Ryan Hall
Ryan Hall
Ryan Hall is a retired American long-distance runner. He won the marathon at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials and placed tenth in the Olympic marathon in Beijing. He holds the U.S. record in the half marathon. With his half marathon record time, he became the first U.S. runner to break the one-hour barrier in the event...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth14 October 1982
CountryUnited States of America
chance coming fight giving good job shutting
He did a good job of coming in and shutting us down and giving them a chance to fight back.
ball base biggest concerned drives gets good happy hit position puts ready run swinging
He just gets on base and he's a good hitter. He drives the ball and gets doubles. That puts us in better position so we don't have to do as much, hit and run or bunt. The biggest thing I was concerned with is they were ready to go today. I was happy to see us swinging it again. We had 10 hits.
good pitching swinging
We've got some good pitching and we're going to play good defense. If can just keep swinging it the way we have been we're going to be pretty good.
diversity expect fail
We have more diversity. You can't expect (English-learners) to do as well as others. Like if I went to Mexico, I would fail all their tests.
You kind of just have to go with the flow.
ball good last location mixing past pitching throw tried wants year
Last year he tried to throw the ball past hitters, where this year he's pitching past hitters. He's mixing up his pitches, has good location and he has a good idea before each pitch of what he wants to do.
chance guys means quality remember single starters time win
Having two quality starters means everything. We have two guys who we feel like give us a chance to win every time out. I can't remember a single time when they didn't give us a quality start.
bands judged popularity seemed
I competed in 2004. I was disappointed because it seemed like a popularity contest. Bands weren't judged on sound.
running dream years
You dream about the Olympics for so long and you have that one day, then it's over, and when you don't run well there is this huge letdown. It took me years to deal with that. I feel like I almost had to cleanse myself of that experience.
awards world facts
The fact that "Léon: The Professional" doesn't have every award in the world is a sign that it is underrated. I'm not even ashamed to say that I cried during every scene.
skills mind bags
I'd want to have the power of mind control. If I had that one skill you'd always see at the bank loading up bags full of cash.
morning race water
The big thing is hydrating the day before the race. I will have 20 ounces of water right when I get up in the morning the day before, and I'll drink throughout the day.
running two race
I may not drink an electrolyte beverage during the race. If I am running in an hour, I won't need one. But if you're running an hour-and-a-half to two hours or more, maybe you need a little bit of the electrolytes.
guy racing study
I don't really study the guys that I'm racing against.