21.   Celtics coach M.L. Carr said he wanted his fellas to be intense, so he pushed them hard during a morning practice.

22.   Every time I had the ball in my hands, the guys were whacking me and pushing me hard, but the refs let it go.

23.   Ever since he was a kid, I pushed him hard.

24.   Foster pushed so hard to have the road that runs through the parish upgraded to interstate quality that his transportation director resigned last fall in protest.

25.   Gray kept prodding that issue, and the interview became more and more contentious, to the point where Rose was asking Gray why he was pushing so hard.

26.   He discounts insider talk that his job is to push hard on the rudder to steer the board toward the middle and away from controversy.

27.   He pushes himself hard as well.

28.   He pushed me hard in practice and he wants to win as much as anyone in this organization.

29.   He pushes them hard to get better, and to work.

30.   He said he plans to push hard this year for a floor vote.