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He was our most consistent pitcher. He did a good job of getting the fastball over with the changeup. He's a great athlete who fields well and does a good job of holding runners on. He never seems to get rattled. E. B. White
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He was one of the most gifted athletes since I've been here.
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He was so nice, a guy you'd want to be around, not as an athlete but just as a person. He had raw talent. He was a guy I wanted to play with. Dee Brown
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He was so much better of an athlete than people thought. Back then, he wasn't heavy at all. He was solid as a rock. He was faster than anything. He would hit the ball back to the pitcher on two hops and beat it out at first base. He was incredibly fast. We used to play basketball in the mornings at the YMCA. Kirby was a great basketball player. People think Kirby was overweight when he played, but he was rock-solid. Jack McMahon
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He was respected by athletes he covered, by coaches he worked with and by everyone in the sports media. He befriended everyone. We've lost a real character who will always be in the folklore of sports journalism in New Mexico.
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He's part of the Nike group of athletes that endorse our product. There's been no change. Our relationship with Kobe has remained intact.
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He was a California League All-Star for us last year. He's about 5-foot-7 or 5-8, a left-hander who is just a great athlete and a great competitor. He can change speed on all of his pitches and throws to spots. Nothing is overpowering -- he just pitches.
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He could do a lot more with his talent, that's for sure. We've already seen that if he's dedicated and committed he could be the ultimate dominant athlete out there.
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He did it, and he never complained once. He also stays here to train during the holidays while most athletes choose to go home. He knows what he has to do to be great, and he's happy to do it.
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He'd better not slip, because he may not get demoted, but somebody might get promoted. ... He's a very versatile athlete that can make things happen. Not that the other ones can't. Chuck D.
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He constantly wants people to think he's a quarterback. He's a quarterback that's athletic, not an athlete that's a quarterback. Greg Davis
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Having a champion at 171 pounds, sooner or later you're going to have to make him an Athlete of the Week or something. We'd like to see him get a little further in the tournament.
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He is there for a reason. He is going to make some throws and he has some athletes out there who can catch the ball.
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He'll be one of the best athletes they've got there. He can dunk a ball any way you want to dunk it. Absolutely. He's got exceptional speed, exceptional jumping ability. He'll be a regular gym rat.
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He'll be a vital athlete for us during the season. Kyle Williams
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He is passionate about coaching, he values and develops each athlete's unique skills and leadership abilities, and he challenges both his veteran athletes and neophytes to be better persons in and out of the pool.
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He knows we need to get him involved more. He is one of our best athletes and we need to find ways to keep him out on the field.
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Hands down, they are the best defense we'll face, ... They are in a well-respected conference, and this is the first time in a long time that our guys have seen these types of athletes with that kind of speed and size. So it's a good experience. The thing that I like most of all is our guys remained positive throughout the whole game.
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He works harder than any athlete I've ever been around as far as off-season conditioning goes. He's a maniac . . . I see him playing another three years no question. He could be our ( Julio ) Franco . Wayne Gretzky
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He was the greatest athlete in Drake history. He lettered in football, basketball and track in his sophomore year and set so many school records.
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He says he won't sign anything because he knows what they're doing with the stuff, and I don't disagree with him. It's a tough deal. Athletes get bad names because adults see us not signing kids' autographs, and they don't know the reason. But I know the reason. It's because they're being sold. Gale Sayers
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He's a young guy, I think he'll do nothing but get better. We've tried to continue to work him in more and more. You can see what a difference an athlete like him with speed makes in a football game. Dom Capers
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Greg Hill had a great game for us. We rode him to this victory. Michigan City's tough to play. They're got athletes and quickness, just like us.
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He is an athlete who is really in the golden book of the history of the Olympic Games.
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He is a world class athlete who has worked hard in his five seasons as a professional to refine his game and to become an elite player.
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He is a true leader on the court and in the classroom. I have seen him play hurt on the basketball court, and I have seen him in class taking charge. He is a true scholar athlete and a leader and a good friend. Richard Ryan
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He is a great athlete No. 1, that is the biggest characteristic he has.
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He feels we've got a chance to be the best special teams unit in the country. We've got the athletes and the talent. We just have to put it together and go out there and do it.
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He doesn't talk about his business but he can support himself. He is not interested in promoting his image or his business. There are not many athletes like that.
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He made a great play and a great basket. That's what athletes do. Joe Coleman
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I have great faith in both my athletes and I'd just like to complement them on how they have handed themselves recently.
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I have empathy for these kids because I've been in their shoes. I heard all the comments at school, and I was the guy who was ignored on offense during the game, didn't get the ball as often as smaller players, and was criticized the most. We've drawn on that life experience to design a program that helps our big athletes be more confident, accountable and aware of their big bodies and the powers they hold within. Mike Robinson
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I don't know where it's written that he's going to get big money. Let's wait and see what happens. You're always nervous when you give any athlete big money and a lot of years. There isn't a good track record in sports for players with long-term contracts, so you're always nervous. But sometimes you're forced to do it because of market conditions. Eddy Curry