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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

Thomas A. Edison

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.

Gloria Naylor

He has had a terrific season and his presence on game days will be missed. But we are confident that Ben will fully recover from this injury.

Dave Kasper

I don't know how many good shots they put up. I know they missed a lot of shots, but I don't know how many were forced or hurried, but I would say quite a few of them were. They were frustrated and pressure defense can do that to a team.

Buell Gonzales Jr

She is sorely missed here.

Joe Schriver

I know not, sir, whether Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, but if he did not it seems to me that he missed the opportunity of his life.

James M. Barrie

We basically beat ourselves with turnovers and missed free throws in the first half.

Cece Carter

She missed a lot of practice time because of that injury. But she worked hard to get back, and she's had another good year for us.

Antonio Encarnacion

I was in between, whether to go out and block it or not. If I went out there and he missed it, they might have gotten a rebound tip or he could have dumped it down (low).

Grant Stout

I was upset. I didn't say anything but I really missed it.

Mary Harris

I think they missed us.

Charles Butler

I lived in the dorms the first year and really missed cooking.

Fumi Ikeshima

We were right there with them, we just didn't do the little things that would have got us the win. We missed 11 free throws and that was the difference.

Bob Curtis

We missed Terrence. He's a big key for us on the boards.

Jim Boeheim

We missed a bunch of shots early in the game. A lot of that was because of their defense. They have good athletes who move their feet and make things tough on offense.

Matt Berger

Missed the fact that this passenger was a positive match.

Yolanda Clark

Indianapolis got the money, and you see where Indianapolis is, but we missed the boat. The city itself would have grown pretty big because of the easy access.

Walter Hayden

I think I played well today. I just missed some really important shots.

Dinara Safina

Free throws killed us and we missed some chippie lay-ups.

Jerry Fuqua

It's looking a little grim right now, but I just have to turn in a bunch of homework I've missed. I think it'll be all right in the end.

Andy White

I told them if they didn't give up that we would win. They (teammates) were looking at me. I missed some shots, but they were counting on me. I couldn't let us lose.

Griffin Miller

She never missed a practice. She accepted her role. She has a good attitude.

Stephanie Koslin

We missed the playoffs, but most of the girls improved their averages from last season.

Chris Cherry

He had a knee operation when he was in high school. He's never missed a game with the knee problem in the N.B.A.; never missed a practice or game. The only thing he's ever missed any games for in the N.B.A. was for an elbow operation.

Rod Thorn

I missed it. That's it. It was one of those days where something like that shouldn't happen. But it happened, so you have to move on.

Matt Bryant

This is what I do for a living, and I've missed it very much, ... I'm very excited to come back and defend the Women's Championship.

Trish Stratus

He doesn't even look like he's missed a beat. He flew through that game. He was getting a lot of quick outs for us. It's good to see him throw well.

Mike Hessman

I wasn't even born. I was born in 1978. They won in 1977. I missed it by a year. But to be honest, everyone talks about that year.

Kevin Bianco

We didn't make our shots. We tried to make a run in the third quarter, but we missed too many easy shots that we should be making.

Lance Valley

We are a good team when we go to the basket but we missed a couple of easy ones.

Steve Leslie

I was not very happy with the number of missed goals that we had today.

Cesar Cardoso

There's no leeway, ... I have to be at my best. I missed a kick today, and that's not acceptable.

Paul Edinger

I was a little disappointed on beam that I missed my back tuck. I still actually got a really good score (9.225), especially with a fall. Some girls were actually asking me if I meant to do that.

Ashley Felicelli

I felt like we did have some missed opportunities. That's always scary in a big game. But it's also a good sign.

Billy Carlisle

I think I missed that breaking news story.

Tyler Mitchell

We lost a lot, and those guys will be missed. But we have the numbers — it's the biggest turnout we've ever had — I don't ever remember having 60 kids come out.

Jim Bilsborrow

When you finally go back to your old hometown, you find it wasn't the old home you missed but your childhood.

Sam Ewing

The regular team missed state by two individual matches [this season].

Hope Baldwin

Right now he's playing with so much confidence that he's helping the defense. He understands the defense and he's come out here and he hasn't missed a beat.

Fernando Bryant

The main purpose of these hearings is to get an idea on where the budget missed the boat with the community. No budget will ever please everybody. The City Council tries to address the concerns they hear about most. Sometimes, if the city does not get any strong message from these hearings, no changes are made.

Ceil Pettle

(Montrose) missed their chance to win it, and we gave a sigh of relief. Then we got the tip and went from there.

Craig Mortensen

It is immensely disappointing to be knocked out of the Champions League but this evening part of our supporters also missed a great chance.

Roberto Bettega

We missed a lot of chip shots in the first half. We had a lot of good looks but they weren't falling. We missed a lot down the stretch.

Dan Mccabe

I hope Michael does get in. We have no input into it but I was disappointed Duncan Fletcher missed out as he is coach of the second-best side in the world.

David Graveney

I just missed being out there with all my friends and having fun playing on Friday nights. I kind of felt bad for the guys when they lost. I kind of felt like I should be out there helping them.

John Ashworth

I know for a fact Aaron didn't choke. It's one of the times he missed a free throw. It happens.

Malik Hairston

This is the one sport that we can do as a family, ... So when it was gone, we missed it a lot.

John Cartwright

He told me he missed playing.

Blanda Wolfe

It was loud, and we had just missed a free throw on a one-and-one. But with five seconds left, I knew I couldn't miss. I had to make both of them.

Michael Thorp

I think it's dramatically overdone. The only area that they missed was in the optical systems business.

Alex Henderson

There is power in the people. If you're not there, your voice will be missed.

Anita Gallentine

What we are talking to our kids about is there are little things that add up to close losses. It is a missed free throw, a missed rebound. These are the games we have to find a way to win if we are going to win in March.

Matt Luce

He missed some spots early. But he settled down and figured out a way to keep us in the ball game and give us an opportunity to win.

Mark Elkins

He's been invisible when important policy issues have sprung up. They just seem to have missed opportunity after opportunity.

John Williamson

Our hearts go out to the friends and family of the Lewis family, ... They'll be dearly missed.

Morris Johnson

We fared pretty well and think it missed us but for a little hail, wind and rains.

Larry Mead

Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

We missed the front end of some one-and-ones early. That and we turned the ball over 16 times in the first-half.

Dalawna Meloy

England were very unlucky and they would have won if they had not missed the penalty.

Stephane Henchoz

We played as hard as we could. We just missed too many easy shots and free throws.

Theresa Adams

That was the (coach) Leon Fuller era, ... I missed CU, but I enjoyed my time at CSU, also. There were some good people there, and I enjoyed working with them.

Larry Zimmer

I should have just shot it. I don't know why I pump-faked. It's an old habit I have. The coaches drew up the play for me, and I missed.

Drew Shubik

I hadn't missed too many games. Taking the day off was a good idea. I just wanted to come out and have fun.

Ryne Malone

We missed a lot of shots and it was a classic case of letting our missed shots affect the rest of our game.

Pat Rogers

We've had matches where we only missed five. That's not something we usually do.

Barb Allen

One of Dillon's goals was to make it to state. He did that. I can't complain about his effort. He is going to be missed next year.

Lee Lundvall

It's so good to see so much snow and see everybody back. I definitely missed it. It's a nice little reunion.

Stacy Thomas

It's a big loss. He was extremely inquisitive. He'll be missed by everyone.

Matt Chase

I do love fireworks, and I have missed them before, and I can't miss them again-oh, that would be horrible!

Gisele Bundchen

We missed some opportunities at the foul line, converting only 4-of-16 attempts.

Nate Sanderson

I missed basketball too much and I thought I had to give it a chance. And I found a home here at Winona and I like it a lot.

Jonte Flowers

This individual has been a great employee, and he will be missed.

Bill Lotz

Missed opportunities. We had so many easy shots. We were taller than them. We out-rebounded them. We just couldn't make the easy shots. It's frustrating.

Megan Gephart

They played very well (but) we missed a couple of chances, and dropped Clarke.

Darren Lehmann

I keep looking back to every interaction I had with him - was there something I missed?

Karja Hansen

They've meant an awful lot to us. They're going to be missed, there's not doubt about it.

Pete Hanson

As crazy as it is, with only 2.6 seconds left, we had a chance. We got a great look. Nick had an outstanding shot but just missed it.

Jeff Capel

We were two up and cruising but missed chances and conceded two sloppy goals.

Graham Roberts

We didn't even go. We honestly thought that $4 million was pushing it, so there wasn't any missed opportunity.

Tom Reeves

Don will be missed. Don has been very active on this board.

Helen Gould

The seniors will be missed dearly. They've worked really hard all year and got us back to districts, something they've never experienced. Hopefully, it's the beginning of many more to come.

Bob Gilbert

Alyssa came to us from Alaska. She has never missed a practice and has never missed a game.

Sandrine Krul

I missed some shots at the beginning of the game, but I knew I had to keep taking it to the basket.

Abby Oliver

Redding Christian is a very good team and they're coached extremely well. I think we had some chances but we missed out on them.

Chas Konopka

If you miss a day, it's evident that you missed that day. There ain't no way around it.

Nate Minnoy

Al has worked many jobs in the newsroom, and he's had fun doing them all. He leaves behind friends, and he will be missed. We're happy that Al's distinctive voice will continue to be heard in his new career choice.

David Ledford

Of course, I missed my family and Eugene. I forgot how beautiful this place was, oh my goodness.

Amanda Justesen

We missed out on our opportunities in the first half. Fortunately, so did they. And then we were able to get going.

Mike Aronson

We missed some easy ones, but at least we were there tonight. Sometimes their best defense was us shooting.

Jim Post

We had a lot of chances and maybe missed the net a few times, but that's all things that we can work on in practice.

Jenny Potter

She's a fine young lady, a quality player and a quality person. She's going to be missed.

Matt Schmelzer

They came in and missed a lot of early shots, ... We got it going and set our offense. We kept running and attacking.

Mike Bibby

We've missed Michael when he has been out injured and he was the difference today.

Graeme Souness

When I realized when (Stardust) was born, that sort of ignited an interest I had in the late '60s, ... I've had it all my life, having just missed that period.

Don Silver

We did a good job at keeping competitive. We hit a couple shots and they missed a couple free throws. Give credit to our kids for never quitting.

Scot Wenzel

He is a very charismatic guy. He has worked very hard fighting for our shared democratic values. His presence will be missed.

Arden Manning

It's a pity for us to have missed the chance of winning the second game, but for the player herself, she had done enough of her job.

Lu Yuansheng

His voice will be missed in the future.

Helmut Kohl

We just allowed them back in the game. . We missed a lot of free throws.

Tony Dicecco

We got in a position to win the game. Brett is an outstanding kicker and we just missed it. We got another chance to win the game. The kids reloaded and they were ready to go.

Mike Welch

I thought they did OK. I thought they missed some calls, but they missed calls both ways. I don't think it affected the outcome of the game.

Tim Cossins

After a missed tackle, usually you're thinking you're going to get caught by a linebacker or some back. After 20 or 30 yards, no one came close from behind.

Steve Heiden

Some people who thought they were going to make a killing in the market fear they might have missed out. And now they're rushing to get listed.

Gene Collins

We'll look at it on film and make corrections, but he is a back that breaks tackles. When we look at it, it's a missed tackle, when they look at it, they say he made the guy miss. He's a pretty good back.

Don Matthews

I never though that would be a big enough lead. They turned up the intensity there, we missed some shots and they made some.

Ashley Phillips

Remembered and missed for her commitment and dedication to seeking justice and upholding democracy.

Richard Gordon

He's very committed to what he is doing. He's always at practice, very into the game, a very smart player. I don't think he's ever missed a practice.

Ryan Gardner

Technology is changing at warp speed. If you were to disappear and come back after 90 days, the Net would have doubled, bandwidth would have increased by a third, and there would be a half a dozen innovations you would have missed.

James Canton

We've been trying our best to make sure that we have. We feel that we are, we hope we haven't missed anything, and if we have, we'll take care of that.

Frank Fish

Had a magnetic personality. Everybody knew him -- knew him as the upbeat guy, and so he'll certainly be missed out here.

Paul Mcgee

I feel sad for Fabrice because I feel he regrets that he missed out on something. But on the other hand he is not a kid anymore -- he could have thought about it. There is no need to come and cry now.

Guy Forget

We didn't play too well mentally. We had some mental breakdowns, we missed some lay-ups and we missed free throws early.

Jake Palluzzi

It was a good shot. He just missed.

Marcel Jones

We got there, her mother said she could run it, and then we missed the 300.

Krystal Mckenzie

He's missed a lot of time, but he's comfortable. He did a nice job tonight.

Tom Billeter

I've been feeling good with my putter and I haven't missed many shots.

Kj Choi

What hurt us the most was missed key rebounds and easy baskets.

Alvin Copeland

I was like, 'I can't believed I missed that.' It was a one-in-a-million that I'd miss that. That goal could have taken us to OT. I wanted to win this one. I'm so bummed out right now. This one was tougher than our last lost to them. We had our chances, and that's what kills me. We had more chances.

Alex Guerrero

I was sat at home watching it and thinking that I have missed the best game in Northern Ireland's history.

Michael Hughes

I loved going back there. I hated that I missed that.

Jeff Neely

Their last three goals were missed assignments.

Jacques Martin

We make sure our plans say we can do what we want to do and not have false expectations. Therefore there is not missed opportunities.

Doug Eames

We fought very hard until the end. The missed free throws in the fourth quarter hurt us. But I am very proud of our girls.

Amy Wolfe

Chris and Angelo were very good players, but even better leaders. As good as they were on the field, and they were extremely good, their presence off the field is missed even more.

Kenny Harrison

We had some bad breaks go our way, penalty-wise, and we had to settle for field goals a couple of times and then we had the missed field goal.

Brad Turner

We should have won. We missed a penalty kick and they scored in the last four minutes. I thought our legs got tired.

Gavin Stevens

Luckily, he missed, so I shot the mayor and withdrew.

Robert Maxwell

If you blink your eyes or go get a Coke, you've missed 10 things.

Alice Cooper

He's already missed two major events because of the suspension and now he's back. He's off suspension and now he is eligible.

Bob Nicholson

Excellent, ... We missed the coverage two or three times and that hurt us, but really the girls were just awesome tonight.

Sharon Smith

(Jones) has probably had the best fall. He hasn't missed a sprint. He's been as close to perfection as a player can be in the conditioning program.

Robert Mccullum

In our meeting in the bleachers after the game, we talked about missed opportunities and unfortunately you'll have those what-ifs.

Chuck Huggins

She is so dedicated. In six years, she's only missed one practice, and that was to get her driver's license. The other players really look to her for leadership.

Chrysti Noble

Catalysts is a sector the Germans have missed. This is something they should have gotten into 10 or 15 years ago. They're playing catch-up.

Andreas Gartner

Every time we come up here they shoot lights out. Our statistics guy said we missed 17 shots from inside 3 feet in the first half. We just missed too many easy shots.

Rich Demuzio

I'm going to skate a little harder each day and we'll see about Monday. I'm happy to be back. I missed 11 days of training camp.

Peter Forsberg

Oh, if we just could have made some of those shots inside. I don't even want to count the amount of shots we missed.

Darren Jackson

We missed enough (free throws) that they were always on the edge (of coming back). We can't do that against Huntington.

Steve Jenkins

He (Austin) just missed his spot and it got out over the plate. With a big kid like that, he (Jimenez) just got around on it.

Joe Durant

In the last game we missed too many serves.

Melissa Taylor

We really have five guys who can make a play. And they took a gamble and missed. (Henderson) took it in and made a good strong move.

Joe Kain

I'm ready... as much as I can be. I just missed too many days. You need to face batters, and I didn't for over two weeks. I'm behind, but I can make it up.

Giovanni Carrara

We both started about the same time, ... He was very good, a good leader, very professional, a dedicated professional. . . . He certainly will be missed.

Mark Bowen

We missed them by about 30 minutes this morning.

Mark Shook

I can't say enough about him. There's probably 100 great things running through my head about him now. He's going to be missed.

Neil Rodman

Many birth defects form during the embryonic period, before a woman even realizes she's missed her first period.

Amy Case

This is my job ... I want to play, have fun, just go out and do what I have to do. I'm a durable guy, I can't remember the last game I missed due to injury. I love all the minutes.

Anthony Grundy

It was a huge missed opportunity.

Jeremy Bauer

I'm actually looking forward to it. We didn't play over there last year, and really, I kind of missed it.

Ilian Evtimov

Jeffrey Lantos: Did you try to run over your fiancé?Shannen Doherty: Look, I have good aim. If I really wanted to run him over, I wouldn’t have missed.

Shannen Doherty

This is a sad day for our democracy. The court has not only missed an opportunity to right a great historic injustice, it has shut the courthouse door in the face of hundreds of thousands of disenfranchised citizens.

Catherine Weiss

We were fortunate enough to make enough free throws in the fourth quarter. We also missed some shots inside. The score was closer than it should have been.

Michael Hopkins

Our final offer is basically asking for the steps we missed during the freeze.

Peter Callero

Then things went their way for a couple minutes. With 11 seconds left, we missed a one-and-one, and that meant we had to try for a three at the buzzer.

Thane Graves

Missed tackles are the worst.

Carl Banks

Bo has really missed all his 'Idol' friends. Some have called and they stay in contact, as often as they can. Bo is just going to be happy to get back out and start to work.

Nancy Downes

I've probably missed three sacks because of that.

Derrick Johnson

Our deepest sympathy and condolences are expressed to his family. He will be greatly missed by all of us.

Denny Lee

We missed some opportunities and came away without scoring any points. We failed to gain any momentum.

Vern Miller

No matter how much Bill Gates may claim otherwise, he missed the Internet, like a barreling freight train that he didn't hear or see coming.

Jim Clark

We didn't handle the pressure very well. And then they hit big free throws down the stretch and we missed some - that really was the game. But I think our kids learned a lot about ball pressure.

Gene Smith

After Chauncey missed that shot at the end of the first overtime, I knew we had to get it back to him again because I knew he'd make up for it.

Tayshaun Prince

Adam is a really good center, so we didn't feel like we missed a beat when Jake went down. He came in, knew all the calls to make and did a good job.

Barry Sims

In the process of checks and balances, we missed it.

Tom Greer

It just goes off my stick. The better thing would have been if I missed the whole thing, but it caught a little bit of my blade and went right to him.

Fredrik Modin

McNutt threw the ball well. He missed his spot a few times but I thought he battled and did a nice job.

Rob Schimmoeller

A tremendous missed opportunity.

Tony Leon

When he missed it, he was pretty upset. He was complaining to the referees about not calling fouls.

Garrett Temple

He didn't look good on the pitches he missed, but he made good adjustments and did what it took.

Christopher Howell

We led 45-42 and stole the ball, but put up an ill-advised shot. They came down and hit a three to tie it. Then we got fouled and missed the front end of a one-and-one and they hit a bucket for the lead. After that, we didn't get a shot off.

Mark Movrich

What counts aren't the number of double plays, but the ones you should have had and missed.

Whitey Herzog

If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some.

Alan Perlis

I will play. I have not missed a league game and I can have a weekend off when we play North Walsham in the cup final.

James Shanahan

We were very sorry to learn about the death of George Archer. He will sadly be missed. At this time, our thoughts are with the Archer family.

Hootie Johnson

Guys hit their free throws down the stretch. We got a few key rebounds and they missed some shots.

Deon Thompson

I haven't missed a week. It's like God has sprinkled us with a taste of pre-Giuliani nightlife.

Michael Musto

We missed him. He's so reliable back there.

Brenden Morrow

I missed a couple of gallops with her so she isn't right at her top. But she is going well.

Danny O'brien

They are still here, everyday still just as focused and ready to run. Even with what those kids are going through, they still seem to be ready to compete. They've never missed a beat.

Mark Elliott

I'm very grateful to be here whenever he calls. I'm just there, the answer is always yes. I've missed very few.

Michael W. Smith

She was kind of the question mark. She decided she missed it, so she came to me right after Christmas, and said she wanted to play.

Denny Griffin

In our defense, he's got contain a majority of the time. He hasn't missed many assignments.

Porter Casey

He missed an invaluable opportunity to hold his tongue.

Andrew Lang

We just missed the shots and that's the game of basketball. We had to foul to try to stop the clock. ... We can look at this game and say we're going to learn.

Bethany Irwin

Results missed our estimate of $5.07, reflecting higher operating costs than we expected and lower throughputs than expected.

Tina Vital

It was tough captaining the team as I'd missed the last Test match due to fever, but I'm delighted at leading India to a win.

Virender Sehwag

Looking at what was reported on Shaun Alexander, I find it amazing that he could even be considered to play, for somebody who said they were confused and didn't know what was going on and missed about 20 minutes of his life.

Dr. Margaret Goodman

Missed it by one day again. Hopefully, the next time is for real.

Brian Daubach

I've gone through stretches the past two years where I've missed five or six cuts in a row during the meat of our season. I don't know if it is fatigue or just being lazy. But a couple of bounces here or there and I could have been in the top 20.

Ryan Armour

He's going to be greatly missed and I just say prayers for the family.

Christina Criscenzo

We played inspired defense, but we just missed too many shots to compete against a quality team like Mayville.

Steve Murphy

They missed the deadline, they missed their chance.

Harold Creel

I second-guessed myself, I missed a lot of free throws. I feel like I let my team down. Let the town down.

Scottie Reynolds

Her warmth and understanding, her vibrant energy and her commitment to education for all will be sadly missed.

Peter Hughes

They just made the most of their opportunities and we didn't. We missed a PK, we missed an open net. I have a lot of young kids and we just have to get a little more seasoned.

Jack Strong

Neither can you rush everybody. Then you're one missed tackle away from a touchdown.

Joe Kines

I've missed my family greatly.

Alan Lowe

If you don't get the audit committee piece right, you have kind of missed.

David Beatty

I think the kids played really hard. But we missed some shots there that we normally make. That was the difference in the game.

Dave Munson

He missed some, and there were some where we kind of denied him the ball, but he's a great shooter and also a great competitor and he's going to keep plugging away ... to get the ball and help his team. And in the second half, that's what he did.

Mario West