E. B. White
E. B. White
Elwyn Brooks "E. B." White was an American writer. He was a contributor to The New Yorker magazine and a co-author of the English language style guide The Elements of Style, which is commonly known as "Strunk & White". He also wrote books for children, including Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, and The Trumpet of the Swan. Charlotte's Web was voted the top children's novel in a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, an accomplishment repeated in earlier surveys...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth11 July 1899
CountryUnited States of America
I was really conscious when I went down there that I needed to gain the respect of my new team mates. Respect is a really big thing in rugby. That is what spurred me on to improve my game.
I thought it was very significant for us as a team to know we have answers outside of handing the ball to Brian Calhoun 40 times.
Lassen is one of those teams you don't want to play. They're 0-14 and they're not that bad.
I'm excited that the team understands the importance of this game. Maybe this weekend was a wake up call for us.
Despite the depth problem, I like this team's chances of being competitive in a very tough conference. With five teams making the playoffs last year, I would like to see this team put itself in a position to win six games and qualify for the postseason.
My team fought hard. I don't like losing. Everybody can't win all the time.
I feel like I'm always in a groove, ... When my team needs me, I'll be there for them.
There were a few things we had to fix and I guess that's why it is called coaching. He is a young guy who always gives it everything. We have spoken about the pressure it puts on the rest of the team if he gets a yellow card. There were a few technical things we looked at and I am comfortable it won't be a problem on Saturday.
I'm ecstatic, ecstatic. You can see the confidence level of this team just rising.
I - and I think many other observers - thought Ichiro would be the one to say no and Hideki would say yes. I think he's grateful to (George) Steinbrenner for the new contract and the confidence in him. He feels more of an obligation to Steinbrenner than he does to Japan. It's not about the money, it's about the vote of confidence. I think he thought it would be rude to leave the team in spring training. If he hadn't just signed the contract, maybe he would have gone.
It's one of those things where you know the team is better than the way we've played. We see it from time to time. Trouble is, our bad stretches last a little longer, which comes from us having a younger team. We haven't been able to figure out how to kick ourselves in the behind and bounce back faster.
It really is a very good barometer, we think, of how active employers are.
As a New York-based sports editor put it to me,
That's been one of the knocks on me, ... that people think I'm not strong. So that's one of the things I want to work on in my last year.