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
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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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Does it hurt to leave Atlantic City? Sure. It has been our home since the beginning.
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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.
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We took 10 days off before starting practices again. It hurt our conditioning and all our players really got tired, but I think the break was a positive thing. Our kids carry a tough academic load in addition to playing basketball and they needed the time off.
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We got caught flat one time and it hurt us. But the girls walked away feeling good about how they played.
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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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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.
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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.
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That is the kind of cultural and social planning that we have to reinstate.
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They line up and say, 'We're better than you,' and they've been doing that all season long.
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It was just a fastball I had to get over in that situation. I didn't want to fall behind 3-1. It was inner third where it was supposed to be. It was up and he deposited it.