Will Carroll
Will Carroll
Will Carroll is a sportswriter specializing in the coverage of medical issues, including injuries and performance-enhancing drugs. Carroll's "Under the Knife" column appeared on Baseball Prospectus for eight years during his stint there as a senior writer, and he also contributed to the site's radio efforts as well as the Puck Prospectus spin-off site. He is the author of two books on sports-related medical topics. Carroll has no formal medical training...
call dreaming forward given looking middle night obviously prayed private support thank time
I was dreaming that this would be the way I'd find out - that she'd call me in the middle of the night like this. She sounded great. I just want to thank everyone who's prayed and given us support through this time, and we're obviously looking forward to some private time with Jill.
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I saw what Joel did (at SIU) and it's given me the drive and inspiration to do those same things with this program. He's done a great job there and that's something that's been driving me.
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Pipeline is unlike any wave in the world, unique in every way. So I think it's great that we were given this opportunity. It's like our chance to shine.
danger given
But we kind of knew, given the set-up there, that there must be danger for all journalists working there.
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They treated me very well, like a guest given good food, kept safe, treated very, very well.
rewards given staggering
In a capitalist society, persons who create capital, like Michael Eisner, are given the staggering rewards.
artist talent given
Talent can be developed, gift is God-given. But artists have both.
planets given our-lives
I would have given him everything. I would have pulled down planets to make our life work.
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It is hard to distinguish these events, even with boatloads of data. As you go into deep time, origins are much harder to pick out. And given that there is so much data, you have to ask: why aren't you getting any resolution?
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Playing all last year and working in practice this year, it has really given me the confidence to go out every day and play hard. With each game, it has given me a chance to play more and learn more things. You can see where your game can go. It's always testing you.
given horrific human ourselves
As an actor, I've given up judgement of evil, as long as it's human evil - we have to see ourselves for what we really are, and we're capable of horrific things.
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A full understanding of what happens in our everyday lives needs to take into account what happened at the Big Bang. And not only is that intrinsically interesting and just kind of cool to think about, but it's also a mystery that is not given much attention by working scientists; it's a little bit underappreciated.
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We thought this season was coming down to the fact that (Curt) Schilling was taking on Johnson, (as the leaders of their staffs),
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(Baseball) obviously set up the schedule this year so that divisional rivals would play each other late in the season, ... which is phenomenal for the fans. But when you have to face the East, it's tough.