This is the most talented team I've had at Meade. We've had lapses in energy at times and we need read more

This is the most talented team I've had at Meade. We've had lapses in energy at times and we need to play with consistent energy, like we did tonight.

In the immediate postwar years, the whole of Europe was in a recession. So first of all, it helped us read more

In the immediate postwar years, the whole of Europe was in a recession. So first of all, it helped us step out of a recession; it gave a certain amount of speed to the economy. But that was the first step.

We have a very demanding profession. There?s a need to be accurate, and if people keep running ragged, there?s this read more

We have a very demanding profession. There?s a need to be accurate, and if people keep running ragged, there?s this sense of burnout. We know our people need to rest and recover.

I've never got to the bottom of streaking.

I've never got to the bottom of streaking.

Their actions were morally ugly. After spending so much time among us, they stabbed us in the back,

Their actions were morally ugly. After spending so much time among us, they stabbed us in the back,

Sharon came back very strong. Their first goal was a bit of a wake-up call that we were not finished read more

Sharon came back very strong. Their first goal was a bit of a wake-up call that we were not finished yet.

If something goes wrong in an at-bat, you can't worry about the past. I go up there thinking that no read more

If something goes wrong in an at-bat, you can't worry about the past. I go up there thinking that no one can beat me. Just know that the pitcher isn't going to beat you every at-bat. In baseball, you can fail 70 percent of the time and that means you're a great hitter.

I've got a lot of confidence coming in, and now let's see what we can do with it. I wanted read more

I've got a lot of confidence coming in, and now let's see what we can do with it. I wanted to start off right today, and I did so I'm happy. Now I can move on to my next match, and we'll see what happens.

[She: Combines an entrepreneurial spirit with skills as a former computer specialist and corporate trainer to design real-world projects incorporating read more

[She: Combines an entrepreneurial spirit with skills as a former computer specialist and corporate trainer to design real-world projects incorporating task management, teamwork, responsibility, etiquette, success and failure; Has entrepreneurship students form companies to make and market products, complete tasks in an Apprentice-like game and manage a community golf tournament that raises up to $3,000 a year for charity; Advises student council and school online magazine, www.dawgmag.org; Turns simple keyboarding drills into PowerPoint-driven games with raffle tickets for small prizes; Videoconferencing with All-USA Teacher Teammate Pam Vaughan and her rural Arkansas chemistry class for a year-long project in which her students will market soap made by Vaughan's students; Collaborates with local businesses and corporations to form districtwide partnerships;] She has a passion for teaching and for children, a creative mind and limitless energy, ... When you put that together, you have something special.