The toy industry has really been flat for the past three years, ... The tough part for the manufacturers has been the weak economy. Toymakers have struggled with declining profit margins as more and more consumers opted to buy toys on sale.

Reyne Rice

A couple of those years we probably should have been 1-1. We've had some tough games to open. Our third game, against Symmes Valley, has been tough. Our kids are killing me.

Phil Davis

We took a couple of tough penalties in the second period that stopped our momentum. Their goalie made some great saves, but we certainly had our chances.

Neal Donohue

That's a tough one. You lose a tough game like we do tonight and you got to gear back up and play a great team like Charleston. I hope we're capable of that.

Brian Brandtner

We definitely needed this one. We've had a rough preseason and with the tough teams we faced last week, these are the games we need to get.

Keith Rickard

They just made the tough shots. We were there in their face and they made things happen. We can't hang our heads.

Kate Achter

We played well in spurts and were tough defensively. We started moving our feet in the third period and that's when we got our goal. We were a little slower than we normally are. We've got some guys who are tired or a little sick (but) in the third period they picked it up.

Scott Maxham

They're a tough, good team, well-coached and fundamental. That Kelly Labor is just a sensational player.

Jim Loughran

Darren battled his heart out for us. To come up one short on the road like this is a real, real tough loss for our ball club in every way.

Pat Mcmahon

It's a tough loss, but this game doesn't define our season. We've done a lot of good things, and we have plenty of basketball left to play.

Gary Beadles

He had a real tough year at the start with all of the injuries he had. I think he's rounding into top shape right now. It's nice to see his complete game.

Gerard Gallant

We feel like we are peaking at the right time. But we know that nothing is going to come easy for us because this is a very tough tournament with a lot of great teams in the field.

Jim Hale

All of these games are going to be tough in this conference. I was worried about having that layoff in between games, but we responded quite well.

Laura Blackwell

It was real tough to watch him going through that. I really felt for him. You never want to see somebody go through something like that. He's a real cool dude.

Marcus Trufant

This was definitely a tough one to lose. It was a well-played game and Martins Ferry deserves all of the credit because they hit the ball, it wasn't like we booted it around.

Don Bethel

We have a lot of experience coming back of playing on offense, ... We have to continue to play tough defense and have more scorers.

Nancy Poole

He was a tough out. You know you're getting old when some of the guys you played against are your coaches.

Brian Moehler

I think this is tough medicine for everybody involved with our company, ... I don't want to make this sound like an easy call for us or for them, but this is our call. We are responsible for running this part of the business.

Richard Wagoner

Every time you get a conference win, it puts you in a better position. Harrison is always tough and they have a long tradition of playing championship football throughout their program.

Fred Hartsfield

Coming off a tough win against Minuteman, it's good to get a win against Swampscott over here. We just did what we do best.

Marvin Avery

The end of the year is a tough time for an event, and I like seeing all of our kids and parents. Everybody is excited about the season and starting baseball again.

Frank Romero

At 40 kilometers my stomach was empty and I started getting dizzy. I realized that the marathon is a tough race.

Harumi Hiroyama

You fight for four hours, 20 minutes... I already lost two tiebreakers. I never played a match that was so close... to go out like this is tough. What can you do?

Olivier Rochus

Mike and Paul did a great job today. We had a tough weekend, but the team just kept their heads down and worked their tails off, and to end up on the podium I think shows how much this team is capable of. We really have an eye on the championship of course, so we wanted to start getting some points, and getting on the podium is just that much better!

Mike Shank

He has great hands. We have worked on his foot work in a lot of agility drills. He does have a nice soft tough, which is rare for big guy. He's 10 times better than he was last year and he'll continue to improve.

Jeff Cavallo

For some people, meeting a $250 deductible, plus a new monthly premium, early in the year may be tough.

Amy Bernstein

We have a more offensive-minded team with more weapons this year. Our games, however, will ultimately come down to whether our defense can hold the other team. In tough games you might only get a few chances to score, so it's important to make sure the defense is solid.

Sam Jacobs

Buddy really wrestled tough against a very good kid. He was in on the kid's legs a few times and couldn't quite finish, but he is making big improvements.

Robert Arballo

We showed what we're made of and how strong we are as a team. We were very focused in the fourth quarter. It was tough. The crowd was screaming, and you can't hear your coach on the floor, so you just have to play through it and not get too excited out there. Mira Costa really was pumped and came with it, but so did we.

Atonye Nyingifa

It was especially tough for me, because I had to play the post position. It was a totally different spot. It was tough because you didn't have that security of rebounds of course— he's in double digits a night, plus we couldn't get the ball into the post. That's why we struggled against teams like Decatur, which have big post men.

Clay Byington

It's a long season and we are starting to wear down a little bit. But we've got to find whatever we need deep down to try to get this done. It's going to be tough.

Jamaal Williams

Maybe we don't look like we're tough guys, but the bottom line is we get the job done. I know, Villanova was tough. They were city kids. But we're going to play our game no matter who the other team has.

Al Horford

He's tough enough to win league. That should be a real interesting weight class. It's very balanced, and Bill is right there in the mix.

Shane Valdez

We don't always have the greatest athletes, but these kids are great kids who are always going to play hard-nosed football. They will always play hard and tough and that's why we have all this support.

David Swacker

In his three years with the Sonics, Vitaly has given us a tough, physical presence in the middle along with the ability to score.

Rick Sund

Our girls knew from seeing Carmel win the last few years that they were the team to beat. That's not to say if we beat Carmel that we could still win our sectional. It's a tough way to go. It's the hardest draw I've had in 10 years.

Greg Davidson

We're starting to wrestle up to our potential. There were some tough teams, and it showed us where we need to get to by (the state tournament).

Rand Baker

Our artists are very good technicians. They have sensibility and artistic balance. But quite often they lack in creation. I have one artist here in my studio in New York. She's a good painter, but she has problems of creating her own stuff, of inventing. She can copy from a postcard, but when she has to do other things she has a tough time. She knows it. Not everybody can do great things.

Christopher Moore

All of the girls played with heart. They are such a young team and not once have they had a blow out match. All of them are playing tough tennis and I am so pleased.

Matt Meredith

It's been pretty tough on him with it hanging over his head. On Monday, I think, he had something like 26 interviews to do. But now with the book launch over he's been able to relax a bit. He had a good sleep last night and went flying yesterday (Wednesday). He's pretty focused now.

Wayne Graham

It's tough tackling him. But if you get enough guys around him, it's possible.

Derrick Blaylock

We definitely have a tough stretch coming up. Right now, we're just going to focus on St. Joseph and take it one game at a time.

Drew Carstens

I thought he was going to be this tough guy, really cold. But I was surprised, he was pretty humble.

Casey Hoff

Tourney games are games of runs. We make a run. They make a run. We knew Barr would be a tough cover for us.

Coach David Gerrish

He had his back towards the net, it's pretty tough to kick it with your back towards the net. I don't think [Hansen] made the call, I think he originally called it a goal and the linesman made the call, but things worked out eventually in the end.

Mike Schafer

We had a lot of motivation for tonight. We had tough practices to get ready for this one. It was a big game for us and I think it will be one that we will refer to for the rest of the season.

Abby Myers

It's tough to learn, but Quincy seems to be a pretty smart guy and I am sure he will be ready to play. Quincy is a great addition to this team. When you talk about us going to the Super Bowl, you have to have depth with every position on the field.

Cedrick Wilson

Students who can't afford textbooks now are forced to make some tough decisions, such as picking and choosing which books are more important, or just not purchasing books for a semester. It seems relatively simple, but it makes a huge difference, especially to those students who struggle to afford their textbooks each semester.

Jim Kline

Patrick has had some tough draws at state over the past four years. And he did it again this year, but this time worked through it to place for the first time.

Craig Oren

My confidence is high right now, I just keep trying to build from game to game. It was tough for a couple days (after that loss), but coach did a good job of getting it behind us. It took a lot out of us.

Drew Neitzel

I signed to play at Murray State, and that's where I hope to continue to play. All of (the players) need to stick together. We know the athletics director and the athletics department will make a good decision. We just have to tough it out and see what happens.

Tyler Holloway

(Rizzo) is a tough kid to block. He's a load. He's probably pound-for-pound one of the best athletes on the team. He moves well for a big guy.

Kurt Weinberg

The thing I'll remember the most is how tough those practices were when I first got here. With Coach (Bob) Huggins pushing me for three hours. It was different than what I was used to back home. It was the hardest thing, but it was also the most fun thing.

Armein Kirkland

Once you get on that downward spin, it's tough to break the cycle. There has to be a lot of damage control at this point.

Rick Hardy

We hit a major drought and I give a lot of credit to their defense. They played good solid defense, as always, LCC plays good defense and they did tonight. It's hard to overcome. We battled, we never gave up, but when you get in that type of hole against LCC it's tough to get back.

Scott Minnig

Nothing comes easy for the Saints and right now we're earning everything that we get. The kids are scrapping hard on the line of scrimmage and we're trying to make things happen. We are making some things happen. It just seems like it stays tough ... never completely easy as you're going down the stretch. That's the way it's supposed to be, I guess.

Bob Warren

From what we have seen in the past few games, they are more than capable of missing out on the final with the way Sri Lanka and South Africa have played. You can see the way they crumble under pressure. When there is no pressure, they look really good and are tough to beat. But they panic under pressure and they looked awful and vulnerable the other night.

Arjuna Ranatunga

If the exchange rate pushes inflation expectations permanently higher, the Reserve Bank will have a tough job on its hands. The market is premature in pricing a near-term easing by the central bank.

Stephen Toplis

It's such a big win. When we play our game, we're tough to beat. We've just got to get better finishing games. We have to be calmer at the end.

Dema Kovalenko

This is the toughest place to play in the league; it's a tough atmosphere. A lot of people don't come down here and win.

Bruiser Flint

They threw everything at us. When you get two goals off set pieces, those are tough to defend, especially when they had a height advantage.

Rui Farias

Management's ability to hold it together in a tough operating environment is commendable, but pricing dynamics in U.S. and Europe personal care remain worrisome.

William Schmitz

I was concerned with our mindset after a tough loss at Lakeland. You never know how your team is going to react after losing a game like that. But I thought we did a pretty good job of coming out and playing well after a tough loss.

Scott Wirth

I got sick when I was playing the semi-finals in Korea, and since then I've had a tough time playing.

Jelena Jankovic

That might be idealistic. It might be naive. But I certainly hope it is the case that these self-described Bush-haters actually hate his policies. They might find him distasteful or a simpleton - pick your insulting term. But he's a tough guy to hate. He seems like a nice guy, when you get right down to it.

Waldo Jaquith

It's hard. It feels like back in high school my senior year. Four years of hard work and it's all over after the first game of the tournament. I really don't know what to say about it. It's just tough to deal with right now.

Delco Rowley

We're excited for the playoffs, but we need to beat St. Hubert's [Feb. 7] and Archbishop Ryan [Feb. 9], which will be tough matches.

Norman O'rourke

That was the kind of do-or-die games that the fans love. But for coaches and players, that was a tough game.

Jennifer Wilson

Their sophomore year, I put the guys down as defensive linemen to make them tough. I did the same thing with Pepper Johnson and Kevin Brooks.

Bob Dozier

When you throw that hard it seems like you should be a little erratic, but he's got pinpoint control. He's going to be tough. He's going to be great for a long time to come.

Matt Lawton

Isaiah came in and stepped up to hit a couple of tough shots when the game got tight in the second quarter. We rotated him and Smith in there and both gave us good production.

Greg Goodley

It came at the right time. After a tough loss like that, it helped to have a bye week so we didn't have to get so emotionally up for a game right away.

Greg Eslinger

Some guys are willing to pawn all kinds of things to make ends meet, because if you're not equipped to have a second plan, then it's drastic. Some guys can do it, and for some it's a really harsh reality, because all you've done is play football. And then you couple that with relationship and kids? Man, that's tough. You've really got to be a man about it and find a way to bring that income home.

Joe Salave'a

It's tough to go direct to end-users when you are likely competing with a person who has almost everything else -- including a sales relationship with your potential customers.

Tom Barnes

They're a tough team. I thought they played well and took care of the ball down the stretch.

Joe Brennan

Their fans were really tough. It was a tough environment to play in.

Cyndi Valentin

This season we have been running with Mottram a couple of races and I knew he was a very big, tough man.

Benjamin Limo

[On the game ] We shouldn't have gotten beat by twenty something points this game. We didn't play well, we weren't sharp, we just didn't play the way we were supposed to play this game. They played tough, they tried to send me baseline, they locked me up down under the glass and I just took too much time to make the plays. I wasn't smart enough to attack them.

Pau Gasol

It's tough to bet against a guy like that. He's a talented athlete and a fierce competitor.

Fred Harvey

I think that we wrestled pretty well overall. As far as the final round goes, we wrestled extremely well. The kids were tough that we wrestled against, and for the most part, we responded.

Bob Berceau

That's what we needed from Derek to help his club out. He was put in a tough situation, but it's good you can put someone like that in the game that you can count on.

Kyle Crookes

They had high expectations, which they should, and it gets tough. We didn't have anything to lose. They were expected to win.

Dan Carlson

The first game, we played all right. Dow played tough all the way through, and we kind of gave that one up. Katie pitched well.

Jason Gehoski

It's a tough role to play. You need someone who is youthful, yet is really credible as both a prosecutor and a mom.

Jonathan Littman

Marysville is ranked in the state and they have seven state qualifiers back. That's going to be a tough one.

George Crooks

She's been a solid hitter the past couple of years and does a good job throwing runners out. She's a tough, steady player and a great kid.

Rick Vollstedt

This is going to be a tough second half of the year for Apple. No matter where you look, it's stormy clouds.

Rob Enderle

I knew once we got to overtime, it was going to be tough. Our kids were digging so deep to finish regulation.

Andy Woodley

Did he ever step up. Elvin Mims stepped up when it was time to step up. He filled a void (with White's injury). He's a tough customer. He'll give you valuable minutes.

Rosell Ellis

For a new company to come into this space right now, it's going to be tough. It may be too late for them.

Jill Stelfox

Control room operators don't like change. It's a tough process but they're learning.

William Grant

We've just got to be more disciplined. We play in a tough region, and we have a couple players out with injures and sickness . . . But we didn't get rattled (when Kearns made it's runs). That's an improvement. In previous years, that would have happened and we wouldn't have kept our composure . . . I'm cautiously optimistic.

Heather Sonne

It is nice to get back into Arizona after a year hiatus. Phil is a tough athlete who plays much bigger than his size. His ability to get up and down the left side is going to be a tremendous asset to our squad.

Lev Kirshner

I really always felt that I was going to be an actress. I had a lot of confidence in the fact that I would do well from a very early age. I didn't know how tough the business is.

Susan Lucci

I'm down to FSU and South Carolina now. It'll be a tough choice, and I honestly don't think I'll decide until the last second.

Daron Rose

I think that's the other adjustment as a freshman, you have a tough match and you get up for that match and then the next three or four matches you don't have that caliber of competition. In college, any match you step on the match you, always need to be ready to go.

Troy Sunderland

That makes it tough. We've been struggling to get our record above .500 all year, and it makes it tough to start the conference schedule by losing at home.

Pete Dunn

We had a lot of teamwork and cohesiveness. We made some plays. Caleb (McComas) played well in the second half. Symmes Valley's a tough team. They played hard.

Phil Davis

We are coming off a tough loss [to Miami on Friday] and guys really wanted to get this win and get back on the winning track. It was a good game for the whole team.

Andre Iguodala

Next week poses a tough challenge against some good teams. I hope the weather is decent this weekend, so the girls can get in some needed court time to work on their ground strokes.

Matt Wiemers

Well, the guy's had open-heart surgery, ... He laid on that table and had them cut him open. And everything else. And he's here playing football. That says something. You give the guy the benefit of the doubt that, hey, he's tough enough to do this.

Brick Haley

The last game we didn't have Meier and we played a poor first half. We had to fight back and took a two-point lead and got beat on a last-second possession and that was a tough loss for us. Tonight we had a chance to redeem ourselves and the kids did.

Frank Schade

That was a tough game for us.

Don Flanagan

I'm very proud of Jake. He played in a lot of tough matches against some tough players. He competed well.

Shawn Seiler

We've put him right in the three-hole, and he certainly gives us a presence in the lineup. He's just really excited to play the game, he's passionate about it. It was very tough for him to sit and watch for 27 games, and his energy has been great. He's excited to be in the lineup, and he's going to help us with any capacity that he can.

Sean Mcnally

Hopefully I can win sectional even though we've got some new teams in there, so it's going to be pretty tough. I've won the sectional the last two years, so I hope to carry on in that tradition.

Jon Zofkie

We got some kids in the bullpen some good work in a tough situation. Maybe that will pay off down the road.

Jim Hickey

I think it's been a tough time and you've got to be careful. A lot of people have lost a lot of money over the past six months and they're not anxious to put money back into the market. It's like having a toothache and having another toothache ? it's something we've got to overcome.

William Roe

Nokia will have a tough time boosting its margins in the future given the tough competitive climate.

Greger Johansson

It's not as frustrating as it is disheartening. To lose your starting point guard the day before and rally to play like that versus as tough a team as Hillsborough, it's disheartening in a positive way.

Sandy Whelan

I think he set great examples in the way cricket should be played and in tough conditions he would produce some tremendous performances.

Sachin Tendulkar

He's just a tough kind on his feet. I wanted to make sure I kept getting in his face. I stayed aggressive.

Mark Nold

We are pleased to report strong first-half results despite a tough UK retail environment.

Ted Baker

Defensively, we've got to make it tough on them. They're one of the best scoring teams in the league and they're playing well. We need the same type of intensity and atmosphere we had when we played against Detroit.

Antawn Jamison

It's tough to sit out during the regular season but it's a lot tougher when the playoffs are going on. It's not frustration for thinking you should be out there, but frustration that you want to be part of it. We have veterans that are doing the job and you have to be positive and keep the guys going.

Jimmy Roy

I told the guys in the locker room that I was proud of them. This was a tough game. I like this team because they don't give up. The results just haven't gone our way.

Greg Soliz

I thought the whole course was well-built. It was not crazy, big, but it was a tough test as it should be.

Rodrigo Pessoa

This was a prototypical Friday in that traders and investors weren't eager to carry any positions over the weekend and you saw fluctuations back and forth in the market. It will be tough to get a gauge on what Monday morning will look like.

Marty Cunningham

The difference in the game was as simple as rebounding. In the first half we didn't block out. We forced tough shots, but we gave them three or four opportunities. In the second half we owned the defensive glass and that made a difference because we only had to defend for three or four passes and then we forced tough shots and rebounded the ball.

Russ Bartlett

He (White) had a tough first inning, but was strong the rest of the way. He was getting his curve ball over and his fastball blew them (Southeastern) away.

Glenn Lincoln

Christian didn't have his best overall game, but he got the job done against the defending conference champion. He had a tough time getting the ball over the plate at times, but our offense responded to back him.

Allen Plyler

It was very tough to decide, but it was good to know I had so many options.

Richard Valdez

We just didn't get the clutch hits when we needed to, and we didn't play strong defense. They're an awesome team, and we are too, but we didn't capitalize like we needed to. It's a tough loss to get swept at your home field. You never want to do that.

Lindsey Cameron

It's definitely been a challenging first 10 days under coach Karl, ... He's really tough on me, and I like that because I know it's going to make me better and make me cut down some of my bad decisions on the court and make me that much smarter of a player.

Julius Hodge

This was a tough year; obviously, this is not what we wanted. We came out and played really well in the first half, but we just couldn't keep it going. It was a tough way to end the season.

Lindsay Thomas

He helped CDM in and outstanding season. He was the leader of that team and is a tough driver and an excellent shooter.

Jovan Vavic

We're supported by the community, so we really have to get the word out. We're new, so it's tough. People don't know about us.

Karen Ryan

It was tough. It was hard.

Kaitlin Page

We had a one-two punch, and they had a third punch. They are just really tough. My kids played as hard as they could.

Mark Branger

This horse can win the Cox Plate and the Melbourne Cup next spring. He's such a tough little horse, he's so genuine. They tried everything to beat him but he was just too good for them.

Glen Boss

We expected a tough game, and we were ready for it. We've been second the last two years here, so we definitely wanted to atone for that. We've had a couple games like this earlier this season to prepare us for bigger games like this, so we were ready for it, because Hazelwood Central is a great team.

Brian Ricker

The best thing about baseball is that there are so many situations that can occur. It was a tough loss but I think the guys will be fine. We have a whole lot of games left and I know we have the makeup of an excellent team.

Jeff Herrick

Vermont's a tough place to play. They're gonna have a good team so we're really going to have to step up our games. These next two weeks are really big.

Brendan Hitchcock

It's tough. The key for me is him keeping his head back. I saw that as the cause of his inconsistency. ... Hopefully he'll get into form before the year's out.

Hal Mcrae

We knew West was tough. No doubt about it. Belleville West is a very good team.

David Lipe

We tried to tell our girls to score early and keep scoring. But Lake Worth had been playing lights out in this tournament. We had a tough game here tonight.

Chuck Layman

Insurance companies are consolidating because they are finding it tough to continue to keep low for their membership.

Paul Fronstin

It's a tough place to play. We just have to get past their pressure and not throw the ball away.

Phillip Washington

The first quarter of 2000 will be challenged by very tough entertainment comparisons against last year's hits 'Varsity Blues' and 'Payback,' ... In addition, the timing of the Easter holiday (which falls in the second quarter this year) could shift advertising sales into the second quarter. We will likely be shifting our estimates out later in the year.

Jill Krutick

Coach Judson always tells us to stay in the moment. Ball State played us tough here so we know they are a real good team.

Anthony Maestranzi

They (Trinity's shooters) did a really good job when they needed to. They've been slowly getting better all year, and they peaked at just right the time. The competition was incredibly tough. We knew we had to shoot 800 to have a chance.

John Husk

I think everybody is pretty confident. We're going to be tough to beat if we play like we should.

Travis Jensen

Offensively, his shooting has really opened up a lot for his game. He does it all. He's tough. He can slash to the basket. Now, he's scoring off the dribble a little bit.

Malik Allen

I think our division of the OCC will be stronger, so it's going to be tough to compete for a league title next year.

Deryll Rohda

It will be awfully tough. We have to come ready to play.

Steve Hart

It's tough to explain to them. Guys from out of state may have an idea of what it's about, but once you get here it's completely different. I know once I got here I realized how different it was - and I grew up an hour away from Columbus.

A.j. Hawk

Weyerhaeuser is a bigger, more complicated company. They're tackling some very tough things, but some of these things you can't resolve overnight, even though Wall Street is obsessed with the short term.

David Winters

They hit the ball real well. They are a tough team to have to start the season with, especially with them having four games under their belt.

Kevin Edwards

She's tough. I started the season with 28 guys. Now, I have 11 guys and one girl. She's stuck it out.

Russ Sonaty

We all want to run the ball. Sometimes it's tough. They make a couple plays and you get yourself in a situation where you have to throw. Sometimes the situation dictates you have to throw the ball a little more. I point the finger at myself and the rest of the offensive line. We need to play better.

Jake Grove

Three of the five guys birdied the last hole, which is a tough par three.

Todd Howes

It's a tough sell. For me, it's always been a very compelling work, a very challenging work. I think the payoff is really great at the end.

Doug Varone

He also had a tough road. But he worked hard all weekend. That was the key with all of our kids. They all worked so hard.

Jerry Maietta

Red Bull is really a tough team, especially now that they have Rich Alvarez.

Siot Tanquingcen

I'm really proud of the way the girls played, coming back from a tough game yesterday. We came right out and put the game away early, we didn't sit back and went right after the ball.

Frank Leafe

It was great theatre from a television standpoint, but when the field keeps getting halved each day, that's tough for a tournament director who's trying to sell tickets.

Mike Crosthwaite

Physically and mentally, you have to be tough to get it done going down the wire. I thought we did that on the defensive end and we rebounded the ball when we needed to.

Steve Hodson

That was a little tough, because they're kids, they're 17, they're full of testosterone and they're not going to back down from anybody.

Bill Tribou

We will always have people that think that stats are everything. Truth is, our defense and special teams give us the ball in great field position, so our offense doesn't have to take it far to score. We have a lot of weapons and it's tough to get them all involved.

Weldon Nelms

The guys wrestled tough today. They just built on the way we're wrestled the last couple of weeks and took care of business.

Bill Reed

I was kind of worried that I wasn't going to be able to do it. But once I took a look at it, it wasn't that tough. These are the four wires that I need.

Tim Schneider

The course is playing very tough out there. I hit the ball pretty well. I only missed four greens, which is a pretty good start out there. Other than that, I actually made a lot of good putts. I can't complain.

Rory Sabbatini

Gemini was a tough go, ... It was smaller than the front seat of a Volkswagen bug. It made Apollo seem like a super-duper, plush touring bus.

Frank Borman

There are 25 people who are interested in Bulldog Pipes and Drums, but it's tough because our club is literally being born right now.

John Graham

We're going through a tough stretch right now, but our heads are still up. We're missing Steve and Grant (Hill), but there are no excuses. We just have to go and play.

Deshawn Stevenson

There were times in the game where it was tough because there were a lot of penalties and 5-on-3s. It's something we have to get used to, but I think it will settle down a little bit. We have to get used to it.

Luke Richardson

We had a tough night. Thurston has a really good team. They're just a lot more experienced than we are right now.

Scott Cardwell

It's a tough case. A young kid was killed, and another kid was responsible.

Jason Lewis

You can't help but not gain confidence after a game like this. We start off conference play with Sheridan, Benton and Lake Hamilton. That's an awfully tough start.

Bobby Hyatt

We were rocking along just fine, paying off a million bucks worth of debt a year and servicing the debt. But if you don't have the cash flow, it's tough to do that.

Mike Shirley

No game is going to be easy. We're still finding out about our team and finding chemistry. But we are a tough team, a gritty team.

Wesley Morgan

He really ran the ball tough. I think his presence is real obvious.

Tom Craft

We were tested today. We hung tough and got the run we needed, but it was really a hard-fought win.

Dave Breon

It was a very accelerated or aggressive promotional season - one that I think is going to be tough to predict. I don't think I've entered a first quarter with as much uncertainty.

Richard Jaffe

When Elena was hurt, it was tough for us, because we always depended on her to make the clutch shot for us. We didn't know how to play without her. Now we know that we can't always depend on her.

Shannon O'hanlon

Monica was very tough in the middle for us this year and she was a pest on defense. She did exactly what we needed her to do this year. She was pretty much our main weapon early in the year. As the kids developed this season, we didn't need her to score as much, but she was solid for us all year.

Werner Christen

This is a tough loss because the kids wanted it so bad. We actually had them on the ropes a couple times in the first half but couldn't keep the turnovers down. It's a fine line ? you don't want them tentative and you don't want them throwing the ball away. I'm still real proud of how we played, a lot of desire and heart.

Doug Burge

It's tough to No. 2 in the microprocessor market.

Jonathan Joseph

We were getting shots, we just couldn't finish. It's tough to win when you shoot (22 percent). And it seemed like all the balls were going their way. That's just the way it is.

Cheryl Darpel

(Key West) had a tough week this week, but (starting pitcher Daniel) Foltz pitched a good game. It was good to be in this type of pressure situation.

John Crumbley

When you go into the back end of back-to-back games with eight players, it's tough.

Jason Eldredge

Willie's a good guy. He's a tough competitor on the field.

Brian Anderson

This was a typical rivalry battle. Our girls bounced back from a tough week and I'm very proud of them.

Paul Mcginty

Anyone who has ever gone through this knows how tough it is. Surprisingly, they've handled it well. It's no fun, but they're ready to go at the next practice or the next game. They're a resilient group.

Neil Dougherty

It was kind of tough. We had a lot of good players, but we really didn't move the ball. People said we weren't really a team. This year everyone is for each other. We pick each other up when we fall. That helps a lot.

Justin Bocot

He's a tough guy, very physical. The jury's still out on him. We'll give him plenty of looks [Sunday] and next year.

Jim Johnson

It was tough, but you know it's the same for everyone out there. I'm pretty happy with the one-under today...could have been a few better, but I'm in the red, so that's good.

Liselotte Neumann

Just get the job done. We lost a tough one to them last year and we wanted this one badly.

Jim Fitzpatrick

It wasn't as easy as it looked. He's really a tough opponent, he kept coming at me, I wasn't expecting him to come at me like that. He did his part and wrestled me tough.

Darrion Caldwell

We just haven't let the little things bother us ? even the big things. We've had guys get hurt; we've had guys step in and play. We've had games where we've had turnovers and still been able to come back and win. We had a really tough loss in New York and we were able to bounce back.

Jon Jansen

That's high. It's tough to justify. So let's look at the charts -- I'll feel better.

Larry Rice

There was tough competition there and that made it tough, but we kind of fell apart in several areas.

Steve Peck

He just kind of takes it as it is, and rolls with the punches. He's very tough.

Bunnie Gleason

We need every game from here on out. We want to get that No. 1 seed. Every game is going to be tough.

Ricky Soliver

It was a tough ending. It was a great game, but we didn't deserve to win.

Darrin Karuzas

It would've been a tremendous win for us, but now we got two tough ones coming up and it won't be easy.

Dan Corbin

We didn't play our best games on the road last time, and the main thing is we have to skate well. When we're skating, we're creating and making it tough on the opponent to create offense.

Todd White

We have a vision for space exploration, and embedded in that are a lot of technical challenges that are pretty tough. We needed a mechanism to reach out to sources of innovation wherever they might lie.

Brant Sponberg

I told the guys the best medicine was to get back to playing and winning again. It was important for us to come back and play well today, because that was a tough loss last night.

Larry Watkins

Some of the decisions we made were tough.

Keith Richardson