Rick Smith
Rick Smith
Rick Smithis an American entrepreneur, author and public speaker. Smith launched the World 50 global executive network...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth22 January 1967
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We made some big defensive stops there and were able to capitalize. Our defense played really well. They didn't shoot particularly well; we'd like to take a little credit for that. And we got some big play off our bench from Steve Cavanaugh (10 points) and Mike Meade (six points).
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We talked about (playing with) intensity in the second half, and... we just came out flat. We didn't get a lot of breaks -- not a lot of balls dropped for us early -- but that's no excuse. We just came out flat.
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We are extremely pleased with the verdict that was returned by the jury. As we have stated, we are committed to protecting the integrity of this Company and its products and we are grateful that the men and women of the jury listened intently to the facts of this case and ruled accordingly.
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He was as good as I have ever seen. We keep working on the same things and he keeps getting better.
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I believe we're starting to see a shift ... from a debate primarily on the safety of the device to the appropriate use of the device, ... I think we're going to see things die down with the continuous legal and scientific evidence supporting our cause.
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This was a real solid round. He never had any issues. He never looked like he was going to go backwards. He's relaxed when he has control of what he's doing and he's got a lot of control.
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We are going to be challenged in 2006 to get supply and demand back in alignment. We've got our work cut out for us.
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As the hurricane makes landfall, it's going to remain a fairly strong storm system as it runs up the Texas-Louisiana state line there toward Shreveport and Bossier City. We may have strong winds, possibly even strong enough to cause some damage.
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As the storm systems move across the Rocky Mountains, they kind of get wrung out like a sponge, and as they get into the Plain states and the Midwest, a lot of that moisture is not there anymore.
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We tried to keep them upbeat and told them to go out just do the best they could do. But you could tell it left a somber feeling with them.
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She thought I would find the sound interesting -- and I did.
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I used them a lot. If you lay out exigent circumstances, you can get a court to approve a wiretap pretty quickly.
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People get stuck on power, but good swings can generate effortless speed, not powerless speed. Powerless speed comes from this violent effort to swing the club, and that's not how it works.
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Down in Florida we just really needed a lot of questions answered. We would have liked to see some better bounces and timely hitting, but I'm pleased that we are getting things done and just continuing our season.