John Wiley
John Wiley
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We played on a carpet floor for many years ... (that) was green and half an inch thick right over asphalt. It's a strange place to play basketball. You couldn't even hear the ball bounce. Teams would freak out.
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Look, when we played Bellevue Christian the first time we got our doors blown off. I think we might be going the right direction at the right time. It would be great to play our best basketball in the state tournament.
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The monkey had grown into a full-fledged gorilla. This was our goal all along, and we played with a desire to win.
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We played with a little bit of pressure, played a little tight, but Madden controlled things. Things are good. We couldn't be happier.
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Freshmen become sophomores, sophomores become juniors and juniors become seniors. Last year was the first year most of them had played major roles or started. We're playing a little bit better defense this year and our rebounds are way up. Generally if you do that you're going to win games.
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It is a message that special interests can close off legitimate avenues of scientific inquiry.
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The decision to go ahead with the project will give Wisconsin a world-class research facility designed to bring researchers from various fields together to find scientific answers to some of the world's most difficult problems.
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We're still learning a lot, and I wish we wouldn't learn this time of year, but it's going to happen.
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This was a quality win for us. We are not patient or disciplined nearly as much as we should be, and I think we saw the right way to do some of those things tonight.
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Bob Golden has a great mix of experience, vision and passion for the job that will serve him well in leading the School of Medicine and Public Health.
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We really didn't feel as if we belonged last year. It's a lot different this year.
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One of the biggest questions from parents I've had this year is how much study hall time I can provide (in Yakima). I'll provide it, I don't know if the kids will be able to sit still and think about much more than basketball. Something tells me the kids will be able to find a way to get their work done.
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Sharing just a little can go a long way for people affected by this disaster.
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I've been on the faculty for 30 years and in administration for 20 of those, and I don't remember a time when it was worse than it is now.