It is tough for coaches to have to follow two separate state guidelines. We've had to follow the rules for both the MSHSL and the WIAA, and maybe this (move) would eliminate some of the problems.

Dave Schulte

It's a tough way to finish, but I played well. The pain is still there, but it hurts a whole lot less when you are 6-under.

Vance Veazy

We missed a lot of easy shots but we played tough on defense and got the ball back. And this was probably our best performance at the free throw line this year and we needed it.

Connie West

We expected it was going to be a tough half year.

Tom Park

The score may not show it, but it was a tough game.

Cassie Campbell

When his name first came across my ear, I said without hesitation that I'd love to have Stevie Ray Lloyd. He's a very dedicated, tough, committed football player who loves the game and is going to help us do what we need to get done on defense.

Danny Rocco

Yeah, we want to beat Virginia Tech. At the same time, a kid's health is the most important thing. It was a very tough weekend for him. It was very stressful on his body, much less his mind.

Patrick Nix

We started off by losing a tough one at 103 and we rebounded well with Javier and Mariano (Portillo) having big wins.

Chad Hitchen

We want to push the ball every time we get it. We also play a tough man-to-man defense. It affects a lot of these teams.

Steve Smithwick

I'm not expecting anything less than what Nevada will give you every night. I'm sure it's a tough atmosphere that's very loud.

Coby Karl

There were tough conditions out there with the wind. It appeared to be difficult putting. The windy conditions, combined with the tough pins and fast greens made it tough.

Todd Hursey

They'll have a tough time repeating that. We sure hope (they will). It's so much the luck of the draw. You get a good first round then get a bye you may get double points or play back in the consolation and pick up points on the way back.

Bob Orr

After a tough week, it's nice to come in here and play the way we know we can play.

Greg Allen

It's always tough to win at the end of the road. I'm just so proud of these kids and this team. They were the first team in school history to beat Cleveland. It's tough to deal with tonight, but Lufkin Hudson is a tough team. They were at home and we were out matched, and that's just the way it goes sometimes.

Jason Vela

It was tough today because I had to power through my throws. I was only able to glide through on one.

Robert Schenck

It was a tough day. Still, there were a lot of good times. The guys relay team was great.

Barbara Houck

It's definitely a destination water. People will drive a long way to get there. And, aesthetically, it's tough to beat.

Rick Lorson

They were bringing guys from different places and things like that, and that was tough. We weren't used to seeing that.

Matt Bonislawski

First we want to win our district. We want to go undefeated in district. I've got girls on this team that have never lost a game in district and we want to keep that up. Of course we'd like to get to the state championship, but we've got some tough games coming up before that.

Amy Powell

He's a great player. He's tough to play against, he's 6-9 and I'm 6-2 so I just tried to go hard to the basket and get fouled.

Julian Mclain

It was a tough game, playing back to back like that. In a situation like that, you have to fight through it. Every game, we've got to try to improve. We turned the corner, but we're still turning the corner.

Demarshay Johnson

We didn't play too well. We still were able to stick around and get the win. We knew it was going to be tough. Anytime you play on the road in the Big East, it's a tough game no matter who they are.

Kevin Pittsnogle

It's a tough unit to get into and to stay in.

Aaron Lindemann

You can see everybody's got a smile on their face and they are really looking forward to the next couple of weeks, ... We know it is going to be tough, but the best thing about this footy side is that everyone knows their role and we go out and we play and if we stick to the game plan we'll win.

Michael O'loughlin

They called me into their office, they said their piece, I said my piece - it was very professional, just tough to take. They were respectful to me. Did I agree with their decision? No. I would have liked to stick around. I told them that over the past 10 days I had made big strides, was close to busting out and that they were making a wrong decision.

Alan Embree

What she favors are realistic, tough approaches to regaining control of the border.

Jeanine L'ecuyer

I like the way we responded after it was 1-1. And the strength of our team is still our defense. Once we get the lead, we're tough to beat.

Bruce Plante

They have good guards that can shoot it and they have a very good inside game, and they're tough to guard. With it being Senior Night at their place, the fans are going to be pretty supportive.

Kory Peppenhorst

Business is tough, now people are trying to travel but at much lower cost. (In total) business travel dropped by 12 percent from peak to trough.

Douglas Mcwilliams

The council has a lot of tough decisions ahead of it, and this is not one of them.

Peder Norby

For me, all that is a little tough to wrap your head around.

Jon Mead

I think we had more of a fear about losing the farm during the tough times. We wanted to keep it so bad.

Alice Meduna

We have a tough schedule, ... But we have a tough team, we should be strong.

Julie Clark

We knew we had a couple of tough losses and we knew we had to come out hard and get some shots on net. Tyler and I stepped it up. We?re the leaders of this team and we know how to step it up. We just told the team they needed to pick it up and they did. It?s a big win.

Ben Fralick

They're going to be very tough when we play them again over there.

Jim Tildsley

That's a gutsy group. They played us tough last year, and they did it again (Friday).

Tom Cramer

You can't say enough about what he did. He just stood there and threw strikes. Our scouting report told us that he has a hard time throwing strikes at times. Today he didn't. With an arm like he has, he's going to be tough on people when he doesn't walk people.

Aaron New

It's going to be a good game. Hannan played us tough in the playoffs the last two years … but we won both games.

Josh Aciukewicz

We should have helped him a little more, got the win for him. It was kind of a tough game for us.

Jaroslav Spacek

This is what we have been working for, ... It was a tough team victory.

Jose Gomez

I don't mind being called tough since I find in this racket it's the tough guys who lead the survivors.

Curtis E. Lemay

I was disappointed by the three interceptions. My team fought hard, and that's all that matters. They kept us in the game and won a tough one on the road.

Marques Hagans

You know, everyone said Central was too tough. That we had no chance. We just came out and played tough. We didn't try to do too much. Everyone just played their game and we won. I hope everyone knows now that we can play.

Lester Hart

It was back and forth most of the way. We played tough.

John Rimas

There were a lot of good teams both from Illinois and Missouri here, and the course was playing very tough,. This was a great test for the girls.

Tresa Laboube

It's been tough for him but I think what makes him tick is that he truly loves life and gets a kick out of getting other people to laugh, ... That's what makes him energetic. He's good to be around. It's been a tremendous experience for both of us.

Brian Gray

Trinity has great female athletes and LaGrange is very tough if they play to their potential. I think our team's success has come one game at a time.

Jef Flournoy

It's tough, you really just have to try your best in the school and sports together. You have to stay eligible and stay on top of your grades while doing your best in your sport.

Sean Martinez

We had a really good effort on a small field. We played on their football field and it was bumpy and rough in the middle. We had to dribble on the outside and it was tough to score in those conditions.

David Weiss

We played with a lot of guts and heart. I like the way my team is playing right now because they are winning the tough games, and obviously that is what you want to see this time of year.

Kathy Mccartney

We had a bad shooting night, but a lot of that was because of (Moffat). They put so much pressure on us, it was tough to hit shots.

Tamie Hollon

They'll have to sustain flooding for a longer period of time. It's a tough call, a political decision I neither want nor am able to make.

Heather Stanton

I'm very proud of the way he handled it. It's tough to put a number on a kid's heart and Brad had the biggest heart of any kid I've seen. He's driven and very passionate about the game. If anything, Brad is in better shape now, his velocity is up (94-95 m.p.h.) and he's maturing as a young man.

Jamie Brown

We were talking recently, and he asked me how fall camp was and if it was easy. I said it's still a tough camp, but from a mental standpoint, it's a lot easier after being over there (Iraq).

Paul Fischer

They're a very tough team but I'm not satisfied at all. This is just a small step in the process. We still got a lot to work on and we have a lot of important decisions to make.

Ray Looze

I'm ecstatic for him. He's a great kid and a hard worker. He's deserves it. He's going to be tough to replace. He was my coach on the floor.

Mark Hermann

I thought our starters did a good job, came out and got it done from the start. Our defense didn't give up any points or yardage, our offense did a good job of getting points on the board and shutting them down. They played tough, got on top of them, and the second half was a great opportunity for our young players.

Bill Beattie

What we cannot have happen is for us to hang our heads and feel sorry for ourselves. Tough times don't last; tough teams do. Our team made a step tonight against the No. 6 team in the country, and we could have very easily won this game.

Beth Dunkenberger

He's playing solid. He had one tough game against Hillsborough (an 8-1 loss). Besides that, the goals we've been letting up have been power-play goals. If we stay out of the box, we're going to be successful.

Rob Siris

This was a tough, hard-fought match. We played incredibly well for half the time.

Wayne Elliott

All our calculations were based on the theory that, if Madrid made it through to the final round, then we might have a tough time winning but that, if it was Paris v London, then we had a really excellent chance.

Keith Mills

It was tough (in the first half). I couldn't believe it was happening, because we thought we would come out strong. I think most of us were scared that we'd lose this championship, so we decided to step up.

Kathleen Nash

They say you're leaving out all the tough bits and offering a reduced Christianity that will be very popular but will be selling out.

John Stackhouse

I was real happy for Jen because she's had a few tough games recently. She swung the bat real well (in this game) and it was nice to see her get a couple of good shots. After she drove in the first run, she helped everybody get in a groove.

Greg Dierks

They got us the last two years there. We'd go through untouched and our first tough game was our last.

Tim Reznich

It's a tough loss and we shouldn't have lost the game in the first place. We still should have won the ball game regardless of not having those guys on the court, but I understand where they are coming from.

Patrick Patterson

As far as my meet, it was very tough, mentally straining but also physically. I was able to work through it, the meet didn't go as well as I wanted it to, but that happens.

Barbie Viney

Anytime you lose that many games, it's really tough. You just have to keep grinding it out and hopefully we learned from it. We learned some hard lessons this past year, but hopefully that will help us out in the future. (KC manager Buddy Bell) has made some changes and he's a good manager. I have a lot of respect for him.

Jimmy Gobble

Most baseball people will tell you that trying a two-out bases-loaded squeeze is not a good baseball play. But I knew after the tough 9-6 loss we had Friday night against Blake, we needed a jump-start to get going, and Ricky placed the bunt perfectly to the right of the mound to leg it out for a hit.

Pat Russo

We didn't give up, we really came back there. We had some timely hits and put some pressure on but it's tough coming from that far back.

Sue Schwerzel

Our understanding is that we are going to the boat to accept Mobutu's resignation, nothing less, nothing more. Wednesday will determine whether we make a soft landing in Kinshasa or a tough military entry.

Bizima Karaha

It's really tough. You have no control over the wind. That's what makes sailing so fun.

Bill Kleysteuber

We didn't get off to a very good start and got behind early. Against an experienced team like this, it's tough to come back.

Frank Ferraro

What's very tough about looking at the Asian situation is that there are very deep rooted problems in a number of those countries: very high debt, currency problems, economic problems. It may take a while for these to play out.

Mary Farrell

It's tough. I'm always getting insulted, but I've grown to accept it.

Paul Barrett

That was a tough decision, but I think I would have done the same thing.

Paul Mainieri

Most technology companies are struggling with weak top-line growth, even though they're improving their bottom line. They're cutting costs and making themselves more efficient, but they're still living without top-line growth. That's tough.

Rob Lloyd

The handling of provocateurs from the outside will be tough, assertive and violent if necessary. That's what the police, the [paramilitary] border police and special units are for.

Ben Caspit

On first glance, the congressman believes [a higher raise] would be a tough fight this year now that we have parity. It would be a tough sell in Congress.

Rob White

There were a few close matches where we might have been able to pull out a win, but we just didn't match-up that well with Connellsville. Everyone wrestled tough and it's always good to see how you stack up with the top teams.

Darrin Cummings

The first day when I saw the scores I knew I could have the win because only three people shot in the 70s with the wind. It was tough. I tried to play with the wind. I was surprised the scores were that high. So I knew I had a chance.

Alan Lee

We've lost a key defensive player and right now we don't know how long Pat will be out. He'll be tough to replace.

George Sullivan

Andrew played a fantastic game. They took an awful lot of shots (26), and he was right on them. It was wet and messy, so that made it tough for the goalies.

Tom Butts

It was tough. Robby has a great return and he puts a lot of pressure on you when you serve. I was lucky I was serving well and didn't have a break point against me until the second set.

Fernando Gonzalez

I was definitely the underdog against Li, so beating him was the highlight for me. That was a tough match, but I got a takedown (with 30 seconds left) to give me a 7-3 lead, and I just held on.

Nick Duccilli

It's going to be 32 minutes of tough basketball.

Travis Tucker

You've got to be balanced. Obviously we wanted to get Andre going, but if you're not balanced, it's going to be tough.

Pat Julmiste

The filmed entertainment business has just gotten tough.

Jeffrey Logsdon

I thought he looked great. He's swinging the bat well, and his timing looks like it's there. The key is that he got the barrel of the bat on the ball and he was laying off tough pitches. He's been able to get 30 at-bats relatively quickly.

Gerald Perry

They had their first experience having the course so full. They've played 18 holes before on a tough golf course, but not with the logjams and waiting that took place today.

Shawn Bestgen

This was a tough course with disaster lurking at every turn.

Bob Mcmurray

After having a really tough week, we just knew this was going to be our challenge. Do we have it or do we not have it. We just dug in.

Christian Fauria

It's been tough for North Stafford. They're on their third coach in three years. We want to make sure we get off on the right foot with the stakeholders of our football program.

Jim Ralph

Lakeside had some tough adjustments to make, losing probably their best player. I thought in the second half they did a great job making some adjustments and probably figuring out a few things they can do and what they'll probably continue to do without him.

Pat Donahue

It's tough. But we won't have anyone to run it. What can you do? That's nature. It's a shame.

Dan Green

I'm really happy for them. They've worked really hard and we've played a tough schedule.

Joe Kinch

Those guys carried me through. I had a lot of tough three-set matches this week, and they were my legs in those third sets.

James Blake

Crete Monee is extremely tough, ... I just want to run well.

Brendan Murphy

It was a tough day and I didn't play that well. It was always going to be that type of day. I think the best player on the day won the tournament. I was just trying to hang in there for as long as possible.

Paul Broadhurst

I think it would be a tough run for her and she will be 67 years old, after she used age against Morgenthau.

George Arzt

We're trying to get him in the NFL Hall now and that's going to be tough.

Dorothy Bass Atkins

It was a very, very tough road to convince people that ulcers were in fact caused by an infectious source, and not what generations of clinicians had thought beforehand.

Dr. Mark Fendrick

I'm all for it. I think it's great, especially after an emotional game, a tough loss by my team, they can all gather as two teams together, put the loss aside and pray.

Chuck Mcbreen

To be so big and so powerful, he's also quick. Tyrone can get moving when he wants to. He's a real tough guy to tackle, and he's always going to fall forward and get that positive yardage. It's always been in him. Before, you've always seen glimpses of it.

Jon Beason

That No. 4 the coach's son was tough. Dane did a good job on him. Ross had a good game, and Andrew did, too.

Trevor Doughty

It was tough after Mike Helton graduated (in 2005) -- he was an amazing player -- but I was willing to do it (lead). Coach Harper told me before the season, 'We live or die by you,' and I accepted the role and told him I would work for him. It's not as hard as people think. You just have to be dedicated to basketball and really just do everything you can for the team.

Roman Martinez

We really wanted to take into account what people needed here. To keep it historically true to Rocky Mount was tough. ... We tried to bring that modern touch.

Andrea Henderson

He and I have a rich life together. I want to thank all of those people who haven't been seen yet for helping me through these tough times.

Dan Hunt

Losing that second game the way we did, it almost feels like we've been swept. That's a tough loss.

Adam Laroche

It was tough for the coaches to be attentive, as well as the players. We knew there was the distraction of everything going on.

Gary Joe Kinne

At the minute, it is very, very tough.

Mick Mccarthy

Offensively we were very patient and made sure we got great shots. Defensively our 2-3 zone was tough. North Country didn't have a great shooting night, either, and I'm sure that helped.

Kevin Daugherty

Our point guard rolled her ankle and our post player was throwing up in the bathroom. It was a tough loss.

Jennifer Wood

We miss our families, and my little fellow started kindergarten this week, and my wife's having to pick up the slack, so it's tough being away, ... But all of that pales in comparison to what these people are going through.

Brendan Murphy

When you step into an arena like the Civic Center, with so much history that they've made in there, yes you do come in as the underdog because they've done what they've had to do over the years to prove themselves as possibly the greatest program in the country. We're trying to establish ourselves as a powerhouse school as well. It's going to be a tough challenge to see where we are as a team.

Seimone Augustus

It's tough, especially on a small campus, to make good TV.

Tom Weeks

He's their captain, a real tough kid to play against, and they always hit their stride in the second half.

Peter Harrold

It was very tough. You don't ever realize it's your last game. I cried to my mom last night.

Kristen Campos

I thought we'd be a very tough team, even before the addition of Lindsey. But with the addition we're that much better.

Darci Lewis

Ideally, you're desperate every week, ... It's hard to get a win in this league no matter how good you are, so whether you're 0-3 or 3-0, that next win is tough to come by.

Seth Payne

We aren't worried about anything past Friday. Rancho Verde is a very good team and they come from a very tough Southwestern League.

Robert Hickey

We went out and wrestled tough, and with a lot of power. That gives these guys a lot of confidence going into the final.

Larry Goodnature

The schedule is very tough and difficult. We have to prepare every week. You can't take any team for granted in this division. If you do, it's a loss. We can't look past anyone. I've been around long enough to know that.

Jim Keays

We had a tough non-region schedule with three straight local opponents, then having to go on the road. Three-one is a quality record against the teams that we have faced so far, and that gives us some confidence going into region play.

Andy Palmer

It's tough to stop him. He'll beat you from the outside, he can drive on you. He beats you inside, he's big, he's strong. He's definitely a solid player without a doubt. He was just too tough.

Dean Duquette

They played tough, and we played tough. One team had to win, and one team had to lose. That's tough on us, because we had a great season.

Pete Cinella

She's pretty tough. She's probably the number one or number two pitcher in the league right now. She's pretty good and she's just a sophomore. She can bring some heat and she mixes her pitches well.

Kelly Sears

When you don't guard the post and you don't take care of the basketball it is tough to win on the road in an environment like this. But we're young - we only graduate one - so, hopefully we can learn from this experience and go a little bit further next year.

Chris Gardner

Every hole out there was tough. I just had to hang on and commit to every shot and I'm very pleased with level par. Tomorrow is another day. Hopefully I can get the same sort of feelings when I go out there.

David Lynn

Our girls are playing well. We're competing and playing each and every match hard, but we have some tough tests coming up soon.

Matt Evans

[One big problem is that it will be tough to make comparisons from year to year.] It's going to be a huge up-and-down see-saw, ... I've been eagerly awaiting this and now it looks nonsensical.

James Montier

He's our catalyst, he means everything to this team. I think there's not a man in here that doesn't realize that Johnny kind of makes us go. He's very, very important to us. I know he's a tough player and he'll be back out on the field for us soon.

Gabe Kapler

John and David played brilliantly against a tough field at Borgata ... Their results further demonstrate the depth of talent that represents Full Tilt Poker.

Howard Lederer

I don't know if they can carry Brandon's load, but they are two tough young men. Jason was nervous in the first half [against Hopewell], but he played awesome in the second half.

Blanda Wolfe

The show's every bit as tough as it used to be.

John Humphrys

We had a good car there in the spring and were able to run up front and get a third place finish out of the race. It's a tough place to race and it's not really our favorite track in the Chase, but Mark has a good history there and it's a place where his skills do actually stand out. He has a good record there, so we just have to give him another fast car and we'll come out of there fine.

Pat Tryson

You can only call yourself a tough person or a tough team if you experience tough times.

Ricky Stuart

It's going to be tough for him. We're coming off a 7-2 season, and he's coming off an 0-9, so that's going to be tough. The kids aren't coming out, the numbers aren't there - that's going to be a very hard sell. I can tell you Bob will work hard, and Bob will work on the basics. They'll be a better tackling team.

Fred Heinz

I was proud of our guys. We went through a tough three-game schedule for a 1A team. We battled through it and we're going to be tough in the conference.

Jim Swafford

I am proud of the way the team played today. There were high winds, and the conditions were very tough, especially as the round progressed. Ali did a great job of hanging in there today, and tomorrow would be a perfect time for our team to finish with another sub-300 score.

Stephanie Barker

It felt good physically and mentally. We definitely knew this was going to be a tough game especially with Martineau and Flannigan down low. We wanted to bring some intensity and wanted to bring that effort and give them a run for their money.

Alissa Sheftic

It's tough to win ball games when you give the other team that many opportunities.

Scott Gilligan

Home ice is a goal we start every season with. To go on the road and have to play two, possibly three games over the course of a weekend is pretty tough no matter where it is.

Brian Yandle

We played a complete game. This district is so tough and not much separates the teams.

Doug Banks

It's been tough, because my body hasn't really allowed me to do the extra stuff to get me to where I want to be, conditioning-wise, ... because you spend more of the regular season just trying to recover for the next week, rather than trying to press forward to get where you need to be.

Adam Timmerman

It's coming to play every day, no matter who we play. That can be a tough task. (Against Western Carolina), we gave up six runs in the second inning, three on unearned runs. We were unable to swing well enough to overcome our defense.

Andy D'alessio

I'm excited. It will be new, tough competition. I think we'll fare well. We have a strong team and a good group of kids.

Kathy Cummings

Especially being selected as a national merit scholar, I'm just fantastically proud of her, ... But it's just real tough knowing that that her mom couldn't be there. That's real hard.

Linda Hogan

It was tough luck for her. I don't think that is fair.

Mark Morales

The Wooden Award Selection Committee had a tough chore in narrowing the list to the final ballot due to the parity of today's elite players and teams. We feel that these 18 players are the most deserving for consideration, and we applaud each of them for their outstanding effort both on and off the court.

Mike Solum

I think they just wrestled hard. The guys who won, the guys who lost, every single one of them wrestled tough. Windsor is a well-coached team. We knew they were going to come in and just get after us. In order to prevent that, we've got to make sure we're even more prepared.

Adam Alirez

This is a tough tournament. Everyone out here was pretty good and the top six seeds all could play good, hard basketball, so we knew it was going to be tough to get out.

Mickey Blatnik

We have purposefully put together a tough spring schedule to help us prepare for next fall. We are trying to get our players used to playing in pressure situations.

Sasho Cirovski

He just needs more experience and to wrestle more high-caliber kids. If he's going to get better, he's got to beat tough kids or compete there with them.

John Hittle

That's probably the second best team in the state behind West Central. I really thought we played well. It was only 14-0 towards the end of the third quarter. At the end, I think we got a little wore down. It was a tough trip. It could have easily been 7-7 in the third quarter.

Dan Grasser

It was tough and these kids didn't give up. We hit a couple shots and some foul shots, got a couple steals and a couple charges. They laid it on the line.

Larry Boomer

Our singles players had a tough day.

Margaret Ruemenapp

There has been a modest pickup in spending but it's still pretty tough out there. It's definitely growth initiatives that are driving sales since the switch and router market is pretty tepid.

William Becklean

I got to know David Allan through a friend about five years ago. When he heard about all our troubles with the hurricanes, he decided to do us a favor and perform here. He hasn't played a place this small in 20 years. He might have a tough guy image, but he has a lot of heart, too.

Louie Andrus

I'm really pleased that we have real strong balance in our program right now. What we're working on right now is maintaining the level of play and getting our bench more involved because we really have a tough schedule coming up.

Fred Thacher

Coming in here and winning the sixth game is tough. We have had a bad record here this season.

Gerard Gallant

He hopes that the students stay engaged throughout this process and that they participate on campus as college presidents make the same kinds of tough decisions that the governor did with this budget.

Brendan Gilfillan

It definitely feels good to get the win after a tough loss last night. It definitely gives us confidence.

Cory Parker

I've opened up in this stadium and it's been a tough go. We're excited to be going South and we're going as far South as we possibly can.

Torey Lovullo

We knew we had to tough it out and finish.

Kellen Easley

It's always a tough go.

Mark Menlove

It's usually pretty tough on the road and that is where you usually get into trouble, but we overcame that and played better.

Roy Pinkston

That was one tough at-bat.

Craig Milburn

The last two years we lost to River Valley in the regional. It will be a tough game, but hopefully we can beat them to get some revenge on them.

David Wipperfurth

Fatigue and the flip were both factors because we had a tough match against Mahnomen.

Chad Hitchen

Kevin is a great kid. I never doubt his commitment to his team and how hard he works, but to have an injury take you out of this is tough on the athlete. I feel for Kevin.

Herschel Sandler

I'm not saying he can't be replaced. But it's going to be very tough in the short term to find somebody to replace him.

Allan Ross

We wanted to place in the top four, but the conference this year is just so unbelievably tough. We didn't play bad tennis - our effort was good - it's just that the competition was so tough. Everyone would have had to win one more match for us to be in the top four. It was a tough day.

Shawn Seiler

I am a collector, which is something of a curse in the gardening world. Rather than acquire plants to realize a design, I purchase them on their merits and then struggle to integrate them into an ever changing landscape. It's tough on the design, but otherwise satisfying.

Rick Findlay

Last year Terryville played us tight in two one-goal games. Their defense was just as tough today.

Dennis Fowler

I thought our guys were mentally tough tonight. I thought our guys hung in there pretty good.

Lorenzo Romar

I think it's just more a nervous energy there that he's gonna regress and something's gonna flare up again. That's tough to play with knowing in the back of your mind, kinda thinking you're almost fragile compared to what you're usually able to play at.

Dan Spang

I don't see any front-runner. Nobody has paid any dues. This is a wide-open race. McCain would be a very stable influence - solid, honest, no fear of taking on tough ideas. He could come away from the group, rise to the surface. But does he want to do it?

Tom Slade

We had some extraordinary people here back in those days. Those miners were rough and tough, but they had hearts of gold, too.

Howard Tritz

I knew it was going to be close. You never think you have it locked up. We knew what we needed to do. We put ourselves in too big of a hole. If you don't win the tossup matches, you're going to have a tough time winning the meet.

Brian Reece

We have some good guards and also some good post players. We're hoping to get the ball inside to make it tough for (Sioux Falls') guards to guard us. Hopefully they'll have to double down.

Tim Buddenhagen

Tough to say. It's tough to pinpoint what's different, really.

Nicklas Lidstrom

Martinez is tough on (defending) the ball. He?s very quick and a good defender.

Tom Vix

He's had a hell of a year, and now he's having a little tough stretch. We're in a good situation because (Boucher) has come in here and played some pretty solid hockey . . . It's a good situation with those two guys. Hopefully, they feed off each other.

Rick Tocchet

This is the tough part of our schedule, and we need to stay focused. We are in a difficult stretch. Our players have a great attitude with a nice mix of talent and experience.

Michael Toups

These are going to be tough games. UCLA's got their big three kids. We are going to have to make them work for their shots. We want them to take tough shots.

Joanne Boyle

We're really tough to guard because we can spread you out. We drop it on the floor a couple times, you get into gaps, dice people up and just find the open guy. It's tough to guard.

Colin Falls

My mind-set is I'd rather go back out than them tell me I'm done. You can't get better if you don't pitch. It was a tough outing to swallow, but you've got to put it behind you.

Jake Woods

Brian had a couple of tough breaks in the first set and that sort of changed the momentum. But I think he really did a great job.

Vicki Browning

Boy, every time you think it's going to be tough for him to come back (from injury), he does.

Jim Christian

They're tough. We have a lot of things to work on. It was a big test for us. We can move on from here and take a step forward.

Kevin Ford

I had a tough time getting help for myself because I was afraid to leave my children who needed me.

Brenda Johnson

Eustace has a lot of talent this year. With some of the new players he has and the maturity of his skilled people, I really think we are going to have a tough game on our hands.

Billy Hughes

I went to the range and worked on a few things at the break and hit it a lot better in the afternoon to save some face. But when you're 10 down, it's pretty tough to come back.

Carlton Forrester

I've been lucky to be around so many great kickers, guys who are mentally tough, ... Jeff falls right into line.

Chris Gardocki

If guys don't step up and play well, that would make it tough on our defense. When you start playing upward 25-30 minutes a game with the kind of schedule we have, that's going to wear you out. It's a key for these guys to come up and play big minutes.

Scott Hannan

You can't write it off because that's what keeps me motivated. But I haven't played for four months and even if I do get cleared [to play] it would be pretty tough.

Dan Cloutier

Everyone said that he was very tough on top. I was happy when I got the point and thought I had him beat.

Tom Ferrell

He's an excellent ballplayer and he makes everyone else around him better. He's a good shooter, a very good defender, and he's got a big heart. He's our go-to person, there's no question about it. We look to him when things get tough, and he delivers.

Brian Billings

They beat us up pretty good (in a dual meet) earlier this year. It will be tough to make that up. We'll have to wrestle well.

Mike Humphrey