O. Henry
O. Henry
William Sydney Porter, known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth11 September 1862
CityGreensboro, NC
CountryUnited States of America
crazy foot great imagine pitch servant steps strange sure
I'm sure it will be really strange for him. You can imagine when he steps out on the pitch everyone will go crazy - he was more than a great servant for this club. And I'm sure that if he has to put his foot in then he will!
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They are well organized and base their game on being tight together then making sure they can hit you on the break. They are a good team, play good football and, if you let them play, they can really hurt you.
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We feel we were the better side; we constructed the tries to win the football game. But this great rivalry between the two sides is there again, which is great.
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Ian Wright is a legend, so to beat the record would be amazing. But I don't want to speak too soon because things in football can happen really quickly, so I just want to concentrate and keep scoring goals for my team.
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Bush's program has two components, one of which is real and immediate. The other, in football, would be called a Hail Mary pass.
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They're so excited. Friday the goals got moved down there and they were all wanting to go down. They're very excited to get it open, to start playing on it. Because it plays a little different than even our football stadium. It's a little bit longer of a turf, so it's nice.
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I have to be honest, I didn't mean to do that. When the ball came, I tried to get my foot out of the way. But I'm really happy as we managed to show a completely different game in the second half. They really hurt us in the first half.
clearly football half kick players second
The only thing the Sunderland players wanted to do was kick people. We can play football but some of the tackles in the second half were clearly not for the ball.
football pro watching
I wasn't even watching pro football then. That wasn't part of my diet.
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I'm thrilled with the performance, but disappointed to lose on a technicality. It's a tough way to learn a lesson, but it doesn't take anything away from the way the kids ran.
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I know the quality of these boys. All the youngsters have grown in confidence. With our attacking ability and especially -- what for me is the most impressive thing -- the fact we are not conceding goals, I can say we are cautiously optimistic.
forced needs scoring stopped
I know when we stopped them and got a turnover, then forced a three-and-out and were still down 14-10 that there was something wrong. That scoring needs tweaking.
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I'm looking forward to the second half of September. How could you not want to be in a pennant race with the Yankees?
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That helps her 400, to be able to run a good 200 like that. We're excited about her running that. That shows a little versatility, and it's nice to have.