(16 quotes found)
“Here are sweet-peas, on tip-toe for a flight:/ With wings of gentle flush o'er delicate white,/ And taper fingers catching at all things, / To bind them all about with tiny rings.”
John Keats
“Out went the taper as she hurried in; / Its little smoke, in pallid moonshine, died.”
“And hold up to the sun my little taper.”
Lord Byron
“Start slow and taper off.”
Harry S Truman
“Last year we didn't shave or fully taper until state and we went from being ranked in the low 20s to finishing eighth in the 200 free relay. This year, who knows how much time we can drop. I don't know if Fenwick shaved and tapered for sectionals or not - I have no idea. But we're shooting for No. 1, and I think it's an attainable goal.”
David Anderson
“The guys were in the pool at 5 a.m. this morning. We've started to taper with some guys whose last meet will be the Valley or who are close to a (state) qualifying time. Everyone else begins to taper for the end of the season starting tomorrow morning.”
Gary Strickler
“I've started my taper for Chicago [Marathon]. I thought I'd run 33:30, so it's about what I expected. This was the first time that I've run in a masters only race.”
Colleen De Reuck
“The odd thing is that the initial rush in some stores has dissipated, ... I think the shopping rush could taper off over the weekend.”
Paul Cohen
“We went hard and we really work on strategy. Then we started to taper down. We don't push the kids. They know when I'm serious that it is time to get to work.”
Dave Colley
“Overall, we didn't have a great taper. We did OK.”
Judy Stamm
