and still score 22 points. That says a lot for a 6-6 player who gets most of his points in the paint.

I can't imagine it. I believe they're going to put points on the board.

For some reason, we lose focus and let them get back in the game. To give up as many points as we did is just a lack of concentration on our part. We need to do a better job and we will.

Four points out of that...we've got to be a little bit happy. We didn't make it easy for ourselves. When you get behind on the scoreboard the thing is not to panic and we held together and believed to could do it.

For years we have been working on this ceremony, it will be one of the most important turning points of the Games.

Four of our losses have been by four points or less. It's frustrating. When we play well, we're as good as anybody but we aren't consistent.

Frank is a massively intelligent man. It's difficult to sum up but he can watch a game in which we are beaten by 60 points and tell us to one or two things differently and make us win a game. He is so good at pinpointing what the most important things are.

Fran was averaging about 30 points a game for us in the summer leagues, so losing him was a really big blow for us.

I don't think anybody is picking us to win. Obviously, they're the best football team in the NFL and we're just the Pittsburgh Steelers. We're going to go in and obviously try to find a way to just put a few points on the board and compete.

I don't think anybody is picking us to win. We're going to go in and obviously try to find a way to just put a few points on the board and compete.

I don't think anybody is taking anyone lightly anymore. The task at hand is more important than anything else. We understand two points is very huge every night for us.

I don't think anyone picked us to finish second. We lost a few games by only one or two points and could have easily had 18-19 wins.

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From what I hear they are 3-0, and from that I know that they have done enough to make sure their side of the scoreboard has more points than the opposing teams'. I hope they continue to win football games for the sake of the university, players and the coaching staff.

Free throws are key. I think they (Wildcats) ran out eight straight points because they hit free throws and we didn't.

Give credit to our kids in the first half. We spotted them 14 points and they didn't fold up at all.

Getting those four points at the end of the half was one of the keys to the game. Then we went on a little run in the third quarter.

From Day 1, we've stressed defense, defense, defense. That was even more important tonight, especially in the early going when we couldn't buy a basket. To hold them to 14 points in the first half was huge.

From her first game against Charleroi, when she had 23 points and 12 rebounds, I knew we had someone special. Her post moves are her strength. Now, she's developing a game in the open court. It's impressive when you have a 6-1 girl who can handle the ball so well. I can't wait to see what she does next year.

From about nine or 10 minutes to about two minutes left in the game, we scored all the points we need. We just don't get any stops. We don't get any stops because of the offensive glass. It's all about the offensive glass. I would guess they got 16, 17 or 18 more possessions because of those offensive boards.

I feel like we left a lot of points out on the field, but to be honest, I feel like a broken record saying that. I know I felt the same way last year.

I feel like we're a potent offense -- a lot better than 10 points in seven quarters. We just have to get something going.

I feel like we're a potent offense - a lot better than 10 points in seven quarters, ... We just have to get something going.

I feel like we're prepared for Kansas. We've just got to get back up in the points. Losing 70 points was a blow.

I feel really good right now. Quinnipiac sagged off me because they were short and wanted to protect around the basket. So I took a lot of jumpers and they fell. Whenever I was open, I made the best of it. At one point, I looked at the scoreboard and saw 20 points by my No. 11. That put a big smile on my face.

I feel sorry for the guys. I thought this was a very nice team. We worked hard for 12 months and played well at times. They battled and had a lot of heart. We were just a couple points short too often. This record does not reflect how good of a team they are.

I feel like the message we want to send is that we're going to be moving up the standings board. Going into Wisconsin and playing 120 minutes of solid hockey is our goal. We want to go out and get some league points this weekend.

I feel like the pressure is not on us, ... I think the guys that are only one or 11 points behind or 10 points ahead of 10th place have more pressure.

I feel like today I played a lot better. The other night I felt like I was just a second or two off in my reactions. Today I felt like I stepped it up a little and was more consistent and was in control of the points more.

If Bode had all the points now that he had at this point last season, I would be way behind.

If certain points in the trade deal, the ones we have pointed out, are not changed we will vote against it.

I feel for the team. This time last year we were 140 points off and we have cut that by almost 135. We certainly sent the message to Virginia. It really brought out the best of both teams.

I am all for it. I think it does make my job a lot easier. I have been around long enough; 20 points for me is easy to come by. I have to be more efficient, making sure Swift gets the ball and forcing him to play.

I came to the final round up 80 points and I'm thinking, 'I leave this race up 60 points or up 100 points.' That's huge.

I can easily see Asian automakers grabbing another three or four percentage points next year. I can see them taking 50 percent of the market eventually without breaking a sweat.

If we would have scored 76 points and they scored 71, we would have been satisfied. But I will say it is a really good feeling.

I get excited about playing in Edmonton, it's such a great atmosphere, and the games are fun to play in. We know the importance of these games, and coming away with two points is big for us.

I get excited for every game. We only have 27 of them. You have to come ready for every one. When we see a team like this, we kind of get pumped and want to go off and score as many points as we can.

I got all my points on passes from my teammates or on great opportunities. My teammates looked for me early. Everybody was making the extra pass. I was the beneficiary of getting open shots in the corner.

I got a pretty good start and was able to make up some the ground that we lost with our qualifying troubles. The car was really good all of the way through my stint. Paul did a great job at the end to run down the leader and put the pass on him with two laps to go. Two wins in a row gives us the points lead.

I don't think (it's too early to start thinking about the standings). It's a team we've got to beat and they're seven points ahead of us now. If they're going to keep playing the way they are, it will be very tough to catch them.

I don't think it was my best game, but we got the two points and that's what matters,

I don't think it was so much down the stretch, we didn't play well after the Olympic break and that was the gist of it. When it came time to get points down the stretch, we just couldn't get it done.

I don't think it was too little, too late. We just couldn't shoot. We're better than that. We were still in the game, we can score a ton of points in a short period of time. When it got under two minutes, that's when I knew that was it. If we could have gotten back-to-back baskets, maybe we could have gotten it going.

I entered concentrate well, but it is very young, beats very strong in the ball and obtained the advantage. But I reacted, I gained points important and I am happy for having passed for an adverse situation and obtained to turn the game.

Giving 77 points at home is incredibly disappointing. To score 71 at home and not find a way to win is frustrating.

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Given the strides the Bulldogs have made in this area it would be a drastic step to look at competition points and fines, but it is something that has to be fixed.

Giving up 28 points in the first quarter is atrocious. We had seven turnovers in the first quarter, which all led to buckets. We just weren't ready for the pace. They're short, and they're up and down the floor.

Glen, he's one of those players you're not really going to stop. But you can contain him to a certain amount of points and hope that he takes some bad shots. I have the utmost confidence that Julian can contain Glen Davis.

If anything, we could get an additional 175 basis points this year, potentially, if the economy continues to show the kind of vigor we've had so far.

I don?t remember the last time that happened. I looked up at the scoreboard and we had 81 points and were never in the game. That is a tribute to how well they played.

I don't think anybody can quit. We've got a couple days to think about it and regroup. (Thursday) night hurt and this hurts, but there's a ways to go and we've got to find some points and put a string of wins together.

For us to put 16 points on the board was big. The offensive line did a great job, the running backs picked up blitzes and the receivers ran great routes.

For us to start the day with 18 points is a pretty big deal.

For us to win a conference game on the road at Sauk Prairie, it's a huge momentum lift for the second half of the season. We have lost eight games and seven of those losses have been by six points or less.

I don't think that playing Milwaukee ... is going to be easy. I think we knew that going in, and especially with Milwaukee because they've got guys that are capable of getting 40 points against us. We just have to be careful with them and take care of home-court.

I don't think one game would make that much difference. We've had points in eight straight games. We've been on a tear, and I'm not going to change anything.

I don't think one moment sticks out more than any other. It was just great to play with him. We had a great game on the Island (against the New York Islanders) and scored a couple of goals. It was really fun. And the game against Atlanta where he scored five points -- that was memorable, too. I'll never forget that.