George Will
George Will
George Frederick Willis an American newspaper columnist and political commentator. He is a Pulitzer Prize–winner known for his conservative commentary on politics. In 1986, The Wall Street Journal called him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America," in a league with Walter Lippmann...
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth4 May 1941
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Football is entertainment in which the audience is expected to delight in gladiatorial action that a growing portion of the audience knows may cause the players degenerative brain disease.
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Part of the beauty and much of the moral seriousness of sport derives from the severe justice of strenuous play in a circumscribed universe of rules that protect the integrity of competition. Records are worth recording, and worth striving to surpass, because they serve as benchmarks of excellence achieved under the pressure of competition.
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An alloy of innocence and arrogance, young (Ted) Williams came to Boston when it had four morning and four evening local newspapers engaged in perpetual circulation wars. He became grist for their mills, and his wars with the sportswriters brought out the worst in him, and cost him. He won two Most Valuable Player Awards and finished second four times. Several of those times he would have won had he not had such poisonous relations with the voting press.
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We missed out on certain players during the last transfer window, which was disappointing,
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We understand how Teutopolis was rated No. 1 in the state. They just came off two losses in the Highland tournament and wanted to prove they were still No. 1. Offensively we played well but defensively they shut us down. They are a very good ball club.
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We felt that we should've excelled and gone a little bit farther in the playoffs. But we think we are a playoff team and we hope to be better this year. There were certainly some positive things about last year. We missed out on the division by one point. We felt like we were having a good playoff series and got some bad breaks and it didn't go our way. But the objective is to go as far as you can, and we think we are capable of going farther.
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The situation is a major concern for us. We face a very difficult game without one of our main players and we don't have a lot of options in that area. Roman's operation was successful but the hard work starts for him now.
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The worst time to be there is when the team isn't playing well. If your team is playing well, you might enjoy it. In any game it's important to get out to a good start, this a little more so.
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They are always tough at home in the history of the tournament. We obviously matched up well and played well today. We feel lucky to have the lead and we are cautiously optimistic. The weather was perfect and the course is in great condition.
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There will be some more back-outs. Whether it's our players or somebody else's, I don't know.
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During this period he has always been extremely fair in working with us to keep the cost at a minimum while providing maximum exposure. He was instrumental in developing an Air Force Reserve Player of the Game' award presented at all home games. He has promoted Military Appreciation Days and first pitch opportunities for all branches of the military. His patriotism is second to none, and his marketing expertise has greatly benefited the 302nd Airlift Wing recruiting effort over the past ten years.
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Quick is a great athlete, but we have other weapons as well. DiPippa is one of the best in the state and we have other guys who can make big plays as well.
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We could use some more goals. We like the way the defense has played, and the goaltending has been good. We think we have some young players who can score for us. We'll see what the second half brings.
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Brent is passionate in what he does and the kids see that, ... He's very positive in his coaching and a great role model. He teaches the basics well and has a system such that players understand what they need to practice.