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
barrier breaking carry color struggle tried
I'm hoping. I've tried to carry myself that way because the struggle was much more than just breaking the color barrier in baseball. It was everything.
pressure tried
There was pressure, but I tried not to think about it. I just tried to go out and play hard. The pressure was there, but you try not to think about it.
basically body possibly presence synch tough tried
I just tried to clog up the middle, tried to be as big a presence as I possibly could be. I basically just used my body to make it tough for them, kind of get them out of synch with their offense.
ball foot game happy hurt mean second tried
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.
attack concentration tried trying
We tried to attack around the ruck. There was a concentration in trying to go up the guts.
aggressive couple handle kid overly plenty push tried
The kid has no fear, plenty of heart. Those first couple of weeks, I tried to push him. I was overly aggressive to see how he would handle it. But he just doesn't feel pressure.
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!
kids learn lose performance thrilled tough
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.
ability attacking fact grown impressive quality
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.
forward half looking pennant race second
I'm looking forward to the second half of September. How could you not want to be in a pennant race with the Yankees?
excited good helps nice run running shows
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.
cultural planning social
That is the kind of cultural and social planning that we have to reinstate.
line season
They line up and say, 'We're better than you,' and they've been doing that all season long.