Chief Delphi - Spotlight List

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		Chief Delphi
Spotlight List

Post	Quote	Username	Added By
	Remember, never underestimate the determination of thousands of FIRST students!	Jay H 237	Billfred
	Well, John V-Neun still has a little bit of hair. Maybe it'll be an astroturf field?	Amanda Morrison	Billfred
	Like his father, John V-Neun will soon have the advantage of his head resembling a game object.	Eric O	Amanda Morrison
	A lack of knowledge is okay; a lack of initiative to learn more is not.	Madison	JVN
	Because after Kickoff....ZOMBIE MODE, HERE WE COME!	Dorienne	Billfred
	Whatever the rule, MAKE IT CLEAR.	Bill Beatty	Billfred
	STICK WITH WHAT WORKS FOR YOU!!!	Will Hanashiro	Billfred
	Back in the old days, we didn't have clues, and we liked it!	Joe Ross	Jeff_Rice
	Supporting a FIRST team, only paying 10 bucks, and possibly winning a segway... what could be better! :)	Tom Bottiglieri	Elgin Clock
	This is how students can be inspired!	Rich Wong	Billfred
	You valuable advice has prevented me from killing myself and others numerous times =)	Stephen Kowski	Andy Baker
	It's not hard, it just requires thought.	Matt Leese	Billfred
	Is all your information based on hearsay and miscellaneous posts by other people that don't know what they are talking about?	dlavery	Amanda Morrison
	Stratagy drives design, not features.	Wetzel	RogerR
	Success in this game comes from a wealth of ideas and good engineering, not deep pockets.	Karthik	JVN
	the truth is that a 'bot is only as complicated as you make it.	RogerR	Billfred
	There's lots of other "stuff" that make a team work well in the FIRST environment, beyond designing and building a robot.	KathieK	Billfred
	Curse you and your logic!	Koko Ed	Billfred
	The 4-wheel drive systems bounce around like Mexican jumping beans. It is quite fun to watch.	Warren Boudreau	Arefin Bari
	And if in the end the students are inspired and more of the public becomes aware of the program, and people gain more appreciation for engineering, how can that not be a good thing?	dlavery	Billfred
	Remember, there are many differents path to obtaining knowledge. There's no need to pigeonhole the process.	Karthik	Billfred
	FIRST competitions ARE holidays, or they should be at least.	Kel D	Billfred
	"Building the technology of tomorrow - sometime late tonight!"	dlavery	Bcahn836
	FIRST Isn't just about the robots, it's about Gracious Professionalism, co-opetition, and outreach also.	Julia Magoolia	Barry Bonzack
	I know our driver is going to nats over the prom. I mean come on, who wouldnt? :D	karinka13	Billfred
	Although you will see lot's of people complain about parts (sometimes that includes me) all of us are held to the same constraints. That's what makes this so much fun.	Al Skierkiewicz	Billfred
	Without compromise, engineering would be boring.	Mike Betts	Billfred
	Just as you and your team will make hard decisions as you struggle to build a robot, FIRST has had to make hard decisions concerning maximizing safety while making the number of rules as small as possible.	Mike Betts	Billfred
	Our thanks does not have to come from their lips. It comes from the finished product that walks across the stage, gets their diploma and moves on to bigger and better things.	Koko Ed	Billfred
	We can not close our eyes, ears and minds from March to December.	Dave Campbell	RogerR
	it's flattering, but a little scary, because I don't know if I'm ready to be an inspiration!	MissInformation	Billfred
	I want you to get the right answer no matter what.	Al Skierkiewicz	Billfred
	All battery terminals must be wrapped in tape or other insulating material AT ALL TIMES!	Al Skierkiewicz	Wetzel
	I knew that the students on our team really understood what FIRST was all about when, two years later, our unofficial team motto changed from "we want to BEAT Chief Delphi" to "we want to BE Chief Delphi."	dlavery	Billfred
	No, I dont mix robots and girls.	Tom Bottiglieri	Billfred
	Now I'm off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Cogs.	Matt Krass	Billfred
	Once you go to your first (FIRST) competition... thats when you fall in love with it.	Jaine Perotti	dlavery
	My most distinct memory was watching Tom fix our robot's frame... by whacking it with the hammer.	Jaine Perotti	dlavery
	Teamwork has always gotten us somewhere.	Arefin Bari	Jaine Perotti
	Is it bad when are you just sitting at home wishing KICKOFF was here.	JulieB	Arefin Bari
	FIRST is like riding a bike. At first it may seem hard and confusing, but after a few tries you get the hang of it and its smooth sailing from then on out.	Tom Bottiglieri	Billfred
	Don't let the teams here be so much of an intimidation to you, but instead, an inspiration. They all had to start from the beginning, too.	Amanda Morrison	Billfred
	When in doubt, ask... don't assume (unless you don't mind wasting time/money).	Bill Gold	Billfred
	It's more of a "gracious professionalism" thing.	Matt Leese	Billfred
	In 2001 instead of staring at the field at the game I turned around and watched the people watch the field. All I could see was a mass of people from all corners of the world, eyes lit up, gears turning in their heads. That, to me, is FIRST in action.	Jessica Boucher	Billfred
	I think the best driver team of the post season would be Mike Wade and Pete Baltzell- because they have been driving that NASA field all over the Northeast so all of us can play.Thanks guys!!	Wayne C.	Bharat Nain
	And Dave...should I borrow someone's hair dryer from here in case the NASA truck needs some de-icing again this year?	Billfred	Elgin Clock
	Thanks to ... Dave, who teaches us not to worry, it’s only rocket science.	JohnBoucher	Billfred
	Excited and motivated students and teachers can do amazing things.	Wetzel	Billfred
	A great mentor guides without giving the answers, teaches through discovery, demonstrates without lecturing, provides support from backstage, observes without hovering, and leads by example.	dlavery	Jeff Waegelin