And the reason, he said, has to do with the fact that his team could not handle the increased respect their opponents brought to bear.

Race wasn't an issue until my opponent brought it in.

The proposal was so unpopular that opponents brought lawsuits and threatened to secede from the town of Greenburgh.

Not when the opponent brings players who were so much at home in New York's house.

With enough money, political opponents can bring a lawsuit against any President - and win or lose, harass him for years.

He is a ring chameleon, altering his style to suit whatever fight his opponent brings him.

He didn't need these things for himself; to every contest the opponent brought enough of them to supply two.

But in the view of many, neither did his opponents bring credit upon themselves.

In the beginning, Helms hid outside the ring, but his opponents brought him into the ring and beat him up.

They will undoubtedly benefit from the home buzz at the Olympic test event, but this is no substitute for experience, which their opponents bring in buckets.