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He had a fantastic camp and really caught the attention of the big league coaches. He stayed in camp longer than some guys who were ahead of him on the depth chart. That went a long way to increasing his confidence going into the year.

Jose Molina

He got ahead of a lot of hitters, and his command was amazing. It's hard to hit a guy whose command was so good. He had to have his best stuff today.

He got ahead in the count, and he located really well. We've always known he is a good pitcher. Sometimes you just need something to kick you in the tail a little bit. He responded today.

Laura Hillenbrand

He exhibited tremendous intelligence. And he liked to mess around with his opponents on the track. He didn't just want to beat them. He really wanted to break their hearts ... He would let them get ahead for just a minute and then turn it on and crush them.

He gets it. He gets situations. He gets who's batting ahead of him in the lineup and he gets who's batting behind him. To have a winning-caliber team, you need players like that.

Kurt Thomas

He gets it down out there every night. He's a big guy who really has a great outside touch, real quickness for putting the ball on the floor and getting to the rack and the way he is on the boards offensively and defensively. I've just got to try to stay a step ahead of him.

He gets ahead of hitters, makes them hit his pitches and our defense plays very well behind him.

Michael Vaughan

He looks to have a good physique for bowling, he can bat as well and he's a good fielder. Hopefully he'll have a good career ahead of him,

He looked like he got a little stiff out there. When you get ahead 4-0, it's time to bury them. If you want to be an excellent team, that's what you have to do.

He looked around, he looked ahead and he could almost see the opening at that point he could almost smell the barn and I noticed his stroke picked up and he got past that one moment that all endurance athletes have to go through. He put his head down, he tucked his chin and did it,

He made us hit the ball. He kept it low and made us hit it on the ground. For the most part, he stayed ahead of us.

Jon Gruden

He made a big play to block the kick to extend last week's game in overtime. What he did today was come up with the signature play of the game. His best times are ahead of him.

Peter Shilton

He loved to play football the right way. The way his teams played the game were ahead of their time and it was great football to watch. He appreciated quality players and skill. The players respected Ron. I found him to be a nice person, but not at all soft.

Today I think there will be a set back (in the U.S. markets) following the lead of Europe. Investors are nervous ahead of Sept. 11 -- people just don't want to take positive positions.

Bob Geldof

Today is the perfect moment to talk ahead of the WTO negotiations, ... The EU must break the deadlock and as of today it has failed to do so.

Salman Rushdie

Captain Ahab drowned, he reminded himself; it was the trimmer, Ishmael, who survived.

On the (Tahoe), we're beating expectations on a number of fronts. We're beating the production schedule, we're ahead of our sales objective for the month and the response we're getting from dealers is positive.

Tom Carroll

Our bookings are way ahead of where they would normally be in the first quarter (of the year), ... It's been a pleasant surprise, but we still have billboards available.

Our case is going full-steam ahead to rescue the vote of 4.6 million Californians from Mayor Gavin Newsom's abusive power. The renegade mayor of San Francisco is openly violating California law that holds marriage is only for a man and a woman.

Our buildings will be coming out of the ground within a year. I think we'll be way ahead of the curve.

Our breather was tonight. I'm ready to charge ahead tomorrow.

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Right now with all the rain, the pitchers are definitely ahead of the hitters. And this might hurt us a little more than other teams because we are so young.

Pete Townshend

Roger and I (will) meet in mid-December to play what we have written, ... If we move ahead from there, we may have a CD ready to release in the spring. If the recording works out, we will tour with the usual band in the first half of 2005.

Republicans are excited about the campaign ahead and know how serious and important this election is. We're gratified by the support we're receiving and look forward to a debate on the biggest issues facing this country -- fixing the economy and winning the war on terror.

Remember that the horse that finishes a neck ahead wins the race.

Pitchers are generally ahead of hitters early in the season. She is pretty good at changing speeds but I thought we did a nice job of making adjustments when we needed to.

Steve Sampson

Playing matches like this is great preparation for us. We know very quickly the things we need to work on. We're much further ahead this year at this time than we were last year, but we had to be, given the early competition. I like most of what I see with my team and I think we're going to be very difficult to beat in league play.

James Moore

Platinum should continue to find support ahead of $940/oz with the metals supply deficit and strong industrial demand continuing to provide strong support while palladium is currently finding support at $240/oz with strong chart support pegged at $220/oz.

Planning is going to be very key and critical to you to be ahead of the curve. You're already behind the curve.

Bill Brandt

Plan ahead and use an alternate route. Monday's a workday and the school day's a little more complex. Plan an alternate route for any of those days if you happen to be going that way.

Bob Stoops

Really, our expectations will not change. I say it every year. We respect Texas. We've been on both sides of it. We've been picked behind them before, and we've been picked ahead of them before. We'll get off the bus when it's time to play.

Simon Baker

Reed Elsevier is an oil tanker that is surging ahead in the same direction that it has been going in for the past few years. It leaves the share price lacking any great dynamics to trade into.