Craig Smith
Craig Smith
Craig Smithis an American professional basketball player. He recently played for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. After playing at Boston College from 2002–2006, he was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2006 NBA draft...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth10 November 1983
CityInglewood, CA
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We knew and Brooke knew that the divisional is not as important as next week. We just wanted her to make it through three miles and after that fold it up and focus on state. The last thing Brooke wanted to do was maximize the pain in this race with state coming up.
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We've been practicing at 5:45 in the morning since we found out the pairings. I'm from Stephen (Minn.), so those early practices are kind of in the blood.
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We've been practicing and playing for more than five months. We told our guys at the beginning of the year that it was a marathon, not a sprint. Now, it's time to finish it. Our guys have been waiting all year for this.
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Brittany had a real strong finish in which she passed some people. She's reaching the point where she could peak at state.
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Brooke told me today that she feels fine. And just knowing she was able to run on her ankle is a confidence boost.
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Brooke looked very good. It was the first meet and she and the others had a chance to get the butterflies out.
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Both Taylor and Steve are reliable receivers with good hands, ... Throughout their entire college careers, both guys had the ability to make big plays.
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We just stayed off our feet and took a couple of naps here and there. And we watched film a little bit. It's very long and boring but you just have to rest up.
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Obviously he was missing for most of the game. But when he's open, he's got to take it. He's a shooter.
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Last year was probably the youngest team we had in six or seven years. We're a real veteran team this year and we're looking forward to this season.
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One of the advantages of not campaigning in Iowa is that it frees up a huge amount of time to stay in New Hampshire.
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is like the mad cow calling the herd rabid.
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I've been playing all four years with a chip on my shoulder. I just want to prove everybody wrong.
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The story was that in her recovery, she pulled out her back by favoring her foot. That was the official story. But of course she had had this dreadful breast cancer, and everybody was terribly afraid it had metastasized to her back, but she wouldn't talk to us about it.