Thomas Brooks
Thomas Brooks
Thomas Judson Brooks, MBE JPwas a British coal miner and politician who became a Labour Party Member of Parliament. A spiritualist, his main achievement was to lead the successful campaign to repeal the Witchcraft Act 1735...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 July 1880
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We talk about handling adversity. Things aren't going to always go your way. We have to face it and respond to it. You can shut down, but that's not what these guys do. They want to win. The kids get out on the field and think they're going to win.
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I always found out you're only as good as the backups on your team - they're only a play away from starting. Any chance we can get them in, we are. We don't want district to be the first time. That way, they'll be used to the game and feel more comfortable.
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I am surprised that paper doesn't pick up the Amazon and Congo basins, regions where there is a large number of animal species with small ranges.
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We won (last week), ... But we know we have some mistakes to correct. But the more we get reps, the better we'll get with our assignments.
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We try to do that. We have a number of athletes capable (of contributing). We don't want to be one-dimensional.
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We had some first-game jitters. The guys were as nervous at the beginning.
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The best way to do ourselves good is to be doing good to others; the best way to gather is to scatter
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It was very emotional. (Even) at that moment, he's thinking about the team. We told the defense to keep them down there. They were on the one-foot line and they couldn't get their normal distance. We went for the block.
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Each game just helps with our confidence. A win would go a long way toward us making the playoffs.
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Offensively, we can move the ball when we want to, and whenever we have to. I would like to see us execute better and be more consistent. If we want to play with the people in our district, we have to be consistent. We're not there yet.
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Defensively, they're a 4-3 and they're aggressive, send people and stay in man. We have to have people in position or they'll take advantage. Our offense has to stop the blitz and give Kerry time. If we do that and put Kendall in the secondary, we'll be successful.
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They do a lot of formations. Their quarterback is the No. 2 junior (prospect) in the national. And, he's tall.
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We're anxious, ... But we still have a lot of work to do and a short amount of time.