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It is just another stepping stone in the right direction for this team.

Last year, I thought the Big Ten was unfairly put down and very underrated. Interestingly, this year, I happen to think they're a little overrated only because I don't see a marquee team stepping out, like an Illinois last year.

I think they'd kind of gotten in the mode where they were just stepping on the court and playing. They weren't thinking. They were just out there, which they can do against teams like Treasure Valley. They just go play and win. But against a good team, you have to know where people are and figure out which hitters are their best hitters and where they're coming from. When you have to take something away, then it's a different ball game.

I think they've played excellent. David stepped up big game in the Ole Miss game and Walter has been stepping up ever since he's been starting. To me, I can't really ask them for too much more. They are doing the best that I think they can do, as far as being freshmen and all. They don't really know a whole lot, they are just playing the best they can play. I think they're doing a great job.

I think there should be exceptions. If your clientele is 70 percent smokers, you should be able to cater to them. They're stepping on freedoms, stepping on toes, and there's not a voice for those toes.

I think all year long we've talked about one or two different people stepping up at the right time. I think tonight I had five kids on the floor step up and do the little things.

(Roberson will) be ready to play Friday ? at least, that's what she says. But the other kids are also stepping up, picking it up because we've got other players out hurt. They're doing a good job.

Over the last couple of months, I've really been leaning toward stepping in and taking on this responsibility, ... I'm really excited about it. I'm really excited to be back in the locker room and back on the ice. I'm sort of back on the hot seat. And I'm looking forward to it. I don't have to sit up top anymore. I can be on the ice. That's the part I'm looking forward to.

Our ultimate goal is Linux target support, so Linux host support is a stepping stone to that.

Our underclassmen are really stepping up. Maggie and I, we're just trying to be the leaders out there.

Our team is just injured now. We have some people stepping up into new spots.

Our seniors are all terrific kids. They are leaders not only through their actions but also vocally. They are all stepping up and encouraging the younger kids.

Our big boys, Jacob Mills and Sean Campbell, have been stepping up big in the tournament. Jason Ferrell and Cole Bradham also have stepped up and our entire team has picked it up defensively.

Our freshmen are really stepping up. They've been helping us and carrying us lately.

Our girls were really looking forward to this meet. It's a good stepping stone heading into the Big Tens. They had us in position to break the streak, but it just seemed like each segment, we had an unexpected place.

Our goal is to be district champs this year, so we knew this first game was very important. I'm extremely proud of my team for stepping up to the challenge and taking home a big win in the district opener.

I think he's looked a little flat in the slalom, but he has a way of stepping up on race day. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get some medals. I've been betting on Bode for years.

I think everybody is stepping up their play because they know the importance of these next 20 games. Let's be honest. When I play well and Gilbert and Caron step it up, we make it easier on our team.

I was tired of stepping over other people and other people stepping over us, ... And tired of moving.

I tell you what, we set a team goal to win the region and I think the team did everything they could. I can't be disappointed, in fact, I'm elated. Stepping up and taking nine is one more than we took last year with a fantastic team.

It does seem like retailers are really stepping up and taking care of their employees, trying to provide services in the area and rallying behind the crisis,

I tend to regard the Coase theorem as a stepping stone on the way to an analysis of an economy with positive transaction costs.

I think he gave the ball up in various points of the year, and I think there's been a fine balance between guys stepping up and making shots and Kobe trusting his teammates. It hasn't got to the point where it's not happening, where I'm disappointed, but there's opportunities that still could be there that have to be exploited even more and we have to recognize that as a team.

It doesn't really matter to me (but) when I start running around, I think bigger plays happen. But we need to make big plays when you're in between the tackles with me stepping up and throwing the ball.

It feels really good. From the younger players to the seniors, everyone is stepping it up.

It felt good. I had been stepping into the plate too much instead of striding toward the pitcher, and I was getting jammed on pitches inside. We've been working on that a lot lately, and it paid off.

It felt great. I feel like I didn't allow her to do too much with her game, and I was hitting a lot of winners and stepping in and hitting the ball hard.

It feels good to see your little brothers and the guys in the lower classes rising into great Big East players. I told ... those guys that I was proud of the way they're stepping up. I'm proud of my team, period.

Just too slow. It took us 5 hours to play. ... Around the greens it just took forever to play. Toward the end, it took its toll. I had a partner that wasn't very fast, either. ... I have a pace and I play to my pace. I don't know what the officials are doing. We had 20, 25 minutes behind time, they are just not stepping up and saying, 'Hey, you are slow. Hurry up.

Katie's an awesome player, so it's going to hurt to be without her, but I run the point in practice and feel comfortable stepping into the job. The most important thing will be taking care of the ball and making sure we run our offense well.

Kelsey has come back with a tremendous attitude this year. She has a learned a 10.0 vault since she got her, and we are having more success with her vault as she continues to practice. Beam is coming along as she is stepping that up, and bars and floor are going to be good once again. She is learning a lot and working hard.

Ken has done a phenomenal job of distributing the ball. Every week, it's a different guy stepping up.

I think the physical evidence is inconsistent with the car being up on the curb on the sidewalk. I think the evidence is more consistent with them panicking and stepping out on the street.

I think Troy is aware of what stepping up and running can do to a defense, but he's also aware of what it can do if he steps up and, all of a sudden, distorts where the defense is going and makes (pass) plays from there. It is an example that he has more confidence and is in charge out there. While he's got the ball, you better defend the run and the pass.

I think it's special for our program. It shows how far we've come, but it's just one stepping stone. We've got two more games that we want to get to, so we're just going to take it one game at a time.

I think it's why they've been good the last third of the season. Their kids were stepping up and hitting shots.

I think things are coming to a pause with Yang stepping down.

I think we backed down from them. They became the aggressor at that point, and instead of us responding in a positive way and stepping right back up with them, I think we kind of went into a shell.

It has been difficult, but I just want to support my team. We're all good friends. This is a stepping stone in my life, and I want to get this behind me and focus on the future.

It has been hard for some of them, stepping up from the lower divisions where they are playing a lot more games, is tough.

I think that our team stepped up in so many spots today. It started with our best doubles effort of the year, and it culminated with players stepping up in singles.

I think we decided to be a little more aggressive. Obviously we also picked it up defensively, but we needed to go ahead and get some good looks and knock them down. For myself it's just a matter of not just sliding into the background, but stepping up and making shots, knocking them down. That got us going a little bit. Tina (Thompson) started hitting a few too. I hit a couple, she hit a couple and it gave us a little cushion that helped us down the stretch. We didn't have to sweat it out too much.

I think we're peaking at the right time, and we adjusted decently tonight. One of our goals was to win a couple games in the playoffs. The kids worked really hard, and different girls have been stepping us for us in each game.

I think you have to win your home games in this league. I think this win establishes us as a good team. I only want to be concerned with stepping forward, playing better and getting contributions. I think the other teams in the league recognize it. ... Should we have some more wins, no doubt about it.

It hit me really hard because (White) has been my teammate for so long. I've accepted it now and am taking responsibility for stepping up and making up for her being gone.

I thought both guys did a great job of stepping up when the team needed them. You couldn't have asked any more of them.

I thought he brought up great points about leading by stepping back.

It certainly has been an up week overall. The market is stepping back and looking at the fact that inflation is in check, we are near the end of the rates-tightening cycle and the economy is growing.

I think it is a little different role for James this year. He's stepping in and filling in where we really need him right now. He's stepping into the role and just trying to get better every day.

I think it just shows that we have great players on this team. And when we all play together, different people get recognized and different people have been stepping it up. So that's definitely a good thing.

I think it's a fine example of citizens getting involved in the government process and having a major impact on the system by simply stepping forward.

I think it's just carry over from yesterday. People are still very nervous about what's happening in the technology sector with earnings warnings. There's clearly some buyers stepping in today.

I thought she did an excellent job of stepping up her game. With the success we've had, support has to come from the bench.

I thought they won a lot of individual battles in the first half. They set the tone and tempo. The second half we did a better job of stepping up in some of the individual battles.

I wasn't disappointed at the time wishing that I didn't go, I wasn't 16 years old wishing I was there, because that wasn't in my head. But I understand what kids are getting out of being here. I think it's a great stepping stone.

Travis did a great job after stepping into a tough situation. It was his best outing of the year.

Today was a big stepping stone for me, playing in the final group, first time ever on the PGA Tour, ... Even though I didn't come out on top, I still sucked it up and I played with a lot of heart.

We were stepping out of the mosque and suddenly a big blast shook the ground,

We have the chances but no one is stepping up. It is going to be a battle for us. By putting the ball in the net we reward ourselves, and if we play at our potential, we can be competitive. Being young is not an excuse this late in the season.

You know what it's called? It's called guys stepping up and making plays. This game is not rocket science.

Yeah, that's something I base my game on, is a lot of communication. Bobby does it very well, being a center back. Facundo is getting better with the (English) language, and he's stepping up as well.

We were just talking about that in the locker room, about how league play is different, and we're stepping up.

Those guys are exactly what this league represents. We get the 'next guys' who are going to be stepping up in major roles and contributing.

We know Lou's going to get extra attention. We've got to get some people stepping up and making shots.

We know our schedule is a big challenge this year. But that's what this league is about, stepping up to the challenge.

The ankle felt good, but it took a while to get going. The more important thing is how it feels (Sunday). I was a little tentative out there because I was worrying about stepping on somebody's foot.

The American people have called for choice (in long-distance services), ... Ameritech is stepping forward to make it happen.

Virtualization helps customers overcome the physical boundaries and underused capacity of IT systems, and is a key stepping stone for customers to increase operational efficiency and become more dynamic and responsive to business needs. Microsoft is working closely with AMD to help open the way for a new class of innovation, to make IT systems not only more cost-effective, but also more secure, manageable and interoperable.

We have to have more distribution from other guys stepping up.

We have been working on spreading the scoring around. We are looking to have different people score, it makes us tougher to guard. Grace Amber is a freshman who is stepping up to help our scoring.

We have capable players that are stepping up.

We have two factions on our team right now. We have guys who are trying to do too much because other guys aren't stepping up. And then we have another group of guys who are just out in left field somewhere and don't seem to get it.

We need to keep him off the glass number one. He's stepping away from the basket and making jump shots, so we have to pay attention to that detail. When he does post up, he's got some pretty good inside moves as well.

We have a lot of young players, and they had some first-time jitters in CIF. I told them to start stepping up their defense in the second quarter, and they did. They need to remember that defense wins games.

I was on the phone after (the selection show) and everything kind of went down from there. Most of the discussions went down (Sunday) morning with my family. All throughout the week we were throwing out different pros and cons about what to do and what kind of opportunity I'd be stepping into.

The active recruitment of older individuals with a higher skill level and knowledge base is stepping up.

You can be a participating parent without ever stepping foot in the classroom. It's about working with your child at home.

Merritt is stepping up his game. Hamilton is stepping up his game. I hope Elliott Hood will step up now and that we can get something out of him.

You just have to give the players their credit. They are playing hard and playing together. It seems like we have different guys stepping up on different nights.

You just have to keep your poise. It's just a matter of stepping up and making them. This was for the game so I didn't want to lose and I definitely didn't want to go into overtime so I knew I was going to have to make my free throws.

That's a way of preventing us from panicking. A way of stepping back and looking at the situation.

That's been a big key for this team is every game, someone else seems to be stepping up and leading the way. Everybody is playing together and just being a real team. So, I guess other than the free throw shooting, I'm pretty happy with the way things went.

That's what interested me in the character of him. He sees things differently. He was not as connected to the community. He was a bit of an outsider, not local. It was let's coach football, take baby steps, do what we have to do. He likes to philosophize. He's got opinions on everything. He'll let me know. It's an honor to be stepping into his shoes. What he did was life inspiring things." ()

We need to push it ourselves and make them guard us. We have a lot of different guys stepping up and contributing, and we need that to continue.

The 11 guys in that room are giving it everything they've got and their decisions are good. And guys who have not had an opportunity before are stepping up and performing.

Most of them had never been exposed to stepping before.

My comments at that time were based upon some projects that were coming forward that, when you read the projects and read the proposals and the staff reports, it made you wonder who was driving the long-range planning, ... Were we waiting for developers to come forward with a plan or were we stepping forward with a vision of our own?

We need to use this as a stepping stone to grow the game of hockey here in Italy.

When I first got here I wasn?t in the best of shape. I thought I was in high school shape, but now I?m getting there. We?re working out at the place The Summit. They had us on an incline treadmill and everything. I feel like I?m NBA ready now. Obviously, it?ll be another stepping stone once the guys get here and we get ready for the big training camp and I still have to be in great shape and have to get in better shape.

We are not stepping back to a time when we are going to have anything even approaching hazing.

We have nothing for our back yard. We're considering stepping stones. We don't need to redo our windows or anything. Mostly looking for the outside stuff.

Microsoft is stepping up to support this vision further with 'anywhere everywhere' protected digital bits.

Whew! I don't know if I can take anymore of those! We just did a great job defensively. The kids did a great job of stepping up when they needed to.

Those guys are stepping up big when we lose key guys. They have stepped in and done unbelievable jobs.

We don't see the festival as an end-point for these shows, ... It's a launching pad, a stepping stone for productions.

We're building chemistry every day, and we're really figuring out how to play with one another. What we're doing now is just going to be a great stepping stone to the future for us.

We have to stop thinking we're a good defense and start stepping up and do it. Two plays killed us. No excuses.

Wiley X has been a great partner and we appreciate them stepping up for this opportunity. It's always exciting when we are able to provide a company with its first experience as a primary sponsor.

Well, this is something I never thought could possibly happen, to be standing back again, less than one year after having been part of the dissolution of this organization and the changing of the guard, so to speak, and feeling so comfortable stepping back into this position,

We've got some young players who are learning quickly and stepping up and playing well.