21 Quotes by John Mercer

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    The other is that maybe they are going to be pawns for some leverage in political negotiations. I still have hope that the Taliban have kept them safe for over 100 days now and they will continue to do so,

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    This week's practices will be all about brushing up on things. We'll help the players with things that they feel they're not doing crisply.

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    I visited the Taliban embassy this morning and, while they did not come out and say 'yes they're in Kandahar,' they led me to believe that's where they were,

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    It was a really tough match that our young team will benefit from in the future. I thought it was a great match overall and these are the matches that you want to play to get better if you want to be a Top 25 program like we do.

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    It should be an exciting weekend for us. We are looking forward to seeing where we stand with this new team. We have a very competitive team from top to bottom that shows up to fight from the first point to the last point. That gives us a lot of potential.

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    It's very distressing. If I sit back and try to analyze it, you know, it is quite possible that the Taliban consider that they still have an effective government and they can still have a trial in Kandahar,

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    They were preparing a nice meal for Dayna Curry, whose birthday was on the 4th (of November), ... Over the past few days it had been relatively quiet in Kabul proper and I think emotionally they had all come to develop a sense of resignation that they were in for the long haul, that they were doing OK emotionally but they certainly did want to get out of there as soon as they could.

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    They were preparing a nice meal for Dayna Curry, whose birthday was on the 4th (November). Over the past few days it had been relatively quiet in Kabul proper and I think emotionally they had all come to develop a sense of resignation -- that they were in for the long haul, that they were doing OK emotionally, but they certainly did want to get out of there as soon as they could.

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