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
dreams general hold manager notion rest romantic wholly wildest
I hold myself wholly responsible. Never in my wildest dreams did I think this would ever happen. I had this romantic notion that Theo was going to be our general manager for the rest of my life.
general imagined manager rest
I imagined Theo was going to be general manager for the rest of my life.
beginning morning press rest spend tired trying
See, the thing is, when you do a press day, sometimes you're tired in the morning and you say things at the beginning of the day that you have to spend the rest of the day trying to correct.
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His presence alone, and the energy he brings to the defense makes us a whole lot better than last year, ... I just love seeing him and the rest of our defense running to the ball and blitzing like crazy. He's a special one. Even though he signed a big contract, he's always striving to get better. His leadership really adds something to this team.
decided direction dream opening restaurant sister
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.
against captain chris difference four freshmen knew knowing leaders playing pull rest role sean since team tournament
As a captain me, Sean and Chris had been on the team since we were freshmen so we knew the role we had to play as leaders on the team. If things were down, we had to pull the rest of the team out of the troubles. Knowing we had been there for four years we were used to the practices, going to the tournament and the difference between playing against rivals.
cook mom rest serve taught
She was the one. My grandmother taught my mom and the rest of us how to cook everything that we serve here.
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.