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You have to give it a little time and then take a look back, but I'm happy with the season, we didn't move the ball like we usually do, we held onto it a little too much. We had a lot of open shots that we missed and Jonas Jerebko can't do that if Jonas Jerebko want to beat Atlanta in the playoffs. – Jonas Jerebko	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The truth is that if Lowman Henry haven't been working at these delegate contests for a while, Lowman Henry're playing from way behind the eight ball. – Charles Gerow	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
You always want to keep going when you're feeling good and the ball was going a long way yesterday in the afternoon, it was nice and warm and really good conditions. – Brendan Steele	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I always feel good here, i know the shots, the course sets up really well for me and it kind of plays into my strengths, which is usually driving the ball. – Brendan Steele	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This is how we've been playing since the All-Star break, sharing the wealth, obviously some games more than others, everyone is feeling the ball in what we are trying to do offensively. – Dwyane Wade	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Unlike with buyouts by U.S. companies, ADR holders have little to no recourse to challenge low-ball offers. – Heng Ren	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think I executed very well, the wind was crazy today. I shanked on the first shot because it was going everywhere. I was happy I was able to keep the ball in the court. – Sloane Stephens	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think that everybody was happy to see Arnold out on the tee, i think Arnold was happy to be on the tee. I think he would have preferred to hit a golf ball. – Jack Nicklaus	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I felt that I struck the ball much better today and I hit a few more fairways, the less time you spend in the rough the better. I feel I was able to control my shots and I have an idea where the ball was going to go, which especially around a course like this it’s good to have that. – Lydia Ko	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There is a lot to play for tomorrow, but I ’m not really worried about that, i ’m going to keep doing what I have been doing the last three days and that’s keeping the ball on the fairway and out of the hazards, and giving Jim Herman as many birdie chances as I can. – Jim Herman	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It was pretty tough conditions with being so hot, it didn't seem too windy but it was really difficult to serve because the ball was flying too much. I really took my opportunities, stepped into the net a lot. – Victoria Azarenka	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
My swing’s been coming around, working hard on it for the last month of so, really starting to show signs of that work this week, been able to flight the ball nicely. – Jordan Spieth	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
So the ball goes back to those who have been complaining about terrorism and (we're) saying what about all of you helping us to solve politically the crisis in Syria. – De Mistura	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Change is going to happen here and I think that Raul Castro understands that, our intention has been to get the ball rolling, knowing that change wasn't going to happen overnight. – President Barack Obama	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Our intention has been to get the ball rolling, knowing that change wasn't going to happen overnight. – President Barack Obama	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It was the best win of my career, for sure, i had some problems with my serve, a little bit with my toss. It was tough with the heat and the sun to control the ball. – David Goffin	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We got a lot of good shots and had a lot of opportunities, but obviously, our shots were not falling, no one was cutting hard, and that allowed them to be right on top of us when we got the ball. We fell apart. – The Celtics ' Smart	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We have softballs stitched up in canvas but we haven't definitively established yet that we have that first ball. If that ball was to exist it would be phenomenal. – Martin Nolan	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The ball is in his court, the government is good with it. – Ricardo Berzoini	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The ball is in his court, the government is good with it. Which government would not want to have Pele on the field. – Ricardo Berzoini	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Jumping falls into a type of exercise we call plyometrics, these exercises involve quicker, shorter motions that stimulate the stretch reflex. That reflex is responsible for explosive movement, like an outfielder reacting to a fly ball. – Scott Caulfield	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
How we defended, the ball movement and we got good shots, when the ball doesn't move, it sticks ; we turn it over and give them a chance to run out. Obviously nothing good is going to happen on that. Credit to them, they stepped their defense up. – The Nets '	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Everything fell the right way for me today, especially on 18 for that ball to stay up. – Adam Scott	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Last few games I haven't been shooting the ball well, i knew it would come, so I just kept shooting. They starting falling, so I stayed aggressive and I had the opportunity so I took advantage of it. – Rookie Devin Booker	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

You have to give it a little time and then take a look back, but I'm happy with the season, we didn't move the ball like we usually do, we held onto it a little too much. We had a lot of open shots that we missed and Jonas Jerebko can't do that if Jonas Jerebko want to beat Atlanta in the playoffs.

– Jonas Jerebko

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The truth is that if Lowman Henry haven't been working at these delegate contests for a while, Lowman Henry're playing from way behind the eight ball.

– Charles Gerow

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

You always want to keep going when you're feeling good and the ball was going a long way yesterday in the afternoon, it was nice and warm and really good conditions.

– Brendan Steele

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I always feel good here, i know the shots, the course sets up really well for me and it kind of plays into my strengths, which is usually driving the ball.

– Brendan Steele

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is how we've been playing since the All-Star break, sharing the wealth, obviously some games more than others, everyone is feeling the ball in what we are trying to do offensively.

– Dwyane Wade

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Unlike with buyouts by U.S. companies, ADR holders have little to no recourse to challenge low-ball offers.

– Heng Ren

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think I executed very well, the wind was crazy today. I shanked on the first shot because it was going everywhere. I was happy I was able to keep the ball in the court.

– Sloane Stephens

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think that everybody was happy to see Arnold out on the tee, i think Arnold was happy to be on the tee. I think he would have preferred to hit a golf ball.

– Jack Nicklaus

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I felt that I struck the ball much better today and I hit a few more fairways, the less time you spend in the rough the better. I feel I was able to control my shots and I have an idea where the ball was going to go, which especially around a course like this it’s good to have that.

– Lydia Ko

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There is a lot to play for tomorrow, but I ’m not really worried about that, i ’m going to keep doing what I have been doing the last three days and that’s keeping the ball on the fairway and out of the hazards, and giving Jim Herman as many birdie chances as I can.

– Jim Herman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It was pretty tough conditions with being so hot, it didn't seem too windy but it was really difficult to serve because the ball was flying too much. I really took my opportunities, stepped into the net a lot.

– Victoria Azarenka

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

My swing’s been coming around, working hard on it for the last month of so, really starting to show signs of that work this week, been able to flight the ball nicely.

– Jordan Spieth

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

So the ball goes back to those who have been complaining about terrorism and (we're) saying what about all of you helping us to solve politically the crisis in Syria.

– De Mistura

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Change is going to happen here and I think that Raul Castro understands that, our intention has been to get the ball rolling, knowing that change wasn't going to happen overnight.

– President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Our intention has been to get the ball rolling, knowing that change wasn't going to happen overnight.

– President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It was the best win of my career, for sure, i had some problems with my serve, a little bit with my toss. It was tough with the heat and the sun to control the ball.

– David Goffin

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We got a lot of good shots and had a lot of opportunities, but obviously, our shots were not falling, no one was cutting hard, and that allowed them to be right on top of us when we got the ball. We fell apart.

– The Celtics ' Smart

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We have softballs stitched up in canvas but we haven't definitively established yet that we have that first ball. If that ball was to exist it would be phenomenal.

– Martin Nolan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The ball is in his court, the government is good with it.

– Ricardo Berzoini

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The ball is in his court, the government is good with it. Which government would not want to have Pele on the field.

– Ricardo Berzoini

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Jumping falls into a type of exercise we call plyometrics, these exercises involve quicker, shorter motions that stimulate the stretch reflex. That reflex is responsible for explosive movement, like an outfielder reacting to a fly ball.

– Scott Caulfield

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

How we defended, the ball movement and we got good shots, when the ball doesn't move, it sticks ; we turn it over and give them a chance to run out. Obviously nothing good is going to happen on that. Credit to them, they stepped their defense up.

– The Nets '

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Everything fell the right way for me today, especially on 18 for that ball to stay up.

– Adam Scott

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Last few games I haven't been shooting the ball well, i knew it would come, so I just kept shooting. They starting falling, so I stayed aggressive and I had the opportunity so I took advantage of it.

– Rookie Devin Booker

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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