Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson
Actor, stuntman and cowboy who won an Academy Award for his role as Sam the Lion in the 1971 Western, The Last Picture Show.
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth13 June 1918
bunt men
We had two men on, and I couldn't get a bunt down.
bunt guess worked
I was still disappointed in myself that I didn't get the bunt down because I know I can, ... but I guess it all worked out in the end today.
bunt guess rarely stuff today worked
I was still disappointed in myself I didn't get the bunt down because I feel I can do it, but I guess it all worked out today in the end. We'll take it, but in the end we'll have to execute. Stuff like that very rarely happens.
bunt disbelief matter state
I went from a state of disappointment, in not getting the bunt down, to disbelief in a matter of two pitches.
guy
I was a guy out there who really didn't know how to play the game.
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Yesterday (Tuesday) we put ourselves into position to do what we did today (Wednesday). I was overly pleased with the way we hung in there and pulled things out, especially in difficult conditions.
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We've got speculators calling us -- mostly from California and the Northeast -- who say, 'We'll just send crews out there and start building hundreds of homes,' There's a lot of interest in securing a hundred to a thousand acres of land.
earn easy given outfield tough
I still feel like I have to make the team. Here, nothing is given to me. I have to earn it. That's a tough outfield to break. It's not going to be easy for any outfielder.
biggest family group overlooked students
I'm in a family of six. And I'm also engaged, and my grandparents want to come. The biggest group being overlooked is students who are underclassmen and friends (with the seniors).
everybody five last players pressure top year
We only have two players back from last year and everybody else is new to that top five and the pressure is a lot different in those spots.
momentum rolling timing
Timing is everything. Hopefully, we'll keep that momentum rolling into the playoffs.
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We are adapting and modifying what we know about integrated electronic systems in the automotive industry, in order to advance the LAV for the military. We are introducing leading-edge technology into a rigorous military environment, a world of highly advanced weapons systems with the need for integration and global communications.
faced few quite
I faced him quite a few times and fared pretty well.
carry clicked needed struggles tried
He showed me the ropes. A lot of the struggles I had in the minors, he's had as a ballplayer. We clicked on that level. We just tried to make a lot of the adjustments I needed to make. Not only on the field, but off the field, how to carry yourself, how to be a professional.