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
assuming gets good guessing moving rhythm whoever
I'm assuming whoever gets in a good rhythm and moving the offense, moving chains. I'm guessing that's how they're going to do it.
bottom city guess people plan
I guess if the higher-ups know (what the plan for the city is), the people on the bottom don't know.
ahead biggest bit everybody guessing knew mix park rhythm settled start throw
I was able to get into a little bit of a rhythm there. The biggest thing was getting ahead. Once I got ahead I could start to mix in off-speed stuff, keep them guessing and off-balance. In the first inning I'd be 2-0 and everybody in the park knew I was going to throw a fastball. Once I settled down it made things a lot easier.
authority ended guess
I guess all things have to end, and they ended (the scoreless stretch) with authority.
cope formidable shall sir unable
They tell us sir that we are weak, unable to cope with so formidable an advesary.But when shall we be stronger?
stepped
She really stepped it up and said enough of this.
hell owned rent texas
If I owned Hell and Texas I would rent out Texas and live in Hell
pressure took
It took a little pressure off. It was huge.
gained games looked third three took
It took us three games to get one (good game), ... It really did. At times, we looked as young as we really are. But by the third game, I thought they had gained some experience.
colors dangerous fine gay temptation
Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in fine gay colors that are but skin-deep.
jeremy mile proud run
Jeremy's really a competitor. He's very versatile. He can run a mile and he can run a 5,000. I'm very proud of Jeremy Johnson.
cry deserves game steps win
I am going to cry when he steps down. Dennis deserves to win everything in the game because what he has shown, not only at Arsenal, but with Holland.
grandma since taught
I've done them ever since I was small; my grandma taught me how.
afforded cannot clearly emphasized faiths freedom gospel jesus nation worship
It cannot be emphasized too clearly and too often that this nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religion, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason, peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here.