O. Henry
O. Henry
William Sydney Porter, known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth11 September 1862
CityGreensboro, NC
CountryUnited States of America
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My sister and I decided we would go in a different direction. We had a dream of opening a restaurant for years before we made it happen.
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That was a crucial win. I have been here for a long time and we are used to being first or second -- we are not used to being in this position. You have to dig in and try to perform even when you are not having amazing days.
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That was nice. She's still not in real good shape, but we still have a few weeks until conference. I hope we can get her there and see what happens.
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That's the way it is, but with Arsenal it is more direct. I'm not attacking anyone, just we need to play quicker and alternate things a bit. The earlier the ball, the better.
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Maryland is going to give us a big test. They're tough at home, and they have a bunch of big, fast and strong athletes.
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I was upset when I heard the news, but you can't be mad because I have a bunch of great guys in front of me on the receiving corps. I'm sitting back and observing to see how things are out there in the regular season. I did notice that (the pace) picked up a little bit from the preseason.
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This should give us a lot of confidence. I've said this all year and I still feel like we have a shot at winning the state if we stay healthy.
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There are a lot of teams trying to get him but if he can join us then I would welcome him here and he would be a benefit.
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The plaque we presented was to commemorate the installation of the floor.
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We want to work with other parts of the U.S. government, being able to (use) members of their organizations. We want to work formally ... with them and do everything we can to make them successful.
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We had some tough losses. Our goal this season was to win 20 games, and we figured we were going to fall short after those one-run losses, but we've been working all week on hitting the first-pitch fast ball and that's what we did tonight.
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We thought the fresh player would be a good option this week,
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We were tired, but I thought they were too. They just had one guy that kept hitting.
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We can't play the starting five 37 or 38 minutes. The second crew didn't have a very good practice this week and it carried over to the game.