Bill Evans
Bill Evans
William John "Bill" Evanswas an American jazz pianist and composer who mostly worked in a trio setting. Evans' use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block chords, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines continue to influence jazz pianists today...
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth16 August 1929
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I want to see us rebound the ball better and execute better on the offensive and defensive ends. We have to execute to be successful. We can't go out and have a bad day and win.
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The thing that hurt us the most was they got off to such a quick start. We're having a hard time scoring the basketball, and I think our patience hurts us. We didn't throw the ball in the post enough.
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It was sloppy and we held onto it a little better than they did. There was some hard hitting on both sides, and that ball is going to come loose. We were in the right place at the right time.
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I think my guys did a good job defending. We shot the ball, we shared the ball (and)I don't think we were selfish.
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We did this good, but we could do this better. We could take care of the ball better and attack the pressure better.
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Economists are interested in why 70 percent makes it. It's surprising to us that so much makes it.
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The biggest story for us is our continued growth at 5 o'clock.
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I want to play as good as I can, not necessarily as different. I am not interested in consciously changing the essence of my music. I would rather have it reveal itself progressively as I play. Ultimately, what counts is its essential quality, anyway, and differences vanish in a short time.
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I'm just glad to be home next week. I'm not going to guarantee a win because that would be silly, but it will just be nice to have all those things that home brings.
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Anytime you play schools from higher leagues, they're preparing us for our league. We've played some really good teams. I would like to play those teams at home sometimes for my own feelings that if we could do that, we could be competitive with them. Playing at home and not having to travel is a plus.
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We look to 2007 for the next move when the current global move for higher interest rates is likely to be reversed and Australia will play its part.
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We expect steady interest rates for the remainder of 2005 and most of 2006.
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We don't think the inflation numbers are strong enough to justify a preemptive move and would bet against a hike next week.
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