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“[But Bird had a couple of factors working in his favor. First and foremost, he was a businessman with a businessman's head governing his restaurateur's heart. He knew exactly what he was getting into when he picked up this Hampden Avenue space -- formerly a buck-a-scoop Chinese buffet of no renown, but with good street visibility and a big parking lot -- and chose it over properties he'd been scouting in Boulder, L.A. and the Bay Area.] I figured I could mitigate my chance of failure to 50 percent here, ... Seriously, I didn't go into this thinking I had an 80, 90 percent chance of success. I'm not deluded.”
Tom Bird
“He's just a competitor I would say first and foremost.”
Tim Corbin
“First and foremost, he's an outstanding athlete. He has to be or else he wouldn't be in this position. He takes great care of himself. He's a competitor by nature. He has a great sense of humor, which I think keeps everything in perspective for him, good or bad. But, to play as long as he has played and to be on the verge of breaking these records is a tremendous accomplishment. For someone to be in a position that he's in and having done this for so many years and continue to be excited about coming to work every day and the opportunities he has is really a remarkable thing.”
Tom Coughlin
“Congratulations, first and foremost. And just be ready when you come up this way.”
Troy Smith
“I think first and foremost we wanted to see out of C.C. was that he's healthy and that he could finish his outing. That was the most impressive thing about him. He attacked his hitters and he was in mid-season form.”
Torey Lovullo
“First and foremost, what we wanted to make sure about C.C. was that he was healthy and he was able to finish his outing.”
“We like him as a dual guy; we're going to try it. We like him first and foremost as a pitcher, but he can really swing the bat. He can run and he is very athletic. I think he has a chance to come in and help us as a freshman. I think he's fairly far along for his age.”
Gary McClure
“First and foremost, the City is responsible to taxpayers.”
Gary Walker
“First and foremost, the public demands it. The public pays for it.”
Gene Mancini Jr
“they were interested in the accident first and foremost.”
Shane Osborn
