There is a lot to be said in the Decade of Evangelism for believing more and more in less and less.

They work together every day and get better every day. Since the sixth game, I knew they could be good, but they just had to start believing it.

Until our kids start believing in the potential they have, that's exactly what it will be - just potential, ... We're getting some good individual efforts from a handful of guys but we're not getting it from a lot of others. Everyone, including us coaches, expected big things from this bunch. But if the players don't realize the opportunity they have, we might end up being just another better-than-average Hilliard football team that wins seven games or so.

I think Marvin and Josh Smith are going to make some noise because they can do so many things. If they can get out and run and make some easy buckets they'll be fine. I just have to get them to the point where they can lock down defensively. If we can get five guys locking in and believing in what we're trying to do, we'll be all right defensively.

We go from the No. 2 team in the state to the No. 1. What can you do? You just have to keep fighting and keep trying to get better. We just have to keep believing and try to make something happen.

A few minutes later she realizes her wallet is missing from her purse. Drives back to the Kroger believing she left it in the buggy.

Young people do a lot of risk-taking, and this is just another opportunity. Young people play (poker) like a video game. They've grown up believing their skill is going to trump the randomness of the game.

Our choice is between cynicism and hope. Hope is a decision you make. Hope means believing in spite of the evidence and then waiting for the evidence to change. Be the ones that we have been waiting for.

If Nelson keeps working at things and keeps believing in himself, he can go a long way.

If they have deceived the public into believing I did something I did not do and then went about convicting an innocent man, they should receiv no less punishment then they would impose on me,