Every team's opening group match is important and we're no different - it's a big game.
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Such a strong fixture list should help create a big-game atmosphere in a big-game venue.
"We'd be playing a game, maybe it would be a big game, " Beilein said.
We all know the Hollywood actor or pro athlete who talks a big game.
"Obviously this is a big game for me, the biggest one so far in my life, " he said.
So many coaches talk a big game about wanting to have a running style or an attacking style.
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"It was a big game for us - we were well organised and we're pretty happy, " he said.
Many professional athletes like to escape within videogame worlds after a big game or while on the road.
It's a big game for us, everybody knows that, but so far we've been doing pretty good at home.
We all enjoy a little trash talking when heading into a big game.
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After all, business is basically a big game, albeit one with serious consequences.
"They're fighting for the 2 seed with Indiana, so this is a big game for them, " Heat forward Shane Battier said.
Indeed, it is tough to identify more than five United players who, if fit, are sure to start a big game.
Or that a career body of work is a far more valuable predictor than a big game on the big stage.
"I think to win a big game on Wednesday night transformed the belief of the team a little bit, " Wenger said Saturday.
He put a Walkman on and listened to some heavy metal tunes, like a basketball player getting pumped for a big game.
I'm convinced the sense of accomplishment is no less intense than bagging a rare oryx would be for a big game hunter.
I'm looking forward to the game, it's a big game, it's a qualifier for the Euro Championships, and it's nice to be involved.
"It was a big game for us, the team closest in the standings, " said Reimer, who is 5-1-3 in his last nine appearances.
We found that last year that physically they've made a lot of progress and it's a big game for both teams first up.
Back then, Morley used to worry so much about what might go wrong that he would almost make himself sick before a big game.
In the days leading up to the final we were saying that, every time there is a big game, Adam Gilchrist does something special.
Among the bottom feeders were McDonald's (not part of a typical viewer's food spread for a big game) and credit card titans Visa and MasterCard.
"Every week is a big game for us and the guys are confident that we can win, but we're taking nothing for granted, " he said.
This is a good option for the adult fan who wants to wear something to work on the casual Friday of a big game weekend.
It was a big game, but it was just a game.
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Whitt said he hoped any decision on suspensions would take into account that Mexico has finished its pool play, while Canada has a big game remaining.
When I was a little kid and couldn't find my softball cap before a big game, my dad hurriedly grabbed the first white cap he saw.
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