Hell, thought Mike Hammer, he could have flown back to Newark on Hooters Air, with two beautiful Hooters girls attending to make sure his seatbelt was securely fastened.
Mike Repole never thought, at age 13, when he was making his first bets at a small track in Jamaica, New York, called Aqueduct, that today he would have his own horse competing in the Kentucky Derby, Stay Thirsty.
University of Ulster economist Mike Smyth has said he thought it was "far too premature" to say the Titanic building project would not be value-for-money.
Among Barclays existing non-executive directors, the leading candidate is thought to be Sir Mike Rake, who is currently chairman of BT.
The party's candidate, Mike Thornton, told reporters he thought he had won.
Committee chairman Mike Bobinski said last week he thought as many as seven teams could be in the running for No. 1 seeds.
But even as former GOP presidential candidate and Baptist minister Mike Huckabee -- who was thought to have locked up the evangelical vote given his background as a minister -- made a strong showing in the GOP primaries this year, McCain was pulling in a substantial number of evangelical votes.
Off a turnover, he took a pass from Mario Chalmers, thought about getting the ball to Mike Miller but Monta Eliis got into the passing lane.
"That was more emotional than I thought it was going to be, " Mike said, with a beaming smile.
Some at the seminar, including Mike Tidd, the chief operating officer of Collas Day, thought any change in the way the States of Guernsey govern the island was a long way off.
When Mike Bloomberg was elected last November to follow him, many thought that this billionaire and political virgin would be a pale flop by comparison, quite unable to fill the void that Mr Giuliani had left.
Mike Mitchell, who is now 65, said that the thought of someday auctioning off the photos for such a large sum had never crossed his mind as a rookie photographer vying for a press pass to see the Fab Four.
Mike Ward: Coming out of the 2008 and 2009 downturn, we thought we had a big opportunity.
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"I thought we were going to witness something pretty special, " manager Mike Matheny said.
"I thought we played scared in the beginning, " said West Virginia coach Mike Carey.
"I thought we had a lot of talent in that locker room, " says Mike McKibben, a linebacker who had played two seasons with the Jets.
"I thought we had a chance there, and then boom, " said Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who watched Louisville pull away for an 85-63 victory in the Midwest Regional final.
Not enough to where things won't change, but Mike DeWine is, you know, I think is a little more vulnerable than he maybe even thought.
"I thought we did a great job of putting pressure and making those guys feel uncomfortable, " said Mike Rosario, who led Florida with 15 points.
"I thought the firm had a very good shot under Corzine, but clearly he went overboard, " said Mike Fitzpatrick, a 59-year-old former crude-oil trader at MF Global who left shortly after Mr. Corzine's arrival because he didn't want to take more risks.
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