Steve Blake
Steve Blake
Steven Hanson Blakeis an American professional basketball player who last played for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth26 February 1980
CityHollywood, FL
CountryUnited States of America
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We just wanted to win this game, it didn't matter who it was. We needed to get three in a row. It's so much better when you win, so much better.
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We're competing really hard. At the beginning of the year it seems we were getting blown out a lot. Now we're in every game. We know that we can win every game. It's just a matter of finishing off strong.
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It was frustrating there for a little while. You're confidence can get down. Winning changes everything.
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We are on the outside of that cosy little set-up and they simply don't like the idea that we are in a potentially winning position.
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I think we're learning that's what you have to do to win games. You've got to work extremely hard to win games, be competitive and have that energy and that drive to want to win the game. And you can tell, you can see it out there, that we really want it.
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You can't expect to win games when you're giving up that many points after three quarters.
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When I was told my team was lucky to win, I replied: "the more we practice, the luckier we get."
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It was about time we got another win. We finally played up to our potential. We came out strong, had a good second quarter and were strong throughout the whole game.
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We have to make it clear that one, two or even three BNP MEPs elected to Brussels will have very little effect on the workings of the Parliament and the Commission.
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I was born and brought up in Suffolk and was one of the final intake of my generation to benefit from a grammar school education in Ipswich.
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We played for 48 minutes. We executed the game plan.
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We've been effective together for a long time. We know each other's game well and can take advantage of that.
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We have weeded out the deadwood and set about to deal with the internal issues that in the past led to faction building and damaging splits.
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We have to withdraw from this undemocratic institution and ensure that these people no longer have any influence on British affairs. We would like to see other European nations do the same thing. I think that will happen.